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Ligue 1 2026-27: Table, Results, Top Scorers and Fixtures

Q: Who is top of Ligue 1 2026-27?

**Monaco**, with **13 points** from five matches (four wins, one draw) after the games of September 20, 2026. Under new coach **Filipe Luís**, they are the only side with four wins, and they won 2-1 at PSG's Parc des Princes on September 4. **Lyon** and **Paris FC** follow on 11 points. Sources: Wikipedia, PSG, ESPN.

Q: What does the Ligue 1 table look like after five matchdays?

**1. Monaco 13 pts. 2. Lyon 11 (+8). 3. Paris FC 11 (+5). 4. Lille 10. 5. Rennes 10. 6. PSG 8. 7. Angers 7. 8. Strasbourg 7.** At the bottom: Lens 4, Troyes 4 (16th, relegation play-off spot), **Marseille 3 (17th)** and **Le Havre 2 (18th)**, the only winless team. Five games into 34, this is a snapshot, not a verdict. Sources: Wikipedia, Eurofootnews.

Q: How are Lyon doing in Ligue 1 this season?

Very well. **Olympique Lyonnais are second, unbeaten after five matches** (three wins, two draws), with 10 goals scored and only 2 conceded, the best defence in the league. Results: Toulouse 0-2 Lyon, Lyon 1-1 Le Havre, Lyon 3-1 Auxerre, Paris FC 0-0 Lyon, then **Lyon 4-0 Rennes** on September 19, which ended Rennes' unbeaten start. Winger **Ernest Nuamah** scored twice against Rennes and has 3 league goals. Sources: Wikipedia, Flashscore, Sud Radio.

Q: What happened during Lyon vs Rennes?

Lyon won **4-0** at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday, September 19, 2026 (matchday 5), with **Ernest Nuamah** scoring twice after a **Corentin Tolisso** pass set up the opener. The match was interrupted for about 13 minutes by referee Mathieu Vernice because of an insulting banner aimed at Saint-Étienne in the north stand. Coach **Paulo Fonseca** called it "a magnificent performance". Sources: Flashscore, Foot Mercato, Titrespresse.

Q: Who is Lyon's coach and who runs the club in 2026-27?

The coach is Portuguese manager **Paulo Fonseca**, and the club is chaired by American businesswoman **Michele Kang**. The captain is **Corentin Tolisso**. Lyon finished **4th in Ligue 1 in 2025-26** (60 points). Sources: Wikipedia.

Q: Why are Lyon playing in the Europa League and not the Champions League?

As 4th-placed team in 2025-26, Lyon entered the **Champions League third qualifying round**. They got past **Sparta Prague** (1-2 away, 3-0 at home) but went out in the play-off round to **Fenerbahçe** (1-1 in Istanbul, 1-2 in Lyon on August 26), which dropped them into the **Europa League** league phase. They opened it with a **2-1 win at Anderlecht** on September 16. Sources: Wikipedia, UEFA.

Q: How are PSG doing in Ligue 1 2026-27?

The five-time champions have made a stuttering start: **6th with 8 points** (two wins, two draws, one defeat). They drew 2-2 at both Lille and Rennes, lost **1-2 at home to Monaco** on September 4, then won 1-0 at Brest and **Le Classique 2-1 in Marseille** on September 20 thanks to goals from **Ferran Torres** and **Marquinhos**. Sources: Wikipedia, PSG, Franceinfo.

Q: Why are Marseille near the bottom of Ligue 1?

Marseille opened the season with a **4-0 win over Strasbourg** on August 21 in front of 65,089 fans at the Vélodrome, then lost their next **four league games**, 0-2 at Monaco, 0-1 at Rennes, then 2-3 and 1-2 at home to Paris FC and PSG. They are **17th with 3 points** under coach **Bruno Genesio**, appointed on July 1, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia.

Q: Who is the Ligue 1 2026-27 top scorer?

Five players share the lead with **4 goals** after five matchdays: **Paris Brunner** (Monaco), **Ferran Torres** (PSG), **Kamory Doumbia** (Brest), **Amine Gouiri** (Marseille) and **Lassine Sinayoko** (Paris FC). Just behind on 3: Cameron Archer, Ernest Nuamah, Adil Bourabaa, Marquinhos and Casper Tengstedt. Sources: Wikipedia, Eurofootnews.

Q: When is the next Ligue 1 matchday?

**Matchday 6 is played October 9-11, 2026.** It opens on **Friday, October 9 at 8:45 pm (CET) with Lens vs Lyon**. Saturday: Lille vs Le Havre (5:15 pm), then PSG vs Le Mans, Monaco vs Toulouse, Lorient vs Paris FC and Brest vs Angers (8:45 pm). Sunday: Nice vs Strasbourg (3 pm), Rennes vs Auxerre (5:15 pm) and **Troyes vs Marseille** (8:45 pm). Lyon then host Nice on October 18 and visit PSG on October 25. Sources: Foot Mercato, Wikipedia.

After five matchdays of Ligue 1 2026-27, Monaco lead with 13 points, ahead of Lyon and Paris FC (11). Lyon, coached by Paulo Fonseca, are unbeaten and thrashed Rennes 4-0 on September 19. PSG are sixth on 8 points, Marseille 17th and Le Havre bottom. Matchday 6 is played October 9-11, opening with Lens vs Lyon. Ligue 1+ shows every match in France. Promoted: Troyes, Le Mans. Relegated in 2026: Metz, Nantes. Sources: Wikipedia, LFP, Ligue 1, Foot Mercato, Flashscore.

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Five matchdays into Ligue 1 2026-27, the table looks nothing like the one many predicted in the summer. Monaco lead with 13 points under new coach Filipe Luís, having won 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on September 4. Lyon and Paris FC are level on 11 points, Lille and Rennes have 10, while five-time champions Paris Saint-Germain are only sixth on 8 points. Sources: Wikipedia, PSG.

Olympique Lyonnais are the story of the moment in France. Paulo Fonseca’s side are unbeaten, have conceded just two goals, and delivered the performance of the weekend on September 19 with a 4-0 win over Rennes at the Groupama Stadium, Ernest Nuamah scoring twice. It is a strong response to a painful August, when Lyon went out of the Champions League play-off round against Fenerbahçe and dropped into the Europa League, where they won 2-1 at Anderlecht on September 16. The club is chaired by Michele Kang. Sources: Flashscore, Wikipedia.

At the other end, Marseille have collapsed after a 4-0 opening win over Strasbourg on August 21: four straight defeats, the last a 2-1 loss to PSG in Le Classique on September 20, leave Bruno Genesio’s team 17th. Le Havre are bottom with two points and no win, and promoted Troyes occupy the relegation play-off spot. Fellow newcomers Le Mans, back after 16 years, sit mid-table. Five players share the scoring lead on four goals: Paris Brunner, Ferran Torres, Kamory Doumbia, Amine Gouiri and Lassine Sinayoko. Sources: Wikipedia, Eurofootnews.

The league now pauses until matchday 6 (October 9-11), which opens with Lens vs Lyon on Friday night and ends with Troyes vs Marseille on Sunday. In France, every match is on Ligue 1+, the league’s own platform, which replaced DAZN and beIN Sports as broadcaster; beIN Sports still carries Ligue 1 in the US, Canada and the Middle East. The season runs until May 29, 2027. Sources: Foot Mercato, Megazap, Sportcal.

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Monaco, with 13 points from five matches (four wins, one draw) after the games of September 20, 2026. Under new coach Filipe Luís, they are the only side with four wins, and they won 2-1 at PSG's Parc des Princes on September 4. Lyon and Paris FC follow on 11 points. Sources: Wikipedia, PSG, ESPN.

1. Monaco 13 pts. 2. Lyon 11 (+8). 3. Paris FC 11 (+5). 4. Lille 10. 5. Rennes 10. 6. PSG 8. 7. Angers 7. 8. Strasbourg 7. At the bottom: Lens 4, Troyes 4 (16th, relegation play-off spot), Marseille 3 (17th) and Le Havre 2 (18th), the only winless team. Five games into 34, this is a snapshot, not a verdict. Sources: Wikipedia, Eurofootnews.

Very well. Olympique Lyonnais are second, unbeaten after five matches (three wins, two draws), with 10 goals scored and only 2 conceded, the best defence in the league. Results: Toulouse 0-2 Lyon, Lyon 1-1 Le Havre, Lyon 3-1 Auxerre, Paris FC 0-0 Lyon, then Lyon 4-0 Rennes on September 19, which ended Rennes' unbeaten start. Winger Ernest Nuamah scored twice against Rennes and has 3 league goals. Sources: Wikipedia, Flashscore, Sud Radio.

Lyon won 4-0 at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday, September 19, 2026 (matchday 5), with Ernest Nuamah scoring twice after a Corentin Tolisso pass set up the opener. The match was interrupted for about 13 minutes by referee Mathieu Vernice because of an insulting banner aimed at Saint-Étienne in the north stand. Coach Paulo Fonseca called it "a magnificent performance". Sources: Flashscore, Foot Mercato, Titrespresse.

The coach is Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca, and the club is chaired by American businesswoman Michele Kang. The captain is Corentin Tolisso. Lyon finished 4th in Ligue 1 in 2025-26 (60 points). Sources: Wikipedia.

As 4th-placed team in 2025-26, Lyon entered the Champions League third qualifying round. They got past Sparta Prague (1-2 away, 3-0 at home) but went out in the play-off round to Fenerbahçe (1-1 in Istanbul, 1-2 in Lyon on August 26), which dropped them into the Europa League league phase. They opened it with a 2-1 win at Anderlecht on September 16. Sources: Wikipedia, UEFA.

The five-time champions have made a stuttering start: 6th with 8 points (two wins, two draws, one defeat). They drew 2-2 at both Lille and Rennes, lost 1-2 at home to Monaco on September 4, then won 1-0 at Brest and Le Classique 2-1 in Marseille on September 20 thanks to goals from Ferran Torres and Marquinhos. Sources: Wikipedia, PSG, Franceinfo.

Marseille opened the season with a 4-0 win over Strasbourg on August 21 in front of 65,089 fans at the Vélodrome, then lost their next four league games, 0-2 at Monaco, 0-1 at Rennes, then 2-3 and 1-2 at home to Paris FC and PSG. They are 17th with 3 points under coach Bruno Genesio, appointed on July 1, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia.

Five players share the lead with 4 goals after five matchdays: Paris Brunner (Monaco), Ferran Torres (PSG), Kamory Doumbia (Brest), Amine Gouiri (Marseille) and Lassine Sinayoko (Paris FC). Just behind on 3: Cameron Archer, Ernest Nuamah, Adil Bourabaa, Marquinhos and Casper Tengstedt. Sources: Wikipedia, Eurofootnews.

Matchday 6 is played October 9-11, 2026. It opens on Friday, October 9 at 8:45 pm (CET) with Lens vs Lyon. Saturday: Lille vs Le Havre (5:15 pm), then PSG vs Le Mans, Monaco vs Toulouse, Lorient vs Paris FC and Brest vs Angers (8:45 pm). Sunday: Nice vs Strasbourg (3 pm), Rennes vs Auxerre (5:15 pm) and Troyes vs Marseille (8:45 pm). Lyon then host Nice on October 18 and visit PSG on October 25. Sources: Foot Mercato, Wikipedia.

The season started on Friday, August 21, 2026 with Marseille vs Strasbourg and is scheduled to end on May 29, 2027. Sources: Wikipedia, LFP.

Marseille 4-0 Strasbourg at the Vélodrome on August 21, 2026, which is still the biggest home win of the season. The highest-scoring game so far is Troyes 2-6 Strasbourg on September 6. Sources: Wikipedia.

Troyes (back after three years) and Le Mans (back after 16 years) came up from Ligue 2. Metz and Nantes went down at the end of 2025-26, Nantes after 13 straight seasons in the top flight. Sources: Wikipedia, LFP.

Paris Saint-Germain, who won their fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title in 2025-26 (74 goals scored, 24 wins). Lens finished second, Lille third and Lyon fourth. Sources: Wikipedia, LFP.

Champions League: PSG, Lens and Lille. Europa League: Marseille, Rennes and Lyon (Lyon after losing their Champions League play-off). Conference League: Monaco, who enter at the league phase. Sources: Ligue 1, Wikipedia.

In France, Ligue 1+, the league's own streaming platform, is the main broadcaster and shows all 306 matches. DAZN left Ligue 1 in summer 2025 and beIN Sports stopped showing it at the end of December 2025. Ligue 1+ is available on its website and app and through operators such as Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Free and SFR. In the US, Canada, Turkey and the Middle East and North Africa, beIN Sports holds the rights through 2028-29. Elsewhere, rights are sold country by country. Sources: Megazap, Sports Illustrated France, Sportcal.

Ligue 1 has 18 clubs, playing 34 matches each. The top three qualify for the Champions League league phase, 4th goes to the Champions League third qualifying round, 5th to the Europa League and 6th to the Conference League play-off round. The 16th-placed club plays a relegation play-off, and 17th and 18th go down to Ligue 2. Sources: Wikipedia, LFP.

It ran from June 15 to September 1, 2026, and is now closed. It was shorter in practice than usual because the FIFA World Cup 2026 (June 11 to July 19) kept many internationals busy until mid-July. Sources: LFP.

Yes. PSG made official the transfer of Randal Kolo Muani to Juventus, where he signed a five-season contract. The reported fee is €38 million guaranteed plus up to €12 million in bonuses. Sources: Eurosport, Parisfans.

No. Robert Lewandowski was never a Ligue 1 player; he was at FC Barcelona (La Liga). He left Barcelona when his contract expired on June 30, 2026, and signed with Chicago Fire FC in MLS on July 13, 2026. Sources: Yahoo Sports, ESPN.

Yes. PSG won the 2025-26 Champions League, their second consecutive European crown, alongside the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, the Trophée des Champions and a fifth straight Ligue 1 title. Sources: UEFA, Wikipedia.

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