Winner of Nantes (3-1), Paris-Saint-Germain has a new pursuer. Lens stricken in Brest (4-0), Nice is the new 2e of the championship after his success snatched from Clermont (2-1). But Christophe Galtier’s men are already eleven points from Parisians after this 14e daytime.
Lens, fallen dolphin in Brest
Dolphins before the start of this 14e day, the Lensois had slipped to third place before their Sunday trip to Brest, after the success of Rennes against Montpellier on Saturday (2-0). Franck Haise’s players had to win to regain their second place. But faced with a Brest team which unlocked its victory counter at the end of October and which remained on two successes in a row, the Lensois boat sank near the Finistère shores, on the lawn of Francis-Le-Blé.
The Northerners made a catastrophic start, conceding the opening of the entry scoring on a goal from Steve Mounié (3e), quickly joined by his teammate and captain Brendan Chardonnet, who cut well the corner hit by Faivre with a good cross header. This same Faivre brings the gap to three goals before the break. The last goal scored by Le Douaron with a furious strike reflects the difference in intensity and commitment between the two teams.
“ There are days when not much is working. We take the first goal too easily, (…) we created opportunities for ourselves as well, but we were neither effective one way nor the other. The score is severe, but the defeat makes perfect sense », Recognized the Lensois coach, Franck Haise, after the match, whose team finished the game at ten with the expulsion of Kalimuendo, guilty of a dangerous tackle from behind on Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
A third setback on the move which is costly to the Artésiens, seeing Nice, Rennes (and Marseille) pass them in front. Lens occupies the 4e (or the 5e square). Totally to the west this afternoon, the Sang et Or will host Angers on the next day and would have the good idea to win if they do not want to lose the north of the standings.
Saint-Etienne wins with a new goal from elsewhere
For those nostalgic for the 1990s, Miguel Trauco’s goal would have had its place in the “top goals” section of Telefooot Sunday morning between Amara Simba’s bicycle and a “papinade” by Jean-Pierre Papin. At the hour of play, the Peruvian receives a harmless ball more than 25 meters from the goals of Troyes. Medium control, a little bounce and light! Trauco takes the ball in half-volley to better send it into the skylight of Gauthier Gallon.
Devastated, the Trojan guardian still wonders what has just happened to him. Along the sidelines, Claude Puel can brandish his fists. Thanks to this inspiration from his left-back, Saint-Etienne won 1-0 and brought back from Aube their second victory this season after this victory snatched in the last seconds against Clermont in early November (3-2).
And to think that the coach of the Greens almost did without the services of his scorer of the day, just returned from selection. “Miguel almost didn’t play, Puel confessed at a press conference. He was in delicacy with his ankle. He took care of it and practically did not train. “
Always 19e of the championship, Saint-Etienne wins little but has specialized in goals from elsewhere this season. Before the flash of Trauco, there was this lob from more than 68 meters achieved by Wahbi Khazri against Metz, on October 30. But as for the wonder of the Tunisian striker, it will be necessary to wait until Monday at the first hour to see – in all legality at least – the goal of the Peruvian.
Frédéric Antonetti and the “Street football”
The “Ligue 1 des talents” is therefore not just a marketing slogan to sell its product. Take this Metz-Bordeaux, the “shock” of the depths of the ranking between the last and the 18the. Nothing very alluring on paper, yet viewers got their subscription with this 3-3. Goals, twists and turns too. Like this action of the 66e minute. The Girondins are back in front (3-2) after the second goal of the afternoon from Rémi Oudin, when Farid Boulaya sends a brush on Yacine Adli.
Red for Messin and a celebration worthy of a goal in the World Cup final for his victim. Bordeaux thinks they have done the hardest part, but Metz is still moving even reduced to ten and Opa Nguette equalizes with a lobed head (70e). Despite this almost unexpected draw, Frédéric Antonietti was angry in front of journalists.
Coach Metz was after his player expelled. “We have to respect the game. We have to finish the games at eleven, we must not make street football gestures, like Boulaya today. ” The Corsican technician has no doubt planned to explain it to the person concerned with the passion (and sometimes vehemence) that we know him.
And besides
- Nice is the new runner-up for PSG and can thank his young striker, Amine Gouiri. Exiled on the left side for this trip to Clermont, the player trained in Lyon was very discreet before this 77e minute. With a recovery of the right foot, Gouari responds to the opening scoring of Florent Ogier (17e), before giving the victory to his team five minutes later with a marvel of half-volley. Already scorer of six goals, the international Under-21s asserts himself as one of the revelations of the season.
Strasbourg snatched the draw at home against Reims (1-1) thanks to a superb free kick scored by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde in the very last seconds. Carried out from the 22e minute, the Alsatians could have equalized if Gameiro had converted his penalty just before the break (43e). A good point on the one hand, a bad one for the Rémois who had already given up a victory which stretched out their arms to them during their last trip to Bordeaux (3-2 defeat).
Angers regains the taste for success by the smallest of the margins at home against Lorient (1-0). Thomas Mangani’s penalty, his third of the season, was enough for the happiness of Gerald Baticle’s troops, who remained in four games without a win. The Angevins take the 6e square. Well established in the first part of the classification at the beginning of October, the Lorientans continue to slide with a third setback, synonymous with 14e championship place.