Dream start for Valenciennes and Paris

Welcome to Ligue 2! For the recovery after five months of hiatus, Valenciennes welcomed the promoted Pau as it should (3-0) on Saturday and Paris FC traveled very well to Chambly (3-0) to settle at the top of the championship. In front of stands dotted with spectators in stadiums limited to the gauge of 5,000 spectators authorized in times of pandemic, whose threat continues to hang over national football, the L2 has resumed with 13 goals (and four red cards) in nine matches .

First meeting and first joys for Valenciennes FC, wide winner of a brand new Pau at this level. The National champion quickly realized the change of division with goals from forwards Baptiste Guillaume (4th) and Teddy Chevalier (13th, penalty). If Kévin Cabral increased the score (57th), the party is not total for the VAFC, which lost to injury Malek Chergui and Baptiste Guillaume.

Earlier on Saturday, the other promoted and neo-professional Dunkirk had started much better, by coming to win (1-0) on the ground of Toulouse, former resident of L1 and the biggest budget of the championship after his purchase by the American investment fund RedBird. Amiens, also relegated from L1 at the end of a season truncated by the Covid-19, sluggishly won its duel against Nancy (1-0) thanks to Sehrou Guirassy.

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In front of Amiens, at the top of the standings are Sochaux and his solid new defender Florentin Pogba, holder for the victory at Auxerre (2-0). In the Oise, the match between Chambly and Paris FC took place despite the announcement on Friday of three players positive for coronavirus in the Parisian workforce. These placed in quarantine, the PFC won easily with its neighbor with a double from Florian Martin (3-0).

Despite the entry into play of his flagship recruit, the former French international Paul-Georges Ntep, Guingamp on the other hand started badly against Niort at home (1-0). Like Brittany, Corsica saw a surprise with the defeat of AC Ajaccio against Châteauroux (1-0).

At home, Rodez achieved a great blow against Grenoble (1-0) while Clermont and Caen neutralized each other 0-0, the only scoreless game of the day. No Ligue 2 match has yet been postponed because of the coronavirus while, as in Ligue 1, the holding of a meeting is seriously threatened from four cases per team according to the protocol of the League.

Results of the 1st day:
Saturday
Toulouse -  Dunkirk  0-1
Amiens  - Nancy 1-0
Auxerre -  Sochaux  0-2
Chambly -  Paris FC  0-3
Clermont - Caen 0-0
Guingamp -  Niort  0-1
Rodez  - Grenoble 1-0
Valenciennes  - Pau 3-0
AC Ajaccio -  Châteauroux  0-1

Monday 8:45 p.m.
Troyes - Le Havre

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