Another week, another round of Ligue 1 action is set to take place starting this Friday, and everyone is still trying to play catch-up to the runaway league leaders - much to no avail. After just seven rounds, PSG already have a eight points lead over the chasing pack thanks to having won their first seven games without much fuss. They will be hoping to extend that impressive run to a perfect eight as they travel to face Nice on Saturday, but Les Aiglons will hope to become the first side to steal points off the reigning champions.
Key fixture - Nice vs PSG
PSG are still in cruise control as they prepare to face Nice on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel will be able to welcome Kylian Mbappe back after he served his multi-match ban, which now gives him another further attacking option up front. Still, they are back in European action midweek as they take on Serbian outfit Red Star Belgrade, which could see Tuchel rotate his squad after they lost on matchday one to Liverpool - especially as PSG will want to pick up all three points against the minnows. Could that play into Nice's hands?
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Talking point - Monaco's horrible run
What has gone wrong for Monaco? Last season's runners-up can't seem to catch a break and now Leonardo Jardim's men are actually sitting in the bottom three. With six points from their first seven games, only Nantes and Guingamp have done worse. Injuries, of course, haven't helped their cause either, as they have had to deal with absentees to several key players since the start of the season.
They come into their upcoming clash against Saint Etienne having lost to Angers midweek. Will they be able to rebound against Les Verts or will the hosts take advantage of their visitors' flagging form?
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Notable absentees and returns
Absentees
Monaco: Danijel Subasic, Rony Lopes, Ronael Pierre Gabriel, Stevan Jovetic, Pietro Pellegri (all injured)
PSG: Lass Diarra, Dani Alves, Layvin Kurzawa (all injured)
Returns
PSG: Kylian Mbappe (return from suspension)
Ligue 1 Matchday 8 Standings
Here's how the table looks after seven rounds in Ligue 1.
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 69 | WWDWW | |
| 2 | Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 58 | WWWWD | |
| 3 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 53 | LLWWD | |
| 4 | Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 52 | LWWWD | |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 48 | DWDLW | |
| 6 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 46 | WLDLL | |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 42 | WLLLW | |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 41 | DDLLL | |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 41 | LWWDW | |
| 10 | Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 | LLDDW | |
| 11 | Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 37 | DWDWL | |
| 12 | Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 36 | WDWWL | |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 36 | LWDWW | |
| 14 | Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 31 | LWLWL | |
| 15 | Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 29 | WWLLL | |
| 16 | Le Havre | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 28 | LLDLL | |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 26 | LLLLD | |
| 18 | Clermont | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 22 | LDDLW |
Ligue 1 Matchday 8 Listings
Here are the other fixtures taking place on matchday eight of the 2018/2019 Ligue 1 season:
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