Ligue 1 Results (22-23 August 2026): Lens Thrash Auxerre 5-2, PSG Held by Rennes (2-2)
Racing Club de Lens thrash Auxerre 5-2 thanks to a Florian Thauvin penalty brace, PSG salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw against Rennes powered by Ferran Torres's debut brace, and both Lille and Monaco win away: here's the round-up of Ligue 1 matchday 2 (22-23 August 2026).
Here are the Ligue 1 results from matchday 2 (22-23 August 2026): eight matches highlighted by Racing Club de Lens's rout and PSG's dramatic rescue act against Rennes.
Lens strike hard
Lens produced a top-class attacking display in beating Auxerre 5-2. Florian Thauvin scored a penalty brace (12', 88'), either side of goals from F. Ivanovic (49'), S. Abdulhamid (54') and I. Ganiou (66'). Auxerre, reduced to ten men after C. Makosso was sent off (35'), replied through a D. Namaso penalty (61') and an L. Sy goal (69'), but could never trouble Lens.
PSG rescue a point at the death
Trailing 0-2 to Rennes after goals from Sebastian Szymanski (9') and E. Lepaul (38'), PSG produced a second-half turnaround thanks to substitute Ferran Torres. On his first-ever appearance in a PSG shirt, the Spanish forward scored twice (71', 82') to earn Paris a 2-2 draw. Full report on his debut here.
Other results
- Lille win 2-0 at Angers thanks to Olivier Giroud (11') and T. Santos (31')
- Monaco win 1-0 at Le Havre through Eric Dier (14')
- Toulouse fall 0-2 at home to Lyon (N. Nartey 68', M. Fofana 85')
- Le Mans and Brest share the points (2-2)
- Nice and Lorient play out a goalless draw (0-0)
- Troyes and Paris FC couldn't find a breakthrough (0-0)
