Lorient v Monaco
Moffi penalty gives Lorient 1-0 win over Monaco
AS Monaco stretched their winless Ligue 1 start to two games after a first-half penalty from Terem Moffi gave Lorient a 1-0 win over the principality side on Friday.
Moffi converted the 31st-minute spot kick after he was hauled down by Ismail Jakobs shortly after Sofiane Diop skied his shot over bar from a good position at the other end.
Monaco had 72% of the possession in the first half but Lorient came close to doubling their lead when left back Vincent Le Goff shaved the top of the bar with a cross-turned shot in the 43rd minute.
Defender Strahinja Pavlovic glanced a header inches wide for the visitors shortly after the break but that was as close as they came to an equaliser as they created little up front against a packed Lorient defence.
In Saturday's standout fixture, Paris Saint-Germain are at home to Strasbourg with new signing Lionel Messi to be presented to the fans before the kickoff.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | +13 | 34 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | +20 | 33 |
| Marseille | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +20 | 29 |
| Lille | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +12 | 29 |
| Lyon | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 24 |
| Stade Rennais | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +1 | 24 |
| AS Monaco | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Strasbourg | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | +5 | 22 |
| Toulouse | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 20 |
| Brest | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 19 |
| Nice | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 17 |
| Angers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 16 |
| Paris FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| Le Havre AC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 14 |
| Lorient | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 14 |
| Nantes | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 11 |
| Metz | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -17 | 11 |
| AJ Auxerre | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 9 |
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