Lyon top Ligue 1 on goal difference after matchday seven

Matchday seven of Ligue 1 football concluded with Lyon beating Nice 2-1 to maintain their position at the top of the overall standings.

In other matches, Toulouse beat hosts Le Mans 3-0, Paris Saint Germain beat hosts Strasbourg 3-1, and the match between Lille and Brest ended in a 1-1 draw.

Lens also beat hosts Troyes 3-1, Marseille beat hosts Angers by a wide margin of 5-2, and Lorient defeated Monaco 1-0.

In the remaining results, Auxerre beat hosts Le Havre 3-1, and Paris FC beat visitors Rennes 4-3.

Lyon lead the table with 14 points, ahead on goal difference of Paris Saint Germain, Paris FC and Lille, who all also have 14 points after playing 7 matches.

At the bottom of the table, Le Mans occupy 16th place with 6 points, followed by Troyes in 17th place with 4 points, while Le Havre are bottom of the table in 18th place with just 2 points.