Ligue 1. The second day of Ligue 1 begins Friday evening with the match between Nantes and Lille. Already leaders of L1 after just one day, Paris Saint-Germain will face Montpellier on Saturday evening with the intention of continuing their momentum, with the return of Kylian Mbappé. Live results and standings.
7:50 p.m. – PSG-Galtier: “There will be emotion”
Appointed coach of Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the summer, Christophe Galtier will discover, on Saturday (9 p.m.) against Montpellier during the second day of Ligue 1, the Parc des Princes as coach of PSG and the least we can say is that the French coach is looking forward: “I think there will be emotion, it’s the first game of the season. At 55, I’m going to be on the right side of the bench and I am very happy, he confessed at a press conference on Thursday. The players deserve a warm welcome. The past is the past, it is a blank page that has just opened. Since on July 4, the players have a good spirit. I want my team to bring the fans behind them.”
19:15 – Kylian Mbappé will return with PSG
Suspended during the Champions Trophy and injured in Clermont last week, Kylian Mbappe will make his debut this season with Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 this Saturday (9 p.m.) during the second day against Montpellier. The French striker has recovered from his groin injury and has been training normally since Tuesday. “He does not have many minutes in his legs but he is in good shape, explained Parisian coach Christophe Galtier at a press conference on Thursday. this week. I have no fear that Kylian will be up to speed quickly.” This will be Kylian Mbappé’s first official match since his new contract signed with the Parisian club at the start of the summer.
18:30 – The match between Lorient and Lyon postponed
The LFP has decided to postpone the match of the second day of Ligue 1 between the FC Lorient and Olympique Lyonnais, whose kick-off was scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. “The competitions commission has found that the current state of the lawn at the Moustoir stadium does not ensure the safety of the players in the game”, explains the LFP in a press release published Friday afternoon. The date of the postponement of the match is still unknown.
17:45 – The probable compositions of Nantes and Lille
For this meeting between Nantes and Lille at the opening of the second day of Ligue 1 this Friday, Antoine Kombouaré should make two changes compared to the team which brought back a point from Angers last weekend (0-0). In the Nantes 3-4-1-2, Castelletto and Corchia should resume their starting places. Nantes’ likely starting XI: Lafont – Castelletto, Girotto, Pallois – Corchia, M. Sissoko, Chirivella, Merlin – Blas – Simon, Guessand.
On the Lille side, the Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca should renew exactly the same team as against Auxerre last weekend (4-1). Jonathan David, author of a double during the first day of L1, should therefore continue in his hybrid role to the right of the Lille attack, with Cabella in support of Mohamed Bayo. Losc’s likely starting XI: L. Jardim – Zedadka, Fonte, Alexsandro, Djalo – André, A. Gomes – J. David, Cabella, J. Bamba – Bayo.
17:00 – Ludovic Blas will play against Lille
Courted for several weeks by Losc, the attacking midfielder of FC Nantes Ludovic Blas will face Lille well this Friday evening at the opening of the 2nd day of Ligue 1. It was not certain this week, but Antoine Kombouaré, the Nantes coach, confirmed in a press conference Thursday that Blas would start well this evening: “He will be present tomorrow (Friday, editor’s note) on the lawn to play against Lille, explained the French coach. The most important thing are the discussions I have with him. Today (Thursday, editor’s note) , he assured me that he wanted to play this match, that we don’t talk to him about contacts. But at some point, if it drags on, I’m going to end up saying no. I’m not saying that I I have full powers. But if they ask me the question, I will say no.”
4:15 p.m. – Losc-Fonseca: “It’s going to be more difficult”
The new coach of Lille, the Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, warned his players at a press conference that this match of the second day of Ligue 1, Friday evening in Nantes, would be far from being similar to that against Auxerre at the weekend. last (4-1): “It’s different from Auxerre and the pre-season teams that we were able to play, he explained on Thursday. They are very good on the counter-attack, with strong players and fast, and we have to be prepared for when we lose the ball. With the line of five in defense, it will be more difficult to find the right space.”
15:30 – Lille hopes to continue its momentum
Losc is one of the teams to have had a good performance on the first day of Ligue 1, with a success 4 goals to 1 against Auxerre. Lille hopes to start its season with two victories in a row, which would be a first since the 2006-2007 season, against an opponent who succeeds. Nantes have won only one of their last 26 Ligue 1 games against the Lille club.
14:45 – A decision taken today for Lorient-OL
The holding of the meeting of the second day of Ligue 1 between FC Lorient and Olympique Lyonnais, scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m., is still uncertain, because of the poor condition of the lawn at the Moustoir stadium, damaged by shows from the Interceltic Festival. A League delegate inspected the pitch on Thursday and has already sent an initial report to the LFP Competitions Committee. He will do another this afternoon, which should allow the League to decide in stride.
2:00 p.m. – The program for the second day of Ligue 1
After a first day of Ligue 1 rich in goals, it’s time for the second day of L1 this weekend. This Friday evening, in the opening match, Nantes faces Losc at 9 p.m. On Saturday, Monaco will play against Rennes at 5 p.m. before the duel between PSG and Montpellier at 9 p.m. at the Parc des Princes. On Sunday, Lorient should host Lyon at 1 p.m. (if the match is maintained) before the 3 p.m. multiplex: Ajaccio-Lens, Auxerre-Angers, Reims-Clermont and Troyes-Toulouse. Nice will then receive Strasbourg at 5:05 p.m. before moving from Marseille to Brest at 8:45 p.m.
For this 2021-2022 season, it is AmazonPrime which has obtained the rights for 80% of the TV rights for the French football championship in Ligue 1. The new broadcaster will cover 8 matches per day: the Friday evening match (9 p.m.), the Saturday afternoon match (17 hours), the Sunday multiplex (3 p.m.), the Sunday evening match (8:45 p.m.) and the Sunday lunch meeting (1 p.m.). Amazon has also created a special channel: Pass Ligue 1.
This is Canal + which will broadcast the two other matches of each day at the start of the season: the Saturday evening match (9 p.m.) and the Sunday match at 5 p.m.