- 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 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | +41 | 63 |
Brest | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | +17 | 53 |
AS Monaco | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | +15 | 52 |
Lille | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | +17 | 49 |
Nice | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 44 |
Lens | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 43 |
Lyon | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 40 |
Marseille | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
Stade Rennais | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | +5 | 39 |
Toulouse | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 36 |
Montpellier | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
Nantes | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 31 |
Le Havre AC | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 28 |
Lorient | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 26 |
Metz | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 22 |