Dembélé’s hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Stuttgart on Wednesday took him to 16 goals overall, which is already a career best. He has taken 25 games to reach that mark, a far better ratio than his previous best of 14 in 42 for Barcelona in 2018-19.

Despite no European pedigree and limited resources, the French club are above Real Madrid, Man City and PSG in the table with one game to go

Brest's incredible rise to the Champions League, the Boniface/Duran transfer saga, and the very rare Lasso trading

Stade Brestois 29 and Real Madrid are separated by one point and three places ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League meeting which will bring the league phase to a close. Kylian Mbappe will be familiar with Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp with Los Blancos and their hosts still dreaming of a top-eight finish.

With her grandson Clément Bozec steering the ship as directeur général at Brûlerie du Léon, Yvette Bozec's legacy lives on in Brest, France.

Striker Evann Guessand scored one goal and set up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice handed Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league on Sunday. The loss also dented second-placed Marseille's flagging bid to catch Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain,

Lopes had not been able to do nothing on the opening of the Nuamah score very early in the match (0-1, 10th), but Nantes hung on and ended up resurfacing on the Gong, thanks to Mohamed (1- 1, 90th). A result that freezes everyone's positions.

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)

Striker Evann Guessand scores one goal and sets up Mohamed-Ali Cho as Nice hands Marseille a 2-0 defeat to move up to fourth place in the French league

French side Brest have making wave through the 2024-25 season, rising from recent obscurity and becoming a tricky out for some of the world's biggest clubs.

Nantes 1 (Mohamed 90) Lyon 1 (Nuamah 10) Lens 1 (Frankowski 49) Angers 0 Toulouse 1 (Casseres 59) Montpellier 2 (Sagnan 62, Maamma 83) Nice 2 (Guessand 7, Cho 51) Marseille 0 Played Saturday Monaco 3 (Akliouche 15,