OL Lyonnes blew past PSG 6–1 at Groupama, flipping a 1–1 half-time into a rout sparked by a Korbin Shrader hat-trick, a Lindsey Heaps strike and late gloss from Tabitha Chawinga. Elsewhere, Paris FC handled Saint-Étienne 2–0, Strasbourg hit four at Dijon and Le Havre outlasted Montpellier.
Quick Results & Context
Journée 3 hardened the early split: Lyonnes and Paris FC perfect, everyone else chasing rhythm. The Classique delivered the headline — level at the break, then Lyonnes’ gears meshed and PSG unraveled under pressure and runner layering. Paris FC kept their balance and bite to stay 3/3, Strasbourg’s attack looked portable away from home, and Le Havre rode two second-half punches to take a five-goal thriller. Nantes’ seven-goal win at Lens and Fleury’s sharp start at OM flesh out a round where the top looks real — and PSG’s rebuild learned a hard lesson about game-state control.
All results
- OL Lyonnes 6–1 PSG
- Paris FC 2–0 Saint-Étienne
- Marseille 0–2 Fleury
- Dijon 0–4 Strasbourg
- Le Havre 3–2 Montpellier
- Lens 3–4 Nantes
OL vs PSG: The second-half switch that broke PSG
For 45 minutes, the Classique was a tug of tempo: an early Lyonnes set piece, a Romée Leuchter penalty to level, and two midfields trading jabs without clean separation. After the interval, Jonatan Giráldez slid his interiors higher and earlier between PSG’s lines, asking Lindsey Heaps and Korbin Shrader to receive on the half-turn. That single spacing tweak sharpened everything — first passes after regains went forward, third-player runs returned, and PSG’s back three had to defend faces and blind-side darts at once.
The go-ahead was textbook: Shrader slipped Heaps into the inside-left lane to finish; the moment detonated the game state. From there, Lyonnes flooded the half-spaces, pressed the second ball and never let Paris slow the pulse. Shrader’s 15-minute hat-trick was about timing more than power — one from the edge, one off a regain as PSG tried to play through pressure, one after sheer overload in the box — and Tabitha Chawinga’s late finish turned convincing into emphatic.
Two details told the story. First, rest-defence: with Selma Bacha stepping in and Tarciane owning first contact, PSG’s transitions never ran free. Second, press triggers: the front line waited for Paris to flatten their build before springing — no wasted sprints, only traps. In the season’s first big domestic check, Lyonnes looked like a side that can manufacture momentum on demand.
It's an important victory for the team... after scoring six goals, we can be happy.
Jonatan Giráldez
Player of the Week
Korbin Shrader (OL Lyonnes)
A derby hat-trick in the season’s first true domestic stress test is a statement, but Shrader’s performance was about control as much as goals. She set the tone after half-time by receiving higher between the lines on the half-turn, linking play into the channels and then attacking the box with perfect timing. The go-ahead sequence—Shrader slipping Lindsey Heaps into the inside-left lane—flipped the game state; the ensuing burst was ruthless: one finish from the edge, one off a high regain, one after Lyonnes overloaded the penalty area. Beyond the scoring, her movement kept PSG’s back three guessing, opening lanes for runners and dragging the block out of shape. On a night that demanded clarity, Shrader supplied it: tempo control, decisive final actions, and the kind of leadership that turns a tight Classique into a rout.
Table Impact & What’s Next
OL Lyonnes and Paris FC share top spot on nine points, with Lyonnes’ Classique swing giving them the healthier goal difference. Le Havre’s resilience keeps them in the early podium conversation; Strasbourg’s four-goal salvo suggests genuine attacking headroom. PSG sit on four with a negative differential — not terminal, but the rebuild needs a “brake pedal” for bad game states. Next: Lyonnes to Lens, Paris FC to Nantes, PSG home to Dijon. If Paris tighten rest-defence and shorten possessions under pressure, the standings will correct; if not, the gap to the top two widens fast.