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Laurens questions if banned boss Fonseca can continue at Lyon (2:02)
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Ligue 1 Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | +48 | 68 |
| Marseille | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | +20 | 49 |
| AS Monaco | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | +19 | 47 |
| Nice | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | +19 | 47 |
| Lyon | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | +17 | 45 |
| Lille | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +12 | 44 |
| Strasbourg | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +8 | 43 |
| Lens | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 39 |
| Brest | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 37 |
| Toulouse | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 34 |
| AJ Auxerre | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 32 |
| Stade Rennais | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| Nantes | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 27 |
| Angers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 27 |
| Stade de Reims | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 23 |
| Saint-Etienne | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -30 | 23 |
| Le Havre AC | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -29 | 21 |
| Montpellier | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | -40 | 15 |