"Ligue 1" championship battles continue on Saturday. Having won silver last season, "Lyon" showed signs of recovery and defeated the higher-placed "Toulouse" team away. However, the victory was far from easy. Having scored a penalty from 11 meters, Alexandre Lacazette put the visitors ahead after just 15 minutes of play, but the result was soon equal. The sniper scored again after the break, showing that "Lyon" was truly ready to win, but four minutes after his shot, defender Rafael was sent off. Nevertheless, Bruno Genesio's players managed to resist the opponents' attacks and scored three points, rising to eighth place in the league table. Later on, "Monaco" players allowed themselves to be overshadowed by "Paris Saint-Germain," drawing with "Saint-Etienne." Both goals were scored at the start of the match - in the fifth minute, Kamil Glik scored a great goal after a pass from Thomas Lemar, and in the 18th minute, another midfielder Loic Perrin equalized the score. The match ended with a 1-1 draw. After that, "Monaco" remains second in the league, and "Saint-Etienne" remains in sixth place. Results: "Toulouse" 1 - 2 "Lyon" "Guingamp" 1 - 0 "Angers" "Lorient" 2 - 2 "Montpellier" "Nancy" 2 - 0 "Caen" "Bastia" 0 - 0 "Dijon" "Saint-Etienne" 1 - 1 "Monaco"
