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Next Game: Rennes vs. Le Havre - Sunday, January 18 at 4.15pm in Ligue 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | Lyon | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Rennes | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 17 | 5 | 24 |
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