Ihe ghosts of Madrid reappear. Eleven days after their elimination from the Champions League, Paris-Saint-Germain were corrected in Monaco (3-0). The card of this day is to be credited to Rennes, which sinks Metz (6-1). But thanks to their success at home against Nice (2-1), it is OM who are runners-up to PSG.
In the race for European places, Lille took three precious points from Nantes (0-1). Lyon carried out the wrong operation by conceding a draw at Reims (0-0), especially as Lens (3-1 against Clermont) and Montpellier (0-2 at Bordeaux) won.
The Girondins therefore conceded a defeat for the fourteenth time of the season in L1 when they played in numerical superiority, eleven against nine, throughout the second period. Still at the bottom of the table, Lorient drew with Strasbourg (0-0), as did Saint-Etienne with Troyes (1-1), while Angers ended their bad run against Brest (1-0).
The results of the 29th day
Saint-Etienne – Troyes: 1-1
Lens-Clermont: 3-1
Nantes-Lille: 0-1
Monaco-Paris Saint-Germain: 3-0
Rennes-Metz: 6-1
Lorient-Strasbourg: 0-0
Bordeaux-Montpellier: 0-2
Angers-Brest: 1-0
Reims-Lyon: 0-0
Marseille-Nice: 2-1
Classification here.
The slap of the weekend
In Paris, “the humiliation and the crisis are already there”declared Luis Fernandez to the World last week. Except that even the “minimal service” hoped for by the former glory of the club is not provided by Paris-Saint-Germain in the domestic championship. PSG failed on the Monegasque Rock and left with a 3-0 defeat in their suitcases, the most severe of their season in L1.
At the origin of each goal, individual errors of the Parisian defense. And it was Monaco, a team struggling in recent weeks, who took advantage, with a double from Wissam Ben Yedder and a goal from Kevin Volland.
“What happened today cannot happen again.assured the Parisian coach, Mauricio Pochettino, at a press conference. This is something serious, which we cannot afford. » In the standings, Paris-Saint-Germain remains largely in the lead and, barring a cataclysm, will not be overtaken by its pursuers. Still, the end of the season will be very long.
The weekend team
It’s starting to become a habit. After the great victory in Lyon last week, Rennes once again seduced against Metz. On Sunday, Rennes crushed Lorraine, 6 to 1. The Bretons have the best attack in Ligue 1, with 63 goals. Thanks to this success, they climb to third place in the standings (52 points), one point behind Marseille and two points ahead of Nice, fourth.
Difficult to isolate individualities as the Rennes collective makes such a strong impression. But we can mention the midfielders Benjamin Bourigeaud, Lovro Majer or even Flavien Tait. And in front, excellent against his former club Lyon, Martin Terrier scored twice against Metz. His teammate Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick.
The statement of the weekend
“IIs there an American problem in France? »
At the opening of this 29and day, Troyes manhandled Saint-Etienne at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. The promoted led 1-0 until the hour mark, thanks to a penalty whistled by the referee after a tackle from the Trojan defender Erik Palmer-Brown on the Saint-Etienne midfielder Mahdi Camara. In slow motion, the fault seems questionable, but the penalty was confirmed after the intervention of the video referee. Ryad Boudebouz took charge of converting the penalty, thus putting the two teams in a tie. Final score 1-1.
At a press conference, the Estac coach, Bruno, Irles surveyed the audience about this turn of the game. Seeing a hand go up at the reporters in response to his question “Who votes for penalty? »he launched in a bitter tone: “Oh okay, maybe you were friends with those of the VAR”.
The technician continued by relating the hot reaction of the sanctioned player in the area, the American Erik Palmer-Brown. “At the end, he said to me: “there is an American problem (sic) in France ? It’s the second time ” “. A reference to another disputed penalty whistled against the native of the city of… Napoleon, Ohio, during the match against Lyon last January.
Action of the weekend
Sotoca’s goal is INCREDIBLE serious ? #RCLens #RCLCF63 https://t.co/G8OK1MD2ud
We prefer to insist on the talent of Florian Sotoca rather than on the error of the Clermont goalkeeper, Ouparine Djoco. Admittedly, the latter showed great excitement by not seeing the Lensois player behind his back. But the composure and skill of Sotoca made it possible to conclude the action perfectly. Not easy.
The weekend nervous breakdown
Sylvain Armand got carried away by his anger (again). A month after his tussle with Metz coach Frédéric Antonetti, which earned him a two-game suspension imposed by the League’s Disciplinary Committee, the LOSC sports coordinator rose to prominence during the match between FC Nantes at his club.
At the 68and minute of the match, at the Beaujoire stadium, when the referee expelled Lille’s Timothy Weah, Sylvain Armand came down from his stand to explain his way of thinking to the fourth referee. “I can’t stand injusticehe justified himself after the meeting. I can apologize for getting off, but my reaction, no, I don’t regret it. »
Asked about this episode at a press conference, FC Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré said: “The referee has made a decision. I saw behavior, Lille wanting to leave the field… Sylvain is a nice boy, I had him as a player [au PSG]. But there, the pressure, they do not know how to bear it, the guys! They need to calm down. »
That said, it was Lille who won in Nantes (1-0), thus achieving a good operation at the top of the table.
The picture of the weekend
? The communion of the Lensois public with @Djoninho25 to celebrate his selection in @equipedefrance. #Clauss #RCLCF63… https://t.co/7bNP7P6EP6
In Lens, we had two things to celebrate on Saturday evening at the Bollaert stadium: the great victory against Clermont (3-1) and the first selection for the French team of right-back Jonathan Clauss. Very successful on the right side for two seasons in Ligue 1, the 29-year-old Alsatian has well deserved this communion with the Lensois public. In a position where no one has offered any guarantees in the blue jersey, Jonathan Clauss could be the surprise guest on Didier Deschamps’ list for the next World Cup in Qatar.