51.   Metz held a seven-point lead over Marseille two games before the end of the French league season.

52.   Metz is unbeaten in the French league with seven wins and two draws and showed their power almost from the start.

53.   Monaco is second in the French league behind leader Paris St. Germain.

54.   Monaco, fourth in the French league, got the draw no one else wanted.

55.   Midfielder Seo Jung-won is coming from R.C. Strasbourg of the French league, and Roh Jung-yoon from N.A.C. Breda of the Netherlands.

56.   Monaco is strolling to the French league title.

57.   Nantes is struggling in the French league.

58.   Nantes is in fifth place in the French league.

59.   Olympique comes off a victory over French league leader Paris Saint Germain and is bubbling with confidence.

60.   Olympique, the current French league leader, could become the first French team ever to win the UEFA Cup title.