Ligue 1: Matchday 7 key points, aiming to finish on a high | OneFootball

On the 7th matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain faces Lille at Stade Pierre Mauroy this Sunday at 8:45 pm. A match that could allow finishing in first place before the October break by making a big impact. Other teams have enough to leave in complete serenity.

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PSG just pulled off a significant feat in Barcelona despite several absences and hopes to be able to travel to Lille with a few returns. But whether they are confirmed or not, the idea will be to offer another great team performance and win. Which would be a very good last week, with probably the first place in Ligue 1 (at least on goal difference). Beware, Lille has a team that can pose real problems. But they will have to have recovered well from the trip to Rome on Thursday in the Europa League.

Lyon, who was also in European competition on Thursday, has the "luck" of being at home again. Enough to hope for a confirmation of the very good start to the championship against a Toulouse team going through a difficult period. Even if we know that football is never that simple.

Marseille, 3rd, should be able to put pressure with a trip to Metz. The 18th could take advantage of it for a significant wake-up before the break, but there is a real risk of being overrun by a team full of confidence. Beware of excess on the Marseille side.

The 4th, Monaco, will want to put pressure during a southern derby against very irregular Nice. The Monegasques have had some painful air holes, except that they have also sometimes shown great qualities. Like Wednesday night against Manchester City. So they will have to confirm to live the break in complete serenity. Strasbourg, 5th, is also in position for this by receiving Angers. But, here too, the European battle must be well digested. As for Angers, at least one point would do the greatest good from the 17th place.

Behind this nice top 5 (6, with Lille), Lens (7th) and Rennes (8th) must hold on. Not winning against Auxerre (14th) and Le Havre (15th) would be a disappointment. It's time to fully position themselves in the race. Even if the opponents have not planned to give a gift.

Finally, there is a Nantes (16th) that badly needs a success in a derby to get out of a very difficult position a bit. For Brest, it could be a tipping point between a hope of Europe or a season rather towards the middle of the table, or even lower.

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