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title: "Lyon top Ligue 1 on goal difference after matchday seven"
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description: "Lyon secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Nice to top the Ligue 1 standings on goal difference ahead of Paris Saint Germain, Paris FC and Lille following the…"
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# Lyon top Ligue 1 on goal difference after matchday seven

Lyon secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Nice to top the Ligue 1 standings on goal difference ahead of Paris Saint Germain, Paris FC and Lille following the conclusion of matchday seven.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 19 October 2026، 03:07 ، updated 21:41 Saudi time

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Lyon top Ligue 1 on goal difference after matchday seven

Matchday seven of [Ligue 1](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/ligue-1-19) football concluded with [Lyon](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lyon-273) beating [Nice](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/nice-279) 2-1 to maintain their position at the top of the overall standings.

In other matches, [Toulouse](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/toulouse-271) beat hosts [Le Mans](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/le-mans-280) 3-0, [Paris Saint Germain](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/paris-saint-germain-275) beat hosts [Strasbourg](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/strasbourg-284) 3-1, and the match between [Lille](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lille-272) and Brest ended in a 1-1 draw.

[Lens](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lens-277) also beat hosts Troyes 3-1, [Marseille](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/marseille-287) beat hosts [Angers](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/angers-285) by a wide margin of 5-2, and [Lorient](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lorient-278) defeated [Monaco](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/monaco-276) 1-0.

In the remaining results, [Auxerre](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/auxerre-274) beat hosts [Le Havre](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/le-havre-281) 3-1, and [Paris FC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/paris-fc-288) beat visitors [Rennes](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/rennes-286) 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.

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