PSG could run away with the title once again if their archrivals don’t step their game up.
Three matches into the season and Paris St. Germain is looking like the only pre-season favorite that is living up to expectations. Lyon, Monaco, and Marseille have all suffered defeats. Dijon and Paris St. Germain remain the final two team yet to drop a point. 6 players lead the scoring list with 3 goals, with two of the 6 coming from PSG (Kylian Mbappe and Neymar).
Lyon bounced back from their shocking away defeat to newly-promoted Reims through a ‘2-0’ home victory against Strasbourg. It was Strasbourg first defeat of the season.
Edinson Cavani scores on his return to from injury.
Paris St. Germain had all of their front three on the scoresheet in a ‘3-1’ home victory against Angers. Cavani opened the scoring before Kylian Mbappe and Neymar scored the winning goals.
Amiens get their first victory of the season by hammering Reims ‘4-1’ to hand them their first defeat of the season. Nantes uses a penalty got get a goal that saved them from defeat to Caen. Both sides are still in search for the first maximum points.
Nice remains winless
It was a massive away victory for Dijon as they sealed victory by scoring 4 goals in the second half (including 3 goals after the final 10 minutes of regulation time) to defeat Nice.
Max-Alain Gradel amended his first-half penalty miss when he scored another in the 80th minute for relegation-survivor Toulouse to win a consecutive league match by handing newly-promoted Nimes their first defeat of the season.
Lille remains undefeated after picking up another victory after a 3-0 victory against Guingamp, who remain at the bottom of the league standings.
Monaco is defeated at Bordeaux
Francois Kamano was the star of the match when he reinstated the lead he had given Bordeaux with a late winning goal in additional time against Monaco. It was Bordeaux first victory of the season after defeats in their opening two games.
