Football fans have not shunned their pleasure for the resumption of the championship this weekend: avalanche of goals, new recruits who have shone and the main leaders have responded for a season that promises to be thrilling. Starting with the victory of Lyons on Ajaccio (2-1) in pain. Les Gones beat the promoted Corsican at Groupama Stadium on Friday showing both defensive and offensive deficiencies, like last season. If Alexandre Lacazette scored for his return to OL, the management of Peter Bosz still asks questions when it comes to carrying out the reconquest operation after an 8th place in L1 last spring.
Saturday, the PSG has already shown the muscles and taken the top spot in the standings. The Parisians made a show of force (5-0) against Clermont. Carried by his shock duo Neymar-Messi, the club of the capital has perfectly started the defense of his title of champion of France despite the absence of Kylian Mbappé. A week after their great success at the Champions Trophy against Nantes (4-0), Paris and its new coach Christophe Galtier continued their momentum, demonstrating that they were already on point at the start of the season.
Marseille and Lille in force
On Sunday, the supporters were able to witness a flood of goals with the fine victory of Marseilles in front of Reims(4-1) and that of Lille versus Auxerre (4-1). As for OM, this first match with Igor Tudor at the helm succeeded in calming the climate of distrust that reigned in La Canebière in recent days. After the departure of Jorge Sampaoli and a failed preparation, the first official outing of the new Croatian coach, whistled by the supporters when he entered, was convincing.
Ditto for Lille who showed good dispositions on Sunday. The Northerners wandered in front of the promoted Auxerre. At the end of this complete match, the 2021 French champion, who lost a few executives in the offseason, reassured himself under the leadership of new coach Paulo Fonseca.
Montpellier stronger than Troyes, Rennes fails against Lorient
You shouldn’t be late either. Montpellierwhere, despite a lawn damaged by a fungus, four goals were scored in the first 17 minutes between the Héraultais and Troyes. The match was illuminated by the captain of the MHSC Téji Savanier, author of the winning goal with a masterful strike in the skylight (3-2). Equally hooked, the Breton derby between reindeer and Lorient gave birth to the first surprise of the season, with a victory for Merlus (1-0) at Roazhon Park, despite 20 shots attempted by Rennes.
A little earlier, another enclosure vibrated in front of his team: the Stadium of Toulouse, boiling for the return of TFC to the top flight for the first time since 2020. Brilliant in Ligue 2 last season, the Violets displayed their class for an hour with a goal from their Dutch rookie Thijs Dallinga. But Nice had some response with the Welshman Aaron Ramsey, scorer for his first in his new colors. Result: draw (1-1).
And at the heart of this first day rich in goals, only one match remained empty: the opposition between Nantes and Angers (0-0). But the L1 is launched on the hats of wheel …