Rennes enjoy 5-1 win after champions PSG held as Ligue 1 kicks off
PARIS : Stade Rennes handed promoted Metz a rude welcome back to Ligue 1 with a 5-1 thumping on Sunday as last season’s runners-up Racing Lens were beaten at Stade Brest after champions Paris St Germain had been held to a draw on Saturday. AS Monaco and Toulouse were both away winners while Racing Strasbourg and Olympique de Marseille won at home on the opening weekend of the new French season.