Brunner Double Sends Monaco Top of Ligue 1 After 2-0 Win over Marseille
Brunner’s two goals gave Monaco six points from two matches and left them alone atop Ligue 1.
- On Sunday, Monaco defeated Marseille 2-0, maintaining the only perfect record in Ligue 1 after two matches. Striker Paris Brunner scored both goals to secure the victory.
- Brunner opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a header from captain Aleksandr Golovin's cross. He doubled the lead by cutting inside Marseille defenders to slot the ball past goalkeeper Jeffrey De Lange.
- Despite controlling possession, Marseille struggled to create shots on target. Visiting forward Timothy Weah came closest to equalizing in the 53rd minute, but his powerful shot hit the side netting.
- Elsewhere, Paris FC defeated Nice 3-0 under manager Lionel Rosenior, while Esteban Lepaul scored a late penalty to secure a 3-2 victory for Rennes over Le Mans.
- Monaco currently leads the 18-team table with six points, followed by Paris FC on four. Reigning champions PSG occupy 11th place after two draws, while Auxerre remain last.
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A double pack of Paris Brunner not only gives the AS Monaco the second victory in the second league match. Before the duel with PSG Monaco even leads the table.
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volksfreund.deA double pack of Paris Brunner not only gives the AS Monaco the second victory in the second league match. Before the duel with PSG Monaco even leads the table.
The second day confirms the very good start of the season of the Monegasque team, while Marseilles approaches the last hours of the mercato under pressure, without rookie.
In this championship, which is still waiting for the Paris SG to give its full measure and the end of the mercato to set the numbers, the figures remain anecdotal. But Monaco is the only team to have won its first two matches and seems to be able to approach the sequel with serenity. Before the kick-off, the two sports directors, Marseilles Grégory Lorenzi and Monegasque Thiago Scuro, were seen talking all smiles, perhaps exchanging phone number…
Monaco takes the lead: more to the point than the OM and carried by the success of its young pre-center Paris Brunner, author of a beautiful double, the team of the Principality won 2-0 Sunday face
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