Giroud Leads Lille to Opening Victory

Lille secured a 2-0 away victory over Angers in their opening match of the French Ligue 1 season. The Northern French side established their lead before halftime, with veteran Olivier Giroud opening the scoring for "Les Dogues" in the 11th minute, followed by Thiago Santos making it 2-0 after half an hour of play. No further goals were scored after the break, despite Thiago Santos finding the net a second time, only for the goal to be disallowed for offside.

Moroccan international Ayoub Bouhaddi was a last-minute withdrawal from the Lille squad, as he is set to join Manchester City in a club-record €100 million transfer.