Wissam Ben Yedder became the third Monaco player to score 80 Ligue 1 goals in Sunday’s victory at Ajaccio.
After having started slowly with the draw between Lyon and Nantes (1-1) on Friday, and having somewhat animated on Saturday with the new setback suffered by Angers on the lawn of Lens (0-3), provisional dolphin of the championship, the 28th day of Ligue 1 continued this Sunday, March 19, with five games on the program at the start of the afternoon. Thanks to a Ben Yedder record, AS Monaco offered AC Ajaccio at lunchtime (2-0), while Nice chained a third draw against Lorient (1-1), while Montpellier and Strasbourg continued their series against Clermont (2-1) and Auxerre (2-0). Troyes and Brest left on a score of parity which does not help anyone (2-2). Later in the afternoon, Paris Saint-Germain lost for the first time this season at home against Stade Rennais (0-2), before OM won in Reims (2 -1).
The stat ‘: Wissam Ben Yedder settles a little more in the Monegasque legend
Decisive since his arrival in 2019, Wissam Ben Yedder once again allowed AS Monaco to win (2-0) on the lawn of AC Ajaccio. On a ball pushed back by Corsican goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy, the Monegasque surface fox had plenty of time to shake the net for the 17th time this season in Ligue 1. And by opening the scoring in the 27th minute, the international tricolor even became the third player from the Rocher club to reach the bar of 80 goals in the league.
After four games without a win (1 draw, 3 losses), the French striker allows ASM to revive. But this sluggish success acquired on the Island of Beauty has obviously not cured all the ills in Monaco. The Monegasque captain, replaced a quarter of an hour from the end, did not appreciate the choice of Philippe Clement at all, leaving without addressing the slightest glance to his coach.
The on-site: Nice still does not lose but continues a third draw
Surprised To half an hour of play by Abdoul’s opener Bamo MeiteI’OGC Nice finally managed to equalize, thanks to Gaëtan Laborde’s 10th goal of the season (78th). Thus, Didier Digard chained an 11th consecutive match without defeat since he arrived on the Nice bench (6 wins, 5 draws). But the stars no longer seem so aligned for the Norman, who has not won for three days in the league. As a direct consequence of this relaxation, the Aiglons have moved a little further away from the race for Europe, now distanced five points by Lille, fifth in Ligue 1 and victorious in Toulouse on Saturday ( 2-0) .
The perf ‘: the prodigy Elye Wahi offers three points to Montpellier
Author of a decisive double in the Montpellier victory against Clermont (2-1), Elye Wahi has now scored 12 goals this season, making the young striker Montpellier’s top scorer in Ligue 1. In total, the 20-year-old from Montpellier has 25 in his league career. A performance that makes him number 1 in Europe among players born in 2003, ahead of the Bavarian Jamal Musiala (22).
According to InStat, Elye Wahi has scored 57% of shots on target this season, just behind another precocity phenomenon, Kylian Mbappé (59%).
The stop: PSG’s first defeat at the Parc des Princes
For its first at home since its elimination in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain did not offer the redemption expected by the public of the Parc des Princes. Worse still, the Parisians lost in their lair for the first time this season in Ligue 1.
Like the loss conceded at Roazhon Park during the 19th day of Ligue 1 (0-1), the Red and Blue were again dominated by a daring Rennes team (0-2). PSG had not lost by two goals in front of their home crowd for two years, against AS Monaco (0-2), on February 21, 2021. True executioners of the QSI era, the Bretons display the most number of successes against the club from the capital since the arrival of the Qataris in 2011 (7).