Rennes new runner-up, Monaco goes back up, the relegates to the penalty
Rennes and Monaco corrected Saint-Etienne and Metz, the last two in the championship
Rennes bounced off the stomachs of Stéphanois (5-0) to take second place in Ligue 1, Sunday during a 17th day when Monaco returned to 7th place after correcting another relegation, Metz (4-0).
The Rennais are back, and the ghosts of Geoffroy-Guichard again. In the 1:00 p.m. match, the Bretons plunged the Greens back into doubts and last place, thanks to a terrier triple disheveling, including a delicious heel and a skylight.
Stade Rennais bounced back immediately after their midweek home defeat against Lille (2-1) and resumed their conquering march, however, a good distance from Paris SG, leader with eleven lengths in advance after their draw in Lens ( 1-1), Saturday.
After a resumption of two successes at the beginning of November, ASSE hit rock bottom with this third defeat sounded. In a stadium with closed kops, sanctioning the behavior of some of its supporters, Claude Puel’s men ended up under the “Olé! »Cruel of their public on the opposing passes.
Height of misfortune, Yvann Maçon scored a but gag against his camp, with a double pinball on goalkeeper Étienne Green and himself.
Nice can return to the podium
Saint-Étienne remains last, and Metz penultimate, dominated by Monaco, which goes back to 7th place, with goals from Sofiane Diop, Kevin Volland (on penalty), Gelson Martins and Wissam Ben Yedder.
Angers (2-1 in Reims) and Montpellier (1-0 against Clermont) follow Monaco to one point.
Nice can get back on the podium and drive out OM, surprised Saturday by Brest (2-1), if it beats Strasbourg (5:00 p.m.).
Lyon are still very far from the podium and must already win in Bordeaux for the last match between two institutions on the verge of the crisis.
Beaten at home by Reims on Wednesday (2-1), OL owe revenge to their coach Peter Bosz, who can not impose his style.
But Vladimir Petkovic’s Girondins are in even worse shape. The worst defense of L1 with Saint-Étienne (37 goals conceded) has taken only one point since the end of October and is relegated.