Premiere Ligue Women The third round of Arkema Ligue 1 Féminine brought true football excitement to fans in France. There was everything, early goals, a hat-trick in the great classic, red-card drama, and real goal fests. The highlight, of course, was the top clash Lyon vs. PSG, billed as a battle of giants. But on other pitches there was no shortage of drama and beautiful moments either, showing that this season will be full of surprises and intense duels.
Paris FC 2–0 Saint-Étienne
The Parisians set the tempo from the start and used set pieces to build their advantage. A second-half goal sealed the game, with Saint-Étienne unable to respond.
Scorers: Anaële Le Moguédec 14’, Clara Mateo 57’
Le Havre 3–2 Montpellier
A match full of twists. Montpellier led at halftime, but the hosts played brilliantly after the break – Enguehard equalized, and Stiévenart struck twice. Though Koko quickly pulled one back for Montpellier, Le Havre held on.
Scorers: Romane Enguehard 51’, Zoé Stiévenart 63’, 70’ – Kethna Louis 14’, Ilona Koko 71’
Marseille 0–2 Fleury 91
The visitors from Fleury started with a bang, two goals in the first eight minutes set the tone. Marseille fought hard but lacked efficiency, while Fleury calmly controlled the match in the second half.
Scorers: Emelyne Laurent 3’, Cindy Caputo 8’
Dijon 0–4 Strasbourg
Strasbourg put on an attacking show. Konan and Diop were unstoppable, each scoring twice. Verdier’s red card in the 17th minute only worsened Dijon’s plight. Strasbourg strengthened their position near the top of the table.
Scorers: Inès Konan 13’, 32’, Mama Diop 23’, 86’
Red card: Charlotte Verdier (Dijon, 17’)
Lens 3–4 Nantes
The most thrilling encounter of the round. Nantes were 0–2 up after just six minutes, but Lens fought to the end. In the end, Calba’s brace plus goals from Bethi and Saoud gave the visitors all three points, despite Archier’s late strike for the hosts.
Scorers:
Lens: Aude Gbedjissi 28’, Dayana Pierre Louis 45’, Louann Archier 80’
Nantes: Melissa Bethi 3’, Lucie Calba 6’, 61’, Imane Saoud 29’
Lyon 6–1 PSG
The “Clash of Titans” turned into a one-sided display of Lyon’s power. Tarciane opened the scoring in the 5th minute. PSG replied through Leuchter’s penalty, but from then on the hosts dominated. Heaps made it 2–1, before Korbin Shrader completed a hat-trick in just 15 minutes, proving her class. Chawinga added the icing on the cake in stoppage time.
Scorers:
Lyon: Tarciane 5’, Lindsey Heaps 58’, Korbin Shrader 70’, 74’, 85’, Tabitha Chawinga 90+3’ Psg: Romée Leuchter 33’ (pen.)
Summary
The third round of Arkema Ligue 1 Féminine confirmed that Lyon remain the powerhouse of French footballm, their emphatic 6–1 win over PSG sent a clear message to the league. Paris FC and Fleury continue their winning runs, Le Havre showed real character, while Strasbourg, led by Konan and Diop, could become the dark horse of the competition. Lens and Nantes produced a true spectacle that will go down as a highlight of the round.
The 2025/26 season promises to be fascinating, more and more teams are proving capable of springing surprises, and the fight for top positions is heating up.
