France approves safe-standing trial
France's Sports Minister has given the go-ahead for safe standing areas to be tested in French football next season.
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PSG had a 4-1 lead when keeper Kevin Trapp was dismissed for a foul on Thomas Robinet outside the area.
Paris Saint-Germain are into the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France after beating Sochaux 4-1 on Tuesday night at the Stade Bonal.
The left-sider has signed a two-year deal with the Ligue 2 side.
The North African midfielder is now a free agent after ending his brief spell with FCSM.
Konate, a France youth international, has signed a deal until 2022, Leipzig announced on their official website.
Monaco needed a late equaliser and some good fortune in a shootout to beat Sochaux in the Coupe de la Ligue quarterfinals, while Nancy saw off Nantes.
Sochaux stunned Marseille to reach the Coupe de la Ligue quarterfinals with a 4-3 penalty shootout win following a 1-1 draw.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed off his record-breaking spell at PSG with two goals and an assist in the 4-2 Coupe de France victory over Marseille.
Marseille will meet Paris Saint-Germain in next month's Coupe de France final after a solitary Florian Thauvin goal was enough vs. Sochaux.
Ligue 2 strugglers Sochaux produced a stunning upset to reach the Coupe de France quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over Monaco.
Third-division side Chambly pulled off a shock 4-1 victory to knock Reims out of the Coupe de France with a hat trick from Wilfried Louisy-Daniel.
Sochaux have announced they will ask to be reinstated in Ligue 1 after they feel they were treated unfairly by French football authorities.
Newly promoted French club RC Lens will be prohibited from joining Ligue 1 this season.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lorient | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | +17 | 36 |
Lens | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | +13 | 34 |
AC Ajaccio | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | +10 | 33 |
Troyes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 32 |
Le Havre AC | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | +10 | 28 |
Sochaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +6 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 26 |
Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | +5 | 24 |
Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
AS Nancy Lorraine | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | +3 | 23 |
Grenoble | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | +1 | 22 |
Caen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 20 |
AJ Auxerre | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 19 |
Rodez Aveyron | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
Chateauroux | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
Niort | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
FC Chambly | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 16 |
Paris FC | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
Le Mans | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 14 |
Orléans | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -13 | 10 |