Overview
- Vitinha’s deflected strike earned PSG a 1-0 victory at Nantes as Luis Enrique rotated his lineup and gave Illya Zabarnyi his first Ligue 1 start.
- AS Monaco thrashed Le Havre 3-1 at Stade Louis-II, with goals from Eric Dier and Maghnes Akliouche under the gaze of an unfit Paul Pogba.
- Olympique Lyonnais overcame off-field financial uncertainty to beat Lens 1-0 at Bollaert thanks to a goal by Georges Mikautadze.
- Olivier Giroud marked his Ligue 1 return with an 11th-minute strike for Lille in a 3-3 draw at Brest, where Kamory Doumbia scored twice and Julien Le Cardinal salvaged a point.
- All three promoted clubs lost on matchday one, as Arnault-backed Paris FC fell 1-0 at Angers despite operating on an estimated €130 million budget.