French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

Lille remained on the heels of the Ligue 1 leaders after welcoming in 2025 with a disappointing 1-1 home draw against Nantes on Saturday while only a last minute own-goal saved Lyon's blushes against bottom side Montpellier.

Two late goals from Bradley Barcola and Goncalo Ramos spared the blushes of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain who booked their place in the last 16 of the French Cup with a nerve-jangling 4-2 win at fifth-tier Espaly on Wednesday.

Deiver Machado scores late as seventh-place Lens wins 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league to move one point behind Lyon in sixth. The Colombia defender headed powerfully home from Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski’s cross in the 77th minute.

New year, but same ambitions for PSG. Undefeated since their European defeat against Bayern Munich at the end of November,

Paris Saint-Germain remains unbeaten and seven points clear at the top of the French league halfway through the season after Ousmane Dembélé scores twice in a 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne. Marseille is in second place after 17 rounds,

Lyon missed an opportunity to draw level on points with third-placed Monaco in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 2-1 loss at Brest.Monaco's draw at Nantes and Lille's stalemate with Auxerre on Friday gave Lyon a chance to climb from fifth into the third and final automatic Champions League spot.

Lyon are knocked out in the last 32 of the Coupe de France on penalties by an amateur team from the fifth tier of French football.

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

Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 on Sunday to sit seven points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table halfway through the season.

PARIS — Gaëtan Laborde scored twice to help Nice win at Reims 4-2 and move up to fourth place in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The burly striker netted with a penalty just before halftime and added his second goal midway through the second half.