#ligue-1

#ligue-1

Starting with the hosts, only making their Ligue 1 debut this season, it is no secret that Paris' sole focus is on maintaining their top-flight status this time around. Despite getting the 2025/26 campaign underway with consecutive defeats, Stephane Gilli's side have shown some signs of improvement on either side of September's international break. Marking their return from the fortnight interval with a 2-1 victory away at Brest,

Eventually storming their way to a 7-1 romp against Lorient, the former Rennes boss has seen his squad muster seven points from their first three Ligue 1 appearances. Getting proceedings underway on August 17th with a remarkable 3-3 stalemate against Brest, Lille have found a real clinical edge in the final third. It should also be highlighted, continuing on from last season, Sunday's hosts have gained a fearsome reputation for their dominance at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

England international full-back Ben Chilwell has officially completed a transfer to Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, signing a two-year deal after departing Chelsea, as confirmed by the club's official website. The French club confirmed the move late on Monday evening, though financial details of the agreement remain undisclosed. Chilwell, now 28, brings with him a wealth of Premier League and European experience, having been a part of Chelsea's squad since 2020.

Bayern Munich maintained their perfect start to the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Augsburg at the WWK Arena, though the champions were made to sweat after building a seemingly unassailable lead. Serge Gnabry opened the scoring in the 28th minute, heading home a perfectly floated cross from Harry Kane. Just before half-time, Luis Diaz doubled Bayern's advantage, converting Konrad Laimer's cut-back to make it 2-0.

Vitinha's hopeful second-half strike took a fortuitous deflection and wrong-footed Nantes goalkeeper Anthony Lopes to break the deadlock in the 67th minute.

Arsenal are making early moves to sign highly rated French centre-back Jeremy Jacquet, emerging as frontrunners among several Premier League and European clubs. Arsenal has made initial contact for Jacquet, viewing him as a future first-team regular and seeing potential outgoings such as Oleksandr Zinchenko. Their track record of nurturing young talent, coupled with Champions League status, could give them an edge in negotiations.