Ligue 1 Roundup, Matchday 33
Matchday 33 of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season has just wrapped up, featuring exciting games and impressive performances. Below is the Ligue 1 roundup from this round of games.
Toulouse 1-1 Lens
RC Lens has recorded their first draw in 18 games (with 8 wins and 9 losses) following a 1-1 tie against Toulouse at Stade de Toulouse. This result causes Lens to fall to ninth place, indicating that Will Still’s team will end the season outside the top seven in the Ligue 1 rankings for the first time in four years.
Rennes 2-0 OGC Nice
Rennes hindered OGC Nice’s chances of securing a spot in the automatic UEFA Champions League (UCL) positions by winning 2-0 at Roazhon Park, achieving their third straight home victory in head-to-head matchups.
Reims 0-2 St Etienne
Saint-Étienne enhanced their chances of staying in Ligue 1 by achieving only their second away win of the season, defeating Reims 2-0. This victory brings Saint-Étienne within one point of the relegation playoff position as they head into the final matchday, while Reims is just two points above the relegation zone and will need to be on edge to maintain their place in Ligue 1.
Montpellier 1-4 PSG
Paris Saint-Germain capped off an eventful week by securing a victory in Ligue 1, with Gonçalo Ramos scoring a hat-trick to lead the champions to a 4-1 away win against relegated Montpellier, marking their 12th consecutive league win in head-to-head matchups.
Monaco 2-0 Lyon
Monaco secured a 2-0 victory over Lyon, which helped them maintain their unbeaten home league record in 2025 (7 wins, 1 draw). This win guarantees them UEFA Champions League football at Stade Louis II for the next season. As they head to RC Lens, Monaco is in a celebratory mood, particularly after achieving three consecutive home clean sheets in Ligue 1 for the first time since February 2022.
Le Havre 1-3 Marseille
Marseille secured their spot in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the upcoming season following Mason Greenwood’s late goal, which contributed to a 3-1 win against Le Havre, a team fighting against relegation. The match was tightly contested and was paused for 25 minutes due to issues with the crowd.
Brest 2-0 Lille
Brest bounced back from a slow beginning to secure a 2-0 victory against Lille at the Stade Francis-Le Blé, effectively halting the Mastiffs’ four-game unbeaten streak and maintaining their own unbeaten record at home against Lille since March 2013 (with 3 wins and 2 draws). Meanwhile, Lille will enter the final league round positioned outside the top four, and based on this performance, their chances of qualifying for a second consecutive UEFA Champions League season in 2025/26 appear to be seriously at risk.
Auxerre 1-1 Nantes
Nantes’ fight to avoid relegation will extend to the final match of the season following a 1-1 draw against AJ Auxerre at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, marking their fifth straight game without a victory. This outcome keeps Nantes just two points ahead of Le Havre in the relegation playoff position and three points above AS Saint-Étienne, who are in the bottom two. Meanwhile, Auxerre remains securely in midtable.
Angers 2-1 Strasbourg
Angers SCO secured a 2-1 victory against Strasbourg in Ligue 1, which officially ensured Le SCO’s place in Ligue 1 for the 2025/26 season. Estéban Lepaul was the standout player, scoring both goals, just as he did in their previous encounter in the Coupe de France in February. Strasbourg’s aspirations for direct qualification to the UCL league phase have been thwarted, and they now need to overcome a struggling Le Havre team to have any chance of reaching the qualifying rounds.
