Overview
- PSG needed a 67th-minute goal from Vitinha to edge Nantes 1-0 with a heavily rotated starting XI and saw summer signing Illya Zabarnyi make his Ligue 1 debut.
- AS Monaco opened their campaign with a commanding 3-1 home win over Le Havre thanks to strikes from Eric Dier and Maghnes Akliouche under the watchful eye of an unfit Paul Pogba.
- Lyon edged out Lens 1-0 at Stade Bollaert as striker Georges Mikautadze broke the deadlock to secure three points on the road.
- Lille were held to a 3-3 draw at Brest in a roller-coaster match that featured Olivier Giroud’s debut goal before Kamory Doumbia struck twice to level the score.
- Newly promoted Paris FC returned to Ligue 1 after 46 years only to lose 1-0 at Angers despite dominating possession and enjoying over 30 minutes with a one-player advantage.