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AFPSaint-Etienne edge Metz in Ligue 1 promotion/relegation play-off first leg
Second-division Saint-Etienne edged a 2-1 home win against Metz on Thursday in the first leg of the promotion/relegation play-off that pits the 16th-placed Ligue 1 side against a challenger from the second tier.The second leg of the promotion/relegation play-off will take place at Metz's Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday. bur-nf/ea
AFPMbappe absent as PSG win final Ligue 1 game
Kylian Mbappe was absent as champions Paris Saint-Germain finished the Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win away at struggling Metz on Sunday.Lorient's 5-0 win over Clermont meant they ended level with Metz on points and goal difference, but the Brittany club go straight down to Ligue 2 while Metz will get a second chance to survive. as/dj
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AFPReims boss Still leaves Ligue 1 club
Will Still has stepped down as Reims coach with three matches left of the Ligue 1 season, the French club announced on Thursday.Reims were unbeaten in Still's first 17 Ligue 1 matches in charge. rbo/jc/pi