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Next Game: Auxerre vs. Metz - Sunday, December 7 at 4.15pm in Ligue 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 16 | Lorient | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 17 | Metz | 14 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 14 | -12 | 9 |
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