– The Strasbourg coach Julien Stephan : “It was a close, tough match, in winter conditions on fairly heavy ground, wind, rain. In a season, you have to be able to win this type of match. Which I liked , it’s that we were able to play in another register, it’s important in the development of the team to have several strings to our bow. We were perhaps less spectacular, but very solid and well organised, we conceded very little to the opponent.”
– The captain Dimitri Lienard : “I had taken a lot of free kicks for ten, twelve days in training, my left leg was quite hot. And I often score against Nantes. Last year, I scored, two years ago. years too, a bit in the same genre, a staggered ball and a strong strike on the ground. It’s a pleasure to give the victory to the team. But it is above all a collective strength, we had a big game defensively In general, it is said that a good team, after a defeat, does not want to lose. And a very great team, it wants to win. We are not yet a very great team, but a good team all the same (smiles )”.
- THE ANALYSIS OF OUR CONSULTANT CLAUDE SPRENG:
Yes Anthony Caci and Lucas Perrin in particular have produced an excellent defensive performance, it is Dimitri Lienard who tipped the victory in the Strasbourg bag. Rather discreet in the game, the captain of Racing took advantage of a failed clearance from Fabio to score the only goal of the match with a powerful strike from the left (returning transverse). Dim celebrated his second goal of the season as it should be in front of the Strasbourg kop.
Racing has already won so many victories (11) in 23 Ligue 1 games, than all of last season.
11 is also the number of goals now scored by Dimitri Liénard in the elite of French football.
- THE SUMMARY OF THE MATCH IN AUDIO: