Overview

• Central defenders Illya Zabarnyi and Lucas Beraldo provided the goals in a 2-0 home win over Auxerre that moved Paris Saint‑Germain into provisional first place in Ligue 1.
• Luis Enrique fielded a heavily rotated, youthful XI with Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz and Marquinhos unavailable, handing Vitinha the armband before his first‑half substitution.
• Vitinha exited after 35 minutes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was withdrawn at half-time with thigh discomfort, adding to concerns already heightened by Marquinhos’ confirmed absence for the Barcelona trip.
• Marseille had briefly gone top on Friday with a 2-1 stoppage‑time win at Strasbourg through Amir Murillo, while Monaco slipped at Lorient 3-1 to reshape the early standings.
• Beyond Ligue 1, Atlético Madrid thrashed Real Madrid 5-2 with a Julián Álvarez brace for Los Blancos’ first domestic loss of the season, as the Parc des Princes marked Dembélé’s Ballon d’Or with tifos and a post‑match ceremony.