Ligue 1 – Key talking points from matchday 31, all battles go on | OneFootball

On Matchday 31 of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain face Angers at Stade Raymond-Kopa this Saturday at 7 p.m. It is a match PSG must win just a few days before the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich (second leg on May 6), while the league table remains very tight.

The standings:

The fixtures:

PSG must keep the momentum going in a packed schedule, finding the right balance between winning and preparing for what comes next. There is not much room for error, since Lens are only 4 points behind and seem to be in excellent form. However, the trip to Brest is far from simple. Caution will be needed, even if the team in 12th place is going through a poor spell and no longer has anything to play for. A bit like Angers.

Behind them, the new team in 3rd place, Olympique Lyonnais, absolutely have to confirm their status and stay humble after their win over PSG. Auxerre, in 16th, are not as prestigious an opponent. But they can still be dangerous. There have been some very good spells of play, and the intensity of the relegation battle should not be overlooked.

Especially since the race for Europe is also extremely tight. Lens (4th) will clearly be favorites against Paris FC, who have secured survival and no longer have much to play for from 10th place. Rennes, in 5th, are in very good form and will look to take advantage of an FC Nantes side (17th) badly shaken by last weekend’s draw against Brest and beaten 3-0 by PSG on Wednesday.

Be careful, Olympique de Marseille (6th) could respond in the southern derby. Even if nothing is guaranteed against this Nice side, in 15th, who know how to spring a surprise. As they did on Wednesday by winning at Strasbourg in the Coupe de France semi-final. As for Monaco, in 7th and coming off two disappointments, the trip to face Toulouse, 11th and with no major objective after two heavy defeats against Lens in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, could be a chance to bounce back.

Finally, in the survival battle, there is the clash between Le Havre (14th) and Metz (18th). It is time for the former to get back to winning ways to move clear of danger, while the latter must win to perhaps keep a faint hope alive.

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