Ligue 1 – What we learned from matchday 12: PSG struggle to hold top spot | OneFootball

During the 12th day of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain triumphed 2-3 against Olympique Lyonnais at Parc OL (video summary Lyon/PSG). A tough match, but it allows them to gain 3 points and thus defend the 1st place.

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At the close of this day, PSG had to fight until the end to secure the win. However, they often had control and did not concede many big chances. Except Lyon was very efficient, facing a less inspired Lucas Chevalier. The Parisians deserve credit for never panicking and knowing how to push until the end. It was necessary to remain first for the international break.

Indeed, Olympique de Marseille had secured a win earlier against Brest, who confirmed their current difficulties, including an unconvincing goalkeeper who made a big mistake on the opening goal. Then, Monaco confirmed in turn that there are points of concern, with a red card for Folarin Balogun at 1-2, which allowed Lens to strengthen its position in the European race. The 1-4 also highlighted Monaco's defeats.

The other big result at the top of the table comes from Strasbourg with a valuable win against Lille in a very tight match (5 shots to 6, 49% possession) thanks to a brace from Emmanuel Emegha. Enough to surpass the day's opponent, understandably frustrated. We can also note that the comeback continues for Rennes, with a victory against Paris FC. It was a struggle, but the points are there, and Habib Beye is still defending a very threatened position not long ago.

On the comeback side, how can we overlook Metz, who turned the tide against Nice to win at the end of the match. This marks a 3rd consecutive victory, something almost unthinkable 3 games ago with 2 points on the board. For Nice, it's a very troublesome result after the European defeat on Thursday.

Around Metz, in the race for survival, Angers achieved an important victory 2-0 against Auxerre, who are starting to worry despite their desire for beautiful play. Lorient took a not uninteresting point against Toulouse, who are still lacking consistency to reach Europe. Le Havre and Nantes cannot rejoice in their 1-1 draw, even though a loss would have been worse.

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