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This week in Ligue 1 · 23 October 2026

Ligue 1: five clubs level on 14 points as Marseille hit five at Angers

The tightest title race in Europe, a seven-goal thriller in Paris and PSG v Lyon to come.

By the SitesNG Sports Desk · Published 23 October 2026

Amine Gouiri warming up for Nice before a Ligue 1 match at Lens in April 2022
Amine Gouiri. Photo: Supporterhéninois, public domain (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons (10 April 2022)

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23 October 2026

The story

Five-way tie. Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain, Paris FC, Lille and Monaco all have 14 points after seven games. PSG won 3-1 at Strasbourg and Lyon beat Nice 2-1, while Monaco lost 1-0 at Lorient.

Marseille’s five. Marseille won 5-2 at Angers, and Amine Gouiri scored his fifth league goal of the season.

Seven-goal thriller. Paris FC beat Rennes 4-3, with Lassine Sinayoko among the scorers, even though Esteban Lepaul scored all three Rennes goals. Lepaul leads the scorers on seven, one ahead of Sinayoko.

Next up: Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon on Monday 26 October, kick-off 20:30 WAT.

Full table, latest scores and fixtures: Ligue 1 →

The numbers

Where things stand

Ligue 1 top six, 23 October 2026
PosClubPPts
1Olympique Lyonnais714
2Paris Saint-Germain714
3Paris FC714
4Lille714
5AS Monaco714
6Rennes713

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The tightest title race in Europe, a seven-goal thriller in Paris and PSG v Lyon to come.

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