Monaco is losing ground, Lens doubles Metz and can believe Europe, Nantes cracks, Oukidja goes downhill, the jewel of Cardona, Nice enchane, the rise of Bara, Manchester United without idea, Milan quickly the worst … Discover the highlights of Wednesday’s matches in Ligue 1 and in Europe.
The disappointment of the Mongascian goalkeeper Lecomte
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The results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read the brief or the article on the match): ASSE 2-3 Lens, Nice 2-1 Nmes, Lyon 1-0 Rennes, Brest 3-1 Dijon, Metz 0-1 Angers, Bordeaux 0-1 PSG, Nantes 1-2 Reims, Strasbourg 1-0 Monaco, Montpellier 1 -1 Lorient, Lille 2-0 OM.
The main results in Europe: Sassuolo 3-3 Naples, Atalanta 5-1 Crotone, Fiorentina 1-2 Roma, Milan 1-1 Udinese (Serie A), Burnley 1-1 Leicester, Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United (Premier League), Bara 3-0 ap Sville (Coupe du Roi).
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1. Monaco is left behind! This is the bad operation of the evening in Ligue 1. By conceding a defeat in Strasbourg (0-1), ASM (55 pts) is now out by Lille (62 pts), PSG (60 pts) and Lyon (59 pts) in the title race. The Principality club bowed to a goal from Guilbert at the end of the match (90th + 1). A deserved success for the people of Strasbourg who have shown much more than unrecognizable Mongasques this evening.
2. Lille clings to its throne. Long hung, Lille finally won against Marseille (2-0) thanks to a doubl of David at the very end of the match (90th, 90th + 3). The LOSC thus remains at the top of the standings, while OM are slowly heading towards an end of the season without ambition … To read the dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here.
3. PSG provides the essentials. Despite the absences of several major players, Paris Saint-Germain did the job to clinch a Bordeaux victory (1-0). The Parisians win thanks to a but de Sarabia (20e) and remain in contact with the leader, Lille, who has a two-point lead. To read the dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here.
4. A Lyon with two faces. After an amorphous first period, OL made the difference in the second act to win against Rennes (1-0). It is un but d’Aouar la 74e minute which allows the Gones to win on the smallest of carts. And keep up the pace in the title race. To read the dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here.
5. Angers takes over Metz. Miss the race Europe, against all expectations, Metz lost home points against Angers (0-1). It is a penalty from Fulgini before the break (44th) which made the difference in this meeting. The Garnets then dominated the second period, failing to move a solid Angevin defense. Consequence, the team of Frdric Antonetti falls 6th in the standings.
6. Oukidja goes crazy! Metz ended the game ten against Angers (0-1) following the expulsion of his goalkeeper Oukidja the 93rd minute. Visibly frustrated, the porter of the Garnets tried to fight with Doumbia who had just lost his duel! As a result, it was the defender Udol who played the last seconds in the goals in Metz.
7. Lens does not let go of Europe. The RCL did not miss the opportunity to overtake Metz in the standings since the Sang et Or have dropped out a success Saint-Etienne (3-2). Sotoca, from the penalty spot (20th), then Kalimuendo (25th) made the difference for Lens in the first period, while Moukoudi thought to revive ASSE before the break (40th). It was not until the end of the match to see the Lensois take cover thanks to Pereira Da Costa (90th + 3), just before Bouanga’s second Stphanois goal from the penalty spot (90th + 5). Lens takes 5th place and really stands out as a candidate for Europe. On the other hand, ASSE enchains a third match without success and remains in the red zone. The place of barrage is only five points.
8. Will Nantes be able to recover? If the arrival of Antoine Kombouar has blown a wind of optimism in Nantes, the defeat against Reims (1-2) may leave traces. The confused looks of the people of Nantes, earth after the final whistle, say a lot about the hard blow that the Canaries have just experienced. In front of the score thanks to Simon (14th), the FCN was joined against the course of the game on a goal from Konan before the break (39th). Abdelhamid’s victorious goal in the last minutes (89th) hurt Nantes very badly, always 19th in the standings three points of the first non-relegable, Lorient.
9. Brest is waking up. After three games without a win, Stade Brestois relaunched against Dijon (3-1). A logical success for the Breton club, which made the difference in the first period on goals from Honorat (17th), Mouni (27th) and Cardona (40th). At 2-0, Assal revived the suspense for ten minutes (30th), before the third Brest achievement.
10. The jewel of Cardona! The Brest striker scored a superb goal in his team’s victory against Dijon (3-1). Served on caviar from Jean Lucas, author of two decisive passes in this match, the former Mongasque made his vista speak to catch the ball, in the air, of a resumption of the flat of the foot which has a thread in the skylight opposes with the help of the post. One of the goals of the season in L1, no doubt.
11. Nice enchane. Four days after their success in Rennes (2-1), Gym won the same score against Nmes. Gouiri (4th), author of his 11th goal in L1 this season, and Claude-Maurice (75th) ensured this second consecutive victory of the Aiglons, while Landre had equalized at the start of the second period (50th). Le Gym moved up to 11th place, the Crocos were 18th two points from the first non-relegable, Lorient.
12. A comeback for the Bara! Beaten 0-2 in the first leg, FC Barcelona qualified for the Copa del Rey final by overthrowing FC Sville (3-0 ap), this Wednesday evening, in the semi-final second leg. Thrown by a superb goal from the French Dembl the 12th minute, the Barcelona have equalized on the whole of the two matches thanks to a realization of Piqu the … 94th minute! A blow for the Svillans who could have folded the match on a penalty rat by the former Marseillais Ocampos the 73rd minute. Braithwaite (95th) scored the decisive goal in extra time.
13. Manchester United let City go … Three days after a goalless draw against Chelsea (0-0), Manchester United still ended a scoreless game against Crystal Palace (0-0), in an advanced game of the 29th day of the Premier League. Without imagination, the Red Devils did not find the fault against the Eagles, who could even have won late in the game without a decisive stop from Henderson against Van Aanholt. In the ranking, Manchester United remain in 2nd place, one point ahead of Leicester, and are 14 points behind leaders Manchester City, which goes to the title.
14. Leicester is still lagging behind. Beaten by Arsenal (1-3) on Sunday, Leicester did not find the way to victory against Burnley (1-1). After the opening of the score of Vydra (4th), the Foxes reacted in the first period with the equalization of Iheanacho (34th). But after that, Brendan Rodgers’ men weren’t able to win. In the ranking, Leicester remains third.
15. Milan quickly the worst. the fight for the title, the Rossoneri lost precious points by snatching the home draw against Udinese (1-1), as part of the 25th day of Serie A. Without Ibrahimovic, Bennacer or Calhanoglu, all injured , Stefano Pioli’s men waited until the end of added time to answer the opening of the score of Becao (68th) thanks to Kessi on penalty (90 + 7th). Second three points behind the leader, Milan leaves the opportunity to Inter, who move Parma on Thursday, to widen the gap at the top of the standings. Behind, Atalanta came back four points thanks to his card against Crotone (5-1).
16. Naples hangs on the wire! Earlier in the evening, Naples was held in check in the last minutes against Sassuolo (3-3). Mens twice with goals from Maksimovic (34th) against his camp and Berardi (45 + 1st, sp), the Neapolitans have always reacted by Zielinski (38th) then Di Lorenzo (72nd). At the end of the game, Insigne (89th, sp) thought of giving his team the victory, but Caputo (90 + 4th) finally tied! With this result, Naples occupies 6th place in the 12-point ranking of the leaders, Inter Milan. Napoli was overtaken by Roma, 5th, who won on Fiorentina (2-1).
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