India, Jan. 31 -- Old rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille come back to Ligue 1 with a sour taste after completing the Champions League phase. Reigning European champion PSG was dull in attack in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle that dropped Luis Enrique's side out of the top eight and into the playoffs.

For Marseille, the 1993 Champions League winner, Wednesday evening was awful after losing 3-0 at Club Brugge and getting eliminated. The lone bright spot among the French teams came from Monaco after the Principality club secured a playoffs spot by holding Juventus to a goalless draw.

Key matchups: PSG, which took control of Ligue 1 last week, will look to regroup at Strasbourg on Sunday. It's not an easy task as Strasbourg has been unbeat...