rain of goals, hopes gone and Bordeaux on the edge of the precipice

HASwhen the summer temperatures begin to show their noses on all the lawns of Ligue 1, the 35^and day was that of the freezing of positions. On the hunt behind the Marseille dolphin, Rennes (3^and), Monaco (4^and) and Nice (5^and) all won. The first two at home with a score of two goals to nil, respectively against Saint-Etienne on Saturday April 30 and Angers on Sunday 1^er may. Bretons and Monegasques remain tied on points, with a favorable goal difference for Bruno Génésio’s players. The Niçois snatched a success from Bordeaux (0-1) on Sunday and remain in ambush two units behind.

In the fight to maintain, only Troyes (14^and), winner of Lille (3-0), did the right thing to distance himself from the red zone (+ 5 points). For the rest, the ranked teams of the 15^and at the 18^and place (Angers, Lorient, Clermont and Saint-Etienne) have fallen. At the back of the pack, the new defeat of Bordeaux (19^and) and Metz’s draw (20^and) bring Girondins and Lorraine a little closer to the precipice of Ligue 2.

• The match of the weekend: Strasbourg-PSG

The La Meinau stadium is one of the hottest in the Ligue 1 championship and the gala evening offered by the reception of Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) at the opening of the 35^and day, Friday, was a new demonstration of this. A sold-out match (more than 26,000 people) and at stake for the Alsatians, who could hope in the event of success to return to the height of the podium. Kévin Gameiro, a former member of the Parisian house, ideally launched Strasbourg with a goal from the 3^and minute.

Even if the Parisians, already crowned champions, have sometimes played at a slow trot, the capital club has in its ranks a player who does not know what “to give up” means. Two goals – his 23^and and 24^and – and an assist from Kylian Mbappé allowed Paris to lead by two goals twenty minutes from time, and its star to take off in the ranking of the best directors in the championship (24), ahead of Wissam Ben Yedder (21).

PSG number 7 thought he had done the hardest part, but it was without counting on the Cigognes, unbeaten at home in 2022, who snatched the point from a draw on an angry volley from Anthony Caci in the very last moments of the match. part (90+1^and).

• The player of the weekend: Lovro Majer (Rennes)

Among the Rennes club’s good summer picks is Lovro Majer, who scored twice in the Bretons’ victory against Saint-Etienne (2-0). A chest volley sequence first to flaunt his technique, then a shot full of opportunism to seal the fate of the meeting.

Arrived at the end of August from Dinamo Zagreb, the Croatian was directly hampered by a mysterious hip injury which sidelined him between September and October. But since his return, the 25-year-old has gradually increased in power to establish himself as a starter in the Rennes midfield. Already among the best Rennes passers (8), he now has five achievements.

• The shipwreck of the weekend: LOSC sinks in Troyes

Three penalties, two red cards… Lille had a nightmarish start to the afternoon in Troyes on Sunday. The Mastiffs went completely crazy after a penalty generously awarded to Aubois, shortly before the break, and transformed by Florian Tardieu. Still very nervous after returning from the locker room, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men challenged each arbitration decision, like Renato Sanches, too vehement and excluded from the field by Mr. Delajod for asking him to open his eyes by mimicking glasses .

2+3 – Lille are the 1st team to receive 2 red cards and concede 3 penalties in the same Ligue 1 match… https://t.co/xUyr4YEkov

— OptaJean (@OptaJean)

Faced with a team that is playing its survival in Ligue 1, the Northerners are completely out of their game. They conceded a second penalty, scored by Ike Ugbo, then a second red card for an uncontrolled tackle from behind by Burak Yilmaz, and finally a third penalty, converted again by Florian Tardieu. With just one shot on target, the 2021 French champions – now 10^and – could not hope to reduce the score and see their last hopes of a European qualification fly away.

“ If I still have a hope for maintenance? Do you believe in miracles? Me, I no longer believe in it. »

With six points behind on the play-off place, and eight on the 17th^and place, the Messins have certainly said goodbye to Ligue 1 three days before the end of the championship. Even their trainer, Frédéric Antonetti, has no illusions. In search of victory for 14 games, FC Metz conceded a draw on Sunday in Montpellier (2-2), while the Lorraine club led with a two-goal lead until the 80^and minute, thanks to goals from Thomas Delaine and Louis Mafouta. But the Garnets did not manage to hold their advantage and saw the Héraultais equalize through Arnaud Souquet (80^and) and Elye Wahi (90^and+1).

• The number of the weekend: Wissam Ben Yedder power 21

A great architect of Monaco’s victory against Angers on Sunday (2-0), Wissam Ben Yedder scored his 21^and goal in Ligue 1 this season, his new single-season record in the five major leagues. Facing the Angevins, the Monegasque captain found himself at the conclusion of a counter with five attackers, against a defender.

21 – Wissam Ben Yedder scored his 21st goal in Ligue 1 2021/22 with Monaco, his new record in a single season… https://t.co/AeYdnMWJZo

— OptaJean (@OptaJean)

The French striker is consistent as he had scored 20 goals in each of the two previous exercises. Sat 21^and achievement allows him to come back up to Martin Terrier in second place in the scorers’ rankings, three units behind Kylian Mbappé.