Paris (France) (AFP) - Champion Paris Saint-Germain has the opportunity to establish its early position at the top of the standings when it faces Troyes on Saturday in the tenth round of the French Football League, while Lens, which suffered a humiliating loss to Italian Como 1-9 in the Champions League competition, hosts Marseille, which is revitalized with a series of positive results.

Published on: 06/11/2026 - 09:25

After achieving six consecutive victories in the league, the last of which was against its host Le Havre 5-1, the capital team succeeded in making a big leap in the standings, taking the lead with 20 points, two points ahead of its closest competitor, Lille.

After the strong display he made on Tuesday against Spanish Villarreal in a match that was decided 6-0, it is difficult to imagine a result other than a victory for the team of Spanish coach Luis Enrique, when it hosts newly promoted Troyes on Saturday at the Parc des Princes stadium.

Troyes occupies sixteenth place in the danger zone after achieving a 2-0 victory over Le Mans in the last stage.

Two points away from Saint-Germain, Lille occupies second place with 18 points, but is facing a difficult and cautious test against one of its direct competitors, Rennes, fifth with 16 points.

The team of Italian coach Davide Ancelotti had returned with a 0-0 draw from the Norwegian Bodo Glimt in the Champions League, after having narrowly won the northern derby last week, thanks to a late goal scored by its veteran striker Olivier Giroud.

On the other hand, Rennes, led by its coach Frank Hayes, seeks to prove that the harsh loss to Nice 2-5 was only a passing setback, but it may again miss its top scorer, Esteban Lupul, who is still recovering from an ankle injury.

For its part, Lyon, third with 17 points, is a guest of Brest, on a dangerous journey, especially since it lost its Portuguese coach, Paulo Fonseca.

Fonseca left his position during the current season to move to Sporting of Portugal, while his assistant and compatriot Jorge Masial will assume the task of supervising the team temporarily.

-Marseille seizes the opportunity-

After its great victory over Monaco 3-1, Paris FC, fourth with 17 points, will visit Auxerre, XIV, in a confrontation that will witness the return of its Malian striker Lassine Senayoko (8 goals this season) to the stadium of his former team.

The teams competing for the qualifying places in the European competitions are awaiting the return of Marseille, sixth with 15 points, which has begun to gradually recover from a disastrous start to the season.

After defeating Toulouse 2-0 at the Velodrome Stadium on Sunday, Marseille continued to collect points, achieving four consecutive victories against opponents within its reach.

Is this a temporary uprising or a real return to the right track? Marseille's trip to the Polar Stadium on Sunday at the end of the tenth stage may bring some answers for its coach, Bruno Genesio, against Lens, who will be required to react in front of his fans.

But Marseille also demonstrated its strong uprising by defeating German Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League competition 1-0 during the middle of the week.

After several encouraging weeks under the leadership of Yannick Cahuzac, who succeeded German Dino Topmüller, Lens suffered a historic and humiliating defeat against Italian Como 1-9 in the main continental competition on Wednesday, after also losing to Lille 0-1 in the northern derby.

On the other hand, Monaco, which showed strong levels at the beginning of the season, is looking to stop its dramatic decline, as the team of Brazilian coach Filipe Luis was unable to achieve victory in its last four matches in the league, settling for two draws versus two losses, to occupy seventh place with 15 points, with the risk of falling behind the top teams.

Monaco's trip to Le Mans, the penultimate place, represents an opportunity to regain its balance, otherwise it may find itself overtaken by Nice.

Nice achieved four victories in its last five matches, advancing to eighth place with 14 points, in a remarkable surprise, after it had entered the playoff to remain last season.

Nice will visit Angers, who are going through a difficult period and are in 15th place with 8 points, only one point behind Monaco.

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