Overview
- OM beat Brest 3-0 at the Vélodrome through an Angel Gomes free kick, a Mason Greenwood penalty and a late Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike to take the provisional Ligue 1 lead.
- Lens strengthened their case near the summit by overwhelming Monaco 4-1 away, tightening a top-of-the-table race heading into the break.
- PSG travel to Lyon short-handed with Nuno Mendes, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi out, as Luis Enrique insists there is no urgent need to recruit.
- Paris FC dominated Rennes with 16 shots and hit the woodwork twice but lost 1-0 on Breel Embolo’s 83rd-minute goal, and the club is eyeing a recognized striker for the January window.
- France were beaten 32-17 by South Africa at the Stade de France, with players citing indiscipline and Fabien Galthié acknowledging stalled progress in aerial contests and a struggling scrum.