Lorient

Lorient

1st in French Ligue 2
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Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for FC Zürich Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for FC Zürich

World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Mendy signed for Swiss club FC Zürich on Tuesday after not playing this season for French second-tier club Lorient.

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Benjamin Mendy partially wins unpaid wages case vs. Man City Benjamin Mendy partially wins unpaid wages case vs. Man City

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy on Wednesday won a partial victory in his case against the Premier League club for over 11 million pounds ($14.3 million) in unpaid wages, after he was charged with and acquitted of sexual offences.

Mbappé makes history to put PSG on brink of Ligue 1 title Mbappé makes history to put PSG on brink of Ligue 1 title

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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Lorient hold Monaco 2-2 in game with two own goals and two red cards Lorient hold Monaco 2-2 in game with two own goals and two red cards

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.

Monaco held at Lorient as Mendy returns after rape acquittal Monaco held at Lorient as Mendy returns after rape acquittal

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.

Mbappé watches on as PSG held 0-0 in Ligue 1 opener Mbappé watches on as PSG held 0-0 in Ligue 1 opener

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 signs for Lorient days after rape acquittal Benjamin Mendy signs for Lorient days after rape acquittal

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 close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win

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.

Ligue 2 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lorient 31 +30 65
2 Paris FC 31 +20 64
3 Metz 31 +30 61
4 Dunkerque 31 +8 54
5 Guingamp 31 +9 48
6 Stade Laval 31 +6 46
7 Annecy 31 -4 45
8 Bastia 31 +6 44
9 Grenoble 31 -2 40
10 SC Amiens 31 -12 40
11 AC Ajaccio 31 -9 39
12 Pau 31 -11 39
13 Troyes 31 +2 38
14 Rodez Aveyron 31 +2 36
15 Red Star FC 93 31 -14 35
16 Martigues 31 -22 31
17 Clermont Foot 31 -17 28
18 Caen 31 -22 21
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
22 Eli Junior Kro.. 19 27 2
28 Sambou Soumano 10 29 3
77 Panos Katseris 4 22 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
27 Tosin Aiyegun 7 24 3
41 Mohamed Bamba 6 32 2
6 Laurent Aberge.. 6 29 1