Check out every deal in our round-up.UEFA.com picks out ten of the most attention-grabbing transfers involving UEFA Champions League sides – can you do any better? "Our season isn't finished yet," warned Laurent Blanc after Paris Saint-Germain completed their Ligue 1 title defence with a Zlatan Ibrahimović-inspired 9-0 win at Troyes.Javier Pastore struck twice before Edinson Cavani converted a spot kick as Paris Saint-Germain reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 after a 3-1 victory against OGC Nice.Zlatan Ibrahimović scored his 12th Ligue 1 goal of the season as Paris Saint-Germain surged to the top of the French table with a comfortable defeat of RC Lens.Paris Saint-Germain spurned the chance to go top of Ligue 1 in a 0-0 stalemate at AS Monaco FC, on a day when Montpellier Hérault SC and FC Nantes clinched wins.Leading 2-0 though down to nine men through injury after 88 minutes, Paris Saint-Germain were held by SM Caen as they missed the chance to go top of Ligue 1.Paris Saint-Germain needed a Zlatan Ibrahimović penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw at Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyonnais, and AS Monaco FC suffered a rare loss.Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice to help Paris Saint-Germain come from behind to beat FC Nantes 2-1 and replace Olympique de Marseille at the Ligue 1 summit.UEFA Champions League contenders AS Monaco FC recorded the only home win of the night in France, with EA Guingamp winning the battle of the UEFA Europa League hopefuls.LOSC Lille kept a sixth clean sheet of the season as they beat SC Bastia to move second, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, who were held while AS Monaco FC lost.Paris Saint-Germain returned to within three points of leaders Olympique de Marseille with a win at SM Caen, while LOSC Lille suffered a first Ligue 1 loss of the season.Olympiacos FC have signed Mali midfielder Drissa Diakité on a free transfer from OGC Nice and the 27-year-old is excited at the chance to play in the UEFA Champions League.SL Benfica have signed out-of-contract striker Yannick Djaló on a four-and-a-half-year deal while allowing midfielder cum full-back Ruben Amorim to join SC Braga on loan.Karim Benzema said confidence was coursing through Real Madrid CF after they progressed with a win at Olympique Lyonnais, leaving the hosts facing a "battle" with AFC Ajax for qualification.Olympique de Marseille have signed André-Pierre Gignac from Toulouse FC while confirming that a heart anomaly "will not prevent" another new striker, Loïc Rémy, from doing his job.Olympique de Marseille coach Erik Gerets has won his battle to sign Bakary Koné after agreeing to pay OGC Nice a reported €10m fee for their Ivory Coast striker.Olympique Lyonnais have paid €15m for OGC Nice midfielder Ederson, who will move to the Stade de Gerland as the long-term successor to skipper Juninho.Olympique de Marseille have signed former LOSC Lille Métropole striker Matt Moussilou on loan from OGC Nice with the option of a permanent transfer.News round-up: FC Bayern München right-back Andreas Görlitz is set to undergo more surgery.SL Benfica have signed the Brazilian midfield player Everson from OGC Nice on a four-year contract.
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Napoli has kept the same core from the last few seasons and they also kept their excellent manager Maurizio Sarri, unlike Nice, who lost one or two players on this transfer window.Despite Napoli being a very interesting side, and their development in the last few months with Sarri in charge, they still have a long road ahead, especially in this first half of the season.That is their main disadvantage when compared to Nice, who already has some progress.
All you need to know right here.Fourteen of the 15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ties concluded on Wednesday, with Nice and Young Boys eliminating Ajax and Dynamo Kyiv respectively on away goals.Ajax, CSKA Moskva, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos are among 13 clubs entering the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, which got under way on 25 July.A collection of goals from the enigmatic striker for Nice, Liverpool, Milan, Manchester City and Internazionale.Dynamo Kyiv and Ajax are among the heavyweights entering the fray in Friday's UEFA Champions League third qualifying draw, streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET.The winners of UEFA's annual awards for best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward in the UEFA Champions League, and best player in the UEFA Europa League.Leonardo Jardim's exciting young Monaco side, who have scored 104 top-flight goals this season, beat St-Étienne 2-0 on Wednesday to win their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years.With most of Europe's major leagues around the halfway point, UEFA.com asks who would be in next season's group stage if the season ended now? While Nice has already played some official matches, namely on the qualifying rounds for this season’s Champions League.On this match, Nice won’t be able to have the support of their fans, due to UEFA’s order, after some disorder that happened in a match between these two teams a couple of months ago;The Italian side goes into this play-off as a clear favourite to go through, considering they have a great quality roster, far superior when compared to Nice’s. Find Nice vs Napoli result on Yahoo Sports. Watch all of Lionel Messi's Champions League goals. UEFA.com crunches the numbers.