Ligue 1 Daily Report - 2026-05-02

Nantes produced the shock of Matchday 32, beating Marseille 3-0 at La Beaujoire to blow up the visitors' Champions League chase and keep alive their own faint survival hopes. Les Canaris, still fighting to escape the relegation zone, were sharper throughout and punished a Marseille side that looked flat in a must-win game.

The result is especially damaging for Habib Beye's team because it was a direct six-pointer for European qualification, and the scale of the defeat makes the race for the top four far harder to recover. Nantes also secured a first H2H double in this fixture since 2018/19, underlining how decisive the win was for a club expected to be battling at the other end of the table.

Paris Saint-Germain were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw at home to Lorient after twice losing the lead, a setback that came with Luis Enrique heavily rotating his side ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at Bayern Munich. Ibrahim Mbaye opened the scoring early, Warren Zaire-Emery restored PSG's advantage, but Lorient twice hit back to leave the Parc des Princes frustrated.

The draw matters in the title race as well as the European build-up: PSG stayed seven points clear at the top, but Lens can cut that gap if it wins at Nice later on Saturday. PSG also had a stoppage-time penalty overturned by VAR, denying them a late winner and adding to the sense of dropped points.

Ansu Fati came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Monaco beat Metz in a comeback victory that carried major relegation consequences. Metz went ahead through Jessy Deminguet, Folarin Balogun levelled after the hour mark, and Fati then finished the job late to seal all three points.

The result also relegated Metz to Ligue 2 with two games still to play, while Fati's goal was his 10th in Ligue 1, a strong return for the Barcelona loanee. For Monaco, the win was another reminder of how much they have relied on late moments to stabilise a season that has also been disrupted by Paul Pogba's injury problems.

Paul Pogba's return to football has turned into an injury-ravaged ordeal at Monaco, with reports describing a medical nightmare around his comeback campaign. The former Manchester United midfielder has been limited to just five appearances this season, totalling only 57 minutes, despite joining Monaco on a two-year deal after his doping ban was reduced on appeal.

The scale of the setback is striking because Pogba was expected to be a marquee addition when he arrived in Ligue 1, but instead he has barely been available and has not been able to build any rhythm. He has now started only one match in almost three years, a reminder of how far his career has been derailed since leaving Juventus.

Luis Enrique hit back at critics of PSG's 5-4 Champions League win over Bayern Munich, saying some negative opinions did not deserve respect as he defended his team's attacking style. The comments came before PSG's Ligue 1 meeting with Lorient, after a first leg that many observers described as one of the most spectacular matches in the competition's history.

His remarks matter because PSG are trying to balance domestic rotation with a European semi-final return leg at the Allianz Arena, and the coach clearly wants the focus to stay on the team's ambition rather than defensive concerns. The 5-4 result has already set the tone for the tie, and Enrique's response shows how much pressure and scrutiny PSG are carrying into the decisive week.