Mika Biereth is enjoying life in France. Biereth scored his third hat trick of the month when Monaco beat Reims 3-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday. The London-born Dane joined Monaco from Sturm Graz in the last transfer window and his form in his first eight games has been spectacular.

This campaign started in such promising fashion for Monaco, but the principality club's midweek Champions League exit means they are left trying to rescue their season by securing qualification for

Monaco ended a bad week on a low with a 2-1 loss to Lille in Ligue 1 on Saturday.Hakon Haraldsson's first half double earned Lille the points that lifted them above Monaco and Nice and into provisional third place and automatic qualification to next season's Champions League.

Monaco has been named the ‘Best European Destination’ by a European Commission tourist organisation, with the nearby town of Èze in 15th place, and the town of Cassis in 18th. Monaco, which is situated between Nice in France and the Italian border, is perched above the Mediterranean coast and came in first place in the list of 20 destinations.

Unlike Brest, Monaco do not have the distractions of the Coupe de France. "We can learn a lot from this level of competition," said Hütter following the 3-3 draw which furnished Benfica with a 4-3 aggregate success and a clash with Barcelona in the last-16.