Ligue 1: Key fixtures of matchday 12, European clashes before the break | OneFootball

On the 12th day of the Ligue 1 2025-2026 season, Paris Saint-Germain faces Olympique Lyonnais at Parc OL this Sunday at 8:45 PM. It's the last match before the break in a busy weekend in the race for Europe.

The standings:

The matches:

Lyon/PSG is a historically significant fixture in French football and will be a great closing before the international break. There are assets for good play on each side, even though OL is still seeking some consistency. This is to advance as best as possible in the battle for European spots. The 1st against the 6th, it's a great matchup.

But it's far from the only one: AC Monaco (5th) hosts Lens (3rd) and Strasbourg (7th) welcomes Lille (4th). The standings will likely change. It's up to Marseille (2nd) to take advantage when they host Brest (13th). A team always capable of being troublesome, but which has been struggling lately.

Nice (8th) could also take advantage to try to climb back up after the defeat against PSG, except that Metz (17th) is in a very good period with two consecutive wins. They will clearly need to be wary. Perhaps the trip from Toulouse (9th) to Lorient (16th) will be more "simple," even though football is never that simple.

We might be curious to see the result between Paris FC (11th) and Rennes (10th), two teams with great capabilities but also inconsistency. In terms of staying up, Angers (14th) and Auxerre (18th), as well as Le Havre (12th) and Nantes (15th), will have very important confrontations.

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