Monaco's floundering season took another turn for the worse as it lost at rock-bottom Montpellier 2-1 in Ligue 1 and conceded third place to Lille on Friday. Bruno Genesio's Lille extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to 21 games with a 2-1 home win against Nice to move one point above Monaco,

Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football is in the books, and there are talking points galore across the big leagues.

Hull City have completed the eye-catching signing of Monaco midfielder Eliot Matazo on a three-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further 12 months, in what is considered quite a coup for the Championship strugglers. Matazo goes straight into the squad for Friday night's Yorkshire derby at Sheffield United.

This was the night when, tossed by the waves, 2-0 down to Manchester City and staring at the threat of elimination from the Champions League, a young, new-look PSG team stood firm, dug deep, won big and quite possibly came of age.

Paris Saint-Germain finally showed it can shine in the Champions League without superstar Kylian Mbappé by rallying from 2-0 down in the second half to beat Manchester City 4-2 for a crucial victory.

Both European giants have struggled in the revamped Champions League and both need to win when they meet in Paris tonight

Ligue 1 teams competing in the Champions League on Tuesday night experienced contrasting fortunes in the penultimate games of the group stages.  Monaco ended their dismal run of form with a 1-0 win

Three out of the four Ligue 1 clubs involved in the Champions League have secured their spot for the latter stages of the competition. Lille, Brest and Monaco

Going into the penultimate matchday of their Champions League group stage campaign, Monaco had been winless since the turn of the year. Their ongoing crisis had found its root in a late collapse at

Monaco ground out a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying the Premier League side the chance to all but book their spot in the round of 16.

Germain, Unai Emery always seemed to put together the ideal tactical plan when facing Les Monégasques, which his players

Adi Hutter spoke to the media at Monaco's training centre ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Aston Villa