Both in search of a rebound after their European failure in the middle of the week, Nantes and Rennes delivered a lively meeting, dominated by the locals. Steve Mandanda, imperial in the Breton cage, retained an advantage acquired quickly thanks to the first achievement in the Championship of Jérémy Doku, scorer after a series of charms in the area (0-1, 20th). The Red and Black keep their fifth place, the Yellow and Green the thirteenth.
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Regarding the mid-table match between Reims (10th) and Toulouse (11th), everything went very quickly, and the Champenois quickly took the lead at the cost of a sensational start. The Japanese Junya Ito took advantage of an error by Anthony Rouault to calmly adjust Maxime Dupé (1-0, 4th), before shifting the Zimbabwean Marshall Munetsi, who, at the corner of the surface, doubled the lead. a powerful shot that hit the bar before returning (2-0, 7th).
Ito, decidedly exceptional this Saturday, delivered a second decisive pass by sending a perfect corner on the head of his captain Yunis Abdelhamid (3-0, 68th) to confirm the great success of Reims. The 17th game in a row without losing in L1 for Will Still’s band.
At the bottom of the table, Frédéric Antonetti signed a second positive result with Strasbourg. With a brilliant inspiration – a lob, volley, on a cross from Ismaël Doukouré -, Habib Diallo scored his thirteenth goal of the season (0-1, 34th) and put Racing on the right track. However, the Alsatians were joined in the second half, through Elbasan Rashani (1-1, 65th). Strasbourg, 15th, remains one point ahead of the relegation zone.
Troyes overthrown in Ajaccio
Finally, the relegation duel between Ajaccio and Troyes turned in favor of the islanders. The visitors however opened the scoring against the run of play through Mama Baldé (0-1, 23rd), before the Corsicans logically equalized on a penalty from Youcef Belaïli (1-1, 62nd), then that Romain Hamouma offers the winning goal to Mounaïm El Idrissy (2-1, 68th). Estac signs an eighth game without a win and slips to 19th place, ACA passes 17th, in perfect equality with Auxerre, first non-relegation.
