Ligue 1 – Matchday 1 takeaways: the big guns win, bar Rennes and PSG | OneFootball

On Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 with Rennes at Roazhon Park. A somewhat frustrating but interesting match that naturally leaves Paris outside the 1st place it is aiming for by the end of the season.

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PSG can feel somewhat relieved, but also frustrated. They dominated against Rennes while also being exposed to dangerous counterattacks, and above all were hurt by a terrible gap in efficiency. Still, there were some encouraging elements in the performance and the ability not to lose. That should never be overlooked.

Earlier in the day, Olympique de Marseille got off to the best possible start, even though the summer had brought more doubts than certainty. Strasbourg’s red card at 1-0 helped, but it does not take away from the fact that it was a successful opening for coach Bruno Génésio. Strasbourg, meanwhile, will need to react quickly amid all the recent changes.

Lens showed that there has not been any major disruption with an interesting home win, even if conceding two goals while playing 11 against 10 may be a little concerning. It is always good to start with a victory.

Especially since the other championship “big clubs” all did the same: Olympique Lyonnais at Toulouse (0-2), Lille at Angers (0-2) and Monaco at Le Havre (0-1). Lyon also managed it despite fully rotating the squad in the middle of their Champions League qualifying tie against Fenerbahçe (1-1 in the first leg).

As for the rest, they were draws of varying satisfaction. Newly promoted Le Mans starts with a point, while Brest seems to confirm that its European days are already a distant memory. Paris FC, which spent again this summer, was clearly hoping for better against another promoted side. For Nice and Lorient, it is still better than a bad start.

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