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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.
Ligue 2 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
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1 | Lorient | 31 | +30 | 65 |
2 | Paris FC | 31 | +20 | 64 |
3 | Metz | 31 | +30 | 61 |
4 | Dunkerque | 32 | +7 | 54 |
5 | Guingamp | 32 | +10 | 51 |
6 | Stade Laval | 32 | +7 | 49 |
7 | Annecy | 32 | -2 | 48 |
8 | Bastia | 32 | +5 | 44 |
9 | Grenoble | 32 | -1 | 43 |
10 | Troyes | 32 | +3 | 41 |
11 | SC Amiens | 32 | -13 | 40 |
12 | Pau | 31 | -11 | 39 |
13 | AC Ajaccio | 32 | -11 | 39 |
14 | Rodez Aveyron | 31 | +2 | 36 |
15 | Red Star FC 93 | 32 | -14 | 36 |
16 | Martigues | 32 | -23 | 31 |
17 | Clermont Foot | 32 | -17 | 29 |
18 | Caen | 31 | -22 | 21 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Cheick Tidiane.. | 13 | 30 | 2 |
7 | Gauthier Hein | 11 | 31 | 6 |
10 | Pape Diallo | 6 | 25 | 3 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Matthieu Udol | 7 | 29 | 4 |
7 | Gauthier Hein | 6 | 31 | 11 |
39 | Koffi Kouao | 3 | 26 | 0 |