Metz
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Champions Paris Saint-Germain ended their Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-0 win at Metz on Sunday, while Brest won 3-0 to capture the third Champions League spot and Lille finished fourth after being held 2-2 by Nice on a stoppage-time equaliser.
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Lille secured a 2-1 Ligue 1 victory at relegation-threatened Metz, while their top-three rivals Brest came from two goals down to win 5-4 at Stade Rennais on Sunday and qualify for Europe for the first time.
AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three goals in the first 16 minutes effectively ended Saturday's match as a contest and helped send them up to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.
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Second-placed Nice earned a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Metz in Ligue 1 on Saturday thanks to a second-half penalty from Evann Guessand.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe scored twice to help the Ligue 1 leaders beat Metz 3-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday and close out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Two goals by Aleksandr Golovin allowed Monaco to come from a goal down to beat Metz 2-1 at home in Ligue 1 and reclaim top spot
Joel Asoro netted a first-half goal to seal a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory for Metz over a wasteful RC Lens in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe celebrated his new contract with PSG in style, scoring a hat trick as the French champions beat Metz 5-0 on Saturday.
Ligue 2 Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
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1 | Paris FC | 11 | +11 | 25 |
2 | Lorient | 11 | +10 | 23 |
3 | Annecy | 11 | +5 | 19 |
4 | SC Amiens | 11 | +4 | 19 |
5 | Dunkerque | 11 | +1 | 19 |
6 | Metz | 11 | +7 | 18 |
7 | Grenoble | 11 | +6 | 17 |
8 | Guingamp | 11 | +1 | 16 |
9 | Bastia | 10 | +2 | 15 |
10 | Pau | 11 | -2 | 15 |
11 | Stade Laval | 11 | +2 | 14 |
12 | Clermont Foot | 11 | -2 | 12 |
13 | Rodez Aveyron | 11 | -2 | 11 |
14 | Caen | 11 | -4 | 11 |
15 | AC Ajaccio | 10 | -4 | 11 |
16 | Red Star FC 93 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
17 | Troyes | 11 | -9 | 10 |
18 | Martigues | 11 | -17 | 8 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
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14 | Cheick Tidiane.. | 8 | 11 | 1 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 9 | 1 |
7 | Gauthier Hein | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Pape Diallo | 2 | 10 | 1 |
31 | Simon Elisor | 2 | 5 | 0 |
7 | Gauthier Hein | 1 | 11 | 2 |