On this evening, three more matches of the French championship were already played.
In the first one, a surprising victory was achieved by the newcomer in the league, "Strasbourg", who defeated "Lille" in front of their own fans. The Elsace team secured their first three points against the opponents who were left with ten players on the field.
All goals were scored right after the goalkeeper Mike Maignan received a red card. The scorers were Jonas Martin, Dimitri Lienard, and Jeremy Grimm.
Interestingly, after Maignan was sent off, "Lille" had no more substitutions left, so Nicolas De Preville had to take his place in goal, and even more unbelievably, after the first goal conceded, the striker had to swap positions with the goalkeeper Ibrahim Amadou because the coach Marcelo Bielsa was still hoping to equalize the score.
A bit later, the defending champions "Monaco" players stepped onto the field against "Dijon". As usual, they demonstrated excellent attacking play. Radamel Falcao scored the third-minute goal after a corner kick.
In the middle of the first half, the central defender Jemerson scored another great goal, and Falcao increased the visitor's lead in the 37th minute.
Wesley Said managed to reduce the gap before halftime, but ultimately, Falcao completed a hat-trick and allowed the Monaco team to celebrate an excellent result. This goal was also scored after a corner kick.
In the final match of the second round, "Guingamp" and "Paris Saint-Germain" faced each other. The Parisians had their debutant Neymar, the world's most expensive signing, so the match in Guingamp was highly anticipated.
As expected, even though PSG played away, Unai Emery's team dominated in terms of ball possession in the first half. However, neither team managed to score before halftime.
Neymar, playing on the left side, looked promising and created several chances, but they did not convert into goals. The most dangerous moment came after a forward pass to Marquinhos, who hit the crossbar with a header.
The Parisians finally managed to break through the opponent's defense in the second half. However, the first goal came from an own goal, as Jordan Ikoko miskicked a pass to his goalkeeper and the ball ended up in the net.
Then, the visitors increased their lead, with the world's most expensive footballer assisting Edinson Cavani with a precise pass.
In the 82nd minute, Neymar returned the favor to Cavani by assisting him, and the Brazilian left the field after his debut not only with an assist but also a goal.
