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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.

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.
Ligue 2 Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lorient | 28 | +24 | 58 |
2 | Metz | 28 | +27 | 56 |
3 | Paris FC | 28 | +16 | 55 |
4 | Guingamp | 28 | +13 | 48 |
5 | Dunkerque | 28 | +5 | 48 |
6 | Stade Laval | 28 | +9 | 43 |
7 | Bastia | 28 | +4 | 40 |
8 | Annecy | 28 | -5 | 40 |
9 | Grenoble | 28 | 0 | 37 |
10 | Pau | 28 | -6 | 37 |
11 | AC Ajaccio | 28 | -10 | 34 |
12 | SC Amiens | 28 | -13 | 34 |
13 | Troyes | 28 | 0 | 33 |
14 | Red Star FC 93 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
15 | Rodez Aveyron | 28 | +2 | 32 |
16 | Martigues | 28 | -21 | 28 |
17 | Clermont Foot | 28 | -13 | 27 |
18 | Caen | 28 | -19 | 19 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Eli Junior Kro.. | 15 | 24 | 2 |
28 | Sambou Soumano | 10 | 27 | 3 |
77 | Panos Katseris | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Laurent Aberge.. | 6 | 26 | 1 |
27 | Tosin Aiyegun | 6 | 21 | 2 |
44 | Darlin Yongwa | 4 | 27 | 1 |