Much of the attention so far this season in France has been on crises at Lyon and Marseille, but fine starts for Nice and an unheralded Brest have set up an unlikely top-of-the-table clash this weekend.

Brest begin a round of top-flight matches...

Inter Milan crashed to their first defeat of the Serie A season on Wednesday, going down 2-1 at home to Sassuolo.

Inter went into the game with a perfect record of five wins in five and looked in control at 1-0 ahead thanks to a Denzel Dumfries...

Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Las Palmas on Wednesday to overtake Barcelona and move second, but Catalan minnows Girona are the surprise La Liga leaders after after a 2-1 win at Villarreal.

Barcelona started the week top of the league but...

Gennaro Gattuso is expected to be named as the new coach of French giants Marseille following the resignation of Marcelino Garcia Toral last week, sources close to the discussions said on Wednesday.

The sources said contacts between the Ligue 1...

Juventus put their horror show in a weekend loss to Sassuolo behind them with a 1-0 win over Lecce in Serie A on Tuesday.

Juve went into the game chastened by Saturday's shambolic 4-2 loss, their first of the season.

An error-strewn performance...

Although he only just retired last season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reportedly keen on getting back into the game.

The Swedish star had a frustrating end to his second spell at AC Milan, where he spent quite a bit time out injured before being forced...

Federico Dimarco scored the only goal as Inter Milan continued their perfect start to the Serie A season with a 1-0 win at basement team Empoli on Sunday.

Simone Inzaghi's side shifted gear after a hard-fought first half to see off a club who fired...

Newcastle came close to matching the Premier League's record margin of victory as they thrashed Sheffield United 8-0 at Bramall Lane on Sunday.

Eddie Howe's side ran riot with goals from Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn, Sven Botman, Callum Wilson, Anthony...

Rafael Leao ended a difficult week with the only goal in Saturday's 1-0 win over Verona which drew AC Milan level with Serie A leaders Inter Milan, while Juventus fell to their first defeat of the season, 4-2 at Sassuolo.

Portugal winger Leao netted...

AC Milan's match with Verona was delayed by 25 minutes on Saturday after a sudden hailstorm briefly left the pitch unplayable.

Stefano Pioli's Milan were due to open this weekend's round of matches in Italy's top flight at 1300 GMT but kick-off...

Inter Milan and Juventus are renewing an old Serie A title rivalry as Italy's two most widely supported clubs head into a busy week leading the way.

Top of the league with a perfect 12 points, Inter are two in front of second-placed Juve ahead...

Lautaro Martinez struck late to snatch last season's Champions League runners-up Inter Milan a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Wednesday, denying the Spanish side a triumphant return to the competition after a decade away.

Brais Mendez's early goal...

Manchester City overcame an early scare to get their Champions League defence off to a solid start on Tuesday but nine-man Celtic endured a rough night in Rotterdam.

Barcelona cruised past Antwerp and Kylian Mbappe helped Paris-Saint Germain to...

Paris Saint-Germain got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday as a Kylian Mbappe penalty set them up for a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes.

The French champions had dominated the first half...

Newcastle held AC Milan to a goalless draw in Tuesday's opening match of their first Champions League campaign in two decades.

Eddie Howe's Newcastle will be the happier of the two sides to earn a point from the Group F clash at the San Siro after...

Top games to watch this midweek

Tuesday

Milan vs. Newcastle (UEFA Champions League)

Young Boys vs. RB Leipzig (UEFA Champions League)

Feyenoord vs. Celtic (UEFA Champions League)

Lazio vs. Atlético Madrid (UEFA Champions...

Milan will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host Newcastle United at the Stadio San Siro for matchday one of the 2023/24 Champions League on Tuesday. The Rossoneri saw their perfect start to the Serie A season come to a screeching halt...

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have not done "anything special" by winning just one Champions League as the holders prepare to launch the defence of their crown.

City won the top prize in European club football for the first time in June, beating...

Paris Saint-Germain have undergone sweeping changes over the summer ahead of their latest bid for Champions League glory, but new coach Luis Enrique insists the Qatar-owned club will not make winning European football's biggest prize an obsession this...

Stefano Pioli insisted on Monday that AC Milan have turned their attentions to the Champions League opener with Newcastle United after local derby humiliation at the weekend.

The seven-time European champions were hammered 5-1 by Serie A leaders...