L1: Monaco accelerates at the expense of Lyon, Lorient unstoppable – 09/11/2022 at 23:05
Monegasque Benoît Badiashile has just scored with a header against Lyon on September 11, 2022 at the Louis-II stadium (AFP / CHRISTOPHE SIMON)
Monaco moved up a gear against Lyon (2-1) on Sunday at the end of the 7th day of Ligue 1, propelling themselves towards a first part of the classification where fuel Lorient, unstoppable against Nantes (3-2), and Rennes, which at Auxerre speed (5-0).
– Monaco rises, Lyon unscrews –
Monaco’s start to the season is green, Lyon’s is tinged with orange: by stringing together three successes in one week, against Nice (1-0) in L1, against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League (1 -0) and finally Sunday evening against Lyon, ASM repositioned itself in seventh place in the league (11 pts), two lengths behind OL (5th, 13 pts).
Monegasque Guillermo Maripan (d) scores his team’s second goal against OL on September 11, 2022 at the Louis-II stadium (AFP / CHRISTOPHE SIMON)
In recent days, Philippe Clément’s team has raised the bar and it is Lyon, beaten twice in four days, in Lorient (3-1) then on the Rock, which sees its good series at the start of the season interrupt.
OL spoiled too much at the Louis-II stadium, multiplying the banderillas, in particular by their captain Alexandre Lacazette (21st, 35th, 52nd). And it was Monaco who made the difference with two set pieces dropped by Caio Henrique, first on the head of Benoît Badiashile (56th), then on that of Guillermo Maripan (63rd).
Karl Toko-Ekambi, receiving a cross from the incoming Rayan Cherki, reduced the score for OL (81st), entering the Lyon hope, but the saves of the Monegasque goalkeeper Alexander Nübel preserved the score.
Result: the Lyonnais have lost their momentum as an already crucial clash against PSG looms next Sunday…
– Amazing Lorient, ruthless Rennes –
The joy of Ibrahima Koné after scoring for Lorient against Nantes in Ligue 1 on September 11, 2022 in Lorient (AFP / FRED TANNEAU)
Lorient, for its part, does not stop any more: the Merlus confirmed their successful start to the season with another convincing victory, 3-2 against Nantes, on goals signed Dango Ouattara from a free kick (19th), Yoann Cathline (60th ) and Ibrahima Koné (74th)
Here is the Breton club provisionally 4th in L1 (16 pts), three lengths behind the leading duo composed of Paris SG and Marseille (19 pts) and one point behind Lens (3rd, 17 pts).
“For us, it’s an exceptional moment. We saw it developed,” savored coach Régis Le Bris.
It’s a disappointment for the people of Nantes: Antoine Kombouaré’s team is stagnating at the bottom of the table (15th) with only 6 points, before a distant trip to Azerbaijan to challenge Qarabag next Thursday in the Europa League.
Another team aligned in C3, Rennes (6th, 11 pts) crushed Auxerre 5-0 on Sunday at home, enough to finally launch its season.
Rennes striker Kamal-Deen Sulemana (g) opens the scoring in front of Auxerrois Jubal on September 11, 2022 in Rennes (AFP / Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS)
A time jostled by the Burgundians, the Bretons won thanks to Kamaldeen Sulemana (3rd), Amine Gouiri (60th), Martin Terrier (68th), Flavien Tait (79th) and finally Matthis Abline (85th).
But Stade Rennes lost its metronome Baptiste Santamaria to injury, released on civil (12th)… A hard blow before receiving the Turks from Fenerbahçe on Thursday in the Europa League, then challenging Marseille next weekend.
– Delort revives Nice, Strasbourg not varnished –
Things are going better for Nice, who found their colors in Ajaccio (1-0) thanks to a splendid but from Andy Delort on an acrobatic return (65th).
This success replaces Nice (12th, 8 pts) in the middle of the table, while the promoted Ajaccio (1 pt), still weaned from victory, remains red lantern.
Adrien Hunou (g) congratulated by Miha Blazic after scoring for Angers against Montpellier in Ligue 1 on September 11, 2022 in Angers ( AFP / Jean-François MONIER )
Strasbourg has still not won either: Julien Stéphan’s team (17th, 5 pts) again stumbled, this time against Clermont (0-0), after a frustrating match where the Alsatians found two times the transverse.
In Angers (19th, 5 pts) on the other hand, the first success is there: 2-1 against Montpellier thanks to Adrien Hunou, scorer (9th) then at the origin of a penalty transformed by Sofiane Boufal (69th). A great relaxation of the SCO coach Gérald Baticle, weakened in recent weeks.
Appeasement also for Toulouse (11th), who ended a series of three defeats by beating Reims (1-0) on a goal from Zakaria Aboukhlal (31st), well helped by the exclusion of Rémois Alexis Flips on time of game.