October 19, 2026
Olympique Lyonnais topped the French Football League on goal difference, after achieving a valuable victory over its guest, Nice, with a score of 2-1, benefiting from the closeness of points between the leading teams after 7 rounds.
The visiting club started scoring through its player Elie Wahi in the 18th minute, before Lyon succeeded in turning the tables and scoring two goals scored by Pavel Schulz and American midfielder Tanner Tessmann.
The home team faced critical circumstances during the match, after the last twenty minutes of the match were completed with only ten players, after substitute Keito Nakamura was sent off as a result of a violent intervention. Lyon also escaped from the equalizer in the last moments, after the match referee canceled a second goal by Elie Wahi due to offside in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
With this victory, Lyon raised its score to 14 points, placing it at the top with a goal difference of “+8”, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain (the defending champion), Paris FC, and Lille, which have a score of 14 points with a goal difference of “+5” each, in addition to Monaco, which maintains a goal difference of “+4”.
