- Fabien Centonze - 31', 52'
- Matthieu Udol - 41'
- Boubakar Kiki Kouyate - 56'
- Sven Botman - 23'
- Jonathan Ikoné - 81'
- Alexandre Oukidja - 90'+7' OG
Champions Lille hold Metz with last-gasp leveller
Ligue 1 champions Lille fought back from two goals down to grind out a last-gasp 3-3 draw at 10-man Metz in their opening game of the season on Sunday.
Sven Botman gave Lille a perfect start at Metz with a 23rd-minute opener but the home side, roared on by a fervent crowd, turned the tide by halftime with goals from Fabien Cetonze and Mathieu Udol.
Centonze made it 3-1 with a freakish goal in the 52nd minute as an attempted clearance by the visitors rebounded off him into the net before Metz had Kiki Kouyabe sent off four minutes later for a reckless tackle on an opponent.
Metz looked like hanging on for a win but Jonathan Ikone reduced the arrears with a side-footed finish in the 81st minute before Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz levelled with the last kick of the game deep into stoppage time.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | +30 | 40 |
| Marseille | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | +14 | 30 |
| AS Monaco | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | +10 | 30 |
| Lille | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | +10 | 27 |
| Lyon | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 25 |
| Nice | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +9 | 24 |
| Lens | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 24 |
| AJ Auxerre | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Toulouse | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Stade de Reims | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 20 |
| Brest | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| Stade Rennais | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Strasbourg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| Nantes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 14 |
| Angers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 13 |
| Saint-Etienne | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -22 | 13 |
| Le Havre AC | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -18 | 12 |
| Montpellier | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -23 | 9 |
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