Lille remains leader with a fifth consecutive victory, its pursuers do not give up, first goal for Milik OM, Lorient also embeds Rennes, Strasbourg spoils everything against Brest, Montpellier stops the Metz bleeding, crazy match for Bara, Manchester City distance Liverpool … Discover the highlights of Wednesday’s matches in Ligue 1 and in Europe.
David ensured the success of Lille Bordeaux (0-3, 89th)
The results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read the brief or the article on the match): Bordeaux 0-3 Lille, Strasbourg 2-2 Brest, Metz 1-1 Montpellier, Rennes 1-1 Lorient, Reims 0-0 Angers, St Etienne 1-1 Nantes, Lens 2-2 Marseille, Dijon 0-1 Lyon, PSG 3-0 Nmes, Monaco 2-1 Nice.
The main results in Europe: Burnley 0-2 Manchester City, Fulham 0-2 Leicester, Liverpool 0-1 Brighton (Premier League), Granada 3-5 ap Bara, Levante 1-0 ap Villarreal (Spanish Cup), Naples 0-0 Atalanta ( of Italy), Leipzig 4-0 Bochum, Wolfsburg 1-0 Schalke, Stuttgart 1-2 M’Gladbach (German Cup).
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1. Lille remains leader! At the head of Ligue 1, LOSC has comforted its place on the throne and confirmed its good form by dropping a fifth victory in a row on the lawn of Bordeaux (3-0). Yazici (54th), Weah (66th) and David (89th) scored the three goals of this meeting, while Maignan made several decisive stops in front of Kalu, Hwang and Ben Arfa. Lille still has two points ahead of its runner-up, Lyon. After three victories (Lorient, Nice, Angers), the Girondins have two losses against OL and LOSC. Diximes, Jean-Louis Gasset’s men have a harder time facing the big guys.
2. Lyon does not let Lille slip away. In the obligation to win to stay in contact with LOSC, OL did the job by winning on the lawn of Dijon (1-0). Paqueta (22nd) scored the only goal of this meeting which was not easy for Les Gones against 19th in the standings. The Rhone club remains two points behind the Lille leader. To read the Dbrief and NOTES of the players, it’s here.
3. Easy PSG against Nmes. Paris SG reacted well after their defeat Lorient (2-3) by easily winning at home against Nmes (3-0). The red lantern was no match for the Parisians, who won thanks to goals from Di Maria (18th), Sarabia (36th) and Mbappp (68th). Third in the standings, Paris remains one point from Lyon and three from Lille. To read the Dbrief and NOTES of the players, it’s here.
4. Milik was not enough for OM … After the last days of movement, OM have shown character on the lawn of Lens (2-2). But the Marseillais could hope for better after leading 2-0 thanks Thauvin (37th) and Milik’s first goal in Ligue 1 (45th). The Lensois Sotoca (46th) and Medina (61st) deprived Marseille of a first victory in five meetings. With two games behind, the Phocens are 9th in the standings and have 12 points less than Monaco, fourth. Lens is 7th. To read the Dbrief and NOTES of the players, it’s here.
5. Ben Yedder wears Monaco in the derby! ASM remains in contact with the podium with a victory, the sixth in a row, against Nice (2-1). A success in the derby sign Ben Yedder, author of a double in this part (28th, 51st), while Lees-Melou had equalized at the start of the second period for the Niois (47th). The Principality club remains three points from PSG, 3rd. On the other hand, the OGCN enchaines a second defeat and points to the 14th place. Note the release of Reine-Adlade, knee touch, in the stoppage of play. Really a bad evening for the Aiglons …
6. Lorient also takes on Rennes! Three days after his prestigious success against PSG, Lorient went on to draw a draw on Stade Rennais (1-1) in the Breton derby. The Rouge et Noir nevertheless opened the scoring thanks to Terrier (14th), but the Merlus found the necessary resources to equalize at the end of the match on a recovery from Boisgard at the penalty spot (1-1, 83rd)! A new disappointing result for Rennes after their defeat against Lille (0-1).
7. Saint-Etienne frustrates the Nantes of Domenech. The first victory of the era Domenech Nantes was near this evening. Logically enough in front of the break against Saint-Etienne, thanks to a goal from Kolo Muani (36th), the FCN finally conceded the draw (1-1) by conceding a goal from Stphanois Camara (57th). It’s a shame for the Canaries who had a good match so far. But it is also deserved for ASSE, which grew in the second period. Stphanois and Nantais respectively occupy 16th and 17th place in the ranking.
8. Montpellier stops the bleeding … and Metz. For a long time, the MHSC snatched a point on the Metz field (1-1). The Messins opened the scoring early in the second period on a strike from Sarr (47th), but Laborde equalized twenty minutes from the end on a shot from 20 meters (70th). The Hraultais put an end to a series of three consecutive losses, while the Garnets are slowed down after three victories.
9. Strasbourg spoils everything against Brest … Racing had their victory, but Thierry Laurey’s men conceded a draw at the end of the match against Brestois (2-2). Thomasson (8th) and Ahoulou (70th) had placed the Alsatians on the rails of victory in this meeting, but Brest pushed at the end of the game. And Charbonnier reduced the gap (83rd), then Le Douaron equalized at the end of added time (90th + 4)! It is a third game without a win for Strasbourg, while Brest stops its series of four consecutive losses.
10. Small spectacle between Reims and Angers. At the end of a match in which the defenses took over the attacks, Rmois and Angevins shared the points (0-0). In a meeting poor in scoring opportunities, the goalkeepers still shone. With two good parades for Rajkovic and Bernardoni in the second period.
11. A crazy match for Bara! FC Barcelona qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, but that it was hard against Granada (5-3 after) … Dominating but not realistic enough in the first period, the Blaugrana conceded a goal from Kenedy (33rd). Then Soldado made the break after returning from the locker room (47th). As the Barcelonans headed for an elimination, a goal against his camp of Escandell (88th) then Alba (90th + 2) saved the Catalan club. During extra time, Griezmann (100th) thought to give Barcelona a decisive advantage, but the locals had not said their last word, and Vico (103rd) equalized from the penalty spot! Finally, the Bara relied on De Jong (108th) and Alba (113th) to make the difference.
12. Liverpool pig by Brighton! Without genius, the champion of England bowed on his lawn facing Brighton (0-1), the occasion of the 22nd day of the Premier League. Surprised by a goal from Alzate (56th), the Reds lacked inspiration and success in the last thirty meters tonight, the image of a dangerous Salah but not realistic enough in front of goal. Fourth in the standings, Jrgen Klopp’s men are now 7 points behind the leader, Manchester City, who played one game less.
13. Manchester City and Leicester ensure. Earlier in the evening, Manchester City won against Burnley (2-0). Authors of an excellent start to the match, the Citizens quickly made the difference by Jesus (3rd) and Sterling (38th). At the same time, Leicester also won on Fulham’s lawn (2-0) with goals from Iheanacho (17th) and Justin (44th) on two decisive passes from Maddison. In the ranking, City, despite a late match, consolidates its leadership position with three points ahead of his runner-up, Manchester United. For his part, Leicester ranks 3rd.
14. Naples and Atalanta back back. No winner in the second semi-final first leg of the Italian Cup (0-0). La Dea dominated this meeting, but the visitors did not manage to find the fault, the fault of a good Ospina in the Neapolitan goals in particular. Napoli could still have won at the end of the match if Koulibaly had framed his head from a corner. The two teams will split in a week’s time in the return leg. Tuesday, Juventus Turin won in the first semi-final first leg on the lawn of Inter Milan (2-1).
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