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Olympique Lyon Ligue 1 pacesetters Lyon continued their fine run and opened up a gap at the top of the table after beating Lens.

PSG Paris Saint-Germain moved back within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Marseille courtesy of a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nice on Saturday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Marco Verratti's injury will keep him out of PSG's Champions League game against Malmo on Wednesday, Laurent Blanc has confirmed

Benjamin Nivet Lorient return to Ligue 2 after 11 seasons in the French top division after Troyes earned a 0-0 draw to secure promotion 2-1 on aggregate.

Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon will meet in the pick of the Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final ties.

Olympique Marseille Marcelo Bielsa will hope Marseille can once again show their ability to bounce back against Montpellier on Friday.

PSG Laurent Blanc came out on top in the tactical battle with Christian Gourcuff as Paris Saint-Germain beat Lorient 1-0 on Friday.

Olympique Lyon As the race for the Ligue 1 title hots up, Lyon travel to Montpellier aiming to get their championship challenge back on track.

João Moutinho Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho said the synthetic Stade Yves Allainmat pitch at Lorient will pose his side a different challenge on Saturday.