Ligue 1 round-up: Marseille thump Bastia for second win

After already losing to Reims, Caen and Guingamp this season, Marseille avoided another bruising loss as they posted a 4-1 win over Bastia.

Benjamin Mendy put the home side in front with a classy goal after 15 minutes. Receiving the ball on the edge of the penalty area from a corner, he rapped a 25-yard left-footed strike in off the underside of the crossbar.

Romain Alessandrini bustled through for the second in the opening minute of the second half. Alessandrini then coolly slotted the third after 66 minutes and Michy Batshuayi poked in to make it 4-0 four minutes later.

Brandao got a consolation strike for Bastia in the 78th minute, but it was far too little too late.

Rennes made it four Ligue 1 wins in succession with a 2-0 victory over a Nantes side who had Adryan and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson sent off.

Paul Georges Ntep broke the deadlock in the 67th minute after midfielder Adryan saw red, and after Sigthorsson followed his team-mate down the tunnel it fell to Giovanni Sio to seal the away win a minute from time.

In Sunday's early kick-off, Fabinho scored from the penalty spot as Monaco earned a 1-0 win at Ajaccio.

The 21-year-old put the visitors in front in the 17th minute after David Ducourtioux was penalised for handball in the area.

Monaco held on to take the three points - their first victory in Ligue 1 since the opening day of the season.