Tops
- They are crazy these Brestois!
No one can stop them. However, there was reason to think that the fabulous Brest series would end in Marseille. Where the Breton club had never won. Where he found himself led in a first half totally dominated by OM. But Brest is stronger than anything at the moment. He has a bit of success, like the penalty which allowed him to equalize on an unfortunate hand from Boubacar Kamara. Above all, he has talent, symbolized by the magnificent action which resulted in the winning goal of Franck Honorat. All the ingredients for a sixth consecutive victory and a leap to 6th place in the standings. This is completely crazy !
League 1
Lyon, worrying 12th in Ligue 1: “We are not good enough to be higher”
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Franck Honorat celebrates his goal during Marseille – Brest, in Ligue 1, December 4, 2021
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- David goes back to the front
The top scorer in Ligue 1 had not scored for two meetings before this 17th day. He was even on the bench at kick-off against Troyes, certainly in anticipation of the trip to Wolfsburg on Wednesday night. But Jonathan David returned from the break in place of Xeka, while the Mastiffs were led by ESTAC. And he changed everything. Just three minutes after entering, the Canadian international equalized for the Northerner club. Then, as Lille struggled to turn things around completely, he took up space in the box to force Jimmy Giraudon to score against his camp. Enough to consolidate its status as the best artificer of the elite. And, above all, allow Lille to chain a second success in a row in Ligue 1.
- Leca set an example for Navas
This is one of the strong images of the meeting between Lens and PSG: the big hand fault of Keylor Navas, who helped Seko Fofana to open the scoring on Saturday night (1-1). But if the Sang-et-Or have stood up to Paris, it is also thanks to their doorman, much more decisive than the Costa Rican. Jean-Louis Leca notably saved his people in quick succession before the break. First by covering his near post on a recovery from Mauro Icardi, then by taking out the flat of Angel Di Maria’s foot – at close range – with an extraordinary reflex on his line. What to return to the locker room with a score of 0-0. The evening porter was that of the locals.
A former Lyonnais in Geoffroy-Guichard, that can spark. And with Martin Terrier – coached as a bonus by Bruno Genesio – it was not lacking. The Stade Rennais striker delivered a real recital in the Forez on Sunday afternoon (0-5). A perfectly negotiated face-to-face, a heel to make the break, then a masterfully coiled strike of the right: the ex-player of Lille and Strasbourg did everything. A major performance – his 6th, 7th and 8th goals in Ligue 1 this season – accompanied by a good presence in the game to steal the show from Gaëtan Laborde, usual leader of the Breton attack.
Rennes, easy winner of Saint-Etienne
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- Five points between 4th and 13th, Ligue 1 spares its suspense
Already very tight before this 17th day, the classification of our Ligue 1 has become a little more blocked depending on the success of some and the poor performance of others. Beaten, Nice not only did not take advantage of the misstep of Olympique de Marseille, defeated by Brest, and thus enabled Strasbourg (6th), Monaco (7th), Angers (8th), Montpellier (9th), Brest ( 10th) and Lille (11th), only victorious teams, to get between one and three points of fourth place directly qualifying for the Europa League. Conversely, Lyon is treading water in 12th place and sees Nantes, which hooked the right car on Sunday (13th), back on its heels. There is more difference between PSG and its runner-up, Rennes (11 points), than between Bretons and Nantes (9 points).
The Flops
- Lorient, the zero point
Weeks go by and look the same for the Hake. Against Nantes, FCL conceded their sixth defeat in a row in Ligue 1. The formation of Christophe Pélissier had the ball – 53% of possession – and opportunities – 17 shots to 5 – but gave in… on the first shot on target Nantes, seven minutes from time. Lorient had already cracked in the last quarter of an hour during his last meeting at home, against Rennes. But the most worrying is the performance of his offensive sector: Terem Moffi and his family have just completed a fourth meeting in a row without scoring. They have only scored once in their last six games …
The beautiful Reims series has come to an end. Not only the formation of Oscar Garcia had not lost any of its last four matches before this 17th day, but in more it came out of two victories in a row. Except that against Angers, the Champagne club gave in. And again played shorthanded. This is the third time this has happened to the Rémois this season, for so many defeats. Half of their losses were therefore conceded by losing a man during the meeting, including twice in the first period. Sunday, it was Valon Berisha who dragged his feet too much in the duels, taking two yellows in just over half an hour. We will have to resolve this problem of discipline …
Valon Berisha excluded from Reims – Angers
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- At home, Nice no longer responds
The public at the Allianz Riviera must be wondering what they have done to deserve this. Sunday, against Strasbourg, OGC Nice conceded its third defeat in a row on its lawn, this time taking a real slap (0-3). Three setbacks during which Christophe Galtier’s men did not score a single goal. It has now been four matches that the Aiglons supporters have not seen theirs win in front of them. More worrying still, the Gym has not chained two consecutive victories since the end of September – beginning of October. And has just released its status as the best defense of the elite… There is therefore an emergency on the Côte d’Azur. “We really have to question ourselves. We have to be able to do a self-analysis, a self-criticism, with a certain requirement to progress”, warned Dante after the meeting.
- In Lyon, a weakened defense both literally and figuratively
Four goals conceded in their last two matches, all against teams at the bottom of the table: OL are far from reassuring defensively lately and their 12th place in the standings is partly due to their too great defensive fragility. The problem for Les Gones is that it is not likely to get better: after Sinaly Diomandé’s serious ankle injury, Jason Denayer left his teammates during the match and OL fears a fibula fracture according to Prime Video. Add to that the new outing during the meeting of Jérôme Boateng, and there is reason to fear a real massacre. Fortunately for the Rhone club, Anthony Lopes is still (or almost) imperial in his goals. And the young Castello Lukeba has shown great promise in Gironde.
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A good point for Bordeaux, the second half of the table for OL
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