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WHY THEY ARE NAMED

William Saliba (OM): against the formidable offensive quartet of PSG, the central defender and OM held their ground (0-0) on Sunday at the Stade Vélodrome. And if the Marseille strikers did not shine, Saliba did so with several decisive interventions. Including one in the feet of Mbappé in the second half, while the Parisian went to goal. A boss match.

Wahbi Khazri (ASSE): Saint-Etienne snatched the draw with the energy of desperation against Angers (2-2) on Friday, and the Greens could never have done it without the inevitable Khazri. Once again, the Tunisian revived his team in the game with a nice free kick, before Nadé equalized late in the game.

Romain Faivre (Brest): after a (very) complicated summer, Faivre once again recalled what an excellent player he is against Lille (1-1) on Saturday. The versatile attacking midfielder almost opened the scoring from a free kick, before leveling in the same exercise in the second half. Unfortunately for them, the SB29 remains one of only two teams in the championship without a win on the clock.

Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) : winners of Clermont (2-1) on Saturday, the Canaries are 6th in Ligue 1 at the end of the 10th day. A good place that they owe – in part – to their central defender. Pallois admittedly did not score, but he prevented the Clermont from doing so on several occasions. Without forgetting one or two rather interesting climbs.

Youcef Atal (Nice): Entered in the 67th, the right-back saw OL take a break in Nice … before sounding the revolt for the Aiglons (3-2) on Sunday, in a crazy match. A solo goal to give hope to his family, a penalty caused and a direct implication on the third achievement … 25 minutes of pure delight for the Algerian international.

Khéphren Thuram (Nice): a complicated first period against Lyon (3-2) on Sunday, then the start. If Atal took all the light, Lilian’s son was also one of the great architects of Nice’s success in this crazy match. With a lot of work in the midfield, rewarded with an assist for his Algerian teammate.

Kevin Volland (Monaco): Hitherto unrecognizable from last season, the German regained some color against Montpellier (3-1) on Sunday. After a foxing goal from the surfaces, he sent a superb assist to Ben Yedder. Bodes well for the rest of the Monegasque season.

Wesley Saïd (Lens): discreet since his decisive goal against OM (3-2), the former Rennais scored points against Metz (4-1) on Sunday. And above all a double, in less than 25 minutes during the first period, to ensure victory and give back the place of runner-up to the Sang et Or.

Nayef Aguerd (Rennes): he never gave up. Sels, however, disgusted him in the first period with an exceptional save, but the central defender did end up offering an important success in Rennes against Strasbourg (1-0) on Sunday. Head, as always.

Xavier Chavalerin (Troyes): Transferred from Reims to ESTAC last summer, the midfielder hurt his former team (2-1) in the derby on Sunday. After the break it was he who gave Troyes a decisive advantage. Without celebrating, of course …

The top 10 of the general classification:

1. Dimitri Payet (OM), Kylian Mbappé (PSG) 38 points
3. Lucas Paqueta (OL) 36 points
4. Achraf Hakimi (PSG) 30 points
5. Bamba Dieng (OM) 25 points
6. Amine Gouiri (Nice) 23 points
7. Andy Delort (Montpellier then Nice), Etienne Green (Saint-Etienne) 21 points
9. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) 17 points
10. Jonathan David (Lille) 16 points

Who will succeed Kylian Mbappé? Last season, you elected the Parisian striker best player in Ligue 1, and the world champion puts his title back on the line. Still with the same rating for this 2020-2021 financial year: all the selected players will pocket points ( 15 points for 1st, 10 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd, 7 for 4th, 6 for 5th, 5 for 6th, 4 for 7th, 3 for 8th, 2 for 9th, 1 for 10th .