PSG remains at the top of the championship at the end of this 6th day of Ligue 1 after a victory in Nantes (3-0) on Saturday. The Parisians are closely followed by OM who won their fifth victory of the season at Auxerre (2-0). Also on Saturday, Lyon crushed Angers 5-0. On Wednesday, the Lyonnais travel to Lorient to catch up on the second day, on August 14, the meeting had to be canceled due to the poor condition of the Moustoir lawn.
PSG regains the lead, Vitinha gets injured
Paris Saint-Germain again won 3-0, this time in Nantes, with a brace from Kylian Mbappé, to regain the lead in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening, three days before their start in the Champions League on Tuesday. .
Once again, the start of the match was disrupted by the bad behavior of some supporters. In the 7th minute, despite the nets deployed by three stewards at the corner post, Messi, copiously whistled, was targeted by throwing objects.
Portuguese midfielder Vitinha received “a big blow on the kneecap” and is uncertain for the Champions League match against Juventus Turin on Tuesday, Parisian coach Christophe Galtier announced yesterday. The Portuguese was injured on a tackle from Fabio, excluded for this gesture, and was replaced in the 24th minute by Renato Sanches.
Impeccable OM before starting the Champions League
Like PSG, OM have had a great start this season, with a goal from Gerson (8th) and the third achievement from Alexis Sanchez (84th) against Auxerre, Igor Tudor’s men won a fifth victory in six matches.
OL complete the podium
The other Olympique, Lyonnais, is also doing well, with a new goal from Alexandre Lacazette and a double from Karl Toko-Ekambi, his attackers in good shape. OL put salt on the wounds of Angers, for a fourth defeat in a row leaving them in the penultimate place, with the worst defense in L1, 17 goals conceded, two more than Brest, who had took seven at once against Montpellier (7-0) last weekend.
Lille revives
Lille, clearly dominating, got back in the direction of the march by winning logically (3-1) Sunday in Montpellier, reduced to ten just before the break (45 + 3) after the expulsion of Valère Germain. Canadian Jonathan David scored twice (41st, 90th+5) and put Lille in 6th place in the standings with 10 points.
Lens stationary
Lens lets the leaders slip away after its draw in Reims (1-1) this Sunday, even if Racing Club still had the energy to equalize in numerical inferiority at 10 against 11, thanks to the goal of the Belgian Loïs Openda. Regularly put in difficulty, the Rémois nevertheless managed their weak times well, made few mistakes and had, in the end, the best chances. Englishman Folarin Balogun took the opportunity to sign his fifth goal since arriving in Champagne (70th).
Toulouse in the red zone
Third defeat in a row for Toulouse which lost 2-0 on the lawn of Clermont. We had to wait for the resumption to see the meeting come alive and Clermont materialize twice with a goal from Maxime Gonalons (48th) and one from Muhammed Cham (90th + 6). Clermont thus offers a great victory at home while Toulouse finds itself 16th in the standings.
Lorient reaps
Ajaccio lost at home to Lorient 1-0 in a tasteless encounter. In the Corsican heat this Sunday afternoon, it was Dango Ouattara who opened the scoring for Les Merlus. Ajaccio did try to come back to score, without success. Lorient thus carried out a good operation and already had 10 points, in five days with only one game played at home.
Brest and Strasbourg neutralize each other
Brest did not manage to beat Strasbourg (1-1) even playing more than an hour at 11 against 10, after the exclusion of Sanjin Prcic for a sole on Hugo Magnetti (30th). It was Pierre Lees-Melou who opened the scoring in the 8th minute for the Bretons, before Ludovic Ajorque equalized on penalty in the 27th minute. Notable fact in this meeting, the Alsatian coach Julien Stephan received a red card after two yellow cards for protest in the 44th.
Draw between Rennes and Troyes
Despite a numerical superiority of more than an hour at 11 against 10, Stade Rennais failed to bring back more than the point of the draw in Troyes this Sunday (1-1). Baptiste Santamaria (47th) responded to the opener of the Canadian Iké Ugbo (13th), this result is in any case a new setback for Stade Rennes which is in 9th place in the standings.
Monaco win in Nice
Monaco won in Nice 1-0 on Sunday evening, in an intense and disputed derby. The Monegasques won in the second period with a powerful goal from Breel Embolo (68th). A victory that plunges Nice into uncertainty, now on the edge of the relegation zone. Monaco is now in 10th place, with eight points.