Adrien Rabiot scored a second-half winner as Marseille beat Rennes 2-1 in Brittany on Saturday to move within four points of Ligue 1 pace-setters Paris Saint-Germain.
French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)
Courtesy of a first-half blitz with Camara and Ludovic Ajorque both scoring, Brest secured an important home win against Lyon. The visitors' passiveness was
French striker Ousmane Dembele scored a brace for Paris club. And Georgian forward Zuriko Davitashvili netted the guests' goal. PSG lead the current Ligue 1 standings, with 43 points, and are 7 points ahead of Marseille, which are in second place. Saint-Etienne are sixteenth, with 16 points.
The fight for the places below Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 are usually a tightly contested affair, but this season in particular looks both exceptionally
Two relegation candidates meet in Ligue 1 on Sunday, as St-Etienne host Nantes in a six-pointer near the bottom of the table. Heading into the weekend, the visitors sit just above their hosts on goal difference in the standings, leaving everything to play for at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Rennes vs. Brest, 1 p.m. Lyon vs. Toulouse, 3:05 p.m. Saint-Etienne vs. Nantes, 9 a.m. Reims vs. Le Havre, 11:15 a.m. Marseille vs. Strasbourg, 2:45 p.m.
At home, Lens has achieved three wins, two draws, and three losses in their eight Ligue 1 matches. PSG, however, has not lost any away games in the league this season, with five wins and three draws in their travels. PSG is on a 32-match unbeaten run away from home, having not lost a Ligue 1 away match since February 2023 against Monaco.
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Tipster James Eastham looks at the odds and best bets on French Ligue 1 games involving Nice, Lille and others for Betfair this weekend!
Lens will measure up to Paris Saint-Germain this weekend at a time when the club who came close to winning the Ligue 1 title two seasons ago appear to be losing their way.Key stats 32 - PSG are unbeaten in their last 32 away matches in Ligue 1,
Two clubs in the bottom half of Ligue 1’s table, AS Saint-Etienne (16th) and FC Nantes (15th), meet on Sunday at 9:00 AM ET.AS Saint-Etienne was defeated on January 12 against Paris