Ligue 1 (Week 3) : PSG beats Toulouse 6-2
FRANCE, Aug. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 3: Three wins in a row for PSG. After their success against Amiens SC and Guingamp, PSG continued their sensational form in the Ligue 1 with a 6-2 victory over Toulouse this Sunday.
Neymar Junior scored dual goals
Toulouse opened the score in the score in the 18th minute thanks to Max-Alain Gradel, before PSG regained the advantage with Neymar Junior ('31) and Rabiot ('35). Leading 2-1 at the break, PSG players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Cavani '75/penalty, Pastore '82, Kurzawa '84 and Neymar Junior '90).
Paris Saint-Germain climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, tie on points with runner-up AS Monaco.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of August 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Saint-Etienne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Lyon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Marseille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Angers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Troyes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | RC Strasbourg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Nice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Caen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Lille | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Nantes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Rennes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 | Dijon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Amiens SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2017-2018
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Overview
Paris Saint-Germain
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:PSG 6-2 Toulouse (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Guingamp 0-3 PSG (13 Aug.)
- Next game:PSG - Saint-Etienne (25 Aug.)
Toulouse
- Position: 16 -7
- Best performance of the season:Toulouse 1-0 Montpellier (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Toulouse 1-0 Montpellier (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Toulouse - Rennes (26 Aug.)
- 20 August 2017
- 21:00
- Paris
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 9 |
| 2 |  Monaco | 9 |
| 3 |  Saint-Etienne | 9 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 7 |
| 5 |  Marseille | 7 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 18 August 2017 | ||||
 | Metz | 0-1 | Monaco | |
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
| Lyon | 3-3 | Bordeaux |  |
 | Montpellier | 1-1 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Saint-Etienne | 3-0 | Amiens SC | |
 | Nice | 2-0 | Guingamp |  |
 | Troyes | 0-1 | Nantes |  |
 | Rennes | 2-2 | Dijon |  |
| Sunday 20 August 2017 | ||||
 | Lille | 0-2 | Caen |  |
| Marseille | 1-1 | Angers |  |
| PSG | 6-2 | Toulouse | |