Monaco regains the lead in Ligue 1 after its victory against Metz, Lyon is at the bottom

This Ligue 1 weekend was the occasion for a little game of musical chairs. First, PSG temporarily took the lead on Saturday, with a victory (3-0) against Strasbourg and 18 points acquired. A short-lived satisfaction since Nice won at home (1-0) against OM and regained the leadership position a few hours later, with 19 points.

All this, before Monaco, as a spoilsport, came to shake up everyone, Sunday October 22, thanks to a victory without much fanfare against Metz (2-1, 20 points) during this 9^e day of the French championship. The Rocher players were, however, immediately surprised by an exceptional goal from the young Lamine Camara, author of a strike from almost 60 meters to open the scoring (4^e).

“ I’ve been following their matches for a whilesmiled the audacious, at the microphone of Canal+, at half-time. I saw that the goalkeeper was coming off his line and was far from his cages. So when the opportunity came, I didn’t hesitate. » Overall dominant, the Monegasques finally enforced the hierarchy. A double from Aleksandr Golovin, first served by Chrislain Matsima (42^e) then on a superb free kick (55^e), allowed his team to take control of the match and finally win.

Other moves at the top of the rankings

Still at the top of the table, Lille provided the minimum service but offered a great operation. The Mastiffs won at home, under a gray sky, on a pitch damaged by the Rugby World Cup, in a dull match and by the smallest of margins against Brest (1-0). A victory by a short header, thanks to a goal from Yusuf Yazici on a cross from Edon Zhegrova, which allows the LOSC players to settle in a “European” place (4^e15 points), while at the same time doubling their opponent of the day (5^e15 points).

For the Bretons, the improvement at the start of the season, which had given them the label of surprise team, seems to be well over. After two draws (0-0 in Nice then 1-1 against Toulouse), this setback comes as thick clouds gather on the horizon: Brest will host PSG then travel to Monaco, during the next two days .

Another club, which we should talk about when we mention the top of the ranking, and which actually has all the difficulty in the world to appear there: Rennes. The Rouge et Noir missed out on the Breton derby on the Lorient field. The scenario of the match sums up the Rennes slump well. The Merlus had an opportunity in the first half and scored… twice.

The young Warmed Omari scored a rather folkloric own goal, after playing billiards with his own post, at the very start of the match. Ludovic Blas managed to bring Bruno Génésio’s men to 1-1, but young Isaak Touré restored Lorient’s lead before half-time. Final score 2-1, a defeat which condemns Rennes to stagnate at 9^e place (11 points) at least until next weekend. “ Mentally, we are not at the level of the club’s ambitions for the moment », lamented Mr. Génésio after the meeting.

Lyon in distress but “no risk of relegation”

Olympique Lyonnais are now last in Ligue 1 after another defeat against Clermont (1-2) at home at the end of this 9th day. Under the eyes of their American owner John Textor, the Rhone residents, in the midst of a crisis, suffered their sixth setback in nine games this season. The Clermontois (17th) made the difference with Cham (9th) and Magnin (34th). If Corentin Tolisso provoked an own goal from Florent Ogier (55th), the Gones ultimately failed to pick up the score.

Red lantern of the L1 after this further debacle and still without success, OL risks at this rate of living under the threat of relegation until the end. Even if this is not the opinion of club president John Textor on Amazon: “Our team is too good compared to what we had and we are not where we should be. There is no risk of relegation but we can have a mediocre season, that is possible. That’s the risk. » With only 3 points on the clock, Lyon will travel to Marseille the next day, coach Fabio Grosso, who arrived in mid-September, is already under pressure.

In Montpellier, we continue to gradually sink towards the bottom of Ligue 1. With a 2-0 defeat against Nantes who pocketed their fourth victory in five games, the Pailladin club slipped to 14^e rank (9 points). When the Canaries are in 7th position^e place (14 points).

Finally, Will Still and the Reims players probably warmly thanked their goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf, author of three decisive saves in the last ten minutes of the game. Thanks to its goalkeeper, the club held on to a draw (1-1) against Toulouse. The Rémois are 6^are (14 points), Toulouse 10^e (11 points).