By Ranjika Perera
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It all started with 15 minutes left in the match when Nice supporters threw objects in the direction of Marseille player Dimitri Payet[/caption]
Serge Gnabry’s brace helped Bayern Munich earn their first win of the season against FC Koln on Saturday (22).
Robert Lewandowski put the reigning Bundesliga champions ahead in the 50th minute. Gnabry doubled the lead eight minutes later but two goals from Anthony Modeste and Mark Uth respectively in a space of two minutes levelled the score at the hour mark.
Bayern kept the tempo and their perseverance paid dividends with the winning goal coming from Gnabry in the 71st minute of the match.
RB Leipzig bounce back
RB Leipzig bounced back from a disappointing defeat last week, to win 4-0 against VFB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring for Leipzig. After the break, Danish national Emil Forsberg doubled the lead which was followed by Dominik’s second goal.
Andre Silva added a penalty after the hour mark to complete a dominant performance.
Borussia Dortmund lost to SC Freiburg 2-1
However, it was Dortmund that took the headlines after their 2-1 defeat to SC Freiburg. It all started horrifically for Dortmund once Freiburg took an early lead through Vincenzo Grifo.
Rolland Sallai doubled the lead shortly after the break. Dortmund’s sole goal came through a deflection off Freiburg’s defender Yannik Keital.
Ligue 1: PSG win big, Nice-Marseille ends in a brawl
Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) kept their winning run intact as they beat Brest by 4-2, also on Saturday.
Andre Herrera and Kylian Mbappe added goals in the first half while Idrissa Gueye and Angel Di Maria added another two in the second half, to complete a dominant performance.
New signings, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, are yet to make it to the match-day squad.
Lille yet to win
Last season’s league winners Lille are yet to register a win in the league as they conceded another 1-1 draw against St-Etienne on Sunday (22).
Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz put Lille in the lead in the first half but a late equaliser from Saidou Bow took away a much-needed win from the defending champions.
Fans, players fight at Nice vs. Marseille
The last game of the week between Nice and Marseille took the headlines for the wrong reasons after a brawl broke out between the fans and players.
It all started with 15 minutes left in the match when Nice supporters threw objects in the direction of Marseille player Dimitri Payet. He was struck in the back by one of the objects and reacted by throwing the objects back in the direction of Nice supporters. Then they responded by storming the field to confront the Marseille players.
Match Referee has to suspend the game and once everything calmed down, he decided to resume but the Marseille players refused to continue.
However, Nice were ahead 1-0 after a 49th-minute goal by Danish forward Kasper Dolberg.