A double from Ousmane Dembélé allowed Paris Saint-Germain to beat Brest 3-1 on Saturday and ensure they are top of the league after the 4th day of Ligue 1, where Marseille moved into 2nd place after their victory against Nice.
Dominant but ineffective, PSG were first led by Brest after a foul in the area by Nuno Mendes on Ludovic Ajorque and a penalty converted by Romain Del Castillo (29th).
But Dembélé, unstoppable on his right wing, brought the two teams back to level before the break (1-1, 42nd).
PSG made the difference in two minutes in the second half thanks to a great strike from Fabian Ruiz (73rd) and Dembélé again, who had followed up a blocked attempt from Randal Kolo Muani (74th).
Solid leader of Ligue 1 after 4 days with 12 points, PSG will receive Girona on Wednesday in the Champions League. Brest, for its part, will welcome Sturm Graz on Thursday for its big debut in C1.
Earlier in the day, efficient and solid if not very brilliant, Marseille beat Nice 2-0 at home in a festive atmosphere prolonging the euphoria since the arrival this summer of Roberto De Zerbi, its Italian coach.
With 10 points in four matches and a very favourable goal difference (+8), OM is second to Paris SG.
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But Marseille were manhandled by their neighbours Nice for a good half hour and it was finally on a completely harmless ball that Marseille found the opening, via their latest recruit, Neal Maupay, former Aiglon (1-0, 40th).
Still being pushed around, De Zerbi’s team doubled the lead with a magnificent strike from Luis Henrique after a pass from Amine Harit (2-0, 53rd).
The match ended in the fog of smoke bombs lit in the 84th minute by the forty-somethings of Commando Ultra and in the 94th minute by the thirty-somethings of MTP, to also celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club saluted by a collector’s and immaculate jersey.
Later in the day, Monaco played in Auxerre (3-0), preparing perfectly for the reception of FC Barcelona, on September 19 during the first day of the Champions League.
Led by their midfielder and captain Denis Zakaria, who provided an assist and a goal, the Monegasques pushed Auxerre further into the ground, suffering their third consecutive defeat.
Thilo Keher (8th), well helped by a handball by Donovan Léon, the AJA goalkeeper, Venderson, served by Zakaria (25th) and Zakaria himself (89th) allow Monaco to occupy provisional 3rd place in the Ligue 1 standings, tied on points with OM (10 pts), while waiting for the matches of Nantes against Reims and Lens against Lyon on Sunday at the end of the 4th day.
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