Today the first matches of the "Ligue 1" round are being played.
In the earlier confrontation, the country's vice-champion "Paris Saint-Germain" and the newcomer of the championship "Amiens" entered the battle.
Although the most expensive player in the world could not yet play, many unpleasant moments for the guests were created by other players from the capital. Even before the end of the first half, Edinson Cavani missed a great chance to score, while Adrien Rabiot hit the crossbar.
Finally, PSG managed to break through towards the end of the first half when another newcomer, Dani Alves, played excellently with Cavani, and it was after his pass that the Uruguayan scored.
In the second part of the match, the situation did not change - Unai Emery's players created significantly more dangerous attacks, until Cavani finally made a precise assist to Javier Pastore.
A little later, the "Lyon" club, having examined another newcomer "Strasbourg," stepped onto the field, where it was better at finishing attacks. Bruno Genesio's side, with Alexandre Lacazette replaced by Mariano Diaz, scored with a long-range shot in the middle of the first half.
There was a lot of action when the clock reached an hour mark when the Lyon team built up a significant advantage by scoring through Nabil Fekir and the same Diaz. Finally, in the last moments, Fekir scored a double and his team rose to the top of the tournament table.
Last season's bronze medalist "Nice" had a much more serious challenge - a match with "Saint-Etienne" away. Despite playing without leaders Mario Balotelli and Jean Michel Seri, it proved to be too difficult.
The only goal was scored in the fourth minute by Jonathan Bamba, playing excellently in the hosts' well-organized defense.
Results:
"Paris Saint-Germain" 2 - 0 "Amiens" [1-0] 42' Edinson Cavani [2-0] 81' Javier Pastore
"Lyon" 4 - 0 "Strasbourg" [1-0] 23' Mariano Diaz [2-0] 59' Nabil Fekir (from penalty) [3-0] 61' Mariano Diaz [4-0] 90' Nabil Fekir
"Metz" 1 - 3 "Guingamp" [1-0] 14' Nolan Roux [1-1] 39' Jimmy Briand (from penalty) [1-2] 70' Ludovic Blas [1-3] 85' Mustapha Diallo
"Montpellier" 1 - 0 "Caen" [1-0] 58' Souleymane Camara
"Saint-Etienne" 1 - 0 "Nice" [1-0] 4' Jonathan Bamba
"Troyes" 1 - 1 "Rennes" [1-0] 47' Samuel Grandsir [1-1] 69' Jordan Tell
