Metz
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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.
Arkadiusz Milik netted a spectacular overhead kick goal to hand Marseille a late 2-1 away win at struggling Metz.
Ligue 1 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germa.. | 32 | +45 | 70 |
2 | AS Monaco | 33 | +22 | 64 |
3 | Lille | 33 | +18 | 58 |
4 | Brest | 33 | +16 | 58 |
5 | Nice | 32 | +12 | 54 |
6 | Lens | 33 | +8 | 50 |
7 | Lyon | 33 | -7 | 50 |
8 | Marseille | 32 | +11 | 47 |
9 | Stade Rennais | 33 | +8 | 46 |
10 | Toulouse | 33 | -1 | 43 |
11 | Stade de Reims | 32 | -7 | 41 |
12 | Montpellier | 33 | -5 | 40 |
13 | Strasbourg | 33 | -11 | 39 |
14 | Nantes | 33 | -21 | 33 |
15 | Le Havre AC | 33 | -10 | 32 |
16 | Metz | 33 | -21 | 29 |
17 | Lorient | 33 | -28 | 26 |
18 | Clermont Foot | 33 | -29 | 25 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Georges Mikaut.. | 13 | 19 | 4 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 29 | 3 |
14 | Cheick Tidiane.. | 3 | 28 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Lamine Camara | 4 | 30 | 1 |
10 | Georges Mikaut.. | 4 | 19 | 13 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 29 | 3 |