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Ligue 1 Wrap: Mavididi, Gouiri, Ekitike, Onana & Kakuta paint France with goals

Several African stars were on song in the French elite division, nevertheless, their teams suffered contrasting fortunes on Sunday evening

Stephy Mavididi was on target as Montpellier defeated Saint-Etienne 2-0 in Sunday’s Ligue 1 outing.

The England youth international of Congolese origin propelled La Paillade past the Saints inside Stade de la Mosson.

Having bowed 2-1 to Lille their last time out, Olivier Dall'Oglio’s men hosted the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard giants with the aspirations of returning to winning ways.

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Both teams had their chances in an exciting first half, albeit, they lacked the cutting edge in front of goal.