Monaco climbed back up to third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday after their 3-2 win at home to struggling Rennes was followed by a 2-1 defeat for Lille at Strasbourg. Monaco's first win in five Ligue 1 games lifted them back up to third,

Maghnes Akliouche scored a spectacular goal and set up an easy one as Monaco beat Rennes 3-2 to move up to third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Akliouche put the home side ahead in the 16th minute with a brilliant overhead kick from Vanderson’s cross.

Early 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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A pair of Ligue 1’s top scorers square off when Mason Greenwood (first with 11 goals) and Olympique Marseille host Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (ninth with six goals) and Strasbourg on

On a four-match losing run in all competitions, Rennes will be hoping to turn their fortunes around as they travel to the Stade Louis II to face

Things are going badly in Rennes. In difficulty in the championship, Jorge Sampaoli’s men were pitifully knocked out of the

RC Strasbourg Alsace remain without Caleb Wiley and Sekou Mara as they travel to face Toulouse FC on Sunday afternoon.

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)

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Overall though, it has been a disappointing week, because Marseille were dumped out of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Lille at the Velodrome, despite taking all the momentum into the shootout after Luis Henrique 's 96th-minute leveller.

French Ligue 1 leading scorers after the weekend's matches: