Ligue 1 Matchweek 5 Results: PSG Take Le Classique as Monaco Move Top

Matchweek 5 drew a fairly clear line between the teams building momentum and those already fighting fires. Monaco picked up another win and moved to the top of the table, Lyon turned a meeting of two unbeaten sides into a rout, while Marseille slipped to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions. Before the weekend, the 888STARZ line had PSG as heavy favourites in Le Classique — and this time the favourite got the job done.

Marseille 1-2 PSG: another blow for Genesio’s side

Le Classique took a while to come alive, but the final 25 minutes delivered enough drama.

Ferran Torres put PSG ahead in the 67th minute from a Desire Doue cross. Angel Gomes equalised five minutes later and briefly brought the Velodrome back to life.

Very briefly.

Marquinhos restored PSG’s lead almost immediately after following up his own effort, while Marseille captain Timothy Weah was later sent off for a second booking.

PSG had been as short as 1.44 before kick-off, so there was no major upset here.

The bigger story is Marseille.

This was their fourth straight Ligue 1 defeat and fifth loss in a row in all competitions. After five league games, they have only three points and are already stuck near the bottom.

A bad run can happen in September. Five straight defeats starts to look like something much more serious.

Lyon 4-0 Rennes: two unbeaten sides, one very one-sided game

Before kick-off, this looked like one of the closest matchups of the round.

Both teams were unbeaten. Rennes arrived on a three-game winning streak, while the odds were not far apart either: 2.19 on Lyon, 3.33 on Rennes.

On the pitch, there was no balance at all.

Ernest Nuamah scored twice before half-time. Zachary Athekame added a third after the break before Corentin Tolisso rounded things off with a superb strike from outside the box.

Rennes had more of the ball but did very little with it.

Lyon climbed to 11 points with the win and now sit just two behind Monaco.

If there were still doubts over how seriously to take Lyon’s start before the weekend, a 4-0 win against an unbeaten Rennes side has done plenty to quiet them.

Monaco 2-1 Lens: Brunner scores again and Monaco go top

Monaco’s excellent start keeps rolling.

Paris Brunner opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, taking the 20-year-old striker to six goals for the season. Mathieu Udol equalised for Lens, but Jonathan Gradit’s own goal late on handed Monaco the win.

The hosts had been 2.11 favourites before kick-off, although the line still gave Lens a realistic chance.

Monaco took the three points they needed.

Five games in, they have four wins and one draw, 13 points and first place.

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Nice 2-1 Lille

This was one the market got wrong.

Lille arrived as 2.13 favourites, with Nice out at 3.74. That made sense beforehand: Nice were still winless, while Lille had started strongly.

An own goal from Nathan Ngoy changed the tone before Mohamed Amoura made it 2-0. Ayase Ueda pulled one back late on, but Nice held firm.

It was their first win of the season and their first home Ligue 1 victory in almost a year.

Toulouse 3-2 Le Havre

Toulouse also finally got off the mark.

Kasper Tengstedt made the difference with two quick goals early in the second half, helping the hosts to a 3-2 win.

Toulouse had been 1.83 favourites, so there was no surprise in the result.

The timing mattered more. Getting that first win just before the break should make the next couple of weeks feel a lot lighter.

All Ligue 1 Matchweek 5 Results

Five rounds in, Monaco are the surprise leaders with 13 points, Lyon are up to second, while PSG are beginning to recover after a slow start.

But the loudest story in France right now is still Marseille.

Five straight defeats, only three league points and another Le Classique gone wrong. The international break could hardly have arrived at a better time.