A winning start for Lil and Monaco in the French Ligue 1!
In a game marred by a serious injury to Angel Gomes, the Lil was imposed 2-0 her Reimsstarting with three points her obligations in the French championship for the 8th consecutive season!
Reims were down a man in the 15th minute when Kone was sent off with a straight red card, while in the 25th minute Gomes collapsed to the ground after an aerial duel, losing consciousness and leaving for hospital. When the game resumed, Lille opened the scoring at 45’+29′ with his goal Diakite and continued to dominate, “locking” the victory with his goal David at 90’+2′.
Start with… the right one in this year’s championship and for the Monacowhich was imposed 1-0 her Saint Etienne in “Louis De”! Superior for most of the match, the team from the Principality had a goal disallowed with Minamino at 21′, but seven minutes later (28′) the Japanese midfielder again sent the ball into the net, scoring the goal that was to prove decisive.
St Etienne hit back and equalized in the 72nd minute through Sissoko, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for offside early in the period, with the score remaining 1-0 until the end.
The 1st matchday in detail:
Friday 16/8
Le Havre-Paris Saint-Germain 1-4
(48′ Joris – 3′ Lee, 85′ Dembele, 86′ Barkola, 90′ pen. Kolo Mouani)
Saturday 17/8
Brest-Marseille 1-5
(45’+6′ Kamara – 3′, 32′ pen. Greenwood, 26′, 48′ Luis Enrique, 69′ pen. Wahi)
Reims-Lille 0-2
(Diakite 45’+29′, David 90’+2′)
Monaco-Saint Etienne 1-0
(28′ Minamino)
Sunday 18/8
Auxerre-Nice (16:00)
Ange-Lance (18:00, online from Monobala.gr)
Montpellier-Strasbourg
Toulouse-Nades
Rennes-Lyon (21:45)
The next (2nd) matchday:
Friday 23/8
Paris Saint-Germain-Montpellier (21:45)
Saturday 24/8
Lyon-Monaco (18:00)
Lille-Angers (20:00)
Saint-Etienne-Havri (22:00)
Sunday 25/8
Lance-Brest (16:00)
Nantes-Auxerre (18:00)
Nice-Toulouse
Strasbourg-Ren
Marseille-Reims (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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