Alexandre Lacazette injured as Lyon held by Lorient

Lyon had the better of the opportunities at the Stade Gerland and twice hit the frame of the goal during the game.

The best chance of the first half came when Nabil Fekir's poked effort came back off he woodwork, before Alexandre Lacazette's follow-up header was tipped back on to the frame of the goal by Lorient goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte.

The away side came close to clinching the three points when Raphael Guerreiro rounded Anthony Lopes only for his shot to be deflected onto the crossbar by covering centre-back Samuel Umtiti.

Lazazette was forced of with in an injury in the dying stages after Lyon had made all three substitutions, capping a frustrating evening for Hubert Fournier's side.

Elsewhere there was a victory for Stade Reims at Bordeaux, with two goals in the last ten minutes from Nicolas de Preville and Theoson Siebatcheu sealing a 2-1 win.

Toulouse also got off to a winning start with goals from Martin Braithwaite and Wissam Ben Yedder in a 2-1 victory over Saint-Etienne.