Monaco climbed back up to third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday after their 3-2 win at home to struggling Rennes was followed by a 2-1 defeat for Lille at Strasbourg. Monaco's first win in five Ligue 1 games lifted them back up to third,

Maghnes Akliouche has scored a spectacular goal and set up an easy one as Monaco beat Rennes 3-2 to move up to third place in Ligue 1

Former Celtic star Peter Grant reckons that Celtic will be considering cashing on for around the £10million mark. He told the Go Radio Football Show: "You don't give anyone else a spark by selling one of your better players unless it's right for you. His contract is not up in the summer.

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Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages. Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa while Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 to maintain their 100 percent record in the tournament.

French Ligue 1 leading scorers after the weekend's matches:

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made his Paris Saint-Germain debut on Saturday and set up a goal for Ousmane Dembele, but the Ligue 1 leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Reims.

New signing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has set up a goal on debut for Paris Saint-Germain

Aleksandr Golovin scored the decisive goal in an entertaining contest as Monaco beat Rennes 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, boosting their push for Champions League qualification and deepening the woes of their struggling opponents.

Montpellier 2, Monaco 1 Advertisement Article continues below this ad Lille 2, Nice 1 Lens 1, PSG 2 Rennes 1, Brest 2 Advertisement Article continues below this ad Lyon 0, Toulouse 0

From a focus on youth to its unforgiving physicality, there are a raft of factors that make France's top flight a fertile recruiting ground