Newly promoted Reims are enjoying a stellar return to top-flight football and continued their charge on Saturday thanks to a 2-1 victory over Strasbourg.
The three points that they took in that encounter allowed them to jump up to eighth in the standings and, though Ligue 1 is highly competitive this season, they are well placed to avoid the worst of the relegation battle.
Reims have thrived largely thanks to their excellent defensive record, but against Racing they caught the eye at the other end of the field, with Moussa Doumbia their star man.
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It took the 24-year-old Mali international midfielder only six minutes to open the scoring, sending a half-cleared cross back into the net from the edge of the box with a shot that hit the post before it nestled into the corner of the net.