PSG beat Brest 4-2 to jump to top of French Ligue 1

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 4-2 away win against Brest to climb to the top of French Ligue 1.

Playing at Stade Francis-Le Ble, Ander Herrera, Kylian Mbappe, Idrissa Gueye and Angel Di Maria scored for the Parisian.

Having nine points, PSG have a two-point lead over second-placed Angers who had a 1-1 drew with Bordeaux on Sunday.

Reigning champ also tasted a 1-1 draw against St Etienne at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard as Turkish star Burak Yilmaz scored for Lille.

Lille are in the 17th place with two points.

Meanwhile, a game between Nice and Olympique Marseille on Sunday was suspended in the second half due to pitch invasion.

The game was suspended in the 75th minute after fans stormed the green field in response to Marseille star Dimitri Payet’s move to throw a bottle back into the crowd after being hit by it.

- Week 3 results:

Stade Brest 29 - Paris St Germain: 2-4

Monaco - Lens: 0-2

Saint Etienne - Lille: 1-1

Olympique Lyon - Clermont: 3-3

Bordeaux- Angers: 1-1

Metz - Reims: 1-1

Montpellier - Lorient: 3-1

Strasbourg -Troyes : 1-1

Rennes- Nantes: 1-0