Angers draws a draw in Brest and remains PSG runner-up, Nice climbs to fourth place

The Angers SCO does not let go. Led ten minutes from the end of the match on the lawn of Brest, Sunday, September 12, the team of Gerald Baticle finally left Brittany with the point of the draw (1-1).

After Romain Faivre opened the scoring on the hour mark from the penalty spot (62^e), Thomas Mangani answered him in the same exercise (78^e) and allowed his team to remain unbeaten at the start of the season and to retain their place as runner-up to Paris-Saint-Germain in the standings.

Nice dominated, but … winner

Two places behind is now the OGC Nice. Christophe Galtier’s team won, with success, on the lawn of FC Nantes (2-0). Dominated throughout the meeting, the Niçois struck twice at the end of the match. First with the chest goal of Kasper Dolberg (75^e) then with the second goal, signed by Amine Gouiri (80^e).

The Nice could even have added a third goal if the latter had managed to conclude a sublime individual action (86^e). In the standings, Nice is one point behind OM, the one withdrawn from the club following the incidents that took place during the match against Marseille on August 22.

Lens wins at the end of the suspense

RC Lens occupies fifth place. Unbeaten, like Angers and Nice, since the start of the season, the Sang et Or went for a victory at the end of the game on the lawn of the Girondins de Bordeaux (3-2) thanks to a penalty from Florian Sotoca ( 90 + 6^e).

The Bordelais can blame themselves since, after being led by two goals at half-time, they had managed to come back to equality. But new recruit Stian Gregersen made a mistake in added time, causing the penalty. The Girondins now occupy the last place in the standings.

Rennes still disappoints, Saint-Etienne in the middle of a nightmare

Among the contenders for qualification for the European Cup, Rennes continues to disappoint. The Bretons conceded their second straight defeat in Ligue 1, this time at home against Reims (0-2). Exceeded, the Rennes were disappointing and do not reassure before the reception of Tottenham, Thursday, September 16, for their first match of the Europa League Conference.

At the bottom of the standings, the promoted Troyes managed to pocket his very first victory of the season for his return to the top flight. ESTAC players won on the lawn of FC Metz (2-0) thanks to goals from Gerson Rodrigues (49^e) and Xavier Chavalerin (84^e).

Earlier in the day, AS Saint-Etienne, nineteenth in the standings, continued their nightmarish start to the season, with a defeat on the lawn of Montpellier (0-2).

Lyon in full confidence against Strasbourg

Already winner of Nantes (1-0) just before the international break, Lyon (7^e) followed Sunday against Strasbourg, with again a goal from Moussa Dembélé, promoted captain. A good omen before facing Glasgow Rangers in the Europa League next Thursday, then PSG next Sunday in L1.

The center-forward showed the way for a high-class sequence (8^e), sound 4^e goal in this Ligue 1, tied for the top scorers with Kylian Mbappé and Amine Gouiri. Then Lyon hit the nail on the head with Jason Denayer’s header on a cross from rookie Xherdan Shaqiri (64^e), just after the entry into play of another recruit, the German international defender Jérôme Boateng, three days after his heavy conviction in Germany for violence against his ex-companion.

Finally Lucas Paqueta increased the score with class (87^e), before a reduction in score signed Habib Diallo from the penalty spot (90^e+7) at the end of the match marked by fear for Dimitri Liénard, victim on the lawn of an apparently minor discomfort.