A breathtaking multiplex, ten matches and the stake everywhere. The 37th day of Ligue 1 was played in full this Sunday evening including the race for the title. At the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium, LOSC (1st, 79 pts) received AS Saint-Etienne (11th, 45 pts) with a very clear objective: to achieve a better result than PSG (2nd, 76 pts), opposed to Stade de Reims (13th, 42 pts) at the Parc des Princes, to finally be crowned champion of France. Faced with the Greens who had nothing more to play, the Mastiffs organized themselves in 4-4-2 with David and Yilmaz in attack. Claude Puel opted for the same tactic. In the first moments, Christophe Galtier’s players had to face motivated and playful Stéphanois. Finally, Lille recovered and Araujo created a big opportunity (36th). We hoped then to have a little more action when we got back from the locker room.
Quickly, the Mastiffs returned to the attack and David was blocked in the box (49th). Soumaré framed his shot but it didn’t work (59th). But the Mastiffs could not shake the nets against the Greens who even finished at ten since Abi was injured while Claude Puel had made all his changes. But the score did not change despite a post from Yazici in particular (89th). The LOSC was therefore doing the wrong operation (0-0) at the top of the table, since the PSG did not tremble in the capital. For a hand in the area on a Mbappé ball which went to goal, Abdelhamid saw red and Neymar transformed the penalty (13th, 1-0). The Rémois cracked and Mbappé took advantage of a recovery error to double the bet (24th, 2-0). Dominators and numerically superior, Mauricio Pochettino’s players drove home the point thanks to Marquinhos (68th, 3-0) and Kean (90th, 4-0). So there was always a point of difference between the two leading teams. The title will therefore be for next Sunday.
OM in Europe in 2021/22
Just behind LOSC and Paris SG, AS Monaco (3rd, 74 pts) and Olympique Lyonnais (4th, 73 pts) were competing for third place, synonymous with the Champions League. The Principality’s club, which had its destiny in its hands, hosted Stade Rennais (7th, 55 pts) which also wanted to grab a European place. But at the Stade Louis-II, Ben Yedder (16th) and Golovin (29th) quickly crucified the Bretons who did not return (2-1) despite the reduction of the gap of Bourigeaud (68th). ASM consolidated its third place and kept only one point ahead of Les Gones, who easily dominated (5-2) Nîmes Olympique (19th, 35 pts). Rudi Garcia’s players therefore kept a smile and hope, unlike the Crocos who were condemned to play in Ligue 2 next season.
Race for the Champions League but also race for the Europa League and fifth place. Fifth, Olympique de Marseille (56 pts) received Angers SCO (12th, 44 pts) at the Orange Vélodrome. Arrived this winter, Milik achieved a double (9th, 48th) but Pereira Lage gave hope to the Scoïstes (57th). The Phocéens lost the pedals and Thomas equalized (85th, 2-2) but the latter was wrong in his area and Milik saw triple from the penalty spot (90th + 5, 3-2). OM consolidated their fifth place and were assured of playing in the C3 or the Conference League next season. Because behind, RC Lens (6th, 56 pts) did not win. On the lawn of the Girondins de Bordeaux (15th, 39 pts) who played them maintenance, the Sang-et-Or lost 3-0. The Lensois remained sixth since Stade Rennais also lost. But the club with the scapular, him, approached the maintenance.
FC Nantes still believe in it
The race to maintain, precisely, was also completely crazy. On the lawn of the Allianz Riviera of OGC Nice (9th, 49 pts), the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (16th, 38 pts) had no room for error either. Ajorque quickly opened the scoring (2nd) before signing a double after the break (66th). 2-0 victory for the RCSA who took 15th place. But tonight, the teams who trembled for the place of play-off assured overall. On their lawn, FC Lorient (17th, 38 pts) played against FC Metz (10th, 46 pts) thanks to a penalty from Wissa in the first period (31st, 1-0) and a very important achievement from Hergault ( 74th, 2-1) just after the equalization of Traoré (72nd). The Merlus thus remained just in front of the red zone with a small point ahead of FC Nantes, not yet condemned.
Because at the Stade Gaston Gérard of Dijon FCO (20th, 18 pts), the Canaries (18th, 37 pts) were also doing the work in this chopping match. Goals from Coulibaly (6th) and Kolo (32nd) allowed FCN to lead to the break. The club from the west of France was never caught and won 2-0. One day from the end of this Ligue 1, we therefore found ourselves with six teams that could still finish in eighteenth place since the Stade Brestois 29 only took one point in Lille and the Stade de Reims lost. heavily in Paris, while Stade Brestois 29 was 0-0 in Montpellier. Next Sunday, at 9 p.m., there will still be a lot at stake. We salivate in advance.
The Ligue 1 ranking here.
The results of the 37th day:
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Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 RC Lens: Hwang (32nd s.p), Sabaly (89th), Zerkane (90th + 1)
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Dijon FCO 0-4 FC Nantes : Coulibaly (6th), Kolo (32nd, 90th + 2), Blas (90th + 1)
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LOSC 0-0 AS Saint-Etienne
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FC Lorient 2-1 FC Metz: Wissa (31st s.p), Hergault (74th); Traoré (72nd)
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OM 3-2 Angers SCO: Milik (9th, 48th, 90th + 5); Pereira Lage (57th), Thomas (85th)
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AS Monaco 2-1 Stade Rennais: Ben Yedder (16th), Golovin (29th); Bourigeaud (68th)
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Montpellier HSC 0-0 Stade Brestois 29
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OGC Nice 0-2 RC Strasbourg Alsace : Ajorque (2nd, 66th)
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Nimes Olympic 2-5 OL : Koné (5th, 62nd); Paqueta (8th, 24th), Depay (20th), Aouar (55th), Slimani (88th)
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PSG 4-0 Stade de Reims: Neymar (13th), Mbappé (24th), Marquinhos (68th), Kean (90th)