- Terem Moffi - 31' Pen
Moffi penalty gives Lorient 1-0 win over Monaco
AS Monaco stretched their winless Ligue 1 start to two games after a first-half penalty from Terem Moffi gave Lorient a 1-0 win over the principality side on Friday.
Moffi converted the 31st-minute spot kick after he was hauled down by Ismail Jakobs shortly after Sofiane Diop skied his shot over bar from a good position at the other end.
Monaco had 72% of the possession in the first half but Lorient came close to doubling their lead when left back Vincent Le Goff shaved the top of the bar with a cross-turned shot in the 43rd minute.
Defender Strahinja Pavlovic glanced a header inches wide for the visitors shortly after the break but that was as close as they came to an equaliser as they created little up front against a packed Lorient defence.
In Saturday's standout fixture, Paris Saint-Germain are at home to Strasbourg with new signing Lionel Messi to be presented to the fans before the kickoff.
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French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | +39 | 56 |
| Marseille | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | +24 | 46 |
| Lille | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +15 | 41 |
| Nice | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | +17 | 40 |
| AS Monaco | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | +14 | 40 |
| Lyon | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +13 | 36 |
| Strasbourg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 33 |
| Lens | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 33 |
| Brest | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 32 |
| Toulouse | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 27 |
| Angers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 27 |
| Stade Rennais | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| AJ Auxerre | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| Stade de Reims | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 22 |
| Nantes | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -14 | 21 |
| Saint-Etienne | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -30 | 19 |
| Le Havre AC | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -25 | 17 |
| Montpellier | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -31 | 15 |
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