Paris. At the end of a crazy match, Brest defeated Metz (17th) 4-3 this Sunday and in this way the Breton team continues dreaming of being runners-up in Ligue 1, with six dates remaining until the end of the tournament.
With 53 points, Brest will continue for another week as second place in Ligue 1, although it remains with only one point more than Monaco (3), which responded later by beating Rennes 1-0 (9), to keep pace. in that race for runner-up.
Lille (4), who beat Marseille (8) 3-1 on Friday, completes the Champions League zone, three points behind Monaco and four behind Brest.
In the fight for the title, Brest and Monaco reduced their disadvantage, still large, to 10 and 11 points respectively, with respect to the leader Paris Saint-Germain, which on Saturday had stumbled at home (1-1) against bottom club Clermont.
This Sunday’s game in Brest was a roller coaster of sensations. The visitors took the lead with a goal from Ivorian Ismael Traoré (6), but the locals tied shortly after through Brendan Chardonnet (12).
The Bretons completed the comeback before the break with goals from Kamory Doumbia (31) and Steve Mounié (38) and believed they were safe when Uruguayan Martín Satriano scored 4-1 at the hour mark.
But Metz, fighting not to be relegated, reacted in the final stretch and with a double from Georgian Georges Mikautadze (74 and 80) put suspense in the final minutes.
Rennes, far from Top 4
Monaco already played knowing that Brest had won, but resisted the pressure well, winning their duel against Rennes (1-0) at the Louis II stadium.
Maghnès Akliouche scored the only goal in the 25th minute of a match in which both teams finished with ten players. First Martin Terrier (46) was sent off at Rennes and then Thilo Kehrer (64) at Monaco.
Only the inspired performance of Polish goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki prevented Rennes’ defeat in the Principality from being more resounding.
The Breton team, ninth, is now 10 points away from the Champions League zone, an objective that seems to be slipping away.
In the rest of the day’s matches, the victory of Montpellier (13) stood out, which gained oxygen by beating Lorient (16) 2-0, which is still in the playoff position for permanence.
Teji Savanier (55 from a penalty) and Yann Karamoh (90) scored the goals for Montpellier.
The other two matches on Sunday ended in 0-0 draws, on the one hand between Reims (7) and Nice (5), and on the other between Toulouse (11) and Strasbourg (12).
The French matchday 28 is completed this Sunday with the visit of Lyon (10) to Nantes (15).
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– 2024-04-10 23:41:19
