Hichem Boudaoui seals narrow win for Nice against Clermont.
Late goal by Josh Wilson-Esbrand got Reims past Lorient.
The newly-promoted Metz and Le Havre shared the points in a goalless draw.
Florian Sotoca’s penalty double lifts Lens to victory over Nantes.
Late entry and goal by Josh Wilson-Esbrand secure 1-0 victory for Reims over Lorient.
Florian Sotoca’s double penalty goals propel Lens to a dominant 4-0 win against Nantes.
Montpellier equals Toulouse in points with a 3-0 victory, Akor Adams nets two goals.
Marseille struggles in mid-table, Lyon hit rock bottom without a league win.
Violent attack on Lyon’s bus forces cancellation of match with Marseille.
FRENCH LIGUE 1 – RESULTS
[ 0-1 ] CLERMONT vs. NICE
[ 1-0 ] REIMS vs. LORIENT
[ 4-0 ] LENS vs. NANTES
[ 2-3 ] BREST vs. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
[ 2-0 ] LILLE vs. MONACO
[ 0-0 ] METZ vs. LE HAVRE
[ 3-0 ] MONTPELLIER vs. TOULOUSE
[ 1-1 ] RENNES vs. STRASBOURG
[ pp ] MARSEILLE vs. LYON
Monaco loses the top spot after a ‘2-0’ defeat in Lille. Monaco fell to third in the league standings, two points away from Lille after suffering a ‘2-0′ defeat.
Nice used a narrow win at Clermont to move up to the top of the league standings after 10 rounds.
Paris St. Germain is now a point from the top of the league table.’
Lyon remains the only side without a win.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Nice [1st, 10/34 games, 22 pts]
Paris Saint-Germain [2nd, 10/34 games, 21 pts]
Monaco [3rd, 10/34 games, 20 pts]
Lille [4th, 10/34 games, 18 pts]
Reims [5th, 10/34 games, 17 pts]
Brest [6th, 10/34 games, 15 pts]
Nantes [7th, 10/34 games, 14 pts]
Rennes [8th, 10/34 games, 12 pts]
Marseille [9th, 9/34 games, 12 pts]
Lens [10th, 10/34 games, 12 pts]
Montpellier [11th, 9/34 games, 11 pts]
Toulouse [12th, 10/34 games, 11 pts]
Le Havre [13th, 10/34 games, 11 pts]
Strasbourg [14th, 10/34 games, 11 pts]
Lorient [15th, 10/34 games, 10 pts]
Metz [16th, 10/34 games, 9 pts]
Clermont [17th, 9/34 games, 5 pts]
Lyon [18th, 9/34 games, 3 pts]
Gaetan Laborde failed to give Nice the lead in the first half when he missed his penalty kick. Fortunately for Nice, Hichem Boudaoui scored the only goal of the game in the 74th minute to secure a win in Clermont. The result extends Nice’s unbeaten start to the season.
Josh Wilson-Esbrand entered the game in the 66th minute and scored the only goal of the match 18 minutes later to give Reims a 1-0 victory over Lorient.
Florian Sotoca scored twice from the spot as Lens put an end to back-to-back draws in the league with a 4-0 win against Nantes.
Montpellier, with a game in hand, equaled Toulouse in points by beating them ‘3-0’. Akor Adams scored two goals to secure Montpellier the maximum points.
Marseille and Lyon, two of France’s most successful football clubs, are both struggling to meet expectations this season. Marseille is at the bottom end of the top half of the league table, while Lyon is bottom of the table without a league win. The match between the two teams was called off after Lyon’s bus was attacked with stones as it arrived at the stadium, injuring Lyon manager Fabio Grosso.
RESULTS – LIGUE 1
[ 0 ] Clermont
[ 1 ] Nice || Hichem Boudaoui 74′
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[ 1 ] Reims || Josh Wilson-Esbrand 84′
[ 0 ] Lorient
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[ 4 ] Lens || Florian Sotoca 27′(pen) 72′(pen) Facundo Medina 58′ Neil El Aynaoui 89′
[ 0 ] Nantes
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[ 2 ] Brest || Steve Mounie 43′ Jeremy Le Douaron 52′
[ 3 ] Paris Saint-Germain || Warren Zaire-Emery 16′ Kylian Mbappe 28′ 89′
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[ 2 ] Lille || Ivan Cavaleiro 32′ Bafode Diakite 42′
[ 0 ] Monaco
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[ 0 ] Metz
[ 0 ] Le Havre
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[ 3 ] Montpellier || Akor Adams 13′ 72′ Khalil Fayad 63′
[ 0 ] Toulouse
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[ 1 ] Rennes
[ 1 ] Strasbourg
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[ pp ] Marseille
[ 0 ] Lyon
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