It’s only the second day but Paris has already taken off, leading the championship. Thanks to his big victory on Saturday against Montpellier (5-2), PSG once again showed their power, especially with a fit Neymar and a returning Mbappé, a scorer but who still has to settle. Whether Lorient and Lyonswinners on the first day, will play their meeting of the weekend at a later date because of a damaged lawn, only PSG were able to bring back three points in their first two matches.
L’OM was not so far from achieving it, after the opener of Nuno Tavares (38th) against Brest. But the Marseillais conceded too many chances to their evening opponent, logically rewarded with an overpowered strike from Pierre Lees-Melou (61st). OM’s Croatian coach, Igor Tudor, was able to launch the flagship rookie of his transfer window, but the Chilean Alexis Sanchez, who arrived with great fanfare in the Marseille city this week, did not really weigh on the meeting after his entry. in play at half-time. In summary, Marseille does not have to be ashamed to leave the Breton mist with a point in the luggage and a third place in the standings, alongside Lille held in check in Nantes on Friday (1-1).
Seductive Toulouse, stunning Clermont
monaco and lens also have four points, after their respective draws against reindeer Saturday (1-1) and at Ajaccio Sunday (0-0). Four points is also the total of Toulousepromoted with a very seductive face on the lawn of Troyes in the afternoon (3-0). The TFC has indeed confirmed its appetite for the start of the season in a direct competitor in the race to maintain, complicated this year by the four descents in Ligue 2 provided for by the regulations. The Violets took advantage of an own goal from Yasser Larouci (36th), before hardening the score by Rafael Ratao (54th) then Rhys Healey (85th). Promising for the TFC, a week after holding in check Nice (1-1).
After this draw against a promoted, the Niçois were therefore expected, Sunday against Strasbourg. But before its Europa League Conference play-off on Thursday, the Gym failed to take off in the Championship. With the first tenure of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, Lucien Favre’s men pushed late in the game, but they failed to bend the Alsatians other than on a penalty from Andy Delort (35th), erased by a goal smart from Kevin Gameiro (55th).
More worryingly, the Reims Stadium has already folded eight times in two matches. After Sunday’s rout at the Vélodrome against Marseille (4-1), the Rémois cracked at home againstClermont despite a two-goal lead at halftime (4-2). Because the exclusion of Emmanuel Agbadou (48th) revived the Auvergnats, untenable in the second half with four goals, including a double from new scorer Komnen Andric.
A similar reversal of the situation took place inAuxerrewhere the promoter thought he was leading 3-1 against Angers before seeing his 3rd goal disallowed by video assistance, for a foul at the start of the action… And finally, the SCO managed to snatch the draw (2-2).