Heading into this weekend, the INEOS-owned club sit sixth in the Ligue 1 standings. It is to Haise and his players' immense credit that Nice have lost only three of their opening 16 games of 2024-25, despite almost never being able to field their best starting line-up.

Nice suffered more injuries and suspensions to first-team starters ... We are happy to oppose Toulouse this weekend as their chances of beating Strasbourg appear overrated. Toulouse head into the weekend in fine form and are getting plenty of plaudits ...

Jonathan David (second) and Emanuel Emegha (seventh) go head-to-head in a matchup between two of the top scorers in Ligue 1 when Lille OSC visits Strasbourg on January 25, 2025 at Stade de la

Overall though, it has been a disappointing week, because Marseille were dumped out of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, losing on penalties to Lille at the Velodrome, despite taking all the momentum into the shootout after Luis Henrique 's 96th-minute leveller.

Manchester United are in talks over a deal for left-back Patrick Dorgu, while an exit for Alejandro Garnacho took another twist with the forward's agents spotted at Stamford Bridge on Monday amid strong interest from Chelsea. Marcus Rashford has reportedly decided he wants to stay at Old Trafford.

French Ligue 1 leading scorers after the weekend's matches:

Paris Saint-Germain received a favourable draw in the Coupe de France Round of 16. Luis Enrique’s side will face third-tier side Le Mans. With the likes of AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille,

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

Roberto De Zerbi slammed media in France over poor refereeing decisions as he admitted to Mason Greenwood's problem.

The draw for the last 8 of the Coupe de France 2024-2025 (played on

The Parisians win against Lens, while De Zerbi's team draws at home against Racing Strasbourg. Now nine points separate the two teams