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Ligue 1 Review: Marseille and Monaco share thriller as Caen go second

In-form winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou ensured Marseille a point eight minutes from time in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Monaco at the Stade Velodrome.

Sunday's opening two Ligue 1 games saw eight goals in total and the day's final game continued did not disappoint either as Almamy Traore's first-half brace cancelled out Romain Alessandrini's 12th-minute opener.

The latter of Traore's goals was an impressive solo run from right-back but Marseille equalised when Michy Batshuayi made the most of a missed cross from Danijel Subasic six minutes into the second half.

The goals continued to flow in an entertaining affair as Fabio Coentrao's header beat Steve Mandanda only for France Under-21 international Koudou to claim a point by scoring for the fourth game running for club and country.

In the day's opening game, Saint-Etienne put in a sublime second-half performance to beat Guingamp 3-0 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.