PSG Now Have Best Goal Difference in Ligue 1 After Lyon Win

Thanks to their 2-0 win over Lyon on Monday night, PSG reclaimed first place in the Ligue 1 standings and now have the best goal difference.

While the world's eyes were on London for the seemingly endless Ballon d'Or ceremony, which ultimately crowned Harry Kane, PSG played their Matchday 8 Ligue 1 showdown against Lyon.

The showdown was initially scheduled for Sunday night but was postponed by a day at the authorities' request.

PSG won 2-0 thanks to two goals from their young substitutes, Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts, and sit alone atop the Ligue 1 standings as of Tuesday morning with 17 points, one more than Rennes and two more than Lille and Monaco.

PSG, which extended its Ligue 1 winning streak to five on Monday night and its all-competition streak to eight, also holds a three-point lead over Lyon and Paris FC.

At the top of the points standings, PSG also has the best goal difference in the league (+7), with 16 goals scored and 9 conceded.

PSG still doesn't have the best attack (Rennes have scored 18) or the best defense (Lille and Lorient have conceded only 6), but they now have the best goal average.

The Ligue 1 standings after Matchday 8:

PSG will return to action as early as Friday night, away to Le Havre, the Ligue 1 bottom club, after a cruel 4-3 defeat at Marseille.

Matchday 9 of Ligue 1 will also offer a nice northern derby Friday night between Lille (3rd) and Lens (7th).

Rennes (2nd) will travel to Nice (10th) on Saturday, while Monaco (4th) will travel to face Paris FC (6th) on Sunday.

PSG did not get off to the best start in the French league this season, collecting two draws and one loss in their first three matches. Nevertheless, Luis Enrique's side has since made up that ground and climbed to the top of the table.

November looks set to be a relatively quiet month in Ligue 1, with matches against Troyes, Nice, and Lorient on the schedule. In theory, these opponents shouldn't pose much of a challenge for the Parisian side.

Nice may be the toughest of the three teams, but they are not in their best form either. They sit 10th in the standings with 11 points from eight matches, with three wins, two draws, and three losses.

PSG's next match against a top-of-the-table team is scheduled for December 12, when they will face Paris FC in another edition of the Paris derby. Paris FC returned to France's top division last season following their promotion.