Ligue 1 Friendly Roundup
Auxerre 2-1 Orléans
AJA scored late in the first half to take a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal from Rudy Matondo. In the second half, Auxerre added a second goal thanks to a strike from Josué Casimir. Orléans added a late goal, but they fell short of leveling the contest.
Angers 1-0 Les Herbiers
In a tightly contested match, it was the Ligue 1 McDonald’s club lost as Les Herbiers secured a goal midway through the first half and it was enough to leave with the win.
AS Monaco 5-0 Coventry City
Maghnes Akliouche was the star in this friendly as he recorded a second-half hat-trick, scoring in the 61st, 70th, and 87th minutes. Along with Akliouche, Mika Biereth and Saïmon Bouabré added the other two goals.
FC Metz 1-0 Mondorf
Nathan Mbala scored the lone goal in the contest, but it was all Metz needed to secure the friendly victory.
Como 3-2 LOSC Lille
Lille are beginning the post-Jonathan David era, but Les Dogues fell in their friendly against the Italian club. LOSC had goals from Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Younes Lachaab, but the brace from Iván Azón proved to be the difference that allowed Como to secure the win.
OGC Nice 3-0 Aubagne FC
Franck Haise and his team came away with a convincing win as they prepare for the new season. In the first half, Jonathan Clauss opened the scoring for Nice and in the final 45 minutes, Bernard Nguene and Evann Guessand added the goals to seal the victory.
USG 1-0 Paris FC
The newcomers to Ligue 1 McDonald’s fell as Anouar Ait El Hadj scored the lone goal in the match that allowed for USG to leave with the victory.
Stade Brestois 3-2 Stade Rennais
In a preseason matchup between the two Ligue 1 McDonald’s sides, Brest came away with the win.
Toulouse FC 2-1 QPR
It was a challenging defeat for Toulouse, who took the early lead thanks to a goal from Cristian Cásseres Jr. However, QPR scored two goals later in the first half, which allowed them to secure the win.
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