He was one of the men in the match of fear between Bordeaux and Metz (3-1). Ricardo Mangas is now the symbol of a Girondins team that is doing a little better. Moreover, in a few weeks, if Bordeaux remain in Ligue 1, we will surely remember his capital goal scored this Sunday against Lorraine. A goal that allowed the Girondins to come back to the score and perhaps reverse their season. The Portuguese also delivered a magnificent pass on the action of the second goal to take the advantage.
Two decisive actions that were unexpected to say the least since, as a reminder, Ricardo Mangas plays as a left-back and above all until now, he has been living a very complicated season like his entire team. Arrived from Boavista last summer, he even ended up losing his starting place at the end of January before being injured. He has only regained his starting position for two games. Catchy, he was more focused defensively and more accurate in attack, like these two decisive actions. Now, all of this remains to be confirmed, especially since Ricardo Mangas is likely to be in great demand in the coming weeks with the many injuries in the workforce.
Precisely on this subject, the bad news is confirmed for Timothée Pembélé. The young defender of the Girondins de Bordeaux, released in the 30th minute against Metz, suffers from a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee. He will be operated on in the next few days and his season is already over. Loaned by PSG this season, we should not see him again in the Bordeaux jersey. He should return to Paris at the end of this season.