Between the victory of PSG in Marseille, that of Nice in Monaco or the draw of Lens in Montpellier, here is what to remember from the 25th day of Ligue 1.
Lille-Brest: 2-1
Stunning Lille residents. At the opening of this 25e Ligue 1 day, Losc overcame Brest (2-1). Quickly led to the score on a goal against his camp by Tiago Djalo (8e), the northern club reversed the course of the meeting in the last half hour. With a header, Bafodé Diakité equalized (60e) before Alexsandro offered victory to the Mastiffs (81e). Thanks to this success, Lille can continue to believe in Europe and has ideally prepared for the northern derby next weekend against Lens at Bollaert. For its part, Brest concluded a month of February without the slightest victory (2 draws and 3 defeats) and remains in danger at the bottom of the classification before moving to Strasbourg.
Angers-Lyon: 1-3
The Lyon burst. Beaten last week at Auxerre (2-1), OL reacted on the lawn of Angers to return to victory (1-3). Laurent Blanc’s men, back on the bench, took control with a free kick perfectly executed by Thiago Mendes (38e). They then made the difference at the end of the match with the first goal of Amin Sarr (80e), which arrived this winter, and a realization by Bradley Barcola (90e). Abdallah Sima had given a slight hope to Angers on a bad withdrawal from Dejan Lovren (87e), but the Sco still recorded its 19e defeat of the season and remains last in the standings. With this success, Lyon can still hope to win a European qualification.
Montpellier-Lens : 1-1
New setback for Lens. After returning to victory against Nantes, the northern club was hooked in Montpellier (1-1). The Sang et Or had however quickly unblocked the situation with the opener of the score of Angelo Fulgini (4e), but they lacked the efficiency to double down. And the Héraultais took the opportunity to equalize on the hour mark on a header from Faitout Maoussa (59e), confirming their revival since the return of Michel der Zakarian (7 points out of 9 possible). With this result, Lens lost two new valuable points in the race for the Champions League and remains at the foot of the podium. Franck Haise’s men will try to redeem themselves in the northern derby against Lille.
Lorient-Auxerre: 0-1
The good shot of Auxerre. On the heels of its victory against Lyon (2-1), Auxerre chained a second consecutive success at Lorient (0-1). And the Burgundian club made the difference on the hour mark with a direct free kick from Rayan Raveloson, who deceived Vito Mannone (58e). But the Auxerrois can thank their goalkeeper Ionut Radu, author of a decisive save in the last seconds. In the standings, Lorient remains in the first part of the table, before going to Lyon, and Auxerre has garnered important points in the fight for maintenance.
Ajaccio-Troyes: 2-1
Ajaccio does not give up. In the fight to maintain, the Corsican club put an end to its series of three consecutive defeats by winning on its lawn against Troyes (2-1). If Estac opened the scoring with a point-blank shot from Mama Baldé (23e), the ACA reversed the situation in a few minutes in the middle of the second half on a penalty converted by Youcef Belaïli (62e) et un but de Mounaïm El Idrissy (68e). With these three points, Ajaccio has passed its opponent in the standings and is 17the place, while Troyes is now penultimate.
Clermont-Strasbourg : 1-1
A fair draw. Clermont and Strasbourg failed to decide between the Gabriel-Montpied stadium (1-1). The Strasbourg players struck first with Habib Diallo’s opener (34e), but Elbasan Rashani tied the two teams (65e). With this sixth consecutive game without success (3 draws, 3 defeats), Clermont still occupies the 12e ranking rank. For its part, Strasbourg remains at the 15e place one point ahead of the red zone.
Nantes-Rennes: 0-1
One goal was enough to keep Rennes happy. Bruno Genesio’s men, who had not won away from home since the end of October, won the Breton derby in Nantes (0-1). Jérémy Doku, author of his first goal of the season in Ligue 1, was the only scorer of this meeting in the middle of the first period (20e). And this success allows Stade Rennais to return to just four points from 4e place occupied by Lens before receiving Marseille. Nantes remains at 13e place.
Reims-Toulouse : 3-0
The Stade de Reims is unstoppable. The Champagne club chained a 17e consecutive match without defeat by dominating at home Toulouse (3-0). Will Still’s protégés took the lead in less than ten minutes with Junya Ito (5e) and Marshall Munetsi, who doubled the bet in stride (7e). And captain Yunis Abdelhamid took charge, from the head, of sealing the success of his team (68e). With this success, Reims is still in the middle of the table (10e) and now has a five-point lead over TFC (11e).
Monaco-Nice : 0-3
A setback that could be costly. Three days after their elimination from the Europa League, Monaco suffered another setback against Nice in the Côte d’Azur derby (0-3). The Nice team built their victory in the first period with a double from Terem Moffi (8e25e), who scored his first two goals with the Aiglons, and a goal from Khephren Thuram (43e). Despite four changes made during the break, the club from the principality was never able to get back into the game and saw its series of 9 games without defeat in the league come to an end. He nevertheless retains his 3e place on the podium tied with Lens (50 points). With this 8e meeting without defeat (6 wins, 2 draws), Nice continues its rise in the standings (7e place).
Marseille-PSG: 0-3
Paris took revenge. Beaten in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by OM a few days ago, PSG went on to impose themselves largely at the Vélodrome on Sunday evening at the end of the 25th day of Ligue 1. Winner 0-3, the men of Christophe Galtier totally dominated the debates with a Kylian Mbappé in his garden who shone. Author of a double (25th, 55th), allowing him to equal the record of goals scored in the jersey of the capital club, the native of Bondy also served Lionel Messi (29th) between his two achievements. With this success, combined with the defeat a little earlier of Monaco against Nice, Paris flies away and is now eight points ahead of Marseille.
