Preseason Friendlies: How have each Ligue 1 club performed?

With the 2026/27 season set to kick off on Friday, August 21, Ligue 1 McDonald's clubs are busy with friendly matches to build momentum during their summer pre-season preparations.  Here's what's ahead and the results to date:

Friday, July 17:
Stade Rennais vs. EA Guingamp (L2)

Saturday, July 18:
AJ Auxerre vs. Lusitanos Saint-Maur (N1)
Stade Brestois 29 vs. US Concarneau (L3)
Le Mans FC vs. Vendée FC La Roche/Yon (L3)
RC Lens vs. US Boulogne CO (L2)
LOSC vs. RAAL La Louvière (BEL)
FC Lorient vs. FC Nantes (L2)
Olympique Lyonnais vs. Slavia Prague (CZE)
AS Monaco vs. AS Saint-Priest (N1)
OGC Nice vs. Nîmes Olympique (N1)
Paris FC vs. Stade de Reims (L2)
ESTAC Troyes vs. Red Star (L2)
 

Matches by club

Angers SCO
Wednesday, July 22: Les Herbiers (N2)
Saturday, July 25: Créteil-Lusitanos (N2)
Saturday, August 1: Le Mans FC
Saturday, August 8: FC Lorient
Saturday, August 15: Paris FC

AJ Auxerre
Saturday, July 18: Lusitanos Saint-Maur (N1)
Saturday, July 25: US Orléans (L3)
Saturday, August 1: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (L2)
Saturday, August 8: ESTAC Troyes
Wednesday, August 12: Paris FC
Saturday, August 15: Werder Bremen (GER)

Stade Brestois 29
Saturday, July 18: US Concarneau (L3)
Wednesday, July 22: Al-Wakrah SC (QAT)
Saturday, August 1: EA Guingamp (L2)
Wednesday, August 5: Saint-Brieuc (N1)
Saturday, August 8: Venezia FC (ITA)
Sunday, August 16: Nottingham Forest (ENG)

Havre AC
Friday, July 24: Red Star (L2)
Tuesday, August 4: Ipswich Town (ENG)
Saturday, August 15: Le Mans FC (L1)

Le Mans FC
Saturday, July 18: Vendée FC La Roche/Yon (L3)
Wednesday, July 22: FC Versailles (L3)
Saturday, July 25: FC Nantes (L2)
Saturday, August 1: Angers SCO
Saturday, August 8: UNFP FC
Saturday, August 15: Havre AC

RC Lens
Saturday, July 18: US Boulogne CO (L2)
Tuesday, July 28: Crystal Palace (ENG) and Famalicão (POR), 45-minute matches (Como Cup)
Friday, July 31 or Saturday, August 1: 3rd Como Cup match, 90 minutes
Saturday, August 8: Sunderland AFC (ENG)

LOSC Lille
Saturday, July 18: RAAL La Louvière (BEL)
Saturday, August 1: Leuven (BEL)
Saturday, August 15: Everton (ENG)

FC Lorient
Saturday, July 11: US Concarneau (L3) → 2-1 (Katseris, Tosin [pen])
Saturday, July 18: FC Nantes (L2)
Saturday, July 25: EA Guingamp (L2)
Tuesday, August 4: UNFP FC
Saturday, August 8: Angers SCO
Saturday, August 15: SV 07 Elversberg (GER)

Olympique Lyonnais
Wednesday, July 8: Mâcon 71 (N2) → 5-2 (Himbert x3, Hamdani, Molebe)
Saturday, July 11: FC St. Gallen (SUI) → 6-3 (Himbert x3, Hamdani, G. Rodriguez, Molebe)
Wednesday, July 15: Servette FC (SUI) → 2-1 (Tolisso x2)
Saturday, July 18 : Slavia Prague (CZE)
Friday, July 24: Wolfsburg (GER)
Wednesday, July 29: Real Betis (ESP)

AS Monaco
Saturday, July 18: AS Saint-Priest (N1)
Saturday, July 25: Sporting CP (POR)
Friday, July 31: Cercle Brugge (BEL)
Thursday, August 6: Getafe (ESP)
Sunday, August 9: Liverpool (ENG)

OGC Nice
Saturday, July 18: Nîmes Olympique (N1)
Friday, July 31: Juventus (ITA)
Saturday, August 8: Cagliari (ITA)
Saturday, August 15: Hull City (ENG)

Paris FC
Saturday, July 18: Stade de Reims (L2)
Saturday, August 1: VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Wednesday, August 12: AJ Auxerre
Saturday, August 15: Angers SCO

Paris Saint-Germain
Wednesday, August 5: RCD Mallorca (ESP)
Saturday, August 8: Manchester United (ENG)

Stade Rennais FC
Thursday, July 9: SM Caen (L3) → 1-2 (Lepaul)
Friday, July 17: EA Guingamp (L2)
Saturday, July 25: Club Brugge (BEL)
Sunday, August 2: TBD
Saturday, August 8: Brentford XI (ENG) and Brentford FC (ENG)
Saturday, August 15: Sunderland (ENG)

RC Strasbourg Alsace
Monday, July 20: Sporting CP (POR)
Saturday, July 25: Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
Saturday, August 1: Brighton (ENG) x2
Tuesday, August 4: SV Elversberg (GER)
Saturday, August 8: SC Freiburg (GER)
Sunday, August 16: Newcastle (ENG)

Toulouse FC
Saturday, July 25: Rodez AF (L2)
Friday, July 31: Real Sociedad (ESP)

ESTAC Troyes
Saturday July 11: ASNL (L2) → 3–1 (Batola, Donkor, M. Diop)
Saturday, July 18: Red Star (L2)
Saturday, July 25: Grenoble Foot 38 (L2)
Saturday, August 1: GOAL FC (N1)
Saturday, August 8: AJ Auxerre
Saturday, August 15: TBD

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