The leader: Lille has grilled a joker
First in the standings with three points ahead of Paris before this 33rd day, Losc saw its direct competitors come back in his rearview mirror by failing to win against Montpellier. Led to the score quite quickly after the opening scoring of Delort (21st), the Mastiffs even almost lost.
It was only at the end of the game that they snatched the point of draw thanks to a goal from Araujo (85th). This equalization allows them to keep the lead. But over the next five days, they will have to avoid this kind of misstep if they want to secure the title of champion of France, which seems to be reaching out to them.
The match: Paris beats the Greens to the mental
What a last quarter of an hour! After 75 intense but scoreless minutes, everything settled down in a roller coaster end of the match between PSG and Saint-Étienne.
The heroes of the European feat achieved Tuesday against Bayern Munich, lacking in intensity, found themselves behind after a goal from Denis Bouanga (77th).
The insatiable Mbappé was responsible for reversing the situation, with a splendid sequence (79th) then on a penalty that he himself obtained and transformed (87th), bringing his record to the top of the ranking of L1 scorers. to 23 goals.
But the opportunistic equalizer of Romain Hamouma (90th + 1) restarted everything, before Icardi, lacking in playing time, remembered Pochettino with a providential header (90th + 5).
The number: 14
This is the number of goals scored by AS Monaco during their last four L1 games … all without conceding any. The Principality’s players remain on two 4-0 victories against Saint-Etienne and Metz, then two 3-0 victories against Dijon and Bordeaux.
Sunday, thanks to the goals of Kevin Volland (28th), Gelson Martins (46th) and Stevan Jovetic (90th), Monaco signed a 13th victory in L1 in 2021, for only one defeat and two draws!
Monaco keep pace with PSG by also winning in Bordeaux (3-0), to stay one point from Paris … and two from Lille.
The clash of extremes: Lyon keeps pace in Nantes
Under pressure after the good results of its direct competitors, OL did not falter on the ground of the 19th.
Olympique Lyonnais preserved their chances in the title race by winning 2-1 over Nantes still closer to relegation, thanks to a brace from Memphis Depay and a display from Lucas Paqueta on Sunday night.
The player: Pol Lirola (Marseille)
A brace from Pol Lirola, including a last-minute cross strike, allowed OM to tame Lorient 3-2 on Saturday to continue to hope for a 5th place finish at the end of the season, which would be synonymous with the Europa League.
The Spanish side was the author of two goals full of nerve. Repositioned by Sampaoli to a very free right winger position, sweeping the entire right flank, the Catalan on loan from Fiorentina scored his first two goals in L1, first with a cool finish on a pass in depth of Thauvin (56th), and then of a beautiful inspiration to cross his strike out of reach of the goalkeeper at the end of the match.
Note in this meeting the double of Lorient Moffi, also author of a very good performance.
The perf ‘: Rennes delivers a full match against Angers
Rennes continued the momentum and kept the pressure on their rivals for Europe by beating Angers 3-0.
Thanks to Jérémy Doku, Martin Terrier and Serhou Guirassy, but also to the controversial cancellation of an Angevin goal, the Rouge et Noir remain on the lookout for 5th place and last place in Europe.
It is a 5th consecutive match without defeat for the Rennais (4 wins and a draw) and a revenge on the Angevins who had beaten them 2-1 this season in the first leg in October and in the 32nd of the Coupe de France in February.
At the end of the meeting, Rennes coach Bruno Genesio was very satisfied with the performance of his players. 7th, two points behind Lens 5th, Rennes can still believe in Europe next season. An unexpected outcome in a complicated season.
The purge: Metz-Reims, the match we could miss
Metz (9th) and Reims (11th), parted with a goalless draw. This match, between two of the rare teams that have nothing more to play this season, will not be remembered.
“Difficult to find motivation,” admitted Frédéric Antonetti himself after the meeting. Fortunately, the L1 does not have too many freewheeling teams at the end of the season.
The sentence: “It fucks the balls”, regrets Pascal Plancque (coach of Nîmes)
“It’s a draw that tastes like a draw with more than frustration, anger for having let slip the success which was reaching out to us. It messes the balls. I’m pissed off, but above all I’m not downcast We are going to hang in there. During this match we remained at the mercy of a twist of fate. The penalty kick is quite severe, the referee’s decision has serious consequences, but we should also have released more serenity and take cover beforehand. But this is not due to chance. If we have been playing maintenance since the start of the championship, it is because we have no margin. We have a lot of progress to achieve in offensive animation. We must have more lucidity and less technical waste “.
The red lantern: Dijon delays the descent
Red Lantern Dijon, which could be officially sentenced to relegation on this 33rd day, won at the expense of Nice (2-0) on Sunday at the Gaston-Gérard stadium, ending a series of twelve consecutive defeats.
The DFCO now has eighteen points but remains thirteen lengths from Nîmes, currently a barrage (18th), while Nice is 10th (43 pts).