- 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 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | +47 | 70 |
AS Monaco | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | +17 | 58 |
Brest | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | +16 | 56 |
Lille | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +18 | 55 |
Nice | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +11 | 51 |
Lens | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 46 |
Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | +9 | 44 |
Lyon | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 44 |
Stade Rennais | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | +7 | 42 |
Toulouse | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 40 |
Stade de Reims | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 40 |
Montpellier | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 37 |
Strasbourg | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 36 |
Nantes | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 32 |
Le Havre AC | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 29 |
Metz | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 29 |
Lorient | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -24 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -25 | 25 |