Double ration of Ligue 1 this week. After the fifth day, played on Wednesday, the players in the championship returned to the table on Sunday, September 4, to play the rest and the end of the sixth day. The day before, Marseille, Lyon and Paris won. They were imitated by Lille, Lorient and Clermont on Sunday. In the other meetings of the 3 p.m. multiplex, Reims and Lens, as well as Brest and Strasbourg, parted back to back. Finally at 5 p.m., Rennes was held in check by Troyes.
David and Cabella allow Losc to find the path to success
Inconstant since the start of the season and defeated by Nice on Wednesday, the Mastiffs have revived in Montpellier (1-3). The Northerners take the opportunity to overtake their opponent of the day in the standings, thanks in particular to a good performance from the former Montpellier resident, Remy Cabella, decisive double passer for Jonathan David then Angel Gomes. Before that, the Héraultais had opened the scoring against the run of play thanks to Elye Wahi, but the expulsion of Valère Germain, just before half-time, benefited Lille, for whom Jonathan David sealed victory with a double .
The comeback in great shape of @itsJoDavid ! #MHSCLOSC (1-3) pic.twitter.com/xjWXPH6beS
— Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@Ligue1UberEats) September 4, 2022
Ajaccio and Strasbourg still do not take off
With only one point on the clock, Ajaccio is dead last in Ligue 1. Opposed to Lorient on Sunday, the Corsicans held the ball (58% ball possession), but were not dangerous enough (0-1). With only three shots on target out of 16 attempted, the Ajaccio attack continues to cause concern after scoring only three goals in six games. More realistic, the Lorient people leave the Isle of Beauty with the three points, acquired thanks to a goal from Dango Ouattara.
Like Ajaccio, Strasbourg has still not found the path to success this season. The Alsatians conceded a fourth draw, on the lawn of Brest (1-1). But they can be satisfied with the point obtained, after playing an hour shorthanded due to the expulsion of Sanjin Prcic. The Brestois, on the other hand, can harbor regrets when they opened the scoring by Pierre Lees-Melou from the 6th minute.
The Balogun trigger allows Reims to hang Lens
While Stade de Reims lost its nugget, Hugo Ekitike (transferred to PSG), this summer, the Champagne club quickly found its successor with the young Englishman Folarin Balogun. On loan from Arsenal, the 21-year-old center-forward scored his fifth goal in six Ligue 1 games on Sunday, against Lens (1-1).
The Rémois notably took advantage of their numerical superiority after the expulsion of Deiver Machado (67th) to open the scoring. But they may regret having conceded the equalizer from Loïs Openda at the end of the game (83rd), which deprives them of a second consecutive victory. The Lensois remain undefeated with two draws and four wins.
You had to go back to August-September 1973 (6 goals in 6 games) to see such a performance! #SDRRCL pic.twitter.com/SrEuJUQLtF
— Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@Ligue1UberEats) September 4, 2022
Rennes disappoints again
Four days before entering the Europa League against Larnaca, Stade Rennais failed to bring back more than one point from their trip to Troyes (1-1). Even in numerical superiority for more than an hour after Yoann Salmier’s red card, the Bretons offered a disappointing offensive production and seemed to be out of creativity despite the tenure of their latest recruit, Amine Gouiri. Defensively heroic, especially in the last minutes of the game, the Trojans continue their good series this week, after two victories.
Three defeats in one week, the bill is salty for Toulouse
Enthusiastic at the start of the season, Toulouse seem to be marking time. After a defeat in Nantes last weekend and another against PSG on Wednesday, the Violets concede a new setback, against Clermont this time (2-0). Faced with a well-organized Auvergne defence, TéFéCé got fewer chances than in their previous matches. The Clermontois offered themselves a place in the top 10 thanks to goals from Maxime Gonalons and Muhammed Cham.
Auxerre 0-2 Marseille
Lyon 5-0 Angers
Nantes 0-3 Paris
Montpellier 1-3 Lille
Reims 1-1 Lens
Brest 1-1 Strasbourg
Ajaccio 0-1 Lorient
Clermont 1-0 Toulouse
Troyes 1-1 Rennes
Nice-Monaco, at 8:45 p.m.