The fact: Three matches postponed in one weekend
This Ligue 1 weekend was unfortunately cut off from three matches (Angers – Saint-Etienne, Lille – Lorient and Montpellier – Troyes) due to the many cases of positive Covid players within the clubs.
Since Christmas, more than 100 Ligue 1 players have tested positive for Covid-19, proof that the new wave of contamination does not spare professional football.
Now forced to test all their players, even those with a complete vaccination schedule, 48 hours before each match, clubs fear new cases every day.
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THE NUMBER
44
That’s it. It’s done ! After 44 years without a win in Bordeaux, Marseille finally remedied this by winning (1-0) on Friday night. Decreased by the many absences because of the Covid-19, the Girondins will not have managed to hold this series in an atmosphere on the very strange lawn (the match was behind closed doors). The Turkish Cengiz Under was the only scorer in this historic meeting.
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Very often decisive since he wears the colors of OGC Nice, the former Lyonnais Amine Gouiri did not fail in his reputation on Sunday. He weighed heavily in the Nice victory in Brest (3-0). Gouiri first delivered a marvelous assist to Andy Delort, before scoring his team’s third goal in stoppage time.
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The performance: Lens smiles in the money-time
After taking out Lille on penalties this week in the Coupe de France, RC Lens clinched a victory in the very last minutes on Saturday night against Rennes thanks to a goal from Wesley Saïd (89th).
This victory allows the Sang et Or to remain clinging to the wagon of contenders for Europe and to confirm their status as a good surprise of the season. In 2022, Ligue 1 will have to reckon with Lens. Bruno Genesio’s Rennes, meanwhile, saw Nice and Marseille take the lead and remain stuck in 4th place.
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We mastered the match very well ”
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The reaction of Julien Stephan (coach of Strasbourg, winner of Metz 2-0): “We mastered the match very well, almost from start to finish. We just missed the goal first. It was necessary to continue to work like this in second. We could have obtained a larger victory but I am satisfied with the players. You had to stay very cold and calm in your head. “
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