Ligue 1 Daily Report - 2026-10-15: PSG survive Manchester City scare to win 4-2

Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG raced into a 3-0 half-time lead through Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha, with Achraf Hakimi also hitting the post. City responded strongly after the interval, scoring through Erling Haaland on either side of a fortunate Maghnes Akliouche goal, while PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a late Ferran Torres penalty. Dembélé also scored once and assisted another, having been rested for PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Le Mans at the weekend. The result gave the French champions a major European victory at the Etihad Stadium.

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Lyon beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday. Corentin Tolisso opened the scoring after eight minutes, before Ernest Nuamah doubled the advantage in first-half stoppage time from Keito Nakamura’s cross. Yeremy Pino pulled one back for Palace shortly after the interval, but Pavel Šulc restored Lyon’s two-goal lead in the 76th minute. Daichi Kamada scored nine minutes later to set up a tense finish, although Paulo Fonseca’s side held on at the Groupama Stadium. The victory made it two wins from two in the league phase after Lyon had previously defeated Anderlecht 2-1.

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France’s football ethics body urged supporters to uphold neutrality in stadiums on Thursday amid nationwide student protests. The Conseil national de l’Éthique et de Déontologie cited political banners displayed during recent Ligue 1 fixtures, including Lens against Lyon and PSG against Le Mans. Lens supporters displayed a message condemning what they called “disproportionate and systematic police violence”, while PSG fans showed a banner reading: “Your militias repress; our youth resist.” The intervention came as the police response to largely peaceful demonstrations drew criticism, with more than 6,600 arrests reported by the previous week and several teenagers suffering serious injuries linked to police weaponry.

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Monaco beat CSKA 2-1 in their opening Conference League group-stage match on Thursday. The Ligue 1 leaders established a two-goal advantage before half-time through Paris Brunner and Ansu Fati, before CSKA substitute Joel Zwarts pulled one back with a 76th-minute header. Monaco used several players who do not regularly feature in Ligue 1, while the Bulgarian side began without a Bulgarian player in its starting line-up. The result gave Monaco a winning start in Europe while maintaining the momentum of a domestic campaign in which they were reported to sit top of the table.

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