Montpellier

A Ligue 1 match between bottom side Montpellier and fellow struggler Saint-Etienne was abandoned in the 63rd minute when a fire broke out in a stand after flares were thrown by fans.

Bradley Barcola scored twice as Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain hammered Montpellier 6-0 in their first home game of the season on Friday.

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Kylian Mbappe scored his second hat trick in Ligue 1 this season as leaders Paris Saint-Germain won 6-2 at Montpellier on Sunday, securing their first league win in four matches.

Brest moved up to third place on the Ligue 1 table with a 2-0 home win over Montpellier on Sunday, their fourth consecutive league victory.

Nice were held to a 0-0 draw at Montpellier on Friday that maintained their unbeaten start to the season but offered their rivals a chance to knock them off the Ligue 1 summit.

Paris Saint-Germain took provisional top spot in Ligue 1 with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Montpellier thanks to goals from Lee Kang-in, Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha on Friday.

Mamadou Sakho has left Ligue 1 club Montpellier following an incident at the training centre last week, the defender said on Thursday.

A French league game between Montpellier and Clermont was abandoned on Sunday after a firework thrown from the stands landed next to Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw, who fell to the ground and was later stretchered off.

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