Girondins de Bordeaux was reduced to 10 men at the start, still regaining a point in a 0-0 home draw against Nantes in the first match of Ligue 1’s 2020–2021 season on Friday.
The attack, scheduled for Saturday, had been complex in the French League following the postponement of the Marseille-St Etienne Olympic attack after 4 cases of coronavirus on the Provencal side.
Ligue 1’s 2019–2020 season was cancelled in March amid the COVID-19 crisis and a new season resumed with a maximum of less than 5,000 enthusiasts authorized to attend Matmut Atlantic.
Bordeaux has now won any of his last eight league outings, having slowly started with new coach Jean-Louis Gasset.
Nantes ruled in a giant component after Mehdi Zerkane, 20, debuting in Ligue 1, showed a red card for a difficult challenge over Nicolas Pallois.
But they lacked inspiration and Bordeaux endured, led by central defender Laurent Koscielny.
Dijon faces Angers and Lille plays at the Stade Rennais on Saturday.
Olympique Lyonnais and Paris St Germain have postponed their respective matches to 3 weeks after both qualified for the Champions League semi-finals.