Kyogo cover broken amid Celtic exit delay as Rennes transfer mystery sees welcome party emerge
Rennes boss Jorge Sampaoli has opened up on the arrival of Kyogo Furuhashi from Celtic after he failed to make the game against Monaco.
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Man City made to pay for missed chances as Monaco earn a draw
Eric Dier scored a controversial 90th-minute penalty to deny Manchester City as Monaco twice came from behind in a 2-2 draw at the Stade Louis II.
Late penalty gives Monaco 2-2 draw with Man City
MONACO :Monaco salvaged a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City with a last-gasp penalty by Eric Dier on Wednesday after the visitors failed to make the most of their domination in the second round of Champions League matches.
AS Monaco Beat Faltering Olympique Marseille To Take Second Place In Ligue 1
Monaco beat slumping Marseille 3-0 on Saturday to take second place in Ligue 1 from their opponents and boost their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. The principality club lead Marseille by one point with five matches remaining, but seventh-placed Lyon are only four points further adrift with a game in hand. Lille are fourth, two points behind Marseille and above Strasbourg on goal difference. Monaco inflicted a fourth defeat in five Ligue 1 games on Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille, who are in danger of throwing away a Champions League place after sitting second in the French top flight for much of the campaign.
Benfica Seize Upper Hand Against Monaco In Champions League Play-Off
Vangelis Pavlidis scored his sixth goal in this season's Champions League to give Benfica a 1-0 win away to 10-man Monaco in the first leg of their knockout phase play-off tie on Wednesday. Pavlidis scored the only goal of the game three minutes into the second half in the principality, with Monaco handicapped in their comeback attempts as midfielder Moatasem al-Musrati was sent off shortly after. Benfica, twice winners of the European Cup in the 1960s, will now hope to finish the job in the return leg in Lisbon next Tuesday, February 18.
Benfica win at 10-man Monaco to close on last 16
MONACO :Benfica took a big step towards the Champions League last 16 with a 1-0 victory at 10-man AS Monaco in the first leg of the playoffs on Wednesday.
Unai Emery feels Aston Villa have blown their Champions League top-eight chances
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery thinks his side could have blown their chances of earning automatic qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League.
Unai Emery makes brutal Aston Villa admission ahead of Celtic showdown as Spaniard fumes at Champions League defeat
Unai Emery was left incensed by Aston Villa's display in their 1-0 defeat to Monaco and admits that they may have blown their chance to claim a top eight finish in the Champions League.