Lyonnais — Best pictures!

Marseille consolidated their leadership in the French Ligue 1 with a 2:1 victory over Lorient. Brazilian Brandao (pictured) scored the winner, as he has done in the past four games.The Brazilian striker added 25 rating points to his tally in the game.

The plot thickens in the French championship. The leading teams all won, so there were no substantial changes at the top of the table, with Lyon still leading the way.

Stade de Rennes forward Jimmy Briand (pictured) has grabbed the top spot in the French championship rating. The striker scored no goals in the last game, but the 2:2 draw against Le Mans brought Briand 10 rating points: that was enough to allow him to

The crowd at the UEFA Cup 1/8 finals between Ajax and Marseille had to remain in the stadium a little longer than planned after the encounter ended with a 2:1 victory for the Dutch, forcing an overtime during which English right-back Tyrone Mears (pictured

The crowd enjoyed a goal fest in the second leg of the Champions League game at the Nou Camp. Barcelona displayed the kind of game expected of favorites in the competition, with a decisive victory that takes them into the ? finals