Montpellier

Florian Thauvin Florian Thauvin has blamed a red card just 10 minutes into his Marseille return on being "bursting with excitement".

Francois Modesto Marseille survive with 10 men to beat Montpellier after Florian Thauvin is dismissed on his return to action in Ligue 1.

Lacina Traore scored four times and was sent off for Monaco in the Coupe de France as Pascal Baills and Bruno Genesio made winning starts.

Frédéric Hantz With the club sitting just two points above the relegation zone, Montpellier have appointed a new coach in Frederic Hantz.

Lyon marked the first game at their new ground with a 4-1 win over Troyes, while Toulouse snatched a vital victory away to Reims.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 16th goal of the season as Paris-Saint Germain beat Toulouse 1-0 in Ligue 1, where Troyes are still winless.

Angel Di Maria netted a brace and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gregory Van der Wiel and Lucas Moura also scored in PSG's latest convincing victory

Stéphane Sessègnon Montpellier have signed former West Brom and Sunderland attacker Stephane Sessegnon on a two-year deal.

Paris Saint-Germain put five goals past Toulouse while Caen moved into second and Montpellier snatched a vital win in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Monaco Monaco make their return to Ligue 1 action this weekend with the club on a high following their qualification for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.