Lorient
2nd in French Ligue 22024 Fixtures
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.
— Facundo Medina converted the final spot kick to send Lens to the French Cup quarterfinals in a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Lorient after the teams were tied 1-1 in regulation time Thursday.
Third-placed Marseille remain hot on the heels of Lens in second after coming back from a goal down to beat Lorient 3-1 at home in Ligue 1.
Ligue 2 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris FC | 10 | +11 | 24 |
2 | Lorient | 10 | +8 | 20 |
3 | Dunkerque | 10 | +3 | 19 |
4 | Metz | 10 | +8 | 18 |
5 | Annecy | 10 | +5 | 18 |
6 | SC Amiens | 10 | +4 | 18 |
7 | Grenoble | 10 | +6 | 16 |
8 | Pau | 10 | +1 | 15 |
9 | Stade Laval | 10 | +3 | 14 |
10 | Bastia | 9 | +2 | 14 |
11 | Guingamp | 10 | 0 | 13 |
12 | AC Ajaccio | 9 | -3 | 11 |
13 | Rodez Aveyron | 10 | -2 | 10 |
14 | Clermont Foot | 10 | -3 | 9 |
15 | Caen | 10 | -7 | 8 |
16 | Red Star FC 93 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
17 | Martigues | 10 | -14 | 8 |
18 | Troyes | 10 | -12 | 7 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Eli Junior Kro.. | 7 | 10 | 1 |
28 | Sambou Soumano | 3 | 9 | 2 |
21 | Julien Ponceau | 1 | 10 | 2 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Laurent Aberge.. | 3 | 10 | 0 |
44 | Darlin Yongwa | 3 | 9 | 0 |
21 | Julien Ponceau | 2 | 10 | 1 |