Ligue 1: Marseille at a standstill, Saint-Étienne on recovery
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The joy of Rennes midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud, after opening the scoring at home against Angers, during the 27and Ligue 1 day, March 6 at Roazhon Park. Photo: AFP/VNA/CVN |
After Clermont (2-0), ASM won at the Vélodrome thanks to Gelson Martins to return to 6 lengths from the podium, occupied by its victim. OM, joined at the last minute in Troyes (1-1), only took one point in three matches and gave up second place to Nice, winner on Saturday March 5 of PSG (1-0). The team came out under the monumental bronca of the Vélodrome. And Rennes (4and) comes back to within a point of the Marseillais after their victory against Angers (2-0).
With once again an eleven without a professional secondary, but Arkadiusz Milik starting in attack, OM played a good first period, without scoring, before suffering the law of the Monegasques, who are relaunching after their semi-final of the Coupe de France lost Wednesday in Nantes (2-2, 4 t.ab. to 2).
The good trades at the top of the ranking were carried out a little further west. Rennes beat the SCO (2-0), thanks to a volley from Benjamin Bourigaud resembling that of the Portuguese Jordao against France at Euro-1984, which hit the ground before lobbing the goalkeeper, and an achievement of his best goalscorer, Gaëtan Laborde, son 14and in L1.
Lille has prepared well
Nantes (6and) beat Montpellier (2-0) on the victory of its qualification for the final of the Coupe de France. To the East, Strasbourg (5and) only took one point from Reims (1-1), Swedish Champagne rookie Jens Cadjus equalizing… from the knee (84and) after the magnificent but of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (69and).
If PSG has poorly prepared its 8and final return of the Champions League to Real Madrid, Lille (7and) reassured himself ten days before facing Chelsea by crushing Clermont (4-0) with an excellent Renato Sanches. The Portuguese had two assists for the two Jonathans, Bamba and David, for the Canadian’s first goal of 2022. Zeki Celik and Edon Zhegrova made things worse late in the game.
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Bissau-Guinean striker from Troyes Mama Baldé, during his penalty saved then sent into his goal by Bordeaux goalkeeper Gaêtan Poussin, during the 27and Ligue 1 day, March 6 at Matmut Stadium. Photo: AFP/VNA/CVN
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A good omen ten days before the big meeting against the Blues, where the “Dogues” must go up two goals (2-0). At the bottom of the standings, the four “dunces”, in the words of Pascal Dupraz, the coach of the “Greens”, all had 22 points before facing each other two by two. Saint-Étienne signed his fourth success in L1 since the arrival of the Savoyard technician on the bench, a victory celebrated as a qualification for the European Cup by a full Cauldron.
The last Girondins
A half-volley from Denis Bouanga, completely lying down to score – he even slipped – was enough to beat the Messins. “We know how to win matches, we know how to keep a score, we hope it will continue like this.”, Satisfied the striker, at the microphone of Prime Video. Estac also knows how to win and hold on, after overcoming OM at the last minute (1-1). Troyes had not had a single penalty in their favor this season, two were whistled in the same match.
If the first was badly shot by Mama Baldé, the Bissau-Guinean striker was lucky: Gaëtan Poussin stopped his shot, but the ball rolled under his body and the goalkeeper sent the ball into the goal himself with an unfortunate kick.
Baldé had been mute since the 11and day, but the scarcity of Lebo Mothiba, who has the second penalty, was much longer. Injured for a year and a half, the South African had not scored in L1 since December 2019! Troyes (16and) and Saint-Etienne (17and) therefore smoke three lengths ahead of their victims and plunge back Lorient, corrected Friday by Lyon (4-1), instead of roadblocker (18and). The Girondins remain last.
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