Nîmes and Nantes breathe, Rennes is still marking time

This 25th day of Ligue 1 undoubtedly marks an important turning point in the race for maintenance: defeated at home by Nîmes (2-0), Dijon sees its opponents moving away. Dominating in the first period, the red lantern was surprised at the end of the match by flashes from Ripart and Eliasson, at the conclusion of two actions developed on the left side of the Gard attack.

Winners of this match of fear, the Crocos breathe but remain 19th since Nantes also won away, on the lawn of Angers (3-1). Thanks to a penalty from Louza and a goal from Simon, the Canaries surprised the SCO from the start. Despite the reduction of the gap of Mangani (still on penalty), the players of Antoine Kombouaré, who was making his debut on the Nantes bench, managed to preserve their advantage, accentuated in the last minutes by Kader Bamba.

AS Saint-Etienne also had a great performance, falling from Stade Rennais to Roazhon Park (0-2). Bouanga and Nordin took advantage of the largesse of the Breton defense to allow the Greens to chain a second consecutive victory and to take some distance from the red zone. Another stop for Julien Stéphan’s men, who miss a great opportunity to get back in the race for the podium.

Metz also stalls, beaten late in the game in the Eastern Derby by Strasbourg (1-2). Thomasson signed a brace on the Alsatian side to respond to Delaine’s opening scoring. Racing keeps six steps ahead of the red zone, just behind ASSE.

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