French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

Dembélé’s hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Stuttgart on Wednesday took him to 16 goals overall, which is already a career best. He has taken 25 games to reach that mark, a far better ratio than his previous best of 14 in 42 for Barcelona in 2018-19.

But for every top team underperforming, there's an underdog seizing their moment and taking their place. And during this phase, Aston Villa, Lille, Brest, Celtic and Club Brugge certainly rose to the occasion as they all secured unexpected placings in the next round.

UEFA Champions League season has rewritten the script of European football. With a new 36-team format and a single-league phase, underdog clubs like Brest, Lille, and Aston Villa have taken full advantage,

While four French clubs secured progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League this week, another was busy firing a popular coach as Lyon parted company with Pierre Sage and lined up Paulo Fonseca as his replacement.

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French Ligue 1 table after Sunday's early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

French Ligue 1 results on Saturday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)

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Already in great difficulty against AJ Auxerre, Lilian Brassier was unrecognizable against Nice. At the Allianz Riviera, the No. 20 Marseille lacked from the start of the match, as almost paralyzed when he benefited from the confidence of Roberto de Zerbi who offered him a second tenure after Strasbourg-OM.

Despite no European pedigree and limited resources, the French club are above Real Madrid, Man City and PSG in the table with one game to go