Rennes new runner-up for PSG, Monaco is still trampling, Bordeaux is approaching the red zone … What to remember from Sunday’s multiplex

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The four afternoon games, Sunday November 28, did not give rise to a rain of goals for this 15th day of Ligue 1. However, they allow us to identify some trends at the top and bottom of the standings.

Behind Paris, winner of Saint-Étienne (3-1), it is now Rennes which occupies second place after its success on the lawn of Lorient (0-1), the day after the defeat of Nice against Metz (1- 0). Still struggling in the league, Monaco could not do better than a draw against Strasbourg (1-1). In the fight for maintenance, Bordeaux fell at home against Brest (1-2) while Reims won late in the match against Clermont (1-0).

The fact: Rennes new runner-up for PSG

After the defeat of OGC Nice on its lawn (1-0) against the red lantern, Metz, on Saturday night, Stade Rennais knew that the opportunity to become the new runner-up of PSG was reaching out to him. And the Bretons did not let it go.

Faced with the worst attack in Ligue 1 (13 goals in 15 games), Bruno Génésio’s men thought they had made the break in the 20th minute thanks to Benjamin Bourigeaud but the goal was finally canceled – precisely – by the VAR. Dominating but not really dangerous, the Rennes people were patient before the liberation thanks to Gaëtan Laborde. The striker followed a ball badly repelled by Paul Nardi to shake the nets (0-1, 75th) and propel Rennes into the upper echelons of the ranking, before Jérémy Doku came to complete the score (0-2, 77th ).

The series: 4th game without a win for Monaco in Ligue 1

After a victory against Real Sociedad on Thursday (2-1) and a hard-won qualification for the knockout stages of the Europa League, AS Monaco did not manage to end its beautiful week with a success in the league . A success that has eluded him for three matches in Ligue 1.

At the Louis-II stadium, Wissam Ben Yedder did the job, however, by transforming a penalty obtained just before the break (1-0, 45th), thus scoring his 8th goal of the season. But upon returning from the locker room, Youssouf Fofana retained Ludovic Ajorque in his area and offered Strasbourg the opportunity to equalize with the same Ajorque (1-1, 46th). A case of penalties that does not do the business of the two clubs, still stuck in the middle of the table.

The fall: Bordeaux is approaching the red zone

A victory in the last nine games. At this rate, no miracle for Bordeaux, the relegation zone is approaching dangerously, after the reception of Brest and a meeting with two faces for Bordeaux. Valorous in the first half, well organized and efficient, like Gregersen’s goal before the break (1-0, 41st), the Girondins cracked in the second period against Brest.

The Bretons, on the strength of their three consecutive wins in Ligue 1, including a last card against Lens (4-0) last weekend, only needed six minutes to crack the opposing defense. A double signed Jérémy Le Douaron (60th and 66th, 1-2) which allows Stade Brestois to continue its strong climb in the standings.

The decisive final: Reims at the expense of Clermont

Almost nothing to chew on this Sunday at the Auguste-Delaune stadium. And then, at the very end of the game, a flash of genius: 30 meters from the goal, Ghislain Konan unleashes a superb strike with his left foot which finds the skylight of Djoco, the Clermont goalkeeper (1-0, 90th + 1). Enough to breathe the Stade de Reims which takes three precious points against a direct competitor for maintenance.


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