Ligue 1 week 1 features 9 matches. Stade Brestois 29 crushes Angers 5-1 at home, Lens wins 2-1 against Lyon, Nice comes back to beat Strasbourg 2-1, Toulouse grabs a 2-2 draw at Monaco and Lorient holds Paris FC to 1-0.
Week in review
Stade Brestois 29, 12th before the match, wins 5-1 against Angers, 8th, with 19 shots and 9 on target against an opponent reduced by a red card. Lens, 15th, wins 2-1 at home against Lyon, 2nd, despite a red card in their ranks and 15 shots against 13. Nice, 15th and trailing, comes back to beat Strasbourg, 10th, 2-1 at home with 6 shots on target against 3. Toulouse, 14th, comes back from two goals down to grab a 2-2 draw at Monaco, 2nd, while Lorient, 13th, holds Paris FC, 4th, to 1-0 without conceding a goal.
D3 Player of the week
P. Mboup (Stade Brestois 29) scores a goal and provides an assist, with 3 shots on target, in Stade Brestois 29's 5-1 victory against Angers. Podium: 2. L. Ajorque (Stade Brestois 29), 3. C. Tengstedt (Toulouse).
D3 Forward
Same winner: P. Mboup (Stade Brestois 29), already presented above (D3 Player of the week). Podium: 2. L. Ajorque (Stade Brestois 29), 3. E. Diop (Monaco).
D3 Midfielder
C. Tengstedt (Toulouse) converts a penalty then provides the assist for Toulouse's equalizer in their 2-2 draw at Monaco. Podium: 2. F. Thauvin (Lens), 3. J. Clauss (Nice).
D3 Defender
L. Tousart (Stade Brestois 29) scores 1 goal and creates 2 chances in the 5-1 victory against Angers. Podium: 2. B. Reynolds (Rennes).
D3 Goalkeeper
R. Risser (Lens) makes four saves out of five opponent shots on target in Lens's 2-1 victory against Lyon, 2nd. Podium: 2. Y. Mvogo (Lorient), 3. J. de Lange (Marseille).
D3 Team
Stade Brestois 29, 12th, wins 5-1 against Angers, 8th, with 19 shots, 9 on target and 3.9 expected goals, against an opponent reduced by a red card. Podium: 2. Lens, 3. Lorient.
D3 Surprise
Nice, outsider and 15th, trailing, turns it around to beat Strasbourg, 10th, 2-1 at home with 6 shots on target against 3 despite 45% possession.
D3 Match to remember
Nice 2-1 Strasbourg. Nice beats Strasbourg 2-1 in a tight match where the lead changes and the trailing team ends up winning, for only 3 goals and 1.34 against 0.56 in expected goals. Podium: 2. Monaco 2-2 Toulouse, 3. Stade Brestois 29 5-1 Angers.
D3 XI of the week (4-3-3)
R. Risser (Lens), R. Perraud (Lille), L. Tousart (Stade Brestois 29), I. Ganiou (Lens), B. Reynolds (Rennes), A. Thomasson (Rennes), C. Tengstedt (Toulouse), F. Thauvin (Lens), P. Mboup (Stade Brestois 29), L. Ajorque (Stade Brestois 29), E. Diop (Monaco).
Key takeaways
Mboup and Ajorque combine goals and assists in Stade Brestois 29's 5-1 victory against Angers. Tengstedt scores from the penalty spot and provides an assist in Toulouse's 2-2 draw at Monaco. Thauvin provides 2 assists, including the winning goal, in Lens's 2-1 success against Lyon.
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