Ligue 1 – Matchday 34 takeaways: thrashings and Nice in play-off! | OneFootball

On Matchday 34 of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-1 to Paris FC at Stade Jean Bouin (Paris FC/PSG video highlights). A match of little importance in the middle of an emotionally charged evening.

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PSG won the derby, which is a nice way to end the season and prepare for the Champions League final. But it was only a small part of a special evening marked by some major results.

In particular, there was the thrashing handed out by Lens, who were already guaranteed 2nd place, to an Olympique Lyonnais side that needed a win to reclaim 3rd place from Lille and qualify directly for the Champions League. But apparently it was better to play without pressure, given how clear the gap was. The regrets are all the stronger because Lille were caught out at home by a more clinical Auxerre side. Auxerre pulled off a huge result, and we will come back to that below.

Just behind the Champions League places, the battle for the Europa League spot was also decided by a surprising scoreline, at least in terms of the margin. It may have been a bit harsh on Rennes, who caused problems in the game, but they were thoroughly swept aside on the scoreboard by Olympique de Marseille. Marseille take advantage of it to move up to 5th and ease themselves slightly out of the crisis. Rennes, meanwhile, will be disappointed despite a strong comeback.

As for the matches with something at stake, Auxerre secured survival away at Lille, a real achievement, while Le Havre also completed their mission at Lorient with a welcome win after a long dry spell. Nice were unable to turn things around, even though it would not have been enough anyway, as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Metz, already bottom of the table. Nothing encouraging ahead of the playoff against Saint-Etienne.

Finally, there was a great spectacle in Strasbourg’s 4-4 draw with Monaco, and a much sadder one in Nantes, where the match against Toulouse was interrupted because of a pitch invasion.

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