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Ligue 1 Round-up

PSG maintained their 100 percent start to the season with a 2-0 win over Toulouse.

Paris Saint Germain maintained their 100 percent start to the season with a 2-0 win over Toulouse.

Portuguese international Pauleta was the hero for the home side with both goals.

Toulouse always faced an uphill battle after Bryan Bergougnoux was sent off on the half hour mark for serious foul play.

PSG made their numerical advantage count with Pauleta finding the net two minutes before the break.

Pauleta made sure of the win with his second on 62 minutes to send PSG top of the table.

Morning leaders Nantes suffered their first defeat of the season after a shock 2-0 loss at home to Ajaccio.

Marcelo Edson gave Ajaccio the lead on 55 minutes and Romain Rocchi wrapped up the win with the second 18 minutes from time.

Sochaux's 2-1 win at Nice was overshadowed by crowd trouble involving the home fans.

The game was held up for ten minutes after Nice fans threw missiles onto the pitch following the decision by referee Patrick Lhermite to send off Florent Balmont for deliberate handball and awarding Sochaux a penalty.

When the play resumed ten minutes later Ilan scored from the spot to cancel out Sammy Traore's opener right on the stroke of half time.

Ilan then struck the winner for Sochaux two minutes later.

Sochaux's Rabiu Afolabi was sent off deep into injury time meaning the visitors ended the game with just nine men after Joao Miranda De Souza Filho was dismissed earlier in the game.

Auxerre ended Bordeaux's perfect start to the campaign with a 1-0 win at Stade Abbe-Deschamps.

Luigi Pieroni scored the only goal of the game for Auxerre on 36 minutes to give Jacques Santini's men all three points.

Le Mans piled the misery on struggling Rennes with a thumping 4-0 win.

Vinicius De Melo sent Le Mans on their way with the opener after just nine minutes when converting from the penalty spot after Olivier Monterrubio was sent off for deliberate handball.

De Melo added a second for the hosts on 33 minutes to leave Rennes in real trouble.

Chiguy Lucau got in the scoring act with the third goal on 56 minutes and Ismael Bangoura completed the rout 11 minutes from time.

Troyes recorded their first win of the campaign with an impressive 2-1 victory at Lille.

Benjamin Nivet gave Troyes the perfect start with the opening goal after just two minutes from the penalty spot and Sebastien Dallet doubled the lead right on the stroke of half time.

Mathieu Debuchy pulled a goal back for Lille on 69 minutes, but Troyes held on for the spoils.

Lens inflicted a third successive defeat on Nancy with a 2-0 win.

Alou Diarra gave Lens the lead on 14 minutes and Aruna Dindane grabbed a second five minutes later.

Moncef Zerka reduced the arrears a minute after the break, but Lens held on to take all three points.

St Etienne picked up their first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Metz.

Frederic Piquionne was the hero for the home with two goals in four first half minutes (27,31) to give St Etienne all three points.

Click on fixture for full match summary

Auxerre 1-0 Bordeaux
Le Mans 4-0 Rennes
Lille 1-2 Troyes
Nancy 1-2 Lens
Nantes 0-2 Ajaccio
Nice 1-2 Sochaux
PSG 2-0 Toulouse
St Etienne 2-0 Metz