Once is not customary, a day of Ligue 1 takes place during the week, Wednesday December 1st. This particular program inspired the scorers, since 18 goals were scored in 5 games. Strasbourg (5-2 against Bordeaux) and Montpellier (3-1 in Metz) took place, when Troyes (2-0 against Lorient) and Monaco (3-1 on the lawn of Angers) were reassured. Brest also continued its series against Saint-Etienne (1-0).
Were you stuck in traffic or preparing food and couldn’t follow the first round of meetings, scheduled for 7 p.m.? Do not panic, this summary allows you to see more clearly, before the other five games, including PSG-Nice.
The series: Brest, and five for a first!
There are those matches where it doesn’t matter how and where, as the saying goes, “the important thing is the 3 points“. This Brest victory responds perfectly to this pattern: without being brilliant, the Finistériens disposed of Saint-Etienne (1-0) thanks to a penalty generously awarded and transformed by Romain Faivre. Above all, the Stade Brestois continues its series: five successes in a row, a performance never before achieved in the club’s history in Ligue 1.
A record all the more tasty as Brest had not, before that, won in eleven meetings. Monaco, Lorient, Lens, Bordeaux and therefore Saint-Etienne have since fallen, to allow Michel der Zakarian’s players to stick to the top 10. And to be eight points ahead of the red zone.
Awakening: Monaco finally wins
After four unsuccessful meetings, Monaco finally woke up by winning in Angers (1-3). This victory allows the Principality’s players to overtake their evening opponents, and to get closer to European places. Symbol of this awakening, ASM has scored as many goals in one evening as in its last four Ligue 1 games.
Carried by Myron Boadu, Sofiane Diop and Axel Disasi, Monaco is reassured. Three goals scored in a match, this had not happened since October 24 for a usually prolific Monegasque attack.
The goal: Téji Savanier for a brilliant free kick
If your kid is too young to have experienced Juninho’s free kicks, run and show him the wonder of Téji Savanier tonight. In Metz, the Montpellier captain catapulted a “dead leaf” with an improbable but brilliant effect, to open the scoring in the 37th. The Lorraine doorman Alexandre Oukidja remained unmoved, like the whole of an already refrigerated Saint-Symphorien stadium. His shot, from an unclear angle to the left of the Metz goal, put Montpellier on the right track.
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– MHSC (@MontpellierHSC) December 1, 2021
In the wake of Savanier, back from suspension, the MHSC took place in Moselle (1-3). What to revive, after two defeats in a row.
The number: Bordeaux, 16 points lost after leading
It was a foregone conclusion. When Ui-jo Hwang opened the scoring in the 7th minute for Bordeaux, the Girondins supporters did not even sketch the shadow of a smile. They know all too well their team’s chronic inability to secure a victory. Half time later, bingo: Strasbourg scored three times, taking advantage of the chasms left by a beleaguered Aquitaine defense.
Dried (5-2) in Alsace, Bordeaux dropped points for the third time in a row after leading. This is sixteen points lost, in total, by the players of Vladimir Petkovic in this configuration. If the Girondins knew how to hold a result, they would be on the podium in Ligue 1. They are 18th tonight, have the worst defense in the championship (37 goals conceded) and rush towards Ligue 2.