Olympique Lyonnais made light of Hugo Lloris's departure to go top in France while reigning champions Montpellier Hérault SC secured a first win.
Tottenham Hotspur FC-bound Lloris said goodbye to Stade de Gerland before kick-off against Valenciennes FC but successor Rémy Vercoutre was beaten on 12 minutes by Gil's header. However, Michel Bastos soon levelled and a Bafétimbi Gomis penalty gave Lyon a half-time lead. Clément Grenier's fine strike on 66 minutes proved crucial due to Grégory Pujol's response and Lyon’s 3-2 win takes them a point ahead of Olympique de Marseille, who hope to maintain their perfect start against Stade Rennais FC tomorrow, when UEFA Champions League contenders LOSC Lille and Paris Saint-Germain FC are matched.
The other French side in that competition, Montpellier, had one point from three games of their Ligue 1 defence, but put that right as Younés Belhanda's penalty and second-half goals from Emanuel Herrera and Rémi Cabella shaped a 3-1 win at point-less FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. FC Lorient remain unbeaten after overcoming AS Nancy-Lorraine 3-0 and Toulouse FC are also without defeat but only after Wissam Ben Yedder's last-minute equaliser against Stade de Reims Champagne cancelled out Aymen Abdennour's own goal.
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Lorient | ![]() | 3-0 | ![]() | Nancy | |
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Bastia | ![]() | 0-3 | ![]() | St-Étienne | |
Cohade 11, Aubameyang 26, Guilavogui 89 | |||||
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Brest | ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() | Troyes | |
Obbadi 66 | |||||
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Toulouse | ![]() | 1-1 | ![]() | Reims | |
Ben Yedder 89 | Abdennour 56 (o.g.) | ||||
Venue: Toulouse | |||||
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Sochaux | ![]() | 1-3 | ![]() | Montpellier | |
Privat 63 | |||||
Venue: Montbeliard | |||||
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Ajaccio | ![]() | 2-0 | ![]() | Évian | |
Venue: Ajaccio | |||||
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Lyon | ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() | Valenciennes | |
Nascimento Silva 12, Pujol 76 | |||||
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Clubs | P | Pts | |||
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1 | ![]() | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 | 10 | |
2 | ![]() | Olympique de Marseille | 3 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | FC Lorient | 4 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | Toulouse FC | 4 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() | Valenciennes FC | 4 | 7 | |
6 | ![]() | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 3 | 7 | |
7 | ![]() | AS Saint-Étienne | 4 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() | SC Bastia | 4 | 6 | |
9 | ![]() | Stade Brestois 29 | 4 | 6 | |
10 | ![]() | LOSC Lille | 3 | 5 | |
11 | ![]() | AC Ajaccio * | 4 | 5 | |
12 | ![]() | Montpellier Hérault SC | 4 | 4 | |
13 | ![]() | Stade de Reims | 4 | 4 | |
14 | ![]() | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 4 | 4 | |
15 | ![]() | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3 | 3 | |
16 | ![]() | Stade Rennais FC | 3 | 3 | |
17 | ![]() | OGC Nice | 3 | 2 | |
18 | ![]() | Évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 4 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | ES Troyes AC | 4 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 4 | 0 |
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