Monaco’s floundering season has taken another turn for the worse after losing 2-1 at rock-bottom Montpellier in Ligue 1 and conceding third place to Lille

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.

Feyenoord's win over Bayern Munich has opened the door for Aston Villa to return to the Champions League top eight next week

SPORT brings you all the latest as the Champions League’s penultimate round of league phase games comes to an end. Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday to become the first club to qualify

Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the Champions League round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco on Tuesday, while Atalanta won big to keep up its strong campaign. Villa led the standings early in the league phase of the competition after winning its first three games.

Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, while Barcelona fought back from two goals down to stun Benfica 5-4 in a thriller.

Mika Biereth’s career resembles that of a journeyman despite him being only 21. When the London-born Danish striker joined Monaco last week it was already his fifth club.

AS Monaco secured a sedate 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League to move to 13 points in the league phase, and very likely ensure that France has at leas

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.

Aston Villa need other results to go their way after hopes of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Monaco.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE football has returned for the penultimate matchround of the league stage. And Liverpool are back in action tonight at home to Lille as they close in on confirming their automatic