Lyon relaunched in the race for the podium by winning 3-2 in Monaco, complicating the options for the title of the Principality as a whole, and clearing the horizon for Lille (1st) and PSG (2nd), this Sunday on the 35th date of the French Ligue 1.
Monaco, who had not lost since March 3 in Strasbourg (1-0) and reached the clash after five consecutive league victories, scored through Kevin Volland (25) and Ben Yedder (86, from a penalty). For Lyon scored the Dutch Memphis Depay (57), the Brazilian Marcelo (77) and Rayan Cherki, 17, (89).
In an electric shock, a final epilogue in the form of a general tangana between the two teams resulted in a range of red cards for members of both teams (Pellegri and Willem Geubbels for Monaco, Marcelo and De Sciglio for Lyon).
The Monegasque team is still third, but now four points behind PSG (2nd) and five points from Lille (1st), while Lyon is fourth, one point behind their rival this Sunday.
Thus, this result gives Lille and PSG great options to decide between them the name of the champion, and leaves Monaco looking in the rearview mirror at Lyon, which threatens to snatch third place and with it the ticket to the Champions League .
“We explained to them all week, the players needed it, that we told them it was possible, and despite the unfavorable circumstances they had a great match and I am proud of them,” congratulated the president of Lyon, Jean-Michel Aulas.
– Nimes gets complicated –
With more modest goals, Girondins de Bordeaux (15th), Lorient (17th) and Nantes (18th) added the three points this Sunday in their corresponding duels on the 35th date of Ligue 1, allowing them to take a breath with respect to relegation, that Nimes scores after drawing (2-2) with Reims.
The Bordeaux team stopped their plummet after winning at home 1-0 at Rennes (7th), and with three dates to be disputed, or what is the same 9 points at stake, the historic Bordeaux club has seven points over it. direct descent and five on the promotion position, which marks another historical decline, Nantes.
Bordeaux owed this victory to an 18-year-old whose legs did not shake in his first start in Ligue 1: Sékou Mara, who scored the only goal of the game.
This Sunday was also positive for the interests of Lorient and Nantes.
The former defeated Angers 2-0 (13th) to get six points over relegation.
Like Lorient, Nantes also achieved their second consecutive victory in L1: the ‘Canaris’ beat Brest (14th) 4-1 away from home.
Nantes nevertheless continues to occupy the playoff position, with two points more than Nimes.
And in a game with very little at stake, the already relegated Dijon fell 5-1 at home to Metz (9th).
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