Ligue 1 – Matchday 34, heavy defeats and Nice in the play-off spot! | OneFootball

On Matchday 34 of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-1 to Paris FC at Stade Jean Bouin (Paris FC/PSG video highlights). A match of little importance in the middle of a highly emotional evening.

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PSG won the derby, which is a great way to end the season and prepare for the Champions League final. But that was only a small part of a special evening with some very notable results.

In particular, there was the thrashing handed out by Lens, already assured of 2nd place, to an Olympique Lyonnais side that needed a win to reclaim 3rd place from Lille and qualify directly for the Champions League. But apparently it was better to play without pressure, given how clear the gap was. The regrets are all the greater because Lille were caught out at home by a more clinical Auxerre side. Auxerre pulled off a major result, and we will come back to that below.

Just behind the Champions League places, the battle for a Europa League spot also ended with a surprising scoreline, at least in terms of the margin. It may be a little harsh on Rennes, who caused problems in open play, but they were thoroughly swept aside on the scoreboard by Olympique de Marseille. Marseille take advantage of it to finish 5th and ease themselves slightly out of crisis mode. For Rennes, meanwhile, there is disappointment despite a strong comeback.

As for the matches with something at stake, Auxerre secured survival away at Lille, a real achievement, while Le Havre also completed their mission at Lorient with a much-needed win after a long drought. Nice failed to turn things around, even though it would not have been enough anyway, with a 0-0 home draw against Metz, already bottom of the table. Nothing encouraging ahead of the playoff against Saint-Etienne.

Finally, there was a terrific spectacle in Strasbourg’s 5-4 win over Monaco (even though Monaco had led 1-4), and a much sadder scene in Nantes, where the match against Toulouse was interrupted because of a pitch invasion.

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