In the 24th round of the French top-flight football championship (Ligue 1), Reims played a 0-0 draw at home to Nice, while Strasbourg beat hosts Angers 2-0.
| Schmeichel also saved a penalty (Photo: AFP) |
Even though the Nice from the first minute of the match, he attacked the guests’ goal more aggressively, the first serious opportunity a Reims before, in the 55th minute. After a foul Folarin Balogun he was able to place the ball on the penalty spot, but he did not manage to score a goal from it, as the goalkeeper of the hosts Nice, Kasper Schmeichel he read the striker’s movements well and saved the penalty. Until the end of the meeting, both teams still managed to create opportunities, but neither of them was able to take advantage of them effectively – the score remained 0-0.
A Strasbourg it started confidently Angers meeting against. Just a quarter of an hour after the start, a nice game Habib Diallo scored, thus gaining the lead for the home team. In the continuation, the team from Strasbourg dominated the duel. Until the end of the half, he allowed the guests only two shots on goal and in the 43rd minute, Diallo doubled his advantage with his second goal. However, the picture of the match completely changed in the second half. The guests attacked the opponent’s goal much more aggressively, which paid off, as they were awarded a penalty in the 73rd minute, which Nabil Bentaleb he was also able to sell with sure footing. In the last minutes, however, Angers failed to score again, thus continuing its winless streak.
FRANCE LIGUE 1
ROUND 24
Nice–Reims 0–0
Strasbourg–Angers 2–1 (H. Diallo 14., 43., ill. Bentaleb 73.)
| 1. Paris SG | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 55–20 | +35 | 54 |
| 2. Marseille | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 45–20 | +25 | 49 |
| 3. Monaco | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 51–30 | +21 | 47 |
| 4. Lens | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35–18 | +17 | 46 |
| 5. Lille | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40–27 | +13 | 41 |
| 6. Rennes | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42–28 | +14 | 40 |
| 7. Nice | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 30–21 | +9 | 38 |
| 8. Lorient | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35–35 | 0 | 36 |
| 9. Lyon | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36–27 | +9 | 35 |
| 10. Reims | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 30–26 | +4 | 34 |
| 11. Toulouse | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39–39 | 0 | 32 |
| 12. Clermont | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24–31 | –7 | 30 |
| 13. Nantes | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24–26 | –2 | 28 |
| 14. Montpellier | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 34–45 | –11 | 23 |
| 15. Strasbourg | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29–42 | –13 | 21 |
| 16. Brest | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24–38 | –14 | 20 |
| 17. Troyes | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33–52 | –19 | 19 |
| 18. Ajaccio | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18–42 | –24 | 18 |
| 19. Auxerre | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21–48 | –27 | 18 |
| 20. Angers | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20–50 | –30 | 10 |
