PARIS: Nice started the new Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 victory over Rennes on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as emotional tributes were paid to the 85 people killed in last month’s terror attack.

Teenage debutant Malang Sarr’s second-half header ensured a winning start for new coach Lucien Favre, but the atmosphere was somber at the Allianz Riviera just a month after the southern French city was rocked by the July 14th attack.

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