Sunday afternoon in Ligue 1 generally gives pride of place to teams from the middle of the table, from the soft belly, very soft, and from the low blocks, so characteristic of our dear Championship. Luckily, this Sunday February 13 offered a completely different show. Avalanches of goals, like in Brest, suspense, and good news for Saint-Etienne in Clermont, or even a very good goal for a very good series in Strasbourg.
Saint-Etienne is no longer a red lantern
Five months later, ASSE finally leaves the red zone. After two straight wins in the Championship, the Stéphanois won (2-1) on the lawn of Clermont, to sign the pass of three. A victory that allows Sainté to temporarily leave his place of red lantern, in favor of the Girondins de Bordeaux. Now play-offs, Pascal Dupraz’s men confirm their good form, which they have seen for several weeks. Dupraz effect or transfer window effect? Whatever, as long as it pays.
However, the Greens will have a lot to do over the next two days, with the reception of Strasbourg (February 20, 3 p.m.) and a trip to the lawn of the Parc des Princes (February 26, 9 p.m.) to meet the leader Parisian.
Kévin Gameiro unstoppable, like his team
This summer, the child of the club returned to the fold. At 34, Kévin Gameiro offered himself an end to his career where it all began. And he did not come in pre-retirement. If he had only waited for the second day, and a defeat in Paris (4-2) to shake the nets of Ligue 1, the center-forward struggled somewhat to continue. Since the beginning of 2022, he has been unstoppable. On the lawn of Angers (0-1), he scored his fifth goal in six games, with an unstoppable volley at the entrance to the penalty area.
Thanks to this new success, Racing continues to progress in the standings. He ranks fourth tonight, just two points behind second-placed OGC Nice.
Brest Offensive Festival
Brest was said to be tired, at the bottom of the wave after a hot start. On his lawn of Francis Le Blé, the Stade Brestois dispelled the few doubts that remained after the last less convincing weeks. For the home premiere of their new player, Youcef Belaïli, the Bretons signed an offensive festival against Troyes (5-1).
#SB29ESTAC Thanks to this victory (5-1) against Troyes, Stade Brestois passed the 30-point mark in the standings. good job guys #AllezBrest !!! ⚪⚔ pic.twitter.com/69TpPXLntR
– Stade Brestois 29 (@SB29) February 13, 2022
Never this season have they scored so many goals in a single game. In their maintenance operation, Michel Der Zakarian’s players will have two important meetings: a trip to Reims next weekend (February 20, 3 p.m.), then the reception of Lorient, a week later. (February 27, 3 p.m.).
Defenseless Bordeaux
Whether it’s David Guion or anyone else, the future coach of the Girondins de Bordeaux will very quickly have to take care of the construction site that is the defense. Faced with Lens (3-2 defeat), Marcelo’s teammates crossed the bar of 60 goals conceded (61) this season in Ligue 1. That is an average of 2.5 goals conceded per game. In the five major Championships, only the German red lantern, Greuther Furthdoes worse, with an average of 2.6 goals conceded per game (57 goals conceded in 22 games).
In this match, the Girondins can harbor serious regrets because, apart from a disastrous first half hour of play, they managed to score two goals through Alberth Elis (33rd) and Ui-jo Hwang (53rd). At the very end of the game, the men with the scapular even pushed to try to snatch the point of the draw. In the end, nothing will happen. Coupled with the victory of Saint-Etienne, this twelfth defeat plunges Bordeaux into last place in the standings.