Started with a narrow victory at the last minute for PSG once morest Rennes, the 24th day of Ligue 1 saw Lille take over Montpellier (1-0) then Olympique Lyonnais pull themselves together once morest OGC Nice on Saturday evening (2- 0). This Sunday, five new matches were played.
Monaco misses the mark once morest Lorient
Monegasques can harbor regrets. After the lesson given in Lyon last weekend, they had the opportunity to follow up with a second victory in a row when they received Lorient to erase the 3-2 defeat once morest Montpellier. The players led by captain Wissam Ben Yedder had no shortage of opportunities to leave the Louis-II stadium with the three points but came up once morest a decisive Matthieu Dreyer to snatch the point from the draw (0-0). They therefore miss the opportunity to return to the top 5 and remain tied with OL.
Strasbourg puts pressure on Nice
Unlike Monaco, the Strasbourg residents were able to take advantage of the defeat of the Niçois at Groupama Stadium. On the move on the lawn of Angers, the men of Julien Stéphan relied on their experienced striker Kevin Gameiro, author of a splendid volley in the skylight in the 11th minute of play (1-0). In the standings, Strasbourg now has a four-point lead over Rennes but is above all back to a small point on the podium.
The Greens make the pass of three
The Stéphanois were scared but validated the adage “Never two without three” following their success once morest Angers and Montpellier. On the lawn of Clermont, their domination was rewarded in the last 20 minutes. First surprised by a header from Cédric Hountondji from a corner a few minutes before half-time (1-0), Saint-Étienne managed to come back to score through Mahdi Camara at the end of a superb collective movement in the 71st minute. Ten minutes later, Timothée Kolodziejczak responded to Hountondji’s header to deliver his team (1-2). Pending the results of Bordeaux and Metz later, the Greens are no longer the red lantern in Ligue 1 and temporarily occupy the play-off place.
Nantes, all in efficiency
In the middle of the table, the Canaries hosted Reims and carried out one of the best operations of the 24th day. Quickly in numerical superiority following the exclusion of Yunis Abdelhamid at quarter of an hour of play, the Nantes opened the scoring on the free kick thus obtained thanks to a beautiful curling strike from Moses Daddy Simon. Despite the pressure from Rémois to equalize, Antoine Kombouaré’s players were able to make do with this minimum service (1-0) to climb three places in the standings and stay in contact with the Europa League contenders.
Brest corrects Troyes
Unlike the other Sunday matches which were relatively hotly contested, the trip from Troyes to Brest turned out to be one-sided. Martin Satriano scored a brace in the first half then was imitated in the second half by his team-mate Franck Honorat who dashed any hopes of Trojans that arose following Adil Rami reduced the score just before the break. Ten minutes from the final whistle, Steve Mounié, who came on in place of Satriano, sealed the manita for the Bretons (5-1). This demonstration is not expensive paid for the locals who only progress by one place in the ranking. On the other hand, Troyes is dangerously close to the relegation zone.
