Strasbourg striker Habib Diallo released his partners after sixteen seconds of play in Reims on Sunday for the third fastest goal of the season, but above all a precious success (2-0).
After the sluggish victory of Paris Saint-Germain in Angers (2-1) and the much more successful RC Lens against Monaco (3-0), the 32nd day of Ligue 1 continued, Sunday April 23, with four matches on the program at the start of the afternoon. At lunchtime, Strasbourg did not give way to digestion on the lawn of Reims (2-0). Nantes, which was held in check at home against Troyes (2-2), did not prepare well for its Coupe de France final, unlike Toulouse, which took a big step towards maintaining it by winning at Lorient ( 1-0). Like the stands of the Allianz Riviera, Nice showed a very sad face against Clermont by losing (1-2). Finally, Ajaccio and Brest left on a parity score (0-0) which does not help either of the two poorly ranked.
The match from a distance: Nantes struggling, Toulouse celebrating
Before meeting next weekend for the Coupe de France final (to be followed live on France 3), Nantes and Toulouse faced Troyes and Lorient. While Antoine Kombouaré had prioritized staying in the pre-match press conference, the Canaries seemed to have their eyes already turned towards the Stade de France, even to the point of conceding a draw (2-2) against ESTAC thanks to a goal after added time. The Bretons do not advance in the standings and lose a place to fall to sixteenth place, tied on points with Brest, first relegated.
Unlike their future opponent, the Toulouse see life in pink. By winning on the Lorient lawn (1-0), Philippe Montanier’s men once again took a big step towards maintaining, with an eight-point mattress in the relegation zone.
The perf ‘: Habib Diallo, the Strasbourg “Bip Bip”
You shouldn’t be late for Auguste Delaune stadium. The kick-off whistled, the Strasbourg striker, Habib Diallo, rushed directly to the attack and was rewarded by opening the scoring in the 16th second of play. This express goal is the third fastest achievement of the season, behind that of Kylian Mbappé against Lille (8 seconds) and that of … Habib Diallo himself, scorer from the 13th second against Montpellier.
At the very end of the first period, the Cameroonian sealed the RCSA victory by scoring his 17th goal of the season. This is the best total by a Strasbourg player in Ligue 1 since David Zitelli and its 19 achievements in 1996/97. Thanks to Habib Diallo’s XXL performance, the Alsatian team got some fresh air out of the red zone.
The image: half of the Allianz Riviera on strike
The elimination in the quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference obviously remained across the throat of several Nice supporters. While they had filled up for the first time in history against Basel (34,250 spectators), the stands of the Allianz Riviera were far from this record crowd for the reception of Clermont.
The Côte d’Azur supporters did not miss anything, except for the third consecutive loss for Didier Digard’s men, their seventh game in a row without a win (3 draws, 4 losses). After this new disappointment (1-2), OGC Nice finds itself more than ten points behind Lille, the last European qualifier.