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On Friday evening, one match was played in France. The nineteenth round of "Ligue 1" championship started with a surprise.
The wealthy "Monaco" club, currently in second place in the championship, unexpectedly lost at home to the players of "Valenciennes".
In the 30th minute, the visitors took the lead after a goal by defender Eric Abidal into his own goal, and at the beginning of the second half, David Ducourtioux scored.
In the 84th minute, James Rodriguez softened the result, but the hosts failed to snatch at least one point.
After this match, the "Monaco" team has 41 points. "Paris St.Germain" players are in first place with 43 points, and on Sunday they will play against the team in third place, "Lille". The latter have 39 points in their account.
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