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On Friday, the 2006-2007 French "Ligue 1" championship started with a match between "Nantes" and defending champions "Lyon". Although not the strongest team in terms of lineup, the champions were the first to concede a goal, but later scored three goals without reply and celebrated a 1-3 victory.
1 - 3 4` [1 - 0] Nourdin Boukhari 5` [1 - 1] Karim Benzema 63` [1 - 2] Sebastien Squillaci 88` [1 - 3] Fred
Surprisingly, just four minutes into the game after a penalty kick by Moroccan Nourdine Boukhari, "Nantes" took the lead, but young Karim Benzema equalized the score just a minute later after a good pass from Norwegian John Carew.
In the second half, defender Sebastien Squillaci, who moved from "Monaco" to "Lyon" in the summer, brought the visitors ahead, and just two minutes before the end of the match, the victory was sealed by Fred after coming on as a substitute, who directed the ball into the net after a perfect pass from newcomer Kim Kallstrom.
The French media notes that "Lyon" looked very capable in this match despite not having even nine players in their ranks who participated in the World Cup in Germany last month.
Upcoming matches on Saturday: PSG - Lorient Nancy - Monaco Lens - Troyes Le Mans - Nice Bordeaux - Toulouse Auxerre - Valenciennes Rennes - Lille St Etienne - Sochaux
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