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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.

Kylian Mbappe celebrated his new contract with PSG in style, scoring a hat trick as the French champions beat Metz 5-0 on Saturday.
Ligue 2 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lorient | 22 | +18 | 46 |
2 | Paris FC | 22 | +15 | 43 |
3 | Metz | 22 | +18 | 41 |
4 | Guingamp | 22 | +13 | 38 |
5 | Dunkerque | 21 | +5 | 36 |
6 | Annecy | 22 | +2 | 36 |
7 | Stade Laval | 22 | +10 | 34 |
8 | Grenoble | 22 | -1 | 31 |
9 | Bastia | 22 | +6 | 30 |
10 | Pau | 22 | -1 | 29 |
11 | SC Amiens | 22 | -8 | 29 |
12 | Troyes | 22 | 0 | 27 |
13 | Clermont Foot | 22 | -7 | 24 |
14 | AC Ajaccio | 22 | -12 | 24 |
15 | Rodez Aveyron | 22 | -5 | 23 |
16 | Red Star FC 93 | 22 | -16 | 23 |
17 | Martigues | 22 | -24 | 18 |
18 | Caen | 21 | -13 | 15 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Cheick Tidiane.. | 10 | 21 | 1 |
7 | Gauthier Hein | 6 | 22 | 4 |
10 | Pape Diallo | 5 | 16 | 2 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Gauthier Hein | 4 | 22 | 6 |
3 | Matthieu Udol | 3 | 20 | 3 |
21 | Benjamin Stamb.. | 2 | 17 | 0 |