Metz

Metz

4th in French Ligue 2
PSG end season with easy win, while Brest clinch UCL spot PSG end season with easy win, while Brest clinch UCL spot

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 beat struggling Metz 2-1, Brest win thriller to qualify for Europe Lille beat struggling Metz 2-1, Brest win thriller to qualify for Europe

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.

USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2 USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2

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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Guessand penalty helps Nice keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders Guessand penalty helps Nice keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders

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.

Mbappe double helps PSG to 3-1 win over Metz Mbappe double helps PSG to 3-1 win over Metz

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.

Monaco come from behind to claim top spot with win over Metz Monaco come from behind to claim top spot with win over Metz

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

Asoro goal gives clinical Metz 1-0 win at Lens Asoro goal gives clinical Metz 1-0 win at Lens

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 celebrates Paris Saint-Germain stay with hat trick on final day against Metz Kylian Mbappe celebrates Paris Saint-Germain stay with hat trick on final day against Metz

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
1 Paris FC 13 +11 27
2 Lorient 13 +11 26
3 Dunkerque 13 +4 25
4 Metz 13 +9 24
5 Annecy 13 +3 22
6 SC Amiens 13 +2 20
7 Guingamp 13 +2 19
8 Grenoble 13 +2 17
9 Stade Laval 13 +2 16
10 Bastia 12 0 16
11 Pau 13 -4 16
12 Rodez Aveyron 13 +2 15
13 Clermont Foot 13 -3 15
14 Caen 13 -3 14
15 AC Ajaccio 12 -3 14
16 Troyes 13 -6 14
17 Red Star FC 93 13 -11 14
18 Martigues 13 -18 9
Full Standings

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
14 Cheick Tidiane.. 8 13 1
7 Gauthier Hein 4 13 1
3 Matthieu Udol 3 11 1

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
10 Pape Diallo 2 10 1
31 Simon Elisor 2 7 0
7 Gauthier Hein 1 13 4