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Ligue 1 Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Marseille | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| AS Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Le Mans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stade Rennais | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorient | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paris FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troyes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Le Havre AC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Angers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| AJ Auxerre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |