Monaco misses a great opportunity, the Depay show, Nice pushes the ASSE, Nantes finds the smile, Antonetti returns with a draw outside, the mess of Tottenham, Villarreal leader of La Liga, the Sassuolo surprise… Discover the highlights of the Sunday matches in Ligue 1 and in Europe.
Despite a goal from Ben Yedder, Monaco concedes a draw
The results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read the brief or the article on the match): Strasbourg 2-3 Lyon, Monaco 1-1 Montpellier, Nantes 3-1 Brest, Angers 1-1 Metz, Saint-Etienne 1-3 Nice.
The main results in Europe: Tottenham 3-3 West Ham (Premier League), Villarreal 2-1 Valencia (Liga).
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1. At 11 against 10, Monaco does not benefit … After a defeat in Brest, the Principality club conceded a draw against Montpellier (1-1). Despite its dominance and numerical superiority for more than an hour later the expulsion of Savanier, guilty of a high foot in the face of Florentino Luis, Monaco trembled since Mavididi opened the scoring just after his entry (51st). It took a penalty obtained by Martins and scored by Ben Yedder (70th) to avoid a defeat of the Mongasques, who are still looking for themselves in the game.
2. Lyon is recovering, but is scared … Looking for a victory since the first day, Lyon has returned to the success of Strasbourg (3-2). But it was hard ! After leading 3-0 thanks to Kadewere (12th) and a double from Toko Ekambi (25th, 42nd), OL trembled until the end after the two Strasbourg goals from Diallo (43rd) and Aholou (55th). For the dbrief and NOTES of the players, it’s here!
3. The Depay show! If some were waiting for proof on the ground that Depay was in charge of Lyon, as he announced on Friday by returning to his missed start at FC Barcelona, the answer fell in Strasbourg. The Lyon captain was the big guy behind OL’s victory with three assistssives! The Dutchman has already been decisive seven times in seven games this season (4 goals and 3 decisive assists).
4. The promising start of Paqueta. Lucas Paqueta, who holds the position of right midfielder, played his first match with OL. The Lyon rookie was convincing for his first. Very defensively applied, the Brazilian catches the ball at the start of the action on the opening scoring. He then gained confidence offensively and showed great technical promise. His passing skills and his vision of the game will be a real plus in the offensive animation of Lyon.
5. Greens in free fall … Very well started at the start of the season with three wins in three games, AS Saint-Etienne can no longer do it and concedes a third consecutive defeat against Nice (1-3). Superior in the first period, the Niois led the break 2-0 thanks to Lees-Melou (8th) and Gouiri (30th). If ASSE reacted well after half-time, notably with a goal from Aouchiche (57th), the Gym held on and you had the suspense at the end of the match thanks to Maolida (90th + 2). OGCN occupies 5th place, while Saint-Etienne drops to 10th place. For the dbrief and NOTES of the players, it’s here!
6. Gouiri’s gag goal! At the half-hour mark, the Greens conceded a cap goal. On a harmless cross from Jordan Lotomba, the Stphanois goalkeeper Jessy Moulin and his central defender Saidou Sow got on badly, suddenly the young player slightly deflected the ball and the goalkeeper could not grab it. This blunder benefited Amine Gouiri who was in the area and who only had to score in empty cages.
VIDEO: Moulin collects a winning goal …
7. Nantes is smiling again! After four defeats and a draw, the FCN returned to victory by winning at home against Brest (3-1). A logical success for the Canaries. The latter took the advantage thanks to Kolo Muani (16th), before widening the gap on a goal from Blas (30th). If Faivre reduced the gap with a superb free kick in the top corner (68th), Bamba killed off the suspense at the end of the match (80th). With eight points, the Nantes team moved up to 15th place, one length behind their opponent of the day.
8. Kolo Muani awards. Very interesting since the start of the season, to the point of being installed by Christian Gourcuff at the forefront of the Nantes attack, Randal Kolo Muani is finally rewarded with his first goal in Ligue 1 against Brest. Scorer with the Hopes against Liechtenstein (5-0), on October 8, he confirms his good current form.
9. Antonetti celebrates his comeback with a draw. Back on the bench of Metz, Antonetti took a point on the lawn of Angers (1-1). Domineering but surprised by Mangani’s opening score from the penalty spot (38th), the Messins have galis in the crowd on a recovery of the thigh of Nguette point blank on a cross of Gueye (39th). The Garnets probably deserved better.
10. Tottenham let slip three points … While the 2nd place stretched out their arms, Tottenham carried out a very bad operation by conceding a draw against West Ham (3-3) home, as part of the 5th day of the Premier League. The Spurs have yet led 3-0 quickly thanks to a goal from Son (1st) and a double from Kane (8th, 16th). But Jos Mourinho’s players cracked at the end of the match by conceding three goals de Balbuena (82nd), Sanchez against his camp (85th) and Lanzini (90th + 4). Unbelievable !
11. Unay Emery and Villarreal top La Liga! Villarreal takes the chair of La Liga leader after the victory against FC Valencia (2-1), on the 6th day of the Spanish championship. Alcacer, from a penalty (6th), and Parejo (69th) offer a third success to the yellow submarine, while the former Parisian Guedes had tied in the first period (37th). With 11 points, Villarreal ahead of Real Madrid, Cadiz, Granada and Getafe, all 10 points. Note that FC Barcelona (9th, 7 pts) and Atletico Madrid (7th, 8 pts) have one or even two games less than the top teams.
12. The Sassuolo surprise! Authors of a surprising start to the season, the Neroverdi are on a cloud. Leads 1-3 on the lawn of Bologna, the team led by Roberto de Zerbi finally wins 4-3 with three goals between the 64th and the 77th minute! With 10 points, Sassuolo is 2nd in Serie A two lengths of AC Milan.
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