Lorient

World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club FC Zürich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient.

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy on Wednesday won a partial victory in his case against the Premier League club for over 11 million pounds ($14.3 million) in unpaid wages, after he was charged with and acquitted of sexual offences.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice to make more history with Paris Saint-Germain and put the club on the verge of a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title, with a 4-1 away victory over Lorient.

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Struggling Lorient came away from AS Monaco with a precious point in Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 2-2 draw that had two own goals while both sides were reduced to 10 men before Tiemoue Bakayoko scored a last-gasp equaliser for the visitors.

AS Monaco missed the chance to go four points clear at the top after Lorient's Romain Faivre scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw.

Star striker Kylian Mbappé watched from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defense with a drab 0-0 home draw against Lorient on Saturday.

Benjamin Mendy joins FC Lorient after he was found not guilty at a retrial on Friday on one count of raping a woman and the attempted rape of another woman.

Lens took a huge step towards securing an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage when they claimed a 3-1 comeback win at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Lorient shocked PSG with a 3-1 victory at the Parc des Princes after the Ligue 1 leaders were reduced to 10 men when Achraf Hakimi was sent off.