2024-01-15 11:14:57
“French League”: Saint-Germain strengthens its lead… and Brest chases Nice
Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain strengthened its position at the top of the French Football League standings following defeating host Lens 2-0 in the eighteenth stage competitions on Sunday evening.
Bradley Barkola scored in the 30th minute, followed by Kylian Mbappé in the 89th minute.
Saint-Germain raised its score to 43 points at the top of Ligue 1, 8 points ahead of second-placed Nice, benefiting from the latter’s stumble at this stage at the hands of Rennes with a clean double on Saturday.
As for Lens, its score froze at 26 points in eighth place.
Mbappe increased Saint-Germain’s lead with a second goal in the 89th minute (EBA)
The victory is the third in a row for Saint-Germain, including the crushing victory over the obscure Rival 9-0 in the quarter-finals of the French Cup last Sunday.
Barkola’s goal came as a result of a through pass from the hat-trick scorer in the last match in the cup. He was alone with Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba and opened the scoring in the 30th minute of the match.
Lens suffered a setback when its player, Jonathan Gradeste, was sent off at the end of the first half, following he received a direct red card for depriving Saint-Germain of a clear scoring opportunity following bringing down Barkola.
Lens succeeded in holding on throughout the second half, but Mbappé refused to end the match without leaving his mark, adding a second goal for the French champions from a through pass by Ousmane Dembélé.
Brest reduced the gap with second-placed Nice to one point (AFP)
“Brest third», On the other hand, Brest rose to third place following defeating Montpellier 2-0.
After Monaco lost to Reims 1-3 on Saturday, Brest had the opportunity to advance, and goals from Hugo Magnetti in the 48th minute and Jeremy Le Doiron in the second minute of stoppage time gave them the opportunity to seize third place.
Brest now has 34 points, one point ahead of Monaco, which is fourth. It also reduced the gap with Nice II to one point.
The win is Brest’s tenth this season, compared to 4 defeats and 4 draws.
On the other hand, Montpellier’s score froze at 18 points in twelfth place.
Lille also beat its guest Lorient 3-0.
Canadian Jonathan David opened the scoring in the 37th minute, before Lille added two late goals through Remy Capela in the 90th minute and Kosovar Idon Zegrova in the third minute of stoppage time.
It is the second successive victory for the team of Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca at the beginning of the new year, following the overwhelming victory over the submerged Golden Lyon 12-0 in the round of 32 of the French Cup last week.
Lille raised its score to 31 points in fifth place.
On the other hand, Lorient, which missed 13 players, including 7 of them due to their connection to the African Cup of Nations currently being held in Côte d’Ivoire, failed to return to winning ways, as it gained only two points from its last nine matches in the league and was eliminated from the cup by Sochaux (1-2), occupying the position. Seventeenth penultimate with 12 points.
Seven-time French champion Lyon failed to get out of the danger zone (AFP)
“A new fall for Leon», Toulouse achieved a valuable victory over Metz with a single goal scored by Swiss Vincent Sierro in the 12th minute, as he sought to stay away from the danger zone, as he now has 17 points in 14th place, one point ahead of 15th Metz.
Clermont also defeated host Nantes 2-1.
Clermont raised its score to 14 points in penultimate place, while Nantes’ score froze at 18 points in thirteenth place.
Lyon, the seven-time French champion, failed to get out of the danger zone, following falling at the hands of its host Le Havre 1-3.
The winner’s goals were scored by Gautier Lloris in the 18th minute, American Emmanuel Sabé in the 50th minute, and Cote d’Ivoire’s Christopher Obi in the 62nd minute, while Lyon’s only goal was scored by Alexandre Lacazette in the 54th minute.
The match saw Lyon’s Irish player Jake O’Brien sent off in the 30th minute and Croatian Doje Kalita-Car in the 90th minute.
Lyon’s score froze at 16 points in sixteenth place, while Le Havre raised its score to 22 points in eleventh place.
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