Paris., Monaco scored eight minutes into added time to beat Montpellier 2-1 on Saturday to move level on points with French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Midfielder Lamine Camara finished with effect from the edge of the large area after receiving a pass from Breel Embolo as undefeated Monaco reached 16 points after six games.
Marseille is also undefeated, but needs to beat Strasbourg on Sunday to equalize at the top.
At the Stade Louis II, the locals went behind with a goal from Rabby Nzingoula after losing the ball in midfield.
American forward Folarin Balogun scored with an assist from Embolo to equalize in the 32nd minute, with his second goal in as many games.
On the other hand, Jonathan David scored a hat-trick in Lille’s 3-0 victory over Le Havre, the 2021 champion.
David was expected to sign for a big European club after scoring 52 goals for Lille in the last two seasons. But the lure of playing regularly in the Champions League this season meant he stayed in northern France.
His two first-half goals were assisted by Norwegian left winger Osame Sahraoui, a summer signing from Dutch side Heerenveen, and his third goal was assisted by Kosovar right winger Edon Zhegrova.
David has seven goals this season.
In the other match on Saturday there were no goal celebrations, in Nice’s 0-0 draw with Lens.
In an emotional moment for Nice coach Franck Haise, he was applauded by Lens fans when his name was read out before the match.
Haise coached Lens between 2020 and 2024 and guided the working-class club back to the Champions League during his tenure.
PSG beat Rennes 3-1 on Friday.
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– 2024-10-07 10:36:35
