AS Monaco defeat AS Saint-Étienne and climb up to 2nd in Ligue 1
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AS Monaco defeat AS Saint-Étienne (3-1) and climb up to 2nd in Ligue 1, taking over Olympique de Marseille.
Also in Ligue 1, Paris-SG lost to Strasbourg and Toulouse finally won. In Spain, FC Barcelona are closing in on the title. In Germany, Bayern Munich will have to wait to be crowned champions. Max Verstappen took pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. Aryna Sabalenka won the Madrid Masters. Finally, in rugby, Northampton beat Leinster in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup.
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