ATfter the immense disappointment in the Champions League, Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) returned to Ligue 1 on Sunday, March 13, against Bordeaux in an angry Parc des Princes. The Parisians won despite everything (3-0) and Kylian Mbappé was the only one not to be whistled.
At the top of the table, OGC Nice held on, despite their numerical inferiority, and obtained a draw in Montpellier (0-0) while Rennes crushed Olympique Lyonnais on their lawn (4-2).
Angers for its part conceded a seventh defeat in a row against Reims (0-1) after the ball of its goalkeeper Danijel Petkovic, while Lorient carried out the good operation among the badly classified by winning at Clermont (2-0) .
The results of the 28th day
Lille-Saint-Etienne: 0-0
Montpellier-Nice: 0-0
Troyes-Nantes: 1-0
PSG-Bordeaux: 3-0
Angers-Reims: 0-1
Clermont-Lorient: 0-2
Metz-Lens: 0-0
Strasbourg-Monaco: 1-0
Lyon-Rennes: 2-4
Brest-Marseille: 1-4
The declaration of the weekend
“We obviously understand their disappointment. We understand their hatred and their cries. »
Presnel Kimpembe knows that the players of Paris-Saint-Germain will have to be patient before obtaining forgiveness from their supporters. Four days after their elimination in the Champions League on the lawn of Real Madrid (1-3), the Parisians found the Parc des Princes on Sunday, against Bordeaux. Against the red lantern, the leaders of the championship have easily won (3-0) and are now 15 points ahead of their runner-up Nice.
But the PSG players have suffered many whistles from their supporters, unhappy with the performance of their players against Real. Lionel Messi and Neymar were particularly targeted, while Kylian Mbappé, scorer, was spared. “Now is the time to show that we have character and that we are a team by remaining united and strong together, even if it is hard, very hard, because unfortunately that often happens. It’s time to raise our heads and show that we are strong, competitors.Kimpembe added after the game.
The game of the weekend
Stop talking about Rennes at Olympique Lyonnais. Already severely beaten in the first leg (1-4) in Brittany, the Rhodaniens have this time sunk at home (2-4). After a cataclysmic first period, OL tried to react during an intense match which kept all its promises. But the Rennais offer themselves a great victory which allows them to take back the 3and square. Disappointing, OL are 10and.
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The goal of the weekend
A central defender by trade, Alexander Djiku is not the most used to scoring. But when he does, the Strasbourg player does not skimp on the means. On Sunday, in front of the Strasbourg public at the Meinau stadium, Djiku gave his team the advantage against Monaco with a superb acrobatic return. Mounted in the opposing area on a corner, the Ghanaian made an attacking gesture.
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It is only Djiku’s fifth goal in his career, which began in 2014, and his first in more than two years. To top it off, the defender’s gesture allowed Strasbourg to win a great victory against Monaco (1-0). The Alsatian club, which now occupies the 4and place, can continue to dream of qualifying for the European Cup.
The misses of the weekend
For the Angevin Danijel Petkovic and the Montpellier Téji Savanier, it will quickly be necessary to forget this 28and daytime. Already unhappy against Lens two weeks ago, when he conceded two goals after being blinded by the sun, Petkovic made a nice blunder during the match between Angers and Reims. On an innocuous strike from Alexis Flips, the Angevin goalkeeper made a “soap”, the ball slipping from his gloves before spinning into the goals. Cruel.
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Téji Savanier can also blame himself. While Montpellier had the opportunity to win a prestigious victory against Nice (0-0), 2and championship and reduced to ten against eleven after the expulsion of Dante, Savanier was too confident. On a penalty, the Montpellier midfielder tried and missed a panenka. A move that, when it works, is awesome. “But when it fails, it makes everyone laugh. I’m mad at myself. (…) I am sorry to the supporters”reacted Savanier after the match.
The number of the weekend
25
Like the number of minutes spent by Renato Sanches on the lawn of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium on Friday, before leaving on injury, during the match against Saint-Etienne. The LOSC midfielder will be absent for the next three weeks. Very bad news for the northern club, which faces Chelsea on Wednesday in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Very good in the first leg and excellent in Clermont last week, Sanches appeared to be the Lille player capable of boosting a feat against the Londoners. The Mastiffs will therefore have to do without him. After his exit, Lille conceded a sad draw against ASSE (0-0). “Renato missed tonight. He is a player who sets the tempo, who is able to organize the game, to get the ball back.”, conceded Jocelyn Gourvennec after the match. The Lille coach will have to find the key against the Blues without his Portuguese midfielder.
