ArkemaPL – Matchday 5 Recap: Lyonnes and Paris FC Rampage On, Draws Litter the Pack

October’s crisp air brought a feast of French women’s football drama on Matchday 5 of the 2025-26 Arkema Première Ligue, with the fixtures spanning Friday through Sunday. Undefeated leaders OL Lyonnes extended their perfect start to five wins from five, thrashing Nantes in a goal-laden spectacle that showcased their relentless attack. Paris FC joined the party with a derby demolition of Marseille, while Paris Saint-Germain ground out a hard-fought away win to stay within touching distance at the top. Draws were the order of the day in the opener and the mid-table scrap between Dijon and Fleury, and Montpellier finally ignited their campaign against Lens. Drawing directly from official match logs, here’s the unvarnished breakdown timings, scorers, cards, and all the pivotal moments that defined a round rich in resilience and ruthlessness.

OL Lyonnes vs FC Nantes

Lyon’s firepower was biblical, as they dismantled Nantes with six goals in a masterclass that featured three in the first 10 minutes and relentless second-half pressure. Korbin Shrader struck first in the 7th, volleying Melchie Dumornay’s lofted pass, before Marie-Antoinette Katoto tapped in Kadidiatou Diani’s cross eight minutes later. Wendie Renard converted a 27th-minute penalty after Julie Pasquereau’s handball, and Tabitha Chawinga made it four on 35′, lashing home Shrader’s through-ball to make it 4-0). Nantes responded early in the second half Roseline Éloissaint fired past Christiane Endler from Louise Fleury’s 50th-minute pass to get them back into the game, but Lyonnes hit back Diani headed in Selma Bacha’s 57th-minute corner 5-1, and Tarciane nodded home from another Bacha delivery in the 89th to end the game in a 6-1 lead at home. Emily Burns made twelve saves for Nantes, but Lyonnes peppered her with 30 efforts. Lyonnes’s 25 goals in five games 5.0 per match dwarf the field Renard’s penalty was her second direct goal contribution this term.

Paris FC vs Olympique de Marseille

Paris FC turned the Paris derby into a rout, overwhelming Marseille with six unanswered goals in a clinical display that exposed the visitors’ fragility. Anaële Le Moguédec opened in the 26th, finishing Lorena Azzaro’s cutback, before Clara Mateo added a 31st-minute poacher’s effort from Daphné Corboz’s pullback. Maëlle Garbino converted a 51st-minute penalty after Mélissa Herrera’s foul on Fiona Liaigre, only for Herrera to atone with Marseille’s lone reply a 53rd-minute tap-in from Margaux Le Mouël’s lofted pass. Paris FC poured forward Corboz slotted home in the 60th, Le Moguédec netted her second with a left-footed curler, and Garbino sealed it on 85′, bundling in Mateo’s cross. Marseille had moments Jody Brown’s 46th-minute shot saved by Mylène Chavas but shipped four in the first half alone. A statement win catapults Paris FC into second place.

RC Strasbourg Alsace vs Paris Saint-Germain

PSG’s quality edged a tense Alsace battle, where Strasbourg’s high press created chances but couldn’t breach a stubborn defense in a low-scoring grinder 15 shots, four on target. The deadlock broke in the 65th minute Romée Leuchter’s low cross found Merveille Kanjinga, who fired home first-time from 12 yards. Strasbourg, led by Inès Konan’s threat, hit the woodwork Konan headed against the bar in the 47th and forced Mary Earps into saves 10th-minute Konan curler, 20th-minute Manssita Traoré volley. Late pressure saw Mama Diop’s 91st-minute drive tipped wide by Earps. Kanjinga’s winner was PSG’s ninth from open play they’ve won four of five games making it their second clean sheet in the league.

Full Matchday Results