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Next Game: Lille vs. Strasbourg - Sunday, January 25 at 7.45pm in Ligue 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Toulouse | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 17 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Monaco | 18 | -5 | 23 |
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