On the other hand, OGC Nice, in the Europa League Conference (C4), ended with a draw (1-1) an evening started by serious incidents (32 injured) between Nice and German supporters of FC Cologne, who came en masse. and very agitated.
The mission of these four clubs this fall is to consolidate the fifth place of Ligue 1 clubs in the UEFA coefficient.
It's off to a good start, while the start of the season has been hesitant in Ligue 1 for most of them.
Monaco had the less easy task with a trip to Marakana, the home of Red Star Belgrade.
It all came down to a penalty from Breel Embolo, shot hard in the 74th minute, his third goal this season.
In the other match of this group H a priori balanced, the Hungarians of Ferencvaros hardly beat the Turks of Trabzonspor (3-2).
At the start of the evening, Rennes had fulfilled its contract by beating AEK Larnaca in Cyprus (2-1) thanks to a sumptuous goal from young Lorenz Assignon at the last second, a pigeon wing, volley, which left the public speechless Cypriot.
In this group B, the men of Bruno Genesio will then face Dynamo kyiv and the Turks of Fenerbahce, who beat the Ukrainians on Thursday (2-1).
Finally, by welcoming Olympiakos, FC Nantes found Europe again, in a stadium in La Beaujoire in fusion.
With a result that lives up to the popular fervor of Nantes: 2-1 thanks to Mostafa Mohamed (32nd) and Evann Guessand (90th +5), at the end of the suspense, as for Rennes in Cyprus.
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