Paris (AFP)

Stopped in Montpellier, Olympique Lyonnais hopes to bounce home against Bordeaux Saturday (17:30) during the fourth day of Ligue 1, during which Rennes will try to extend his amazing single rider to the top of the standings.

Friday, at the opening of the day, the Paris SG has signed his third victory of the season, Metz (2-0).

. Lyon, the reaction?

After two promising matches (3-0 in Monaco, 6-0 against Angers), Olympique Lyonnais disappointed and lost to Montpellier (1-0), recalling its saw-tooth performances last season.

OL has yet changed coach and sports director this summer to avoid such disappointments, with the Brazilian duo Sylvinho-Juninho.

"It is true that Montpellier, it is not a match that we approached in the same way as the others, we were a little less in the rhythm, there was a small lack of intensity", has acknowledged defenseman Jason Denayer in a press conference.

The reception of Bordeaux offers the opportunity to redeem himself, but it will achieve without the defender Youssouf Koné, excluded in Montpellier.

. Rennes, the surprise continues?

With three victories in as many games, the Stade Rennais is the small sensation of the start of the season in Ligue 1, like his young midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 16 years old.

At the controls of the classification, the Bretons want to continue their clear Sunday, receiving Nice, 15:00.

Perhaps they will benefit from the transition period experienced by the Riviera club, in full recruitment of players after the arrival of the new owner Jim Ratcliffe and internal reorganization with the return of Jean-Pierre Rivère and Julien Fournier in the organization chart , as President and CEO.

. Marseille, the confirmation?

The duel Marseille-Saint-Etienne will conclude this 4th day Sunday evening (21:00). OM finally won their first match in Nice on Wednesday, and new striker Dario Benedetto opened his clock.

Everything was not perfect, far from it, but the character was at the rendezvous. To be reproduced at the Vélodrome against Saint-Etienne, while the two teams are side by side in the standings, 13th and 14th with four points.

OM's match in Nice on Wednesday was also marked by a ten-minute hiatus due to homophobic songs and banners.

Should we expect new incidents in the stands this weekend in Ligue 1? The government and authorities of French football claim more severity this season in this area. But this firmness provokes the anger of some groups of supporters who feel caricatured and seem to want to go to the standoff with the authorities to challenge a policy that they consider too safe, particularly on travel restrictions or the ban on smoke in tribunes.

The 4th day of Ligue 1:

Friday

Metz - Paris SG 0 - 2

Saturday

(5:30 pm) Lyon - Bordeaux

(20h00) Nantes - Montpellier

Nîmes - Brest

Angers - Dijon

Toulouse - Amiens

Sunday

(3 pm) Rennes - Nice

Reims - Lille

(17h00) Strasbourg - Monaco

(9 pm) Marseille - Saint-Etienne

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