Paris SG is no longer advancing, Marseille is leaving
Marseille won against Nice (2-1) the shock of the dolphins of Paris SG, demobilized leader, who collapsed Sunday in Monaco (3-0), for the 29th day of Ligue 1.
. Paris in full depression
Unsurprisingly, elimination in the Champions League left a lot of traces. Last week Bordeaux were too weak to expose PSG’s injuries, but on Sunday Monaco revealed the extent of the damage as they swept the Parisians 3-0.
Capital club coach Mauricio Pochettino has spoken of “sporting disgrace” and “unacceptable” behavior by his team. Kylian Mbappé also had very strong words, calling on his team to “respect each other”.
“We can win 8-0 or 9-0, people will still think of the Champions League. We have to stay professional, respect the supporters who host us, the people, our families. I think we already have to respect each other yourself. It’s important. If you have a minimum of esteem for what you do and who you are, you have to be respected,” he said.
The world champion’s comment is clear, PSG were more than disappointing in the Principality, without any desire or any edge. In the end, Monaco won without even forcing, thanks to a double from Ben Yedder (25th, 84th sp) and a goal from Volland (68th).
“If we continue to perform like this, it is sure that the title is in danger”, warns captain Marquinhos.
. Marseille finally beat Nice
OM still remain at a good distance, 12 points from PSG, but the Marseillais above all won a precious shock in the race for the Champions League in an incandescent Vélodrome stadium.
A penalty from Arkadiusz Milik, their Polish scorer, just before the break (45th + 3), and a wonderfully combined counterattack concluded by Cédric Bakambu (89th) allowed them to finally beat Nice this season, after a match stopped for a bottle received on Dimitri Payet, replayed meeting (1-1) and a lesson received in the Coupe de France (4-1).
Nice reduced the score too late by Mario Lemina (90th + 2) and descended from the podium, doubled by Rennes, who martyred Metz (6-1), still relegated (19th) and now pushed back four lengths from Saint-Étienne ( 18th).
The Bretons doubled the best attack in L1, with 63 goals, ahead of PSG (59 goals), with in particular a hat-trick from Serhou Guirassy and one from Martin Terrier, who is hot on the heels of the Monegasque Wissam Ben Yedder in the scorer rankings: 17 for the Monegasque, 16 for the Breton (and 15 for Kylian Mbappé).
Rennes is now looking like terror. But it is indeed the collective set up by Bruno Genesio who orchestrated this magnificent success, with in particular a radiant midfielder around Bourigeaud, Majer or Tait.
Another contender for the podium, Strasbourg (5th) was however canceled in Lorient (0-0), which takes an important point in the race to maintain (16th).
A little further in the race for Europe, Lyon again stalled in L1, held in check at Reims (0-0). Nervous, his coach Peter Bosz was excluded for protest, his team remains 10th, eight lengths from the podium.
. Bordeaux sinks further
At the bottom of the table, Bordeaux is not doing any better and is now watching L2 closely. On Sunday, the Girondins were beaten 2-0 by Montpellier, which nevertheless played for a long time at 10 then at nine.
After a massive lighting of smoke bombs in the stands, the match resumed a quarter of an hour late. He was also marked at the break by an altercation between goalkeeper Benoît Costil and a supporter. Costil was also targeted by several projectiles.
In this complicated atmosphere, Bordeaux remains stuck in 20th and last place, one point behind Metz.
Angers (14th) for his part ended his terrible series of seven defeats in a row by beating Brest (13th) 1-0.