Overview
- Lens opened the Ligue 1 season with a 5-2 victory over Auxerre, led by Florian Thauvin's two goals including a penalty and a decisive assist.
- Lyon won 2-0 at Toulouse with a heavily rotated starting XI to protect key players ahead of Champions League qualifying ties and goals from Noah Nartey and Malick Fofana.
- Le Mans, back in the top flight after 16 years, drew 2-2 with Brest in a lively match that was marked by tributes to the late Éric Roy and Julien Lachuer's first game as Brest coach.
- Nice and Lorient played a 0-0 at an empty Allianz Riviera with Nice fielding several teenagers in the starting lineup, and Troyes and Paris FC also settled for a goalless draw.
- The results create early league placings while raising questions about fixture congestion and how clubs will balance domestic matches with upcoming European commitments.