Clermont Foot

Wissam Ben Yedder's brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.

A late Goncalo Ramos goal saved Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain from a home defeat to bottom of table Clermont Foot in a 1-1 draw at Parc des Princes on Saturday.

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Lille were held to a 0-0 draw away to Clermont Foot on Sunday, where they had goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier to thank for keeping the home side at bay.

Nice moved into provisional first place in the Ligue 1 standings thanks to a second-half Hicham Boudaoui goal that secured a 1-0 win at lowly Clermont Foot on Friday.

A French league game between Montpellier and Clermont was abandoned on Sunday after a firework thrown from the stands landed next to Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw, who fell to the ground and was later stretchered off.

PSG missed out on the chance to go provisionally top of the Ligue 1 standings when they were held to a goalless draw at Clermont Foot on Saturday.

Lionel Messi's final game for Paris Saint-Germain ended in a shock 3-2 home defeat to Clermont Foot amid boos directed at him from some home fans at the Parc des Princes.

RC Lens came from behind to beat Clermont 2-1 and consolidate their second place in Ligue 1 by extending their perfect run at home on Saturday.

Lionel Messi scored a late brace, including a stunning overhead kick, as PSG began their Ligue 1 title defence with a 5-0 win at Clermont.