On the evening of the 20th, the first round of the "Ligue 1" championship started, with the first match between the "Strasbourg" and "Guingamp" clubs. The newcomers to the top league from Alsace had been in really good form before the New Year, but Antoine Kombouare's players brought them down to earth. Guingamp's footballers took the lead in the eighth minute after a pass from Marcus Coco by Yannis Salibur, and shortly after, Nicolas Benezet managed to double their lead. These two strikes were enough for victory, as Strasbourg's eleven completely failed to take the initiative on the field. The three points won allowed Guingamp to temporarily rise to 10th place in the league table, overtaking Nice by two points. Result: "Strasbourg" 0 - 2 Guingamp [0-1] 8' Yannis Salibur [0-2] 16' Nicolas Benezet
