Nervous Parisians, historical Payet and unstoppable Moffi

Lhe tenth day of Ligue 1 was that of the first: first victory for Strasbourg against Angers (3-2) and first defeat for Olympique de Marseille against Ajaccio (1-2). Otherwise, Lorient takes advantage of its sixth consecutive victory (2-1 in Brest) to come back to a single point behind Paris Saint-Germain, hanging on to Reims (0-0) in a tense match.

For its part, Olympique Lyonnais still does not succeed with a fifth match without success, Friday, against Toulouse (1-1). Unlike Monaco, winner against Montpellier (2-0) of its fifth meeting in a row.

The results of the tenth day

Lyon-Toulouse: 1-1

Marseille-Ajaccio: 1-2

Reims-PSG: 0-0

Montpellier-Monaco: 0-2

Brest-Lorient: 1-2

Nice-Troyes: 3-2

Clermont-Auxerre: 2-1

Angers-Strasbourg: 2-3

Rennes-Nantes: 5:05 p.m.

Lille-Lens: 8:45 p.m.

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Player of the Weekend: Terem Moffi

Lorient's Terem Moffi (right) celebrates his goal against Brest, for the tenth day of Ligue 1, at the Francis-Le Blé stadium, October 9, 2022.

Nothing stops Lorient and Terem Moffi. Even less a Brest team in crisis, last in the standings after a seventh game without a win (2-1). On the contrary, therefore, of its neighbor from Morbihan who continues to impress at the start of the season with an eighth success, as much as for the entirety of the previous exercise.

Les Merlus owe their success to a new gala performance by Terem Moffi. Despite Romain Del Castillo’s opener (17e), the Nigerian striker scored twice (24e53e), the third for him this season. Now with eight goals, he joins Neymar and Kylian Mbappé at the top of the scoring charts. In its wake, Lorient is the new dolphin of PSG, only one point.

The premiere of the weekend: Strasbourg

The Strasbourg residents surround Habib Diallo (on the ground) after his goal against Angers, during the tenth day of Ligue 1, at the Raymond-Kopa stadium, October 9, 2022.

After ten days of Ligue 1, all the teams have now unlocked their victory counter. Last club without success, Strasbourg reversed the trend by winning at Angers (3-2) on Sunday. Three precious points which allow the Alsatians to leave the relegation zone and settle in 14e square. In the absence of its coach Julien Stéphan, positive for Covid-19, the RCSA scored at least two goals for the first time this season.

Kevin Gameiro opened the scoring with a nice volley (7e) before Angers scuttled despite the equalization of Adrien Hunou (11e). Miha Blazic (33)e) scored against his side then the Angevin goalkeeper Yahia Fofana released the ball at the feet of Habib Diallo, alone in front of the empty cages (58e). At least that was needed to start the Racing season, which had one last scare after Blazic reduced the score (87e).

Statement from the weekend:

“It’s incredible, incredible, it’s starting to be too much. I don’t know if there is something personal against us”

At the microphone of Canal +, the defender of Paris Saint-Germain Marquinhos did not take off at half-time of the meeting against Stade de Reims. A few minutes earlier, his teammate Sergio Ramos had just been sent off. Eight seconds after a yellow card for protest, the Spaniard was penalized with a direct red card, obviously for words spoken against the referee, Pierre Gaillouste.

This decision provoked the ire of Parisians in the image, therefore, of Marquinhos but also of Kylian Mbappé and Marco Verratti, warned and finally replaced immediately by Christophe Galtier. “There was a lot of nervousness, I can’t explain it”, acknowledged the PSG coach. Not helped by 28e Red card in the career of Sergio Ramos, the second in Paris, the capital club was held in check by the Rémois (1-1), a week before the “classic” against Olympique de Marseille.

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  • Weekend number: 100

Despite Olympique de Marseille’s first defeat this season (2-1 against Ajaccio), Dimitri Payet entered the history of the French championship. By opening the scoring from a penalty (15e), the attacking midfielder scored his 100e goal in Ligue 1. Already the author of 112 assists according to the Opta statistics site, he became the first player in the history of the French championship to pass the bar of 100 goals and 100 assists.

“It’s still an important step in a career”, commented on Amazon Prime the former Nantes, Stéphanois and Lille. Often confined to the bench since the arrival this summer of Croatian coach Igor Tudor, Dimitri Payet celebrated his second consecutive start with his first goal this season. This did not prevent Ajaccio from realizing the surprise of the weekend thanks to the achievements of Bevic Moussiti-Oko (25e) and Leonardo Balerdi against his side (47e).


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