Ousmane Dembele scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain beat Saint-Etienne 2-1 on Sunday to sit seven points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table halfway through the season. Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille side look like the only potential rivals for Paris in the second half of the season,

French Ligue 1 results on Friday: Lens v Paris Saint-Germain (1600), Rennes v Brest (1800), Lyon v Toulouse (2005)

Olympique Lyon (sixth) and FC Nantes (15th) square off on Sunday at 11:15 AM ET, in a matchup between a pair of clubs in opposite halves of the table in Ligue 1.Olympique Lyon drew on January 18

Toulouse vs. Strasbourg, 11:15 a.m. Montpellier vs. Angers, 11:15 a.m. PSG vs. Saint-Etienne, 2:45 p.m.

After clinching the Trophee des Champions last Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain return to Ligue 1 action this weekend as they welcome Saint-Etienne to the Parc des Princes. Having secured the domestic double in 2023-24, the Parisians faced last season's league runners-up Monaco in the French Super Cup, winning the trophy for the 11th time in 12 years.

Paris Saint-Germain remains unbeaten at the top of the French league after a narrow victory over Saint-Etienne, with Ousmane Dembélé scoring twice. Meanwhile, video-assisted refereeing decisions created drama across multiple matches.

French Ligue 1 results on Saturday: Saint-Etienne v Nantes (1400), Reims v Le Havre, Angers v Auxerre (both 1615), Marseille v Strasbourg (1945)

The fight for the places below Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 are usually a tightly contested affair, but this season in particular looks both exceptionally