Ligue 1 early table: Monaco tops, five clubs share second place
Monaco leads Ligue 1 with six points while five clubs sit on four after two rounds.
The Ligue 1 table after the opening two matchdays shows a tightly packed race with nine clubs within three points of each other.
AS Monaco FC sit alone at the summit with six points, having won both of their opening fixtures and maintaining a perfect record.
Five clubs – Paris FC, Lille OSC, Olympique Lyonnais, Stade Rennais FC 1901 and ES Troyes AC – each have four points after recording a win and a draw, leaving goal difference to separate them.
Racing Club de Lens, Olympique de Marseille, Angers SCO and RC Strasbourg Alsace occupy the ninth to twelfth spots with three points each, all having split their two games.
The current spread means the battle for European qualification spots and the early relegation zone remains open, with a single result likely to shift positions.
Upcoming fixtures feature several head‑to‑head clashes among the clubs on four points, which could create a clearer hierarchy before the winter break.
As the season progresses, Monaco will aim to extend its lead while the cluster of second‑place teams will need to convert draws into wins to stay in contention.
