The first matches had set the tone, confirming the idea of ​​a real spectacle for the return to business of Ligue 1. This Sunday reserved a new shower of goals in the four corners of France, where it rained a lot, sometimes in a torrential manner. At the start of the afternoon, Lens rode on its good momentum by avoiding the trap set by Paris FC (2-1).
Already a scorer at Auxerre before the break, Edouard did it again to open the scoring (1-0, 17th), before Lees-Melou put the two teams back on level terms after half an hour of play (1-1, 28th). This was without counting on the strength of character of this Lens team, which made the difference in the second half thanks to a goal from Baidoo (2-1, 64th). Fourth, Lens places. The PFC slips to eleventh place.
Florian Thauvin, offensive leader of RC Lens.
The good operation of the day is to the credit of Toulouse, who did not tremble to inflict a correction on Metz (4-0). Magri (1-0, 2nd), Donnum from the penalty spot (2-0, 8th), Gboho (3-0, 79th) and Cresswell (4-0, 84th) found the net for Téfécé, now seventh. Red lantern, the promoted Messin worried.
Goal showers over Brittany
In the soft underbelly, Lorient and Brest, respectively twelfth and thirteenth, parted in a spectacular draw (3-3). Le Bris (2nd), Kouassi (55th) and Soumano (89th) improved their statistics in the Lorient ranks, while Dina Ebimbe (34th), a “csc” from Makengo (44th) and a penalty from Del Castillo (86th) allowed the Brestois not to sink.
A similar outcome a few kilometers away, in pouring rain, where Rennes conceded a new parity score, this time against Auxerre (2-2). After Namaso's quick opening score (0-1, 8th), Habib Beye's men initially reversed the situation thanks to Embolo (1-1, 18th) and Fofana (2-1, 56th), but AJA held on and was rewarded with a penalty obtained and transformed by Sinayoko (2-2, 72nd). Respectively ninth and fourteenth, the two teams have moved up a few places in the standings.
