In Ligue 1 on the 3rd day:
- Valenciennes lost to Marseille 0-1 (Goal by Gignac).
- Guingamp defeated Lorient 2-0 (Double by Yatabaré).
- Evian TG lost to Rennes 1-2 (Goals by Berigaud for Evian, Oliveira with a brace for Rennes).
- Montpellier won against Sochaux 2-1 (Goals by Hilton, Tiéné for Montpellier, Contout for Sochaux).
- Lyon lost to Reims 0-1 (Goal by Fortes).
- Bordeaux won against Bastia 1-0 (Goal by Saivet).
Marseille’s victory against Valenciennes allowed them to take the lead in the standings with three wins in three matches.
