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PSG face Lyon in a Ligue 1 clash for the top spot
Paris Saint-Germain host Olympique Lyonnais on Monday in a Ligue 1 match that could decide who holds the top spot.
PSG have won seven games in a row in all competitions after a slow start to the season.
Their run includes wins over Manchester City and Barcelona, but injuries have sidelined Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembélé, Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Ferran Torres and Maghnes Akliouche are set to feature for PSG, while Lucas Hernandez is unavailable.
Lyon have also started strongly, though recent away results have been less convincing, and they have several players missing.
Lyon had three days to recover after a European match, compared with five for PSG.
The match is being played at the Parc des Princes, with the league’s top place at stake.
PSG and Lyon were set to meet in a Ligue 1 match for the top spot on Monday, 26 October.
The match was scheduled to kick off at 20:30 at Paris’s Parc des Princes.
PSG had won seven consecutive matches in all competitions, while Lyon had made a strong start to the season.
Both teams were weakened by absences, and Lyon had three days of recovery after a European match compared with five for PSG.
L'Équipe’s headline said PSG would field Ferran Torres and Maghnes Akliouche but would be without Lucas Hernandez.
- Who
- Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais.
- What
- A Ligue 1 match for the top spot.
- When
- Monday, 26 October, at 20:30.
- Where
- Parc des Princes, Paris.
- Why
- The match was a clash for first place in Ligue 1.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lyon played away at Hoffenheim in a European match.
PSG and Lyon were scheduled to meet at 20:30 in Ligue 1.
- PSG winning run
- Seven consecutive victories in all competitions
- Lyon recovery time
- Three days after its European match
- PSG recovery time
- Five days
- Venue
- Parc des Princes, Paris
- Kick-off
- 20:30 on 26 October 2026