AS Monaco clings to its Champions League dreams thanks to its seventh consecutive success in Ligue 1, Sunday May 1, during the 35th day. Winner of Angers (2-0), ASM is tied on points with Rennes, 3rd. If the SCO is not saved, Troyes has taken a step towards maintaining it by crushing Lille (3-0). Les Dogues finished at nine and conceded three penalties.
At the bottom of the table, Lorient and Clermont missed an opportunity to move away from the red zone by losing respectively against Reims (1-2) and Brest (2-0). Caught in extremis in Montpellier after leading 2-0 (2-2), Metz no longer seems able to aim for anything other than the dams to hope to save themselves. The Messins are six points behind 18th place occupied by Saint-Etienne.
The pass of 7 for Monaco
The Monegasque TGV continues to panic the counters in this final sprint. Since its 3-0 victory against Paris on March 20, ASM has been heading for European places. A great end-of-season classic in the Principality. Against Angers, Monaco chained a seventh victory in a row. The Angevin lock jumped on a goal against his camp from the unfortunate Bamba after a dismissal from Mandrea (41st).
Philippe Clement’s men doubled the bet on a corner… from Angers. Golovin inherited a clearance from the ball in midfield. Petit sombrero from the Russian and the Monegasques found themselves 5 against 1. In one touch, Volland shifted Ben Yedder. An offering for the top scorer of ASM (60th) who scored his 21st goal in L1 this season.
21 – Wissam Ben Yedder scored his 21st goal in Ligue 1 2021/22 with Monaco, his new record in a single season in the 5 major leagues. Captain. #ASMSCO pic.twitter.com/4Q4cVc1OFQ
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Troyes breathes, Lille goes crazy
Two exclusions (Renato Sanches and Burak Yilmaz), three penalties and a 3-0 defeat… Lille was scuttled in Aube. Losc can prepare for a coasting end to the season after probably saying goodbye to their last hopes of qualifying for a European Cup.
Beyond the last three games of the season, an end to the cycle is announced in the North, a year after the conquest of its 4th title of champion of France. Lille, which remained in the Top 4 for three seasons, will inevitably do less well this year.
3 – Troyes scored 3 penalties in a single Ligue 1 game for the first time in its history. It is the first team to achieve this performance since Toulon against Nancy on January 18, 1992 (also 3). 3×3. #ESTACLOSC https://t.co/BWbnTs94A3
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Solidarity, dynamics… and arbitration were on the Trojan side. L’Estac, which had seized the technical direction of the arbitration this week, believing that it had been wronged last weekend in Nice (0-1), had only obtained three penalties so far this season. He doubled his score in a single match with three shots on goal converted by Florian Tardieu (43rd, 86th) and Iké Ugbo (55th).
The Aubois have a five-point lead over the barrage Saint-Etienne, before going to play on the lawn of PSG on Sunday. “Another big step (towards maintenance) was done todaysaid Trojan coach Bruno Irles. We still need a match to get him.“
Lorient and Clermont beaten, Metz almost in Ligue 2
With three days to go, the suspense is total at the bottom of the rankings. The defeat of Saint-Etienne in Rennes on Saturday (2-0) could have benefited Lorient and Clermont, but the latter got stuck at the wrong time. Against Rémois who have nothing left to play, the Hakes were surprised by a goal from Zeneli (16th). Relaunched by the equalizer of Moffi (31st) and despite a thunderous start to the second period, Lorient gave in on a counter concluded at the near post by Touré (58th). With this 17th defeat of the season, the Bretons are 16th (34 pts) and remain three points behind 18th place.
Clermont can also harbor regrets. Traveling to Brestois reduced to ten from the 22nd minute after the red card received by Del Castillo, the Auvergnats failed to win. They even lost everything in two minutes. On a corner, Mounié, at the first post, deviated on the bar and Brassier was the quickest to put the ball in the back of the net (60th). In the process, Brest doubled the bet on a counter perfectly concluded by Mounié. Clermont is 17th with 33 pts.
For its part, Metz took a big hit on the head. The Lorraine had however done what was necessary on the lawn of Montpellier by leading 2-0 thanks to Delaine (24th) and Mafouta (70th). This looming success, the first since January, would have allowed them to temporarily leave the red lantern in Bordeaux and come back to within 4 points of Saint-Etienne. But the Messins ruined everything in ten minutes.
Souquet, with a magnificent header, revived the suspense (80th) before Wahi crucified Antonetti’s men in stoppage time against a totally passive defense (90th +1). “It’s a bit like our season… I’m very disappointed. It’s going to be very hard“, released the Messin Louis Mafouta, at the microphone of Prime Video. With eight points behind the 17th, six on the place of play-off and only three games to play, Metz seems well and truly on the way to Ligue 2.