Lionel Messi's early goal earned Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win over Lyon to regain top spot in the Ligue 1 table ahead of Marseille on Sunday.
With his fifth-minute strike, Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s total of 671 non-penalty goals and made it four wins from as many Ligue 1 games for PSG.
Neymar set up the Argentina forward with his seventh assist in eight Ligue 1 games. The victory pulled PSG two points clear of Marseille who had taken top spot earlier with a 1-1 draw at home against Rennes.
Lorient, 3-1 winners over Auxerre, are three points adrift of the leaders. Lens dropped to fourth after being held to a goalless draw in Nantes. "PSG played a great game tonight, against a difficult team which was waiting for us," said PSG coach Christophe Galtier. "We scored a good goal and could have scored others. "We were much more balanced, Neymar in particular gave us a balance which was really necessary.