Ligue 1: Lens defeat Nice and claim back top spot in standings
RC Lens beat Nice 2-0 and will spend the winter as French league leaders. This as OGC Nice suffered their sixth consecutive defeat.
Surprise Title contenders Lens beat Nice by two un-replied goals to go tops of the League 1 tables on Saturday 7th February 2026. PSG with a game in hand might reclaim top spot if the beat Marseille later on Sunday.
The French League 1 has been criticized for being dominated by one team over and over compared to other top European Leagues.
Recall that Lyon dominated in the early 2000s then PSG has been the kings of French soccer ever since. An exodus of African players has also brought controversy to the League as some feel too many Africans limited the quality of play why most feel otherwise as French national teams success cannot be written without Africans.
