AS Saint-Étienne

...their advantage, while third-placed PSG take on AS Nancy-Lorraine in the capital. Elsewhere, FC Girondins de Bordeaux welcome FC Lorient, UEFA Cup contenders AS Saint-Etienne host AS Monaco FC and Olympique de Marseille travel to SM Caen.

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...as well as performing exceptionally on the right-hand side of midfield. From there he progressed, eventually joining the region's flagship club AS Saint-Etienne. An impressive two year spell saw him earn a transfer to AS Monaco in 1997...

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...Herault SC both recorded 2-0 home successes against FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard respectively. Finally, Alexandre Cuvillier scored the only goal as promoted US Boulogne moved on to six points by edging hosts AS Saint-Etienne.

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...to 13th courtesy of their 2-0 triumph at neighbours OGC Nice. Elsewhere, fifth-placed Stade Rennais FC had Sylvain Wiltord to thank for their 1-0 win over Valenciennes FC, while AS Saint-Etienne overcame FC Lorient by the same scoreline.

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FC Nantes and SM Caen remain just two and four points respectively ahead of third-bottom AS Saint-Etienne follwing a 1-1 draw while in the late game Stade Rennais FC are sixth after a 1-0 win at OGC Nice thanks to Olivier Thomert's goal.

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And in the meeting of 17th and 18th-placed sides Damien Perquis' 66th-minute strike earned FC Sochaux-Montbeliard a 1-0 win at home to AS Saint-Etienne, who had Mustapha Bayal Sall sent off late on, to move within two points of their rivals...

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...to come, even if they're not on a pitch." A right-back by trade, Sagnol began his professional career at his hometown club, AS Saint-Etienne, making his Ligue 1 debut during the 1995/96 campaign. After two years at the Stade...

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...moved out of the bottom three with a 3-1 win against Le Mans UC 72. A 0-0 draw with AS Nancy-Lorraine did little for AS Saint-Etienne's battle to avoid the drop, AJ Auxerre won 1-0 at AS Monaco FC and Grenoble Foot 38 drew 0-0 with OGC Nice.

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...strike earned a 1-0 win at home to Le Mans UC 72 and there were also wins for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, 1-0 over AS Monaco FC, and AS Saint-Etienne who picked up their first points of the season courtesy of Christophe Landrin's...

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