<ul><li><p>Monaco go down 1-0 at Lorient in Ligue 1</p></li><li><p>Bayer Leverkusen come from behind to beat Freiburg</p></li></ul><p>Noah Cadiou’s second-half penalty for <strong>Lorient</strong> prevented <strong>Monaco</strong> returning to the top of Ligue 1 as they fell to a 1-0 defeat in Brittany on Sunday.</p><p>Monaco are one of four teams level on points at the top of the table as they were joined by <strong>Paris FC</strong>, who edged <strong>Rennes</strong> 4-3 thanks to Lassine Sinayoko’s injury-time penalty. Rennes dropped to fifth, a point behind, despite forward Estéban Lepaul’s hat-trick of penalties in Paris.</p><p><em>This story will be updated</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/18/european-football-monaco-rennes-ligue-1-bayer-leverkusen-freiburg-bundesliga-como-fiorentina-seria-a-real-madrid-sevilla-la-liga">Continue reading...</a>
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European football: Monaco miss chance to go top; Bayer Leverkusen find form
<ul><li><p>Monaco go down 1-0 at Lorient in Ligue 1</p></li><li><p>Bayer Leverkusen come from behind to beat Freiburg</p></li></ul><p>Noah Cadiou’s second-half penalty for <strong>Lorient</strong> prevented <strong>Monaco</strong> returning to the top of Ligue 1 as they fell to a 1-0 defeat in Brittany on Sunday.</p><p>Monaco are one of four teams level on points at the top of the table as they were joined by <strong>Paris FC</strong>, who edged <strong>Rennes</strong> 4-3 thanks to Lassine Sinayoko’s injury-time penalty. Rennes dropped to fifth, a point behind, despite forward Estéban Lepaul’s hat-trick of penalties in Paris.</p><p><em>This story will be updated</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/18/european-football-monaco-rennes-ligue-1-bayer-leverkusen-freiburg-bundesliga-como-fiorentina-seria-a-real-madrid-sevilla-la-liga">Continue reading...</a>