Lyon won 1-0 against Saint-Étienne in the great derby of French football, Sunday during the 11th day of Ligue 1 where Rennes fell to Toulouse 2-0 under the eyes of Jorge Sampaoli, strongly expected to take head of the Breton team and present at Roazhon Park.
“General” Alexandre Lacazette, Lyon captain, gave his team the 125th derby against Saint-Étienne, scoring the only goal of the match in the first period (1-0, 29th). Ernest Nuamah, who entered at the end of the match, thought he was putting Lyon away (81st), but his goal was invalidated by the VAR because of a preliminary handball from Georges Mikautadze.
This victory at the end of an open match, of a very good technical level, where the Greens had a few opportunities to come back in the second half despite Lyon’s domination, allows OL to occupy with 18 points and before the international break fifth place in Ligue 1.
Saint-Étienne, which did not deserve anything, remains 16th, the play-off place, tied on points with Angers and Nantes (10 points each).
Earlier on Sunday, Stade Rennes, which parted ways with Julien Stéphan on Thursday, failed to create an electric shock and collapsed against Toulouse under the eyes of Jorge Sampaoli, conceding two goals in the first half. hour of play.
The Argentinian, who could sign up with the Breton club at the start of the week, will have work: the Bretons are stuck in 13th place in Ligue 1, just one point from the relegation zone.
The TFC, thanks to its victory in Bretagne Strasbourg, dislodged from tenth place in the ranking.
– Brest skates in the championship –
At the same time, in the middle of celebrating the club’s 50th anniversary, Montpellier reassured itself at home by beating Brest 3 to 1, but above all by putting an end to a series of five defeats in the championship.
Montpellier, if still at the bottom, is getting closer to Le Havre, soundly beaten at home by Reims 3-0, who are only two points ahead of the Languedociens.
Brest, irresistible in the Champions League, is slipping in Ligue 1 where the Breton club only occupies 12th place (13 points).
Reims, which remained on three defeats, carried out a very good operation in the ranking by jumping three places. The Rémois are sixth, tied on points with Nice and Lens (17 each).
After the third Reims goal, the match was briefly interrupted in a moment of confusion where homophobic chants were sung from the stands of the Océane stadium.
At the start of the afternoon, Nice managed to snatch a point against Lille in a high-level match (2-2), thanks to a goal at the very end of added time from young newcomer Tom Louchet, at the Allianz Riviera .
With 19 points, Lille remains fourth, one length behind Marseille and the podium, while this late equalization allows the Aiglons to maintain their momentum, with seven matches without defeat in L1, and to remain at least provisionally in fifth place with 17 points. .
The 12th day of Ligue 1 will be held after the international window which opens on Monday, with Monaco-Brest and PSG-Toulouse on November 22.
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