The awakening of Monaco, the Greens do not enchant, Bordeaux is reviving, a small miracle for Nantes, the Milanese fight in Serie A, the express goal of Milan, MU slaps Leeds, Tottenham can no longer … Find out the facts highlights of Sunday’s matches in Ligue 1 and in Europe.
The joy of Ben Yedder and Volland against Dijon
The results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read the brief or the article on the match): Brest 2-2 Montpellier, ASSE 2-2 Nmes, Nantes 1-1 Angers, Dijon 0-1 Monaco, Strasbourg 0-2 Bordeaux, Lorient 0-3 Rennes
The main results in Europe: Inter Milan 2-1 La Spezia, Sassuolo 1-2 Milan (Serie A), Tottenham 0-2 Leicester, Manchester United 6-2 Leeds (Premier League)
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1. Monaco is waking up. Trembling in the face of the red lantern, the ASM nonetheless won a valuable success on the lawn of Dijon (1-0), the occasion of the 16th day of Ligue 1. This victory comes end a streak of three consecutive losses for the Mongasques, who won thanks to a goal from Volland (15th). In the ranking, the Principaut club is 7th two points from OM and Rennes, 4th and 5th. Always dead last, the DFCO enchaines a second setback in a row.
2. The Greens are not happy. Four days after his first victory since September 17, Saint-Etienne stalls against Nmes (2-2). The Greens, however, quickly took the advantage following a goal from Moukoudi (8th), but the Nmois reacted in the crowd with the rapid equalization of Ahlinvi (14th). The Crocos even led after a penalty from Ripart (56th), before ASSE snatched a draw thanks to a nice rolling shot from Nordin (63rd). The Forez club occupies 14th place in the standings and remains five points behind its opponent of the day, 18th.
3. Bordeaux is recovering. After two defeats, against Saint-Etienne and Lille, Bordeaux moved forward by winning on the lawn of Strasbourg (2-0). As often in recent weeks, Ben Arfa was decisive with a pass for Pablo on free kick (38th). In the second period, Otavio folded the match (66th). On the other hand, it is a blow of stop for the Racing which remained on four matches without defeat. The Girondins occupy the 12th place in the ranking, the Strasbourg residents are 17th.
4. Rennes dominates the derby. Stade Rennais logically dominated Lorient (3-0) in the Breton derby. Launched by Da Silva (23rd), the Rouge et Noir finished the job in the second period thanks to Bourigeaud (70th) and Terrier (76th). This success allows Rennes to return to the height of OM, 4th in the standings. To read the Dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here!
5. Delort was not enough … Four days after a defeat against Metz, Montpellier shared the points with Brest (2-2). The Montpellirains had however opened the scoring thanks to Laborde, perfectly served by Delort (45th + 1). The latter will score a goal (81st) to offer a point to his team, overturned a little earlier on the achievements of Philippoteaux (58th) and Chardonnet (79th). To read the Dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here!
6. Small miracle for Nantes. After a draw against Saint-Etienne and a defeat against Strasbourg, Angers thought to return to success on the lawn of Nantes, but the SCO must finally share the points with the Canaries (1-1). In front of the score after a realization of Thomas (42nd), the Angevins conceded a goal from Traor in the last seconds (90th + 4). A miraculous point that can do good for the FCN despite an ongoing series of seven games without success.
7. The Milanese struggle. AC Milan continues its good first part of the season with a success on the lawn of Sassuolo (2-0), during the 13th day of Serie A. Perfectly launched by Rafael Leao, scorer after 6 seconds of play, the Rossoneri then made the break thanks to alhanoglu (9th). The reduction of the gap by Berardi at the end of the match (89th) came too late for the Neroverdi. Still undefeated this season, AC Milan is relaunched after two draws and remains at the top of the standings with one point ahead of Inter Milan, who won against La Spezia (2-1), thanks to a goal from Hakimi (51st) and a penalty from Lukaku (72nd).
8. The fastest goal in Serie A history. By scoring in the 6th second against Sassuolo, Milan striker Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in the history of the Italian league, a record held until today by Paolo Poggi, who found the net after 8 seconds with Piacenza, against Fiorentina, in December 2001.
9. Manchester United slaps Leeds! The poster has turned correction. At Old Trafford, the Reds Devils swept Marcelo Bielsa’s Peacocks 6-2! It must be said that Ole Gunnar Solskjear’s men started this match perfectly with a double from McTominay after … three minutes of play (2nd, 3rd) ! Behind, the Red Devils droul with goals from Bruno Fernandes (20th, 70th), Lindelf (37th) and James (66th). The achievements of Cooper (42nd) and Dallas (73rd) for the visitors are anecdotal. Thanks to this success, MU goes up to 3rd place, one point from Leicester and five from Liverpool, with one game less. Leeds is 14th.
10. Tottenham can’t do it anymore … After a draw against Crystal Palace and a defeat against Liverpool, the Spurs enchant a third underperformance in a row by losing home against Leicester (0-2), the occasion of the 14th day of the Premier League. Surprised at the end of the first period on a penalty from Vardy (45th + 3), following a fault from Aurier, Jos Mourinho’s men conceded an Alderweireld CSC just before the hour mark (59th). Leader at the start of the week and now fifth in the ranking, Tottenham was overtaken this Sunday by the Foxes, 2nd four points from Liverpool, and Manchester United, 3rd.
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