Marseille climbed to the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 3-0 win at Metz which left coach Roberto De Zerbi purring over his side's form after four straight wins.

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi was sent off on the touchline after confronting the referee in injury time in Monday's 1-0 win over.

An early goal by defender Nayef Aguerd gave Marseille a 1-0 win over reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain on Monday.

Kylian Mbappe slammed home two penalties for Real Madrid as the record 15-time winners opened their Champions League campaign with a controversial 2-1 comeback win over Olympique Marseille.

Adrien Rabiot was frozen out of the Marseille squad and placed on the transfer list by coach Roberto De Zerbi after a verbal and physical altercation with Jonathan Rowe following a defeat to Rennes on August 15.

Lyon finally prevailed in a 1-0 win over 10-man Marseille thanks to a late own-goal from Leonardo Balerdi in the French league on Sunday.

Lyon have emerged from the most turbulent period in their modern history with some cause for optimism after enjoying a strong start to the season in France.

A crisis is never far away at Marseille but the speed at which things have unravelled for the French giants at the start of this season is unprecedented.

Marseille called the players' behaviour "unacceptable" in a brief club statement which explained the decision to put both of them up for sale.

PSG progress to the Champions League final should be a cause for French football to celebrate but their achievement hardly disguises the fact that the game in the country is in crisis as the Ligue 1 season ended this weekend.

Mason Greenwood's brilliant late strike helped Marseille beat Le Havre 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday and clinch qualification for next season's Champions League

Monaco beat slumping Marseille 3-0 on Saturday to take second place in Ligue 1 from their opponents.

Paris Saint-Germain moved to within touching distance of an 11th French title in 13 seasons as they came from behind to thrash Saint Etienne 6-1 away on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain completed a fine week by beating bitter rivals Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to take a big step towards another Ligue 1 title

Marseille strengthened their hold on second place in Ligue 1 behind runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain with a dominant 2-0 win away at Angers on Sunday.

Marseille slipped 10 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-0 loss at Champions League hopefuls Nice on Sunday.

Adrien Rabiot scored a second-half winner as Marseille beat Rennes 2-1 in Brittany on Saturday to move within four points of Ligue 1 pace-setters Paris Saint-Germain

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it will be difficult to find January signings that will be capable of immediately improving his side as they aim to end a five-year trophy drought.