FC Lorient shock the reigning champions at home and, the Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament debuts as Paris-Saint German maintain a perfect start to the season.
Matchday five of the 2021/22 Ligue 1 season began with Terem Moffi’s late goal giving Lorient an upset 2-1 victory over the defending champions Lille OSC at Stade du Moustoir.
Fresh off a win in Lionel Messi’s blockbuster debut, PSG welcomed another new signing to Parc des Princes with a convincing win, defeating Clermont Foot 4-0 in Gianluigi Donnarumma’s first appearance for the side.
Saturday’s later game saw AS Monaco host Olympique Marseille in a clash between two top-four contenders.
In only his second game for the club, 21-year-old attacker Bamba Dieng stole the show for Marseille when he scored a double and led his team to a 2-0 win on the road.
Montpellier SC kicked off Sunday’s fixtures with a 2-0 victory over AS Saint-Etienne and, Stade Brestois climbed out of the relegation zone with a 1-1 draw against the undefeated Angers SCO.
Around other parts of the league, ESTAC Troyes won 2-0 away against FC Metz while Stade de Reims picked up their first win of the season at Roazon Park with a 2-0 triumph over Stade Rennes.
Hours later, second-half goals from strikers Kasper Dolberg and Amine Gouiri helped OGC Nice claim a 2-0 away win over FC Nantes.
To conclude the round, Olympique Lyonnais celebrated the arrivals of Xherdan Shaqiri and Jerome Boateng with a 3-1 victory over RC Strasbourg at home.
Game of the Week: Girondins Bordeaux vs RC Lens
Going into Sunday afternoon’s clash between Bordeaux and Lens, no one would have predicted a five-goal thriller at Matmut Atlantique.
Bordeaux’s chances of salvaging a point at home looked slim after Gael Kukuta and Facundo Medina found the back of the net to give Lens a 2-0 lead at half-time.
Despite the two-goal deficit, Bordeaux managed to halve Lens’ advantage thanks to Ricardo Mangas’ powerful half-volley, before Jean Onana’s goal in the 88th minute completed a stunning second-half comeback.
Although it seemed Bordeaux had secured a valuable point, more late drama transpired as defender Stian Rode Gregerson conceded a handball in the penalty area.
With the game in the balance, Lens forward Florian Sotoca stepped up to the penalty spot in the 96th minute and calmly sent Benoit Costil the wrong way to give his side a thrilling 3-2 victory.
Player of the Round: Ander Herrera
Continuing his strong start to the new campaign, Herrera scored a brace and helped his side keep a clean sheet against Clermont Foot on the weekend.
The Spanish midfielder has scored three goals in his first five leagues games this season and will look to add to his tally in the coming weeks.
Following matchday five, PSG remains on top of the Ligue 1 table with five wins from five games (15 points), Angers sits in second (11 points), Nice in third (10 points) and, Marseille (10 points) rounds out the rest of the top four.
