Paris wins the classic, Lyon sinks Bordeaux, Delort replaces Nice
Paris SG dominated Marseille (2-1) in a lackluster classic on Sunday at the end of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, after Lyon’s demonstration against Bordeaux (6-1) and Nice’s victory over Lorient (2 -1) in the race for European places.
– Paris in trouble –
The long-awaited classic between Parisians and Marseillais gave birth to a match without rhythm, finally won by PSG.
As often this season, the VAR was a major player in the meeting, since no less than four but were refused after its use – three for Paris, one for Marseille –.
Only the opening of the acrobatic score of Neymar (11th) with a lob from the end of the foot, the equalization of Caleta-Car on a corner scrambled by the Parisian defense then the penalty of Kylian Mbappé (45th + 4) were declined .
In the second period, Paris failed to pack the match. The Messi-Neymar-Mbappé trio sought and sometimes found each other, but was clumsy in the conclusion of the actions.
The accounting operation is however beautiful for Paris, which takes fifteen points ahead of its runner-up. The club from the capital is very close to regaining the title of champion of France, won by Lille last season.
– Pretty reacts –
Before the summit of the weekend, the day of Sunday has already smiled on another candidate for qualification in the Champions League, Nice, which tore away to dominate Lorient, 16th.
Already a scorer from the penalty spot, Delort released his team in the 88th minute with a header, preventing the Niçois from a fifth game in a row without a win and allowing them to believe in the podium again.
Rennes, 3rd and beaten by Monaco 3-2 on Friday, only has a two-point lead over the people of Nice, and three over the Monegasques.
Monaco (6th) and Nice (4th) also have an appointment on Wednesday for a Riviera derby with a taste of Europe at Louis-II, while only the first three places in the ranking offer a ticket for the Champions League or its qualifying phases.
In the race for the C1, Strasbourg (5th) lost two points to Troyes, joined at the end of the game (1-1). The clash between the Alsatians and Rennes on Wednesday will also be very expensive.
– Lyon redeems itself –
A small gap seems to be forming between the top 6 and the rest of the ranking, especially since Lens’ victory in the derby du Nord in Lille (2-1) on Saturday, which replaced the Sang et Or in front of their Lille rivals, but everything likewise three lengths from Strasbourg and Monaco.
Among those left behind, Lyon, 8th, still dreams of qualifying for a European Cup… After the pitiful elimination in the Europa League ahead of West Ham (3-0), OL set the record straight against Girondins brutally sent back to their fight to maintain (19th).
Lucas Paqueta, Moussa Dembélé, Karl Toko Ekambi and Romain Faivre have been marked to replace OL between Lens and Lille in the standings.
– Four draws –
The second part of the table is still undecided: with the exception of Lorient and Bordeaux, all the bottom teams playing on Sunday have drawn.
The most disappointed will undoubtedly be the Clermontois (18th), who evolved in numerical superiority for almost an hour against the red lantern Messina. But the Auvergnats have failed to push the Moselle (1-1), they retain their five-point lead over them.
Montpellier and Reims, not threatened by the red zone, parted back to back (0-0), like Nantes and Angers (1-1).