Ligue 1: PSG reclaim top spot, OM woes continue! | OneFootball

During the 23rd matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 3-0 victory over Metz at the Parc des Princes (video highlights PSG/Metz). This match already allows them to reclaim the top spot in the league.

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Before the Parisian evening, Lens actually suffered a surprising and frustrating defeat. The Lens side had been on a roll, AS Monaco is handling the Champions League playoffs, they had more shots (19 to 9) and, above all, they were leading 2-0 until the 62nd minute. Ten minutes later, ASM had taken the lead. RCL couldn’t recover and suffered a setback that could prove costly.

Perhaps not as much as OM’s loss at Brest, a defeat that seems to prolong the crisis. There were more shots (12 to 14) and possession (67%), but that’s not enough to celebrate with yet another defeat. This marks the beginning of coach Habib Beye’s era in a turbulent period. The challenge is great, even if there were some positives in their play.

Conversely, Rennes got off to a perfect start with their new coach Franck Haise, who has just replaced Beye. With a 0-3 victory that can only do good and allows them to build on their win against PSG. Rennes are getting back on track for Europe, while Auxerre, interesting at times in their play, continues to have regrets.

On the European front, Lille finally bounced back after a disastrous start to the year thanks to a narrow win against an Angers side always capable of good things, but who seem to lack the weapons to pull off the huge feat of qualifying at the end of the season.

It remains entirely possible for Lyon despite their 3-1 defeat at Strasbourg, but it’s still a “slap” with a halt to Lyon’s run and 14 shots to 4 for Strasbourg. The latter are climbing back up in this very tight battle.

In the relegation fight, there was a draw between Paris FC and Toulouse, which confirmed the departure, which had been looming, of coach Stéphane Gilli from PFC. He should be replaced by Antoine Kombouaré. However, the point gained is not a bad result, and is actually more favorable for TFC. They largely dominated (19 shots to 5, 56% possession, and 12 corners to 6 for Toulouse), but failed to capitalize to earn important points for a push towards Europe. PFC, on the other hand, picked up a point that counts for survival, but it’s little and their play was not encouraging.

Especially since FC Nantes bounced back at Le Havre and is putting pressure on in the relegation battle. Which is far from over for now. Nice, who played out a spectacular 3-3 draw against a Lorient side in fine form, should also be wary.

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