A very good operation for the Merlus on the occasion of this 10th day of Ligue 1. Lorient climbed to second place in the standings after their victory against Brest. The Breton derby between Rennes and Nantes was won by Stade Rennes, while the North derby swung to Lille against Lens. Despite a disappointing draw against Reims, Paris remain in first place.
Lyon-Toulouse (1-1)
Lyon no longer knows how to win: OL conceded a draw against Toulouse (1-1) on Friday in their Groupama stadium after a mediocre game and remains on a series of five games without a win, including four defeats.
Olympique Lyonnais, which see the podium recede after a deceptive start to the season during which he only beat opponents destined for the second half of the table, remains in the beginning of the soft underbelly of the classification to which he is getting used. The team also left the field under a volley of whistles.
Marseille-Ajaccio (1-2)
Unrecognizable and messy, OM conceded their first defeat in L1 this season against the poorly ranked Ajaccio, despite the hundredth goal in the French Championship of its captain Dimitri Payet.
Far from its European flashes on Tuesday against Sporting Portugal (4-1), the Olympian club fell at the Vélodrome stadium on goals from Bevic Moussiti-Oko (25th) and Leonardo Balerdi against his camp (47th), while Payet had opened the score on penalty (15th). “We were not at the level”railed defender Samuel Gigot at the microphone of Amazon Prime Video.
Reims-PSG (0-0)
After a relief-like draw (1-1) against Benfica on Wednesday in the Champions League, PSG this time conceded a bitter-tasting draw in Reims, weighed down by a very controversial red card received by Sergio Ramos (42nd) for protest. .
Paris evolved without Lionel Messi, spared, or Neymar, replacing at kick-off. And Kylian Mbappé, clumsy on his rare occasions, failed to make the difference in a sometimes stormy match. Worse, Reims jostled Paris, forcing goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma into several crucial saves.
Defender Sergio Ramos tipped the game against his will: on an innocuous foul whistled full axis, Ramos, Verratti and several Parisians approached the referee to challenge his decision. Pierre Gaillouste first brandished a yellow, then a direct red against Ramos, apparently guilty of insulting him. Reduced to ten, Paris could not extricate itself from the grip of solid Rémois.
Montpellier-Monaco (0-2)
The Principality’s team followed up with a fifth victory in a row in Ligue 1 on Sunday in Montpellier (2-0) thanks to Breel Embolo (45th + 1) and Myron Boadu (80th), after a rather controlled match.
The Monegasques continue their recovery. A great collective force begins to emanate from the team of Philippe Clement, convincing Thursday in the Europa League against Trabzonspor (3-1) and still very realistic Sunday at midday at the Mosson stadium.
Brest-Lorient (1-2)
Who will stop FC Lorient? The team of Régis Le Bris chained Sunday afternoon a sixth consecutive victory in L1, this time against its neighbor Brest, with a double from Terem Moffi. However, it was Brest striker Romain Del Castillo who opened the scoring (17th) but Moffi, untenable, equalized from a tight angle with the help of the post before doubling the lead opportunistically.
Lorient also benefits: here are the second Merlus, only one length behind leader PSG and two points ahead of Marseille. Stade Brestois is now the red lantern of L1.
And while one of the corners of the Francis Le Blé stadium was closed for disciplinary reasons, a clash between Brest and Lorient supporters took place Sunday morning in the city center of Brest, clash which caused a slight injury, according to a police source.
Nice-Troyes (3-2)
OGC Nice regained their colors with a 3-2 victory against Troyes, Nice’s third success in this Ligue 1, which replace in the middle of the table and give them some air.
At the Allianz-Riviera, the people of Nice did the main thing with an early goal from Italian defender Mattia Viti with a header (2nd) then a penalty obtained by Nicolas Pépé and converted by Andy Delort (37th) during his 31st birthday. Then Pépé increased the score all in power (50th), before Nice put themselves in danger at the end of the match with two Trojan goals signed Xavier Chavalerin (82nd) and Abdu Conté (90th). Anyway, the Niçois are thirteenth.
Clermont-Auxerre (2-1)
The surprising Clermont team tamed Auxerre 2-1 thanks to Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (55th) and Grejohn Kyei (58th) and now has 16 points (7th), a nice total in its quest to maintain. “It’s not nothing for us”, reacted coach Pascal Gastien. “It bodes well for the future. We are going to Monaco on Sunday, which is capable of putting our ideas back in place. It is the life of a club like ours in Ligue 1 which has no certainty about this what’s going to happen next week. What we’re doing is consistent and balanced.”
Angers-Strasbourg (2-3)
Racing won 3-2 in Angers thanks to Kevin Gameiro (7th), Miha Blazic against his camp (33rd) and Habib Diallo (58th), while Adrien Hunou (11th) and Blazic (87th) maintained in vain the Angevin hope. Racing shook in the final minutes, but held on until the end.
Rennes-Nantes (3-0)
One is approaching the top of the table, the other is sinking into the red zone: the Breton derby confirmed the current state of form with a tough victory for Rennes against Nantes 3-0. This is the 9th match without a loss for Rennes in all competitions, but the 5th defeat in six matches (with 15 goals conceded) for Nantes, struggling in the league and in the Europa League.
Antoine Kombouaré’s men proved to be more enterprising than in recent matches, but they were still uninspired in attack, while the Rennais remained solid, with in particular the help in midfield of Xeka, acclaimed by the stadium for his debut in Rouge et Noir.
Lille-Lens
Double blow for Lille! Losc revived by beating Lens (1-0) and putting an end to the long series of invincibility of its great rival, Sunday in the 116th derby of the North, at the end of the 10th day of L1. Struggling in the first period, the Mastiffs nevertheless scored just before half-time on a Jonathan David penalty before defending their advantage tooth and nail. The Canadian’s seventh goal of the season was enough for Lille to win in a crazy atmosphere after a committed match, during which northern goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier repelled a penalty from Florian Sotoca (15th).
The Lille, who had lost the three derbies last season against the Lensois, set the record straight and stopped their enemy who remained on 17 games without defeat in the league. They go back to seventh place with 16 units on the clock, five lengths from the Artésiens. The RCL, often dominating during the match, lacked sharpness offensively and conceded their first defeat of the season, missing the opportunity to get back on the podium (4th, 21 points).
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