Lorient
1st in French Ligue 22024 Fixtures
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.
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.
Ligue 2 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lorient | 16 | +15 | 33 |
2 | Paris FC | 16 | +11 | 31 |
3 | Dunkerque | 16 | +5 | 31 |
4 | Metz | 16 | +11 | 29 |
5 | Annecy | 16 | +5 | 27 |
6 | Stade Laval | 16 | +8 | 25 |
7 | Guingamp | 16 | +4 | 25 |
8 | SC Amiens | 16 | -1 | 23 |
9 | Bastia | 16 | +2 | 22 |
10 | Pau | 16 | -1 | 22 |
11 | Rodez Aveyron | 16 | +3 | 20 |
12 | Grenoble | 16 | -2 | 18 |
13 | Troyes | 16 | -4 | 18 |
14 | Red Star FC 93 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
15 | Clermont Foot | 16 | -5 | 17 |
16 | Caen | 16 | -6 | 15 |
17 | AC Ajaccio | 16 | -7 | 15 |
18 | Martigues | 16 | -26 | 9 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Sambou Soumano | 7 | 15 | 2 |
22 | Eli Junior Kro.. | 7 | 12 | 1 |
93 | Joel Mugisha | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Tosin Aiyegun | 5 | 15 | 2 |
6 | Laurent Aberge.. | 4 | 16 | 0 |
44 | Darlin Yongwa | 4 | 15 | 0 |