Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne will look to continue their perfect starts this weekend as they battle for Ligue 1 s top spot.
Both sides have won their first two matches of the new campaign, scoring five goals and conceding one in the process.
Spirits are particularly high at Bordeaux, who came from behind to beat last year s runners-up Monaco 4-1 on Sunday.
Uruguay forward Diego Rolan scored twice in the impressive fightback and Bordeaux could be boosted – ahead of their trip to the fourth-placed Nice by the arrival of Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori.
Ilori, who joined the Anfield outfit from Sporting Lisbon for a reported fee of £8million in September, signed a season-long loan deal at the club on Tuesday.
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Brighton and Hove Albion s winless run was stretched to five Premier League matches as they were held to an unremarkable 0-0 draw at home to Watford on Saturday.
Chris Hughton s men just about shaded proceedings and appeared slightly more positive going forward, but a goalless draw seemed fair on the balance of play in a poor game at the Amex Stadium.
There were few moments of excitement in a generally dull first half, though Brighton did look marginally more threatening and went close through Jurgen Locadia just before the break.
Brighton were the brighter of the two sides again after the break, but they were unable to find a way past the excellent Ben Foster, as Javi Gracia s Watford side drew three days on from a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.
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Malaga have confirmed the appointment of Juande Ramos as the club s new coach.
Ramos, who managed the Andalusian club during the 2003-4 campaign, returns for a second spell having been out of work following his departure from Dnipro at the conclusion of the 2013-14 Ukrainian season.
The 61-year-old replaces Rubin Kazan-bound Javi Gracia at La Rosaleda having signed a three-year deal.
The highlight of Ramos first stint in charge was a 5-1 thrashing of Frank Rijkaard s Barcelona.
Since then he has enjoyed spells at Sevilla, with whom he claimed back-to-back Europa League titles, Tottenham, Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow.
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