Monaco's slump in form continued on Friday ahead of their return to Champions League action as the principality club blew a lead to lose 2-1 away to Ligue 1's bottom club Montpellier.

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

Monaco's floundering season has taken another turn for the worse after losing 2-1 at rock-bottom Montpellier in Ligue 1. Despite taking the lead through Germany defender Thilo Kehrer in the first half Monaco collapsed after the break when Jordan forward Mousa Al Tamari scored twice on Friday.

Monaco's challenging Ligue 1 season deteriorated further with a 2-1 defeat against last-placed Montpellier, surrendering third place to Lille. Despite early advantage, Monaco's defense faltered in the second half.

Denis Zakaria has recovered from the ankle injury that he sustained against Stade Rennais over the weekend. As a result, the captain is in line to start for AS Monaco when they travel to face Inter

Bruno Genesio's Lille extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to 21 games with a 2-1 home win against Nice to move one point above Monaco, which played earlier. Despite taking the lead through Germany defender Thilo Kehrer in the first half against ...

CET at San Siro for the last day of the UEFA Champions League League Phase. The Nerazzurri, on the strength of their 16 points from the first seven

Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way. When passes were crisp and accurate, they broke through Monaco lines, with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey all having shooting opportunities.

Monaco ground out a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying the Premier League side the chance to all but book their spot in the round of 16. They conclude their league phase campaign with a visit to Italian champions Inter Milan -- sixth on 13 points after six matches -- knowing nothing but a win will do if they are to avoid a play-off spot.

The No. 4 team in Ligue 1, AS Monaco, hosts 15th-ranked Stade Rennes at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille on Saturday at 11:00 AM ET.Last time out, AS Monaco suffered a 2-1 loss away from home against

Going into the penultimate matchday of their Champions League group stage campaign, Monaco had been winless since the turn of the year. Their ongoing crisis had found its root in a late collapse at

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