Monaco was upset 2-1 by Lorient on Sunday night in the Stade Louis II despite a goal by Colombian star Radamel Falcao. Vincent Aboubakar and Valentin Lavigne scored for Lorient. Turkish club Kardemir Karabukspor's next opponents in the UEFA Europa League playoff round, Saint-Etienne won against Guingamp 2-0 thanks to two goals scored by Turkish forward Mevlut Erding on Saturday. Olympique de Marseille drew 3-3 against Bastia on Saturday. Andre-Pierre Gignac found the net twice for Marseille. Bastia's Romaric had an own goal. Meanwhile Bastia scorers were Christopher Maboulou (2) and Gadji Tallo. Clashes between fans injured 44 police officers at Armand Cesari Furiani Stadium . After defeating Evian 3-0, Caen became leader of the Ligue 1.
On Friday, winners the last two seasons, Paris Saint-Germain drew against Reims 2-2 in an away game. PSG's Swedish star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic's two goals were not enough to snatch a win. Prince Oniangue and Gaetan Charbonnier scored for Reims.
- Top scorers:
2 goals:
Mevlut Erdinc (Saint-Etienne), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Andre Pierre Gignac (Olympique de Marseille), Mathieu Duhamel (Caen), Christopher Maboulou (Bastia), Dario Cvitanich (Nice)
- First matchday results in Ligue 1 are as follows:
Reims - Paris Saint-Germain: 2-2
Guingamp - Saint-Etienne: 0-2
Evian - Caen: 0-3
Bastia - Olympique de Marseille: 3-3
Lille - Metz: 0-0
Nantes - Lens: 1-0
Montpellier - Bordeaux: 0-1
Nice - Toulouse: 3-2
Olympique Lyon - Rennes: 2-0
Monaco - Lorient: 1-2