Ligue 1: Monaco continues, Clermont finally wins, no winner between Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne… what to remember from the 33rd day
The sacred will wait for Paris. Despite its big victory in Angers, the club of the capital is not yet later champion of France with the success at the same time of OM against Nantes, consolidating its 2nd place in the standings. For their part, Monaco chained against Nice, while Lyon relapsed in Brest. Here is everything you need to remember from the 33rd day.
Monaco-Nice (1-0)
Monaco no longer stops. In the Riviera derby against Nice, the club from the principality chained a 5and victory in the league (1-0) thanks to Aleksandr Golovin who took advantage of a handball from Walter Benitez just before the break (45and+2). With this success, the Monegasques have passed the Niçois in the standings and are asserting themselves as a serious candidate in the fight for the podium. It’s up to them to continue on their receipt, Saturday, in Saint-Etienne.
Reims-Lille (2-1)
Reims has taken a giant step towards maintenance. Oscar Garcia’s men, who remained on four games without a win, brought down Lille at home (2-1). Marshall Munetsi opened the score at the half hour mark (32and) before Renato Sanches equalized (56and). And it was Yunis Abdelhamid who offered victory to his team with a curled shot at the very end of the match (90and+2). If with this success Reims got closer to maintaining, Lille, which chained a 3and game without a win, surely said goodbye to Europe.
Bordeaux-Saint-Etienne (2-2)
A result that does not suit anyone. In the game of fear, Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne were neutralized at Matmut Atlantique (2-2). And the people of Bordeaux can have serious remorse. After 25 minutes of play, they were leading by two goals thanks to Sékou Mara (16and) and Jean Onana (23and). But Denis Bouanga closed the gap half an hour into the game before Arnaud Nordin offered the equalizer to the Greens (65and). With this result, Bordeaux (18and) is still four points behind Saint-Etienne (18and) and five in Clermont (17and) five days from the end.
Lorient-Metz (1-0)
Lorient offers itself a nice breath of fresh air. In this decisive meeting between two teams who are playing for their survival, the Merlus snatched victory in added time with a goal from Dango Ouattara (90and+6). Christophe Pelissier’s protégés now have a three-point lead over the red zone and can believe in maintaining it. On the other hand, Metz is still dead last and will have a hard time saving its place in Ligue 1.
Troyes-Clermont (0-1)
Clermont has returned to success. The Auvergne club, which had not won for seven games, won a precious success in Troyes (0-1). In this poorly ranked duel, the Clermontois made the difference in the final moments thanks to a goal from Mohamed Bayo (88and), while Djoco was the author of several decisive stops. These three points allow Clermont to get out of the red zone (17and) with a lead over Saint-Etienne (18and) and continue to believe in maintenance. For its part, Troyes occupies the 16and place with only one point ahead of Clermont.
Angers-PSG (0-3)
PSG will still have to wait before celebrating the 10and title of champion of France in its history. Deprived of Neymar, Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti or even Presnel Kimpembe, the capital club did not need to force their talent to overcome Angers (0-3). As often since the start of the season, Kylian Mbappé, author of his 22and but in the league, broke the lock of the Angevin defense with a dry shot from the left foot (28and). Holder in defense, Sergio Ramos doubled the lead just before the break (45and+2), while Marquinhos sealed the score in the second period also with a header (77and). Paris, which is fifteen points ahead of OM, now only needs one point on Saturday when Lens comes to the Parc des Princes to be crowned.
Brest-Lyon (2-1)
Lens-Montpellier (2-0)
Marseille-Nantes (3-2)
Strasbourg-Rennes (2-1)