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Friendlies: Lyon, Strasbourg and Marseille in action

With the new season approaching, clubs ramp up their preparations across Europe.

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Published on 07/26/2025 at 16:00

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Facundo Medina scored his first goal for OM this week.

Facundo Medina scored on his debut as Marseille began their pre-season with promise, while the rest of Ligue 1 McDonald's clubs continue their build-up to the 2025/26 campaign with a packed schedule of summer friendlies. The season officially kicks off on Friday, August 15, but for now, it's all about gaining sharpness and experimenting with new systems and players.

Here's a look at the key fixtures, results, and top scorers of the pre-season so far.

This Week’s Friendlies (21–26 July)

Mon 21 July:
Marseille 1–1 Olympic Charleroi (Greenwood)
Tue 22 July:
Strasbourg 2–1 Nancy (Messi, Emegha / Bouriaud)
Wed 23 July:
Lyon 0–0 RWDM Brussels
Fri 25 July:
Paris FC 3–0 Saint-Étienne (Marchetti x2, Kebbal)
Sat 26 July:
- Angers vs Le Havre
- Auxerre vs Clermont
- Lens vs Metz
- Lorient vs Guingamp
- Lyon 4-0 Hamburg (Moreira, Mikautadze, Maitland-Niles, Fofana)
- Marseille vs Girona
- Monaco vs Arminia Bielefeld
- Nantes vs Rennes
- Nice vs Feyenoord
- Strasbourg vs Galatasaray
- Toulouse vs RB Leipzig

Club-by-Club Friendly Fixtures

Angers SCO

Wednesday 16 July: vs Les Herbiers (4th tier) – 0–1
Saturday 19 July: vs SM Caen (3rd tier) – 1–0 (Lepaul)
Saturday 26 July: vs Le Havre
Saturday 2 August: vs FC Nantes
Sunday 3 August: vs Saumur (5th tier)
Saturday 9 August: vs FC Lorient

AJ Auxerre

Friday 18 July: vs US Orléans (3rd tier) – 2–1 (Matondo, Casimir)
Saturday 26 July: vs Clermont Foot 63 (2nd tier)
Wednesday 30 July: vs Grenoble Foot 38 (2nd tier)
Saturday 2 August: vs Ipswich Town (ENG)
Saturday 9 August: vs Levante (ESP)

Stade Brestois 29

Friday 11 July: vs US Concarneau (3rd tier) – 2–1 (Makalou, Del Castillo)
Friday 18 July: vs Stade Rennais – 3–2 (Ajorque, Baldé, Kanté)
Wednesday 30 July: vs Le Havre
Sunday 3 August: vs Napoli (ITA)
Saturday 9 August: vs Sassuolo (ITA)

Le Havre AC

Saturday 19 July: vs Le Mans FC (2nd tier) – 0–1
Saturday 26 July: vs Angers SCO
Wednesday 30 July: vs Stade Brestois 29
Saturday 2 August: vs Paris FC
Saturday 9 August: vs Deportivo La Coruña (ESP)

RC Lens

Saturday 5 July: vs US Boulogne (3rd tier) – 2–2 (Saïd x2)
Saturday 12 July: vs Standard Liège (BEL) – 2–2 (Satriano, Koyalipou)
Saturday 19 July: vs Dunkerque (2nd tier) – 5–1 (Guilavogui x2, Bermont, R. Fofana, Saïd)
Saturday 26 July: vs FC Metz
Wednesday 30 July: vs Wolverhampton (ENG)
Saturday 2 August: vs AS Roma (ITA)
Saturday 9 August: vs RB Leipzig (GER)

LOSC Lille

Tuesday 8 July: vs Gent U23 (BEL) – 2–0 (Haraldsson, Diaoune)
Saturday 12 July: vs Amiens SC (2nd tier) – 5–0 (Diakité, Haraldsson x2, Bentaleb x2)
Friday 18 July: vs Como 1907 (ITA) – 2–3 (Fernandez-Pardo, Lachaab)
Saturday 2 August: vs Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Saturday 9 August: vs West Ham (ENG)

FC Lorient

Saturday 12 July: vs FC Fleury 91 (3rd tier) – 5–1 (Siba, Fadiga, Pagis, Soumano x2)
Saturday 19 July: vs Osasuna (ESP) – 1–1 (F. Mendy)
Saturday 26 July: vs EA Guingamp (2nd tier)
Saturday 2 August: vs Swansea City (WAL)
Saturday 9 August: vs Angers SCO

Olympique Lyonnais

Saturday 19 July: vs Villefranche (3rd tier) – 1–0 (Tolisso, pen)
Wednesday 23 July: vs RWDM Brussels (BEL) – 0–0
Saturday 26 July: vs Hamburg SV (GER)
Wednesday 30 July: vs Mallorca (ESP)
Saturday 2 August: vs Bayern Munich (GER)

Olympique de Marseille

Sunday 20 July: vs Excelsior Maassluis (NED) – 5–0 (Greenwood x3, Medina, Rowe)
Monday 21 July: vs Olympic Charleroi (BEL) – 1–1 (Greenwood)
Saturday 26 July: vs Girona (ESP)
Tuesday 29 July: vs Valencia (ESP)
Saturday 2 August: vs Sevilla FC (ESP)
Saturday 9 August: vs Aston Villa (ENG)

FC Metz

Wednesday 16 July: vs US Mondorf (LUX) – 1–0 (Mélières)
Saturday 19 July: vs Red Star FC (2nd tier) – 4–0 (Sabaly, Tsitaichvili, Bokele, Sané)
Saturday 26 July: vs RC Lens
Wednesday 30 July: vs Thionville-Lusitanos (4th tier)
Friday 1 August: vs ESTAC Troyes
Saturday 9 August: vs Hoffenheim (GER)

AS Monaco

Friday 11 July: vs Cercle Bruges (BEL) – 1–0 (own goal)
Wednesday 16 July: vs Coventry City (ENG) – 5–0 (Biereth, Bouabré, Akliouche x3)
Saturday 19 July: vs Nottingham Forest (ENG) – 0–0
Saturday 26 July: vs Arminia Bielefeld (GER)
Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 July: vs Torino FC (ITA) (home & away doubleheader)
Sunday 3 August: vs Ajax (NED)
Friday 8 August: vs Inter Milan (ITA)

FC Nantes

Saturday 12 July: vs Laval (2nd tier) – 2–0 (Mohamed x2)
Saturday 19 July: vs Guingamp (2nd tier) – 1–2 (Mohamed)
Saturday 26 July: vs Stade Rennais
Saturday 2 August: vs Angers SCO
Saturday 9 August: vs Paris FC

OGC Nice

Saturday 12 July: vs Cercle Bruges (BEL) – 2–1 (Bouanani x2)
Wednesday 16 July: vs FC Aubagne (3rd tier) – 3–0 (Clauss, Nguene, Guessand)
Saturday 19 July: vs Nancy (2nd tier) – 3–3 (Louchet, A. Mendy, Nguene)
Saturday 26 July: vs Feyenoord (NED)
Saturday 26 July: vs Sankt Pauli (GER)

Paris FC

Wednesday 16 July: vs Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) – 0–1
Friday 25 July: vs AS Saint-Étienne (2nd tier) – 3–0 (Marchetti x2, Kebbal)
Tuesday 29 July: vs FC Sion (SUI)
Saturday 2 August: vs Le Havre
Wednesday 6 August: vs UNFP XI
Saturday 9 August: vs FC Nantes

Stade Rennais FC

Thursday 10 July: vs Stade Briochin – 1–1 (Meïté)
Friday 18 July: vs Brest – 3–2 (Yildirim, Faye)
Saturday 26 July: vs FC Nantes
Saturday 2 August: vs Real Sociedad (ESP)
Saturday 9 August: vs Genoa (ITA)

RC Strasbourg Alsace

Tuesday 22 July: vs Nancy (2nd tier) – 2–1 (Messi, Emegha)
Saturday 26 July: vs Galatasaray (TUR)
Saturday 9 August: vs Mainz (GER)

Toulouse FC

Saturday 12 July: vs Pau FC (2nd tier) – 0–0
Friday 18 July: vs QPR (ENG) – 1–2 (Casseres)
Saturday 26 July: vs RB Leipzig (GER)
Wednesday 30 July: vs Al Nassr FC (KSA)
Saturday 2 August: vs VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Sunday 10 August: vs Sevilla FC (ESP)