- 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.
Game Information
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | +47 | 69 |
AS Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 58 |
Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | +17 | 52 |
Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 48 |
Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 46 |
Stade Rennais | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 42 |
Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +8 | 41 |
Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 40 |
Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 36 |
Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 29 |
Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -28 | 22 |