Portuguese striker Gonçalo Ramos celebrates his goal for Paris SG against Lyon, during the 30th day of Ligue 1, April 21, 2024 at the Parc des Princes (AFP / Guillaume BAPTISTE)
Monaco won its duel for second place against Brest (2-0) on Sunday during the 30th day of Ligue 1, still largely dominated by Paris SG, who crushed Lyon (4-1) at the Parc des Princes. .
Four days from the end, PSG are now 11 points ahead of Monaco, their new runner-up.
The absence of its attackers Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, on the bench, did not harm the efficiency of the Parisians, who ended the series of five matches without defeat for the Lyonnais (4 wins, 1 draw), now eighth.
Paris, which already led 3-0 shortly after the half-hour mark, could be crowned on Wednesday in Lorient, during the late matches of the 29th day.
This day also saw Marseille, after three defeats in a row in L1, snatch a draw (2-2) from Toulouse less than ten seconds from the final whistle.
Lille reacted after its European elimination on Thursday by dominating Strasbourg (1-0) and Metz won in a crucial match for maintaining Le Havre (1-0) while Montpellier dominated Reims (2-1) in Champagne .
By beating Brest, the Monegasques carried out an excellent operation, regaining second place with 55 points against 53 for the Brestois, with one more match to play, Wednesday against Lille.
Marseille midfielder Jean Onana (right) celebrates his goal with his teammate Leonardo Balerdi during the match of the 30th day of Ligue 1 against Toulouse, April 21, 20245 in Toulouse (AFP / Valentine CHAPUIS)
Denis Zakaria opened the scoring with a long shot (40th). Then the Rocher club hit the nail on the head with Takumi Minamino who took a cross from Krépin Diatta (48th). Before having to finish the last five minutes at 10 then 9 against 11 after bloody blows from Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wilfried Singo.
Three days after qualifying for C3, Marseille battled in Toulouse. After goals from Marseillais Jean Onana (38th) and Toulouse’s Rasmus Nicolaisen just before the break (45+2), Yann Gboho believed he would offer victory to Téfécé (83rd). But Faris Moumbagna equalized with a splendid return (90+6). OM are 9th (40 pts) and Toulouse 11th (37).
Denis Zakaria congratulated by his teammates after his goal for Monaco against Brest, April 21, 2024 at the Francis-Le-Blé stadium (AFP / FRED TANNEAU)
The start of the match was delayed due to clashes between supporters of the two teams at the Stadium which were quickly brought under control by the police.
– Montpellier safe –
Losc, eliminated on penalties by Aston Villa on Thursday in the Europa Conference League, also recovered, in its stadium, by holding the score against Strasbourg after an early goal from Jonathan David (12).
However, Strasbourg came out of a good period with 10 points taken in four matches. This defeat does not put them in danger of relegation (13th, 36 points).
Jonathan David, scorer for Lille against Strasbourg, thanks his passer Rémy Cabella, April 21, 2024 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium (AFP / Sameer Al-DOUMY)
As for Paulo Fonseca’s men, they confirmed a good second half of the season and could qualify for the Champions League. They have 52 points, three lengths behind the Monegasques before the clash between the two teams on Wednesday at Louis-II.
At the bottom of the ranking, Metz struck a big blow by winning at Le Havre, a direct competitor in the race to maintain, thanks to Georges Mikautadze (46). He also hit the post a few minutes later.
Metz thus achieves a second victory and, with 29 points, overtakes Le Havre by one point to take 15th place.
For its part, Montpellier almost ensured its survival by beating Reims, thanks to a late goal from Mousa Al-Tamari. The Hérault club now has 36 points, as many as Strasbourg, far ahead of Nantes (14th, 31 points).