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.

Paris Saint-Germain received a favourable draw in the Coupe de France Round of 16. Luis Enrique’s side will face third-tier side Le Mans. With the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille,

AS Monaco have secured the signing of Ivorian prospect Valy Konaté (18). The defender will join up with the club's academy side.

Lille are currently eighth in the Champions League standings and are hoping to clinch a spot in the knockout phase when they visit Anfield.

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

Monaco suffered a painful 2-1 defeat against Montpellier, the bottom team in Ligue 1, on Friday, effectively ending their hopes of fighting for the league title. With 32 points in the standings, the monegasque team is 11 points behind PSG (with one game in hand) and just two points ahead of their pursuer,

PARIS (AP) - Results from French football: Lille vs. Nice, 3:05 p.m. Lens vs. PSG, 11 a.m. Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m. Angers vs. Auxerre, 11:15 a.m.

Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m.

GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle and GFFN’s Raphaël Jucobin face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. It’s three points for a correct score, two points for a correct score difference, and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season?

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Deiver Machado scores late as seventh-place Lens wins 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.

French Ligue 1 table after Friday's early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):