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,

Deiver Machado scores late as seventh-place Lens wins 2-1 at struggling Le Havre in the French league to move one point behind Lyon in sixth.

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.

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

Assisted by Nuno Mendes. Attempt saved. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro. GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR ...

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)