Ligue 1 matchday 5: Monaco top on their own, Lyon put four past Rennes, PSG win at ten-man Marseille

Five rounds in, Monaco are top on their own. They beat Lens 2–1 on Friday and are the only side with four wins, on thirteen points. The other two leaders both lost: Lyon beat Rennes 4–0, and Lille lost 2–1 at Nice. Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 at Marseille, who finished with ten men and have lost four of five. It was a round of home wins: nine matches, twenty-nine goals, eight home wins, one away win and no draws. There were four own goals, and two of them decided matches.

Friday

Monaco 2–1 Lens: Paris Brunner scored on 32 from Matthis Abline's pass. Matthieu Udol equalised on 57 from Florian Thauvin's. The winner on 84 was an own goal by Jonathan Gradit, who had come on for Lens at half-time. Lens had twelve shots to Monaco's nine and eight corners to two, but Monaco put six on target to Lens's four.

Saturday

Lyon 4–0 Rennes was the biggest win of the round. Ernest Nuamah scored on 7 from Corentin Tolisso's pass and on 30 from Pavel Šulc's. Zachary Athekame made it three on 48, then set up Tolisso on 76. Lyon had 45 per cent of the ball and nine shots on target from fifteen. It was the first defeat of the season for Rennes, whose goal difference is now −1.

Paris FC 2–1 Strasbourg: Ilan Kebbal scored on 18, set up by Lassine Sinayoko, and Pablo Pagis added the second on 57 from Maxime López. Strasbourg's goal was a Moustapha Mbow own goal on 88. Strasbourg had five shots, one on target, and no corners. Paris FC are still unbeaten.

Angers 2–0 Estac Troyes: Prosper Peter scored on 42 from Amine Sbaï's pass. Sbaï then scored the second on 57 from Amine El Ouazzani's. Troyes had nineteen shots to twelve and eleven corners to two. Both sides put three shots on target.

Le Mans 2–1 Lorient gave Le Mans their first win of the season after three draws and a defeat. Adil Bourabaa scored on 3 from Rayan Bamba's pass and Habib Diallo on 57 from Lucas Bretelle's. Isak Jensen pulled one back for Lorient on 78. Le Mans had seven shots on target from eleven.

Toulouse 3–2 Le Havre was goalless at half-time. Casper Tengstedt scored twice in three minutes after the break: a penalty on 49, then on 51 from Thomas Jorgensen's pass. Josh Maja replied on 71 from Sota Nakamura's pass. Jorgensen restored the two-goal lead on 79 from Cristian Casseres's, and Mbwana Ally Samatta made it 3–2 on 88. Le Havre had more shots, eighteen to fourteen, and seven on target to five. Toulouse have their first win of the season.

Sunday

Auxerre 2–1 Stade Brestois 29: Pathé Mboup put Brest ahead on 23 from Joris Chotard's pass. Cameron Archer equalised two minutes into the second half from Danny Namaso's. Raphaël Le Guen's own goal on 83 won it. The win ended Auxerre's run of three straight defeats.

Nice 2–1 Lille: Nathan Ngoy's own goal on 22 gave Nice the lead. Mohamed Amoura doubled it on 67 from Gauthier Hein's pass. Ayase Ueda scored on 79 from Maurits Kjaergaard's, but Lille got no closer. Lille had 59 per cent of the ball and twenty-one shots, eight of them on target, and the Nice goalkeeper made seven saves. It was Nice's first win of the season and Lille's first defeat. The preview noted that Lille had not beaten Nice in their last two meetings. Nice have now won this one as well.

Marseille 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain was goalless at half-time. Ferrán Torres scored on 66 from Désiré Doue's pass. Angel Gomes, who had come on for Igor Paixão on 30, equalised on 72 from Amine Gouiri's. Two minutes later Marquinhos scored the winner. Timothy Weah, booked on 32, was sent off on 77. PSG had 61 per cent of the ball and thirty-one shots, ten on target. Marseille's goalkeeper made eight saves.

The table after matchday 5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Monaco	5	4	1	0	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	3	2	0	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	3	2	0	+5	11
4	Lille	5	3	1	1	+4	10
5	Rennes	5	3	1	1	−1	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain	5	2	2	1	+1	8
7	Angers	5	2	1	2	+1	7
8	Strasbourg	5	2	1	2	0	7
9	Le Mans	5	1	3	1	0	6
10	Auxerre	5	2	0	3	−5	6
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	1	2	2	−1	5
12	Lorient	5	1	2	2	−1	5
13	Toulouse	5	1	2	2	−2	5
14	Nice	5	1	2	2	−3	5
15	Lens	5	1	1	3	0	4
16	Estac Troyes	5	1	1	3	−7	4
17	Marseille	5	1	0	4	−1	3
18	Le Havre	5	0	2	3	−3	2

Monaco lead by two points from Lyon and Paris FC. Lyon have the best goal difference in the division at +8 and have conceded two goals in five matches. Lille and Rennes are a point further back, and PSG are sixth. At the bottom, Le Havre are the only club without a win. Marseille are a point above them, with four defeats in five. The full standings are on the Ligue 1 page.

Numbers to know

• Twenty-nine goals in nine matches, against fifteen in matchday 4. There were eight home wins, and PSG's was the only away win.
• Four own goals: Jonathan Gradit for Monaco, Moustapha Mbow for Strasbourg, Raphaël Le Guen for Auxerre and Nathan Ngoy for Nice. Gradit's and Le Guen's were both winners, on 84 and 83.
• PSG had thirty-one shots at the Vélodrome, ten of them on target. No other side in the round had more than twenty-one.
• Monaco, Lyon and Paris FC are the only unbeaten sides. Le Havre are the only side without a win.
• Five players have four league goals: Ferrán Torres, Paris Brunner, K. Doumbia, A. Gouiri and L. Sinayoko.

Next up

After the international break, matchday 6 opens on Friday 9 October with Lens v Lyon. The leaders are at home on Saturday against Toulouse in Monaco v Toulouse, and PSG host Le Mans in Paris Saint-Germain v Le Mans. Marseille close the round on Sunday 11 October at Estac Troyes. Kick-off times in your time zone are on the Ligue 1 page.