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·3 September 2026

Ligue 1 – Matchday 3 keys: Thursday opener and PSG v Monaco

On Matchday 3 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain take on AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes this Friday at 9:05pm. A highly anticipated match that will kick off a weekend starting particularly early.

The standings:

The matches:

To help the clubs qualified for the Champions League prepare as well as possible, the Professional Football League has chosen to schedule them as early as possible. There is even one notable exception, with Lille playing as early as this Thursday against Toulouse, tasked with putting behind them the disappointment of the draw conceded in the final moments against PSG. Against Toulouse, Lille will need to bring the same ingredients and avoid letting up with the Champions League approaching.

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Another exception will be a Friday match at 7pm, with Olympique Lyonnais needing to bounce back after their elimination in the Champions League qualifying round and last weekend’s draw against Le Havre (1-1). They will have to try to take advantage of Auxerre’s doubts, with AJA sitting bottom after 2 defeats and already 8 goals conceded.

Only after that does PSG come into the picture, and there is real anticipation surrounding this match. It is time for the Parisians to manage to take all 3 points, especially since it is against Monaco, the only team to have taken all 6 points from the first 2 matchdays. The clash promises to be intense, as the Monégasques will be looking to make a big statement.

Later on, attention can turn to the day’s late match between Olympique de Marseille, who were brought back down to earth by Monaco last weekend, and Paris FC, coming off a very promising 3-0 win over Nice. Nice, meanwhile, will need points against promoted side Le Mans to avoid another spiral of doubt.

Lens will have to respond after the defeat to Strasbourg, while Lorient also badly need a win to avoid the pressure of a season spent battling relegation. Rennes and Angers are far from that situation for now, but they need to confirm it.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.