Monaco’s French defender Layvin Kurzawa celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during a French L1 football match against Nice at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France, on August 8, 2015 (AFP Photo/Valery Hache)
Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Nice. The hosts struck early on thanks to a brilliant instinctive finish by Valere Germain, who is on loan from his parent club of Monaco.
But Monaco, who struck four past Swiss side Young Boys in midweek to progress to the Champions League play-off round where they will face Spanish side Valencia, responded after the interval.
Bernardo Silva equalised after 51 minutes after good work by Anthony Martial and Monaco, who finished third last season, got the winner 11 minutes later through French international full-back Layvin Kurzawa.
Promoted Angers began life at the top table with a terrific 2-0 win at 2012 champions Montpellier.
Stephane Moulin’s men, who finished third in Ligue 2 last season to win promotion to the top flight after a 21-year absence, silenced the Stade de la Mosson after five minutes via Abdoul Razzagui Camara’s strike.
Angers doubled their advantage after 79 minutes thanks to a deflected shot from Gilles Sunu.
Gazelec Ajaccio missed a penalty as they were denied victory at fellow promoted club Troyes in the first ever top-flight game.
The visitors, who finished second in Ligue 2 last season 13 points adrift of champions Troyes, should have taken the lead just before half-time but Mohamed Larbi blazed a poor penalty over the bar.
On Friday, champions PSG won at Lille in their opening game despite playing 62 minutes with 10 men after Adrien Rabiot’s dismissal. Lucas Moura hit a 57th-minute winner for Laurent Blanc’s men. …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
