Football: French Ligue 1 Week 1 results
Lorient upsets Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain draw against Reims and Caen becomes leader of the French Ligue 1
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French Ligue 1 Week 1 football results:
Monaco was upset 2-1 by Lorient on Sunday night in the Stade Louis II despite a goal by Colombian star Radamel Falcao. Vincent Aboubakar and Valentin Lavigne scored for Lorient.
Turkish club Kardemir Karabukspor's next opponents in the UEFA Europa League playoff round, Saint-Etienne won against Guingamp 2-0 thanks to two goals scored by Turkish forward Mevlut Erding on Saturday.
Olympique de Marseille drew 3-3 against Bastia on Saturday. Andre-Pierre Gignac found the net twice for Marseille. Bastia's Romaric had an own goal. Meanwhile Bastia scorers were Christopher Maboulou (2) and Gadji Tallo.
Clashes between fans injured 44 police officers at Armand Cesari Furiani Stadium .
After defeating Evian 3-0, Caen became leader of the Ligue 1.
On Friday, winners the last two seasons, Paris Saint-Germain drew against Reims 2-2 in an away game. PSG's Swedish star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic's two goals were not enough to snatch a win. Prince Oniangue and Gaetan Charbonnier scored for Reims.
- Top scorers:
2 goals:
Mevlut Erdinc (Saint-Etienne), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Andre Pierre Gignac (Olympique de Marseille), Mathieu Duhamel (Caen), Christopher Maboulou (Bastia), Dario Cvitanich (Nice)
- First matchday results in Ligue 1 are as follows:
Reims - Paris Saint-Germain: 2-2
Guingamp - Saint-Etienne: 0-2
Evian - Caen: 0-3
Bastia - Olympique de Marseille: 3-3
Lille - Metz: 0-0
Nantes - Lens: 1-0
Montpellier - Bordeaux: 0-1
Nice - Toulouse: 3-2
Olympique Lyon - Rennes: 2-0
Monaco - Lorient: 1-2
- Standings are as follows:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Nice | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Lorient | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Nantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bastia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Olympique de Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Reims | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Metz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Monaco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Lens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Montpellier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Evian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
- Fixture of the matchday 2 in Ligue 1 is as follows:
Friday, August 15:
Caen-Lille
Saturday, August 16:
Paris Saint-Germain-Bastia
Lens-Guingamp
Lorient-Nice
Metz-Nantes
Rennes-Evian
Toulouse-Olympique Lyon
Sunday, August 17:
Olympique de Marseille-Montpellier
Saint-Etienne-Reims
Bordeaux-Monaco
Source: Ligue1.com
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