Metz
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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.
Second-placed Nice suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by Ligue 1 basement side Metz on Saturday at the Allianz Riviera.
Marseille failed to make their domination count as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by 10-man Metz and remained fourth in Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germa.. | 30 | +47 | 69 |
2 | AS Monaco | 30 | +18 | 58 |
3 | Brest | 30 | +15 | 53 |
4 | Lille | 30 | +17 | 52 |
5 | Nice | 30 | +9 | 48 |
6 | Lens | 30 | +7 | 46 |
7 | Stade Rennais | 30 | +8 | 42 |
8 | Marseille | 30 | +8 | 41 |
9 | Lyon | 30 | -10 | 41 |
10 | Stade de Reims | 30 | -4 | 40 |
11 | Toulouse | 30 | -3 | 37 |
12 | Montpellier | 30 | -4 | 36 |
13 | Strasbourg | 30 | -8 | 36 |
14 | Nantes | 30 | -20 | 31 |
15 | Metz | 30 | -18 | 29 |
16 | Le Havre AC | 30 | -11 | 28 |
17 | Lorient | 30 | -23 | 26 |
18 | Clermont Foot | 30 | -28 | 22 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Georges Mikaut.. | 10 | 16 | 3 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 28 | 3 |
14 | Cheick Tidiane.. | 3 | 25 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Lamine Camara | 4 | 27 | 1 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 28 | 3 |
10 | Georges Mikaut.. | 3 | 16 | 10 |