Paris Saint-Germain outclassed their bitter rivals Marseille 3-0 at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, sending the champions three points clear at the top of Ligue 1

Monaco went top of the Ligue 1 table on Saturday with a 2-1 win away to Rennes, moving three points ahead of reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain

French club Monaco upset 10-man Barcelona by grinding out a 2-1 victory on Thursday in the Champions League

Spanish giants Barcelona travel to the Principality to face AS Monaco in their UEFA Champions League opener at Stade Louis II.

Approaching a decade since Barcelona last won the Champions League, the Catalan giants face Monaco in this season's European opener on Thursday aiming to make a statement.

In a four-way fight to qualify for next season's Champions League, Monaco have 61 points, four ahead of Brest with Lille on 55 and Nice on 51.

Stade Brest, who have never qualified for Europe, are four points better off than fourth-placed Lille, who beat Lens 2-1 on Friday.

Kylian Mbappe informed PSG in mid-February that he intended to depart when his contract expires in June, after seven years at the Parc des Princes, with Real Madrid his likely next destination.

Rennes eased to a 2-0 victory over Nice on Saturday, condemning their opponents to a third defeat in five Ligue 1 games and handing Paris Saint-Germain the chance to go eight points clear at the top of the table.

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain crushed Monaco 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Friday to cement their lead at the top of the table.

Wissam Ben Yedder has won 19 caps for France but last played international football in June 2022.

Axel Disasi, who has made 130 appearances in Ligue 1, has been capped four times and was part of France's squad at last year's World Cup

Ghana centre-back Mohammed Salisu has joined Monaco on a five-year deal from Southampton

According to radio station France Info, two women, aged 19 and 20, accuse Ben Yedder and his younger brother, of having "forced them into sexual acts" after a night out.

Qatar-owned French champions PSG were given the biggest fine of 10 million euros ($10m) while Roma, AC Milan, Besiktas, Marseille and Monaco were also punished

France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has joined Real Madrid from Monaco, both clubs announced on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain were beaten 3-0 at Monaco on Sunday after a Wissam Ben Yedder double strike, as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were both booked in a feisty Ligue 1 encounter

Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 game away to Monaco on Sunday after coming down with the flu