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Paris top rankings, Rennes top scorers

Paris Saint-Germain are topping the French table following a 2-0 win against SC Bastia, but Stade Rennais FC stole their thunder with a 6-2 victory against Évian Thonon Gaillard FC.

Ligue 1: 16 August ©AFP/Getty Images

• Champions Paris Saint-Germain top the table on goal difference after a 2-0 win against SC Bastia in their first home game of the campaign, Edinson Cavani's volley the pick of the goals. Zlatan Ibrahimović went off with an abdominal injury after 16 minutes.

• AS Saint-Étienne and FC Girondins de Bordeaux can go top with six points if they win on Sunday.

• As many goals were scored in Stade Rennais FC's 6-2 demolition of Évian Thonon Gaillard FC as in the day's remaining five Ligue 1 fixtures. Ola Toivonen, Edson Mexer and France Under-21 international Paul-George Ntep scored two each for Rennes, while Daniel Wass hit two for Évian.

• Coach Hubert Fournier suffered a first loss in charge of Olympique Lyonnais, going down 2-1 at Toulouse FC.

• Julien Vercauteren, 21, son of Belgian legend Franck Vercauteren, made his Ligue 1 debut for OGC Nice in a 0-0 draw at FC Lorient.

Friday: Divock Origi's penalty earned UEFA Champions League contenders LOSC Lille a first domestic win of the season — 1-0 at promoted SM Caen.

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