Overview
- RC Lens beat Toulouse 3-0 to secure the informal midseason lead, extending their Ligue 1 winning streak to seven after goals from Wesley Saïd, Adrien Thomasson and Ismaelo Ganiou following a first‑half red card to Emersonn.
- Lyon won 3-1 at Monaco with a Pavel Sulc brace and an Abner strike, leaving OL close to the podium as injury-hit ASM slid further following Mamadou Coulibaly’s red card and the early loss of goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky.
- Paris Saint‑Germain hosts Paris FC on Sunday in the clubs’ first meeting since 1978‑79 at the Parc des Princes, with roughly 1,000 visiting supporters expected and PSG managing CAN call‑ups and injuries.
- Senegal reached the CAN quarter‑finals by defeating Sudan 3-1 in Tanger after falling behind early, led by a Pape Gueye double and a late Ibrahim Mbaye goal to set up a tie against Mali or Tunisia.
- Gabon’s government dissolved the national team staff and sidelined Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang and Bruno Ecuele Manga after the group‑stage exit, as Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi said he was happy to keep Aubameyang at the club.