Ligue 1 matchday 10: PSG win a seventh in a row, Lille go second, Marseille win at Lens

Paris Saint-Germain beat Troyes 1–0 on Saturday night for a seventh straight league win and stay top, but Lille won 2–1 at Rennes on Sunday and are two points behind them in second. Paris FC, 1–0 winners at Auxerre, are a point further back, and Marseille won 2–1 at Lens to go fourth with a fifth league win in a row, while Lyon lost 2–0 at Brest. Matchday 10 brought 20 goals in nine matches: three home wins, five away wins and one draw, and three goals in stoppage time.

Friday and Saturday

Toulouse 3–1 Strasbourg turned on either side of half-time. Santiago Hidalgo put Toulouse ahead on 45+1 from Sion Oppong's pass and Mark McKenzie, from Cristian Cásseres's, made it 2–0 on 56. Giovanni Reyna pulled one back for Strasbourg on 67, and Thomas Jorgensen, from Rasmus Nicolaisen's pass, settled it on 76.

Auxerre 0–1 Paris FC was won by Lassine Sinayoko on 63, from Pablo Pagis's pass: his ninth league goal of the season. Paris FC had 66 per cent of the ball and three shots on target.

Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Estac Troyes was settled by Ilya Zabarnyi on 39, from Senny Mayulu's pass. PSG had 73 per cent of the ball and 15 shots, seven on target; Troyes had three on target. AFP, via France 24, reports that PSG were without the injured Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Nuno Mendes, Maghnes Akliouche and Marquinhos, rested Achraf Hakimi, and had a late Troyes goal by Lucas Maronnier ruled out for offside; the win was their 11th in a row in all competitions. Luis Enrique said what stood out was winning all their matches "between the two international breaks".

Sunday

Rennes 1–2 Lille was settled midway through the second half. Soriba Diaoune put Lille ahead on 24, Boulaye Dia equalised for Rennes on 31 from Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal's pass, and Nathan Ngoy, from Diaoune's pass, won it on 68. Rennes had 15 shots but two on target. AFP describes Diaoune as a 19-year-old striker and his opener as a thumping strike from the edge of the box; Rennes drop to eighth.

Angers 0–2 Nice began with a goal on 2, Sofiane Diop's from Mohamed Amoura's pass, and Jonathan Clauss, from Gauthier Hein's, made it two on 78. Nice had eight shots on target to Angers's three.

Stade Brestois 29 2–0 Lyon was won with 31 per cent of the ball. Noah Edjouma put Brest ahead on 22 from Kamory Doumbia's pass and Ludovic Ajorque converted a penalty on 90+4. Lyon had 69 per cent of possession, eight corners and two shots on target. AFP notes it came in the week Lyon said goodbye to their coach, Paulo Fonseca, who has left for Sporting.

Le Havre 0–2 Lorient left Le Havre without a win after ten matches. Isaak Touré put Lorient ahead on 18 from Arsène Kouassi's pass and Jean-Victor Makengo, from Mamadou Koné's, added the second on 90+5. Le Havre had 20 shots, five on target.

Le Mans 1–1 Monaco was rescued on 90 by Erwan Colas after Mamadou Coulibaly had put Monaco ahead on 40. Le Mans had 19 shots to Monaco's five.

Lens 1–2 Marseille opened with Amine Gouiri's goal on 2. Florian Thauvin equalised for Lens on 20 from Florian Sotoca's pass, and Keyliane Abdallah won it on 82. Marseille had 59 per cent of the ball and five shots on target to Lens's six.

The table after matchday 10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain	10	7	2	1	+12	23
2	Lille	10	6	3	1	+7	21
3	Paris FC	10	6	2	2	+7	20
4	Marseille	10	6	0	4	+8	18
5	Lyon	10	5	2	3	+6	17
6	Nice	10	5	2	3	+3	17
7	Monaco	10	4	4	2	+2	16
8	Rennes	10	5	1	4	+0	16
9	Stade Brestois 29	10	4	3	3	+6	15
10	Lorient	10	4	3	3	+1	15
11	Lens	10	4	1	5	+2	13
12	Toulouse	10	3	4	3	+1	13
13	Strasbourg	10	3	1	6	−4	10
14	Auxerre	10	3	1	6	−11	10
15	Le Mans	10	1	5	4	−7	8
16	Angers	10	2	2	6	−10	8
17	Estac Troyes	10	2	2	6	−10	8
18	Le Havre	10	0	2	8	−13	2

PSG lead on 23, two points ahead of Lille and three ahead of Paris FC, with Marseille five behind and Lyon, who were third before the round, down to fifth. The points race shows Marseille's climb: three points from their first five matches, then five straight wins. At the bottom, Le Havre are six points behind Le Mans, Angers and Troyes.

Numbers to know

• Five of the nine matches were away wins; Brest's was the only home win on Sunday.
• PSG have won seven league matches in a row and Marseille five.
• Le Havre are the only side without a win, two points from ten matches.
• Lassine Sinayoko leads the scorers with nine, two ahead of Rennes' Esteban Lepaul and Marseille's Amine Gouiri.
• Lille have conceded seven, the fewest in the league.

Next up

After the international break, matchday 11 opens on Friday 20 November with Estac Troyes v Le Havre at 19:45 UTC. On Saturday 21 November, Nice v Paris Saint-Germain is at 16:15 UTC, and Lens v Toulouse, Lille v Lyon, Monaco v Auxerre and Strasbourg v Stade Brestois 29 at 19:45 UTC. On Sunday 22 November, Paris FC v Angers kicks off at 14:00 UTC, Lorient v Rennes at 16:15 UTC and Marseille v Le Mans closes the round at 19:45 UTC. The full round is on the Ligue 1 page.

Sources for the context: Paris Saint-Germain, AFP via France 24, AFP via Yahoo Sports.