Paris Saint Germain host Lyon in top-of-the-table clash in Ligue 1 matchday 8

Paris Saint Germain host Lyon on 25 October 2026 in matchday 8 of Ligue 1, in a match kicking off at 22:45 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

The match comes as a clash at the top of the table, with Lyon occupying first place on 14 points from 7 matches on goal difference, having won 4 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1, scoring 13 goals and conceding 5. Paris Saint Germain, meanwhile, sit second with the same tally of 14 points from 7 matches, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1, scoring 14 goals and conceding 9.

Paris Saint Germain go into the match on the back of a run of victories, having beaten Barcelona 4-2 on 20 October, Strasbourg 3-1 on 17 October, Manchester City 4-2 on 14 October, Le Mans 3-1 on 10 October, and Marseille 2-1 on 20 September.

Lyon, on the other hand, suffered a 0-3 defeat to Hoffenheim on 22 October, after beating Nice 2-1 on 18 October, Crystal Palace 3-2 on 15 October, losing to Lens 1-2 on 9 October, and beating Rennes 4-0 on 19 September.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Lyon beat Paris Saint Germain 2-1 on 19 April 2026, while Paris Saint Germain beat Lyon 3-2 on 9 November 2025 and 3-2 on 23 February 2025 as well, beat Lyon 3-1 on 15 December 2024, and also beat Lyon 2-1 on 25 May 2024.

Paris Saint Germain will be without A. Lounguoni, Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes through injury.

Lyon, meanwhile, will be missing Ikoma-Lewis Opunda, Nicolas Alejandro Tagliafico, Mohamed Ouedraogo, Pawel Szulc and Steve Kangou through injury, as well as A. Hamdani for another reason and Keito Nakamura due to suspension.