The matches of the 3rd round of the French Championship took place from 25 August to 27 August. Here are their results.
In a series of exciting football matches "Rennes" achieved a thrilling draw with "Le Havre" (2:2), and "Strasbourg" won a confident victory over "Toulouse" (2:0). Meanwhile, Clermont Foot fought hard against Metz, but ultimately lost 0-1.
Montpellier were on the losing side as Reims dominated the match with an impressive 3-1 scoreline. On the other hand, Lorient showed their attacking power with a convincing 4-1 victory over Lille. Finally, Nice and Lyon met in a tense encounter that failed to break the deadlock, resulting in a disappointing 0-0 draw.
French Championship. 3rd round
"Rennes " - "Le Havre " - 2:2 (2:1)
Goals: L. Blas (10), Christopher Wu (24) - N. Alioui (40), N. Alioui (40), N. Alioui (70)
"Strasbourg " - "Toulouse " - 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: E. Emega (52), Jean-Rickner Belgarde (89)
"Clermont " - " Metz " - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: G. Mikautadze (69)
"Montpellier" - " Reims " - 1:3 (1:2)
Goals: M. Al-Tamari (45+) Al-Tamari (45+3) - Younis Abdelhamid (8), T. Theouma (41), T. Theouma (56)
"Lorient " - " Lille " - 4:1 (2:0)
Goals: Laurent Abergel (9), Julien Ponceau (10), R. Favre (62), Vincent Le Goff (67) - J. David (55)
"Nice " - "Lyon " - 0:0
Earlier matches of the tour:
"Nantes " - "Monaco " - 3:3 (2:1)
Goals: Mostafa Mohamed (5 pen.), Jean-Charles Castelletto (15), Mostafa Mohamed (48) - T. Minamino (27), V. Ben Yedder (58), M. Boadou (85)
"Marseille " - "Brest " - 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: K. Mbemba (4), I. Sarr (65)
"PSG " - " Lance " - 3:1 (1:0)
Goals: Asensio (45), K. Mbappe (52), K. Mbappe (90) - M. Guilavogui (90+5)