Monaco, logically winning Sunday in Bordeaux (3-0), responded from a distance to Paris SG, winner in the snatch from Saint-Étienne a little earlier, and glued to two points from the leader Lille five days before the end of an L1 more uncertain than ever.
The misstep committed by the LOSC on Friday against Montpellier (1-1) therefore made two happy: the PSG of Kylian Mbappé, author of a double against the Greens (3-2), who has only one unity behind the players of Christophe Galtier and therefore this ASM of Niko Kovac, who never trembled to take three almost easy points in Gironde.
While waiting perhaps Lyon, host of the relegation Nantes in the evening, which could reform a quartet separated by only three small points in the event of victory.
On paper, there was a class of difference between these insatiable Monegasques in 2021 and these Bordeaux residents in full decline. This was confirmed on the ground, from the start, with an impressive princely mastery, a serenity of almost every moment (first shot conceded in the 65th minute), and technical accuracy, like Aurélien. Imperial Chouaméni in the midfield against his training club.
If we except the offering of Wissam Ben Yedder born from a painting by Paul Baysse but spoiled in the quarter of an hour by Aleksandr Golovin, the club of the Rock was clinical.
Just before half an hour, on a pass from Benoît Badiashile breaking two lines, Ben Yedder deflected in the right tempo towards Kevin Holland who, after playing Baysse, rolled a ball right into the window opposite Benoît Costil. The 15th goal of the little German bull this season.
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On resumption, Tchouaméni, with the fall of a second balloon, launched perfectly in depth Gelson Martins for a victorious face to face in front of Costil (0-2, 47), thus killing almost any suspense.
For the road and to improve their goal difference a little, Stevan Jovetic also went from an achievement to the last minute, from the header to the conclusion of a three-way action with Caio Henrique in the center and Sofiance Diop in the handing over the head.
Opposite, the Bordelais, in complete loss of confidence since the end of January (4 points taken in 12 matches), did not exist much during the first hour of play, suffering on each visiting transition.
The return of Nicolas de Préville (63), more determined and determined than Hatem Ben Arfa, allowed them to get two golden chances but the two attempts of the former Rémois found a blow Benjamin Lecomte (65), a blow the post (77) just before the exclusion of their young sentry Tom Lacoux. Infuriating.
With 36 points on the clock and five more days to go, Jean-Louis Gasset’s men welcomed with relief the results of their direct competitors in maintenance, whether it was the draw of Nîmes against Strasbourg (1-1) or the defeat from Lorient on Saturday to Marseille (3-2).
Merlus that they are still ahead of four points and that they will visit in a week for a height of fear, surely without their defensive beam Laurent Koscielny, left injured in the left ankle after 20 minutes. When it doesn’t want …
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