Ligue 1 Results | Round 12: PSG go top, Lyon earn first win

Ligue 1 Results, Round 12

Paris Saint-Germain won over the weekend to go top of the table, with OGC Nice and AS Monaco both dropping points, while Olympique Lyonnais earned their first win of the season.

PSG moved to the top of the league after a Kylian Mbappé hat-trick earned the away side a comfortable win over Reims. PSG took the lead after just three minutes as Mbappé connected beautifully with an Ousmane Dembélé cross to volley home. However, Reims got back into the game and troubled PSG, with Azor Matusiwa and Amir Richardson both missing good chances. Reims again started brightly in the second half, but Mbappé’s second goal in the 59th minute, assisted by Carlos Soler. Mbappé completed his hat-trick in the 82nd minute after a Bradley Barcola cutback. 

Luis Enrique’s team leapfrogged Nice to go top in the standings while Reims dropped to fifth.

Clermont Foot came out on top in a huge game at the bottom of the table. The game was 0-0 at halftime, but the turning point came in the 69th minute when Lorient conceded a penalty that was cooly put away by Shamar Nicholson. Clermont earned a valuable three points in their relegation battle as they move within three points of safety, while Lorient remain in 16th place. 

Monaco had to settle for a 0-0 draw in the end as they lost ground in their chase for the league title. Le Havre have had an impressive start to the season and started brightly against Monaco, almost opening the score in the first ten minutes, but Loïc Négo’s shot was well saved by Phillip Kohn. Monaco had chances throughout the game but failed to convert, and it was only due to the herpes of keeper Kohn that Monaco were able to leave with a point as he saved a last-minute penalty to deny Le Havre. Monaco