Ligue 1 – What we learned from matchday 2: Lyon top, PSG cruising | OneFootball

On the 2nd day of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 against Angers at Parc des Princes (PSG/Angers video summary). A match won comfortably, but without shining offensively. Olympique Lyonnais took advantage to take the 1st place on goal difference.

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Current standings –

PSG is not yet dazzling, but it already shows a certain mastery. So it imposes itself with a huge possession of the ball against Angers for its first at Parc des Princes, as well as some big wasted opportunities. Including a penalty by Ousmane Dembélé. Some are trying to dramatize this point, while Paris is mainly on the right track despite a preparation that is done in competition.

Other clubs take advantage of the goal difference to move ahead. Olympique Lyonnais confirmed its good start to the season with a clear 3-0 victory against Metz, like Toulouse, which is a bit less expected, with a nice 2-0 success during the reception of Brest. Always solid, the Toulousains are a little better offensively on this start of Ligue 1, it will be to watch. Especially since it is the next opponent of the Parisians next Saturday.

The only other club at 6 points is Strasbourg, thanks to a second 1-0 victory, this time against Nantes. AS Monaco, who was the leader, could not keep up and even lost during the difficult trip to Lille at the end of the day. The fault of an Olivier Giroud who is doing very well on his return to France.

Behind, we can note the reaction of Olympique de Marseille, beaten 11 against 10 in Rennes last weekend. This time, it led 2-0 against Paris FC before seeing the promoted team come back to 2-2, then crack under the Marseillais changes for a 5-2. Rennes also "cracked", with 2 red cards after 10 minutes in Lorient and therefore a logical 4-0 defeat.

Finally, we note that there are also 4 teams at 0 point, with Le Havre losing to Lens after losing against Monaco. The start of the season schedule was particularly hard, but it would be necessary to quickly take at least one unit.

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