Marseille, held to a draw by Angers, miss the opportunity to overtake PSG at the top of Ligue 1.

Marseille and Lyon, who were pegged back by Angers (2-2) and Paris FC (3-3), missed the opportunity to join PSG at the top of the table, who were held to a draw in Lorient (1-1) on Wednesday, October 29, during the ^10th matchday of Ligue 1. For its part, Monaco, with a spectacular victory in Nantes (5-3), is the new runner-up, one point behind Paris.

Just behind them, Marseille, Strasbourg (impressive against Auxerre, 3-0), Lyon, and Lens, in that order according to goal difference, remain in contention (19 points). Lyon will be kicking themselves. They were pegged back after leading 3-0 at Jean-Bouin, which undoubtedly experienced its most emotional night since its promotion to Ligue 1.

Rennes also had to give up their advantage against Toulouse (2-2) and their coach, Habib Beye, will still be the coach of Stade Rennais when they host Strasbourg on Sunday, despite this sixth consecutive match without a victory, the president of the Breton club, Arnaud Pouille, announced on Wednesday on Ligue 1 +.

Despite the inclusion of Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé in the starting lineup, Paris Saint-Germain delivered a lackluster performance against Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. To make matters worse, Désiré Doué, who had only returned to action ten days prior, suffered another injury. PSG now sit on 21 points, while Lorient (9 points) secured a valuable victory against the reigning European and French champions.

After two consecutive defeats between the league and the Champions League, and despite a fine brace from young Robinio Vaz, OM could not do better than a draw at home against Angers and find themselves third in the standings.

Initially trailing at the Vélodrome, and heading into the locker room to a chorus of boos from their own fans, OM thought they had been saved by their striker. But the club conceded in the dying moments of a match they hadn't controlled, conceding a goal to Ousmane Camara who equalized after six minutes of added time (2-2).

Although they could have taken advantage of Paris SG's draw in Lorient and taken the lead in the championship, Marseille ultimately slipped to third place in the standings and extended at home the bad run that began with defeats conceded away against Sporting Portugal and Lens.

Facing a Nantes side that gave their all, Monaco prevailed after a crazy match (5-3) and climbed onto the Ligue 1 podium. With 20 points, the club even became the runner-up to Paris SG, one point behind the leader.

After the narrow victory against Toulouse (1-0), Monaco still haven't completely mastered the game at the Beaujoire, far from it, and even struggled against the Canaries' dynamism. But they also seemed to have made significant progress in attack, creating a plethora of chances and punishing the defensive lapses of a very attacking, perhaps too attacking, opposing team.

While Nantes may be frustrated at coming away empty-handed from this match, they absolutely must get on the scoreboard this weekend, again at home, against bottom-of-the-table Metz, who just won their first match by beating Lens (2-0). Monaco, meanwhile, will try to consolidate their place on the podium when they host Paris FC.

Northern French clubs were the big losers of the evening in the top half of the table. At Saint-Symphorien, bottom-of-the-table Metz unexpectedly defeated Lens, who were second in the standings behind PSG, but initially missed several clear-cut chances. Captain Gauthier Hein rescued his team with a brace, before being sent off for a second yellow card… for removing his shirt while celebrating his goal.

The match was stopped several times due to incidents in the stands. With 19 points and a drop to sixth place, Lens will feel they missed their chance against the bottom-placed team (five points), who secured their first victory.

Meanwhile, Lille, who had the chance to overtake their northern rivals, fell to a strong Nice side (2-0) at the Allianz Riviera, with goals from Diop and Jansson. At the Stade Océane, Le Havre secured three valuable points (1-0) against relegation rivals Brest.