The battle for extra Champions League places: Premier League, LaLiga now firm favourites
Who will be rewarded with extra places in next season's Champions League? This is how it works, and which leagues are leading the race.
Who will be rewarded with extra places in next season's Champions League? This is how it works, and which leagues are leading the race.
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The French referees union said its members would exercise their right to withdraw if they or their families are put at risk after a match official faced an "outpouring of hate" following comments by Olympique de Marseille President Pablo Longoria.
The French Ligue 1 handed Marseille president Pablo Longoria a 15-match ban on Wednesday after he accused French referees of corruption following a defeat last Saturday.
The French football federation (FFF) president has joined forces with the country's referees after Marseille president Pablo Longoria accused them of being corrupt in a bitter rant that followed his team's 3-0 loss at Auxerre in Ligue 1.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has urged his players to look forward to the "challenge" of facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16.
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It's been a wild season for Ousmane Dembélé, as he's swung from being dropped in October to scoring 18 times in his last 12 games to lead new-look, rebuilt PSG forward.
Nabil Bentaleb could not have scripted his comeback any better after the Lille midfielder marked his return to the side following a heart attack last year with a goal in Sunday's 2-0 win at Stade Rennais.
Fabián Ruiz's second-half strike secured a 1-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain at Toulouse on Saturday.
PSG are keen to sign Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté in the summer and the player is interested in a move to the Ligue 1 club, sources have told ESPN.
Qatar's investment vehicles are cooling their interests in France, sources have told ESPN, including the majority owners of Paris Saint-Germain.
World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club FC Zürich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | +46 | 65 |
Marseille | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | +22 | 49 |
Nice | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | +19 | 46 |
AS Monaco | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | +17 | 44 |
Lille | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | +13 | 44 |
Lyon | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | +15 | 42 |
Strasbourg | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 40 |
Lens | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | +1 | 36 |
Brest | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 36 |
Toulouse | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | +5 | 34 |
AJ Auxerre | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 31 |
Stade Rennais | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
Angers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 27 |
Nantes | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 24 |
Stade de Reims | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 22 |
Le Havre AC | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -27 | 21 |
Saint-Etienne | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -32 | 20 |
Montpellier | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -38 | 15 |