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In addition to OM, who beat Pau (3-0), a dozen Ligue 1 teams were out in preparation matches this Saturday.
Three weeks before the resumption of Ligue 1, Montpellier suffered the law of Southampton (1-3); Reims lost to the Japanese Shimizu (3-0) and Strasbourg lost to Karlsruhe (4-1). A little later in the day, Auxerre fell to Grenoble (3-0).
Lens, in two separate games and with different team compositions, was beaten 2-1 and then won 4-5 against Utrecht. Metz, for its part, beat the German club Wehen (0-2).
Le Havre, in two 60-minute matches, were surprised by Lorient (0-1) then dominated Guingamp (0-3). Saint-Etienne got the better of Villarreal (3-1) and Nice drew with the Turkish team Rizespor (2-2).
Finally, Rennes won their duel of the day against Angers (2-1), while Nantes got the better of Dunkerque (2-1). As for TFC, they had the luxury of winning against AS Roma (1-0).
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