Lens

Rémi Garde Lyon coach Remi Garde lamented his side's missed opportunities in Thursday's 2-1 extra-time Coupe de France defeat to Ligue 2 outfit Lens.

Laurent Blanc Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc was relieved to get maximum points from Friday's dramatic 3-1 win over Lens.

PSG Laurent Blanc was left to count the cost of Paris Saint-Germain's dramatic 2-2 draw with Caen after the Ligue 1 champions lost four players due to injury and finished the game with nine men.

Saint-Étienne Lens were undone by a late Mevlut Erding strike as their recovery from a two-goal deficit was rewarded by just a point in Friday's 3-3 draw at Saint-Etienne.

Olympique Marseille Marseille resumed their position at the top of Ligue 1 after overcoming stiff resistance of Metz to seal a 3-1 win at the Stade Velodrome.

PSG Champions Paris Saint-Germain begin their quest for a third consecutive Ligue 1 title with a short trip to Reims on Friday.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Arsenal recorded a 1-1 draw with Ligue 2 side Lens in their first friendly of 2016-17, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain netting a fine goal.

Of the three Championnat National clubs in action, only one emerged victorious in the Coupe de la Ligue - CA Bastia.

PSG The underdogs have the chance to take centre stage in the last 32 of the Coupe de France, which begins on Tuesday.