Montpellier resumed after the long break with the home crowd watching a side climb again: Zoumana Camara’s men saw off Grenoble and moved provisionally into second place.
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Montpellier made a winning return to action against Grenoble, taking all three points in a 2-0 home victory. Nicolas Pays set the tone with a corner that went straight into the net, giving the Hérault side an early route towards a result that lifts them to second in the table, at least for now.
Elsewhere, Pau stopped a damaging run of four consecutive defeats by beating Laval 3-2. The result carries Pau into the top 10 and leaves Laval with deeper concerns at the bottom of the standings.
Laval remain last and have now gone six matches without a win. Their loss at Pau was also their fourth defeat across the past five league rounds.
Annecy also found a breakthrough at Dunkerque. Having previously failed to win on three occasions after scoring first this season, Annecy held onto their lead this time and secured a 1-0 away success.
