2023-09-29 06:47:11
Paris (AFP) – With its new coach Gennaro Gattuso, OM will try to get back on track following ten days of crisis, once morest Monaco which was ejected from the leadership chair, while PSG will have the opportunity to once once more bring out its offensive power once morest Clermont, bottom of the league and the worst defense in Ligue 1.
The match: Monaco-Marseille, for honor
First major challenge for Gennaro Gattuso, the new coach of OM (8th), appointed Wednesday to take over from Marcelino, with a trip to Monaco (4th) on Saturday, for the 7th day of L1.
These last ten days have turned into a nightmare for the Marseillais, with the loss of their coach, a draw won with great difficulty in the Europa League once morest Ajax Amsterdam in crisis, and above all a 4-0 humiliation at the Parc des Princes once morest the Parisian rival. .
On the OM bench, Gattuso will therefore have the difficult mission of putting the Marseille club back on track, and it’s off to a flying start. But nothing is impossible, especially since last Friday, the Monegasques suffered their first defeat of the season, at home once morest Nice (0-1).
Program of matches for the 7th day of Ligue 1 football of the 2023-2024 season © Paz PIZARRO, Vincent LEFAI / AFP
The Niçois (2nd) managed to contain the Monegasque attack, the best in the championship: a first this season, Monaco did not find the way to the goal, at the same time being dislodged from its comfortable leading position. We will therefore witness a real duel of revenge, Saturday evening at the Louis-II stadium.
The player: Achraf Hakimi, sparkling
Decisive in PSG’s last four matches (3rd) – three goals and an assist, in all competitions – the 24-year-old full-back shows a completely new face at the start of the season. Arriving in the capital in the summer of 2021, the Moroccan had until then sometimes been disappointing, given his performances at Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.
But since the arrival of Luis Enrique, Hakimi has had a major role in building the Parisian offensives. “The coach made me feel free, he gives me a lot of confidence,” he said following his top-notch performance once morest Dortmund in the Champions League. And you can feel it.
Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi (C), surrounded by attackers Ousmane Dembélé (G) and Kylian Mbappé (D), during Paris SG’s victory once morest Borussia Dortmund, in the Champions League, September 19, 2023 at the Parc des Princes © FRANCK FIFE / AFP/Archives
Saturday, facing the red lantern Clermont (18th), worst defense in Ligue 1, the Moroccan rocket will have plenty of space to make his sharp calls or move inside by making the most of his connection with his new friend Ousmane Dembélé.
The number: 0
Since the start of the season, Olympique Lyonnais (17th) has not won any of its matches. Worse, the Rhone club has never led the score.
Last Saturday, for his first match on the OL bench, Fabio Grosso, appointed to replace Laurent Blanc and get the club out of this downward spiral, made a strong choice by removing playmaker Rayan Cherki from the starting lineup. But Les Gones lost to leader Brest (1-0) by being almost non-existent offensively.
The Lyon attack, the worst in Ligue 1 with only three goals scored, will try to restore its image on Sunday on the pitch at Stade de Reims (5th).
The Italian coach of Olympique Lyonnais, Fabio Grosso, during a press conference on September 18, 2023 in Décines © JEFF PACHOUD / AFP/Archives
The program for the 7th day
Friday September 29
(21h00) Strasbourg – Lens
Saturday September 30
(17h00) Clermont – Paris SG
(9:00 p.m.) Monaco – Marseille
Sunday October 1st
(1:00 p.m.) Reims – Lyon
(3:00 p.m.) Toulouse – Metz
Nice – Brest
Le Havre – Lille
(5:05 p.m.) Lorient – Montpellier
(8:45 p.m.) Rennes – Nantes
Classement: Pts J G N P bp bc dif
1. Brest 13 6 4 1 1 8 6 2
2. Nice 12 6 3 3 0 8 4 4
3. Paris SG 11 6 3 2 1 14 6 8
4. Monaco 11 6 3 2 1 15 8 7
5. Reims 10 6 3 1 2 11 8 3
6. Strasbourg 10 6 3 1 2 7 8 -1
7. Le Havre 9 6 2 3 1 10 7 3
8. Marseille 9 6 2 3 1 7 8 -1
9. Rennes 8 6 1 5 0 10 6 4
10. Nantes 8 6 2 2 2 11 11 0
11. Lille 8 6 2 2 2 8 9 -1
12. Metz 8 6 2 2 2 7 10 -3
13. Montpellier 6 6 1 3 2 9 9 0
14. Lorient 6 6 1 3 2 10 12 -2
15. Toulouse 6 6 1 3 2 6 8 -2
16. Lens 4 6 1 1 4 6 12 -6
17. Lyon 2 6 0 2 4 3 11 -8
18. Clermont 1 6 0 1 5 5 12 -7
Editor’s note: The first three are directly qualified for the Champions League. The fourth is qualified for the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League. The 5th is qualified for the Europa League. The 6th is qualified for the Conference League play-offs. The last two are relegated to Ligue 2 and the 16th plays a play-off.
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