Paris St Germain winger Angel Di Maria will leave the French club when his contract expires at the end of the season, the Ligue 1 champions said.

The French league (LFP)on Tuesday reshuffled the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season after the game scheduled to kick off the season was cancelled following three more positive COVID-19 tests at Marseille.

Neymar nets four goals while Edinson Cavani becomes Paris St Germain's joint top scorer ever as the runaway Ligue 1 leaders demolish visitors Dijon 8-0 on Wednesday.

Runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain shake off the absence of the suspended Neymarto end their recent wobble with a 3-1 win over managerless Lille in Ligue 1.

Newly-promoted Strasbourg stunn Neymar's Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 to inflict the first defeat of the season on the runaway Ligue 1 leaders.

Neymar becomes both hero and villain as the Brazil superstar scored and was then sent off as Paris Saint Germain snatched a last-gasp 2-2 draw in a fiery clash with bitter rivals Marseille in Ligue 1.

Teenage star Kylian Mbappe helps Monaco secure their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years with his 15th goal of the season in Wednesday's 2-0 victory at home to Saint-Etienne.

Monaco edge closer to a first Ligue 1 title since 2000 as a 3-0 win at Nancy gives them a three-point lead over defending champions Paris St Germain.

Radamel Falcao struck a superb winner as Ligue 1 leaders Monaco came from behind to beat Dijon 2-1 at home on Saturday, while Nice remain firmly in the title hunt after downing Nancy 3-1 to guarantee a top-three finish.

Italian striker Mario Balotelli slammed Bastia fans and accused them of making "monkey" chants throughout Friday's 1-1 draw against Ligue 1 leaders Nice in Corsica.

Mario Balotelli was handed a two-match ban Thursday after being sent off for an off-the-ball incident in last month's 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, his club Nice said.

Mario Balotelli and Younes Belhanda were sent off in the dying seconds as Ligue 1 leaders Nice stumbled into the winter break with 0-0 draw at Bordeaux, allowing Monaco to trim the gap at the top to two points.

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain eased into the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Lille while Monaco routed Rennes 7-0.

Nice returned to the top of Ligue 1 as Younes Belhanda's early goal downed Guingamp 1-0 away on Wednesday, while Paris St Germain moved above AS Monaco into second with a 2-0 home win over Angers.

Nice return to the top of Ligue 1 after drawing 1-1 at home to Bastia but champions Paris St Germain move to within a point of the leaders as an Edinson Cavani double earns them a 2-1 victory at Lyon.

The end of the French Ligue 1 match between Nantes and Toulouse on Saturday was marred by trouble as unhappy home supporters tried to get into the president's box.

Table-toppers Nice suffered their first Ligue 1 defeat of the season on Sunday when they went down 1-0 after a hotly disputed penalty at Caen.

Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier is sent off against his old club as Paris Saint-Germain slump to a 2-0 defeat to Toulouse

Controversial star Mario Balotelli continued his fine start to life on the French Riviera by helping fire Nice to the top of Ligue 1 on Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid cancelled each other out at Parc des Princes to ensure top spot in Champions League Group A remains very much up for grabs.