Five Ligue 1 clubs level on 14 points as Lyon lead on goal difference

Five clubs are level on 14 points at the top of Ligue 1 after matchday 7, and Lyon lead them on goal difference after a 2-1 win over Nice. Le Parisien reports that no season has had five clubs sharing the lead this late.

The table

Lyon, PSG, Lille, Paris FC and Monaco have all won four and drawn two of their seven games, and lost once. Lyon's +8 goal difference separates them from the pack, with PSG, Lille and Paris FC all on +5 and Monaco on +4. Rennes sit sixth, a point back on 13.

| Club | Pts | GD | |---|---|---| | Lyon | 14 | +8 | | PSG | 14 | +5 | | Lille | 14 | +5 | | Paris FC | 14 | +5 | | Monaco | 14 | +4 | | Rennes (6th) | 13 | +1 |

Lyon back on top

Lyon are leaders for the first time since January 2021, according to Le Parisien, though they had to work for it. Nice's Elye Wahi opened the scoring, Pavel Sulc equalised and Tanner Tessmann headed in Zachary Athekame's cross to put Lyon ahead before half-time. Nice's Keito Nakamura was sent off in the second half and a Wahi header hit the post, but Lyon held on. Defender Moussa Niakhaté said afterwards that coach Paulo Fonseca's squad is built on its collective, with every player pushing to give the coach a problem to solve.

Who stumbled

Paris FC beat Rennes 4-3 at Jean-Bouin, Lassine Sinayoko scoring the winning penalty in stoppage time, and Rennes slipped to 13 points. PSG came from behind to win 3-1 at Strasbourg, while Lille were held 1-1 by Brest and Monaco lost 1-0 at Lorient, who moved up to seventh on 11.

What comes next

Lyon play Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday, then visit PSG at the Parc des Princes next Sunday, a meeting of two of the five leaders. PSG host Barcelona in the Champions League in midweek before that.