Thauvin hits 100, Sidibé sent off after 43 seconds as Ligue 1 round two unfolds | OneFootball

Florian Thauvin reached 100 Ligue 1 goals, Djibril Sidibé was sent off 43 seconds after coming on, and PSG survived a scare for a 2-2 draw with Lille. Marseille fans, barred from travelling to Monaco, still made themselves heard.

In Friday’s opener, PSG keeper Matveï Safonov clashed heads with a staff member during the warm-up and appeared dazed. A 15-minute delay caused by ticketing issues allowed him to start, he then conceded twice, as he had the previous week against Rennes, before Marquinhos salvaged a late point at 2-2. Lille keeper Lucas Chevalier stepped up his warm-up during the scare.

For Lens, Thauvin struck his 100th Ligue 1 goal against Strasbourg. The former Marseille forward, who hit a penalty double against Auxerre last week, has 12 penalties in that tally and is the league’s leading active scorer.

Sidibé’s Le Mans debut was brief. Introduced on 68 minutes against Rennes in a 3-2 match, the 2018 World Cup winner was dismissed 43 seconds later for a late studs-up challenge on Esteban Le Paul.

At Stade Louis-II, Marseille supporters packed sections of the ground. They loudly greeted coach Bruno Genesio when he stepped onto the pitch, giving him a warm ovation and chanting his name repeatedly.

Source: Le Progres

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