Lille has 41 points, one more than Riviera rivals Nice and Monaco. Fourth-place Nice has one match in hand and takes on struggling Montpellier on Sunday. Lille dominated early proceedings at the ...

Monaco ended a bad week on a low with a 2-1 loss to Lille in Ligue 1 on Saturday.Hakon Haraldsson's first half double earned Lille the points that lifted them above Monaco and Nice and into provisional third place and automatic qualification to next season's Champions League.

Hakon Haraldsson's first half double earned Lille the points that lifted them above Monaco and Nice and into provisional third place and automatic qualification to next season's Champions League.

Share PARIS (AP) — Hakon Arnar Haraldsson scored his first brace in the French league as Lille beat Monaco 2-1 Saturday and leapfrogged its rival to move into third place in the standings. Lille has 41 points, one more than Riviera rivals Nice and Monaco.