Lens dominates Niort and will spend the holidays in mind, Le Mans breathes / L2 (J19)

Heavily beaten at Valenciennes Friday evening (3-0), Lorient remained at the mercy of Lens. And the Sang et Or did not pass up such an opportunity. This Saturday afternoon, Philippe Montanier’s men took the best on Niort (1-0) thanks to a goal from Gaëtan Robail, served on a plate by Florian Sotoca on the return from the locker room (52nd). Despite the expulsion of Simon Banza (72nd), the Artésiens retained this precious advantage until the end. These three new points allow Racing to pass in front of the Hake and win the honorary title of Ligue 2 autumn champion.

Le Mans leaves the red zone, Paris FC stays there

Dominated during most of the game, the Chamois find themselves in a much less enviable position since they are now barragists. The Deux-Sèvres club (18th) is preceded by Châteauroux (17th) and Le Mans (16th). The Sarthois climbed two ranks in the standings following the victory acquired on the lawn of Paris FC, a direct competitor in the fight for maintenance (0-3). Youssef Maziz (57th), Stéphane Diarra (87th) and Harisson Manzala (89th) made the nets of the Parisians tremble, reduced to ten after the expulsion of Samuel Yohou (72nd). Leaded by a very complicated start to the season (no success during the first nine days), the PFC will spend the holidays in 19th place.-