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Senegal's Opa Nguette and Habib Diallo secure French Ligue 2 title for Metz

Habib Diallo's brace and Opa Nguette's lone effort gave Metz a 3-0 win over Valenciennes that secured their spot as Ligue 2 winners on Friday.

Nguette opened the scoring at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in the 17th minute and Diallo doubled the lead six minutes later, after benefitting from Renaud Cohade's assist

On the half-hour mark, Diallo stretched the lead for the hosts from the penalty spot to become the joint top scorer in the second-tier with 25 goals from 35 games.

#FCMVAFC Quelle belle soirée ! Grâce à une prestation aboutie, le #FCMetz s'impose face à @VAFC (3-0) et obtient son quatrième titre de champion de @DominosLigue2.