Ligue 1 – Key points from matchday 10, a Wednesday of contrasts | OneFootball

On the 10th day of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season, Paris Saint-Germain faces Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir this Wednesday at 7 PM. A match to win in order to stay at the top of the standings, as we can expect several top teams to secure victories.

The standings:

The matches:

PSG has regained strength and should be able to field a competitive team on Wednesday, while managing some players (like Achraf Hakimi, who will be rested). There can be no mission other than victory against the 16th in the standings. Even though Lorient does not plan to give points to the Parisians.

They will need to be well-focused to avoid a bad surprise, which could quickly cost them the first place regained this weekend. Indeed, Lens, now in 2nd place, travels to face an 18th-placed Metz in crisis with only 2 points. Even though football can always surprise, Lens will clearly be the favorites.

The same goes for Olympique de Marseille (3rd), which needs to bounce back against Angers (15th), who narrowly defeated Lorient this Sunday. Lyon (4th) must be wary of Paris FC (11th), but the Gones normally have the assets to overcome the newly promoted team. The 5th-placed team has, in theory, the most difficult match. Indeed, Lille travels to Nice, an inconsistent 8th that is capable of anything and has regained confidence after two consecutive victories.

The matchups continue as Monaco (6th) travels to Nantes (13th) and Strasbourg (7th) hosts Auxerre (17th). The Nantes team just won and should be approached with caution, although Monaco has a squad that aims for victory. Strasbourg could take advantage of Auxerre's very difficult period (3 losses and 1 draw since their last victory) to forget a bit about their mistakes against Lyon on Sunday night.

Amidst all this, there are two other more direct confrontations: Le Havre (14th) and Brest (12th) will fight to distance themselves from the relegation battle, while Toulouse (9th) and Rennes (10th) will try to catch the European train. The Rennes side also needs to stop their crisis, as the future of coach Habib Baye seems very uncertain.

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