RC Lens beat Nice 2-0 and will spend the winter as league leaders. OGC Nice suffered their sixth consecutive defeat.
Real Madrid and Kylian Mbappé defeated Alavés in La Liga. Manchester City had fun against Crystal Palace. France won the bronze medal at the Women’s Handball World Championship. It was a mixed bag for French clubs in the Champions Cup. Jimmy Gressier is European cross-country runner-up.