Metz v Nantes, 21 January 2006
| Score | 4-1 to Nantes |
| Referee | Fredy Fautrel |
| Competition | French Championnat 23 |
| Venue | Saint Symphorien, Metz |
| Attendance | 12,369 |
1 Metz
Goals:
| Gregory Proment | 26 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Grégory Wimbee
Defender
Franck Beria
Defender
Stéphane Borbiconi
Defender/Midfielder
Carl Medjani
Midfielder
Szabolcs Huszti
Midfielder
Ludovic Obraniak
Midfielder
Abdelnasser Ouadah
Midfielder
Gregory Proment
(captain)
Forward
Ruslan Pimenov
Forward
Herve Tum
Forward
Souleymane Youla
Substitutions:
| Momar Ndiaye for Herve Tum | 46 |
| Roy Contout for Ruslan Pimenov | 75 |
Cards:
| Carl Medjani | 22 | Y |
| Abdelnasser Ouadah | 35 | Y |
4 Nantes
Goals:
| Loic Guillon | 22 |
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| Mamadou Diallo | 42 |
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| Mamadou Diallo | 64 |
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| Dimitri Payet | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Mickaël Landreau
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Mauro Cetto
Defender
Loic Guillon
Defender
Nicolas Savinaud
Defender
Franck Signorino
Defender
Bocoundji Cá
Midfielder
Milos Dimitrijevic
Midfielder
Jérémy Toulalan
Midfielder
Frederic Da Rocha
Forward
Mamadou Diallo
Forward
Julio Hernan Rossi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Pascal Delhommeau for Nicolas Savinaud | 65 |
| David Leray for Julio Hernan Rossi | 74 |
| Dimitri Payet for Mamadou Diallo | 88 |
Cards:
| Nicolas Savinaud | 50 | Y |
| Franck Signorino | 54 | Y |
| David Leray | 82 | Y |