Monaco held to draw at home by Lille
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fontvieille, Monaco (SportsNetwork.com) - Monaco's early-season struggles continued on Saturday as the principality club was held to a 1-1 draw by Lille at the Stade Louis II.
Monaco was outscored 6-2 in their first two losses of the season before finally notching its first win of the season last time out against Nantes.
Leonardo Jardim's men hoped to carry over some momentum from their victory, but it was Lille that struck first in the 18th minute through a tally by Nolan Roux.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The visiting side held the lead until the 61st minute when former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov pulled Monaco level with his second goal of the season.
The result leaves Monaco in 14th place with four points from four games, while Lille jumps into second place in Ligue 1 with eight points.
Also in Ligue 1 on Saturday, Pablo Chavarria netted a pair of second-half goals to lead Lens to a comfortable 4-2 win over Reims, while a penalty kick from Ola Toivonen two minutes from time lifted Rennes to a 1-0 result over Caen.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Valentin Lavigne netted a pair of goals along with tallies from Benjamin Jeannot and Jordan Ayew to hand Lorient a 4-0 win over Guingamp.
Serge Gakpe's goal in the 79th minute lifted Nantes to a 1-0 win over Montpellier at the Stade de la Beaujoire, while Adrien Regattin scored in the 78th minute to give Toulouse a 1-0 victory against Evian.