French Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 Recap.
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The talk of the country was PSG’s new boy Neymar Jr making his debut for his new club against Guingamp. Neymar dazzled and entertained fans in that game in which he ended up scoring a goal and also assisted one. He showed the great talent and potential in him that made PSG spend a whopping €222 million. It’s just the second week of action in the French Ligue 1, but already, the table is already taking shape with teams like Lyon, PSG, Monaco finding their way to the top of the table. A total of 24 goals were scored.
Gameweek 2 Results
OGC Nice 1-2 Troyes
Stade Rennais 1-2 Olympique Lyon
Nantes 0-1 Olympique Marseille
Bordeaux 2-0 Metz
Toulouse 1-0 Montpellier
Amiens 0-2 Angers
SM Caen 0-1 Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg 3-0 Lille
Dijon 1-4 AS Monaco
Guingamp 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
Standings
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Angers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 | Troyes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Rennes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Nice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Caen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Metz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Amiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Dijon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Top Scorers
| Team | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| AS Monaco | Radamel Falcao | 4 |
| Olympique Lyon | Mariano Diaz | 3 |
| Olympique Lyon | Nabil Fekir | 2 |
| Bordeaux | Younousse Sankhare | 2 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Edinson Cavani | 2 |
Top Assisters
| Team | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| AS Monaco | Joao Moutinho | 3 |
| Troyes | Adama Niane | 2 |
| Bordeaux | Francois Kamano | 2 |
| Olympique Marseille | Valere Germain | 2 |
| Paris Sanit-Germain | Edinson Cavani | 2 |
Team of the Week
Ciprian Tatarusanu (Nantes); Patrice Evra (Olympique Marseille), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Loic Perrin (Saint-Etienne). Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain); Thomas Mangani (Angers), Michael Seri (Nice), Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes); Neymar Jr (Paris Saint-Germain),Radamel Falcao (AS Monaco), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain).
Gameweek 3 Fixtures
Date Time (GMT) Fixtures
18/08/17 19:45 Metz v AS Monaco
19/08/17 16:00 Olympique Lyon v Bordeaux
19/08/17 19:00 Stade Rennais v Dijon
19/08/17 19:00 Saint-Etienne v Amiens
19/08/17 19:00 Montpellier v Strasbourg
19/08/17 19:00 Troyes v Nantes
19/08/17 19:00 OGC Nice v Guingamp
20/08/17 14:00 Lille v SM Caen
20/08/17 16:00 Olympique Marseille v Angers
20/08/17 20:00 Paris Saint-Germain v Toulouse
Nice to see Tatarusanu's first game got him in the team of the week, too bad it ended up in defeat. Also Lille's 3-0 defeat.. what happened there ?
Lille - Mike Maignan was removed for 63 min
Strasbourg - Jonas Martin scored a goal on the 74th minute of the match (1:0)
Strasbourg - Dimitri Lienard scored a goal on the 82th minute of the match (2:0 pen)
Strasbourg - Jeremy Grimm scored a goal on the 88th minute of the match (3:0)
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