Overview
- Lens beat Nice 2-0 to reach 37 points and lead defending champion PSG by one after 16 matchdays.
- Odsonne Édouard scored with two headers, each supplied by a cross from Matthieu Udol.
- Nice’s run of losses extended to nine in all competitions, dropping the club to 13th in the table.
- Lens’s majority owner confirmed the acquisition of the club’s stadium, signaling longer-term investment.
- Ligue 1 now pauses for Coupe de France action and returns in early January, after PSG’s 3-2 win at Metz on Saturday.