Lyon are desperate to get back into the Champions League but their stuttering start to the new year threatens that ambition just as they face serious financial problems and their American owner finds himself making enemies with the French league.

Stade Reims (12th) and FC Nantes (14th) square off on Sunday at 11:15 AM ET, in a matchup between two clubs in the bottom half of the table in Ligue 1.Stade Reims’ last game was a 1-1 draw

The defeat keeps Roberto De Zerbi's side 10 points behind PSG, with another huge clash against Lyon, who also stuttered on Sunday against Nantes, up next

Stade Reims now sits 12th in the Ligue 1 standings with 5 wins, 7 draws, and 7 losses. The recent form has been quite mixed, although they come into this match with three unbeaten games. The last fixture that the team had was a 1-1 draw against PSG for a very valuable point.

Manchester United boss Marc Skinner is pleased to see extra investment in the women's game, but believes Chelsea's spending in the January transfer window "skews the market".

Stade Rennais has made a swift decision to appoint Habib Beye as their new head coach after parting ways with Jorge Sampaoli. The former Red Star manager steps into his first-ever Ligue 1 coaching role,

Marseille slipped 10 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain after a 2-0 loss at Champions League hopefuls Nice on Sunday.

French Ligue 1 result on Friday: Le Havre v Brest (1400), Nantes v Lyon, Lens v Angers, Toulouse v Montpellier (1615), Nice v Marseille (1945)