Spectacular and stunning, this 11th day of
League 1 once again offered its share of surprises this Sunday, before a Lyon-Sainté electric derby which will make its big return in the evening. The day began with a top-of-the-table poster, interesting and indecisive, between Nice and Lille.
These two declared outsiders of the championship parted with a score of parity (2-2). A more frustrating result for LOSC, which took the lead with goals from Fernandez-Pardo (0-1) and Bakker (1-2, 66th). But the Gym, so listless in the Europa League, once again showed its virtues in the championship. Diop had equalized for the first time (1-1, 56th) before Louchet allowed the Riviera club to snatch a precious point (2-2, 90th + 6). Respectively fourth and fifth, Lille and Nice follow each other in the ranking.
Reims pushes Le Havre
At the top of the table, the good operation was carried out by Stade de Reims, which defeated Le Havre (3-0). Diakité (0-1, 15th), then the Japanese Nakamura (0-2, 21st) and Ito (0-3, 57th) made the Champagne club happy in Normandy.
A winning return for Luka Elsner, former HAC coach. Reims is in sixth place and Le Havre remains penultimate.
Montpellier stops the bleeding
But the oldest club now sees the red lantern returning to its rearview mirror. Montpellier achieved a saving success by winning against Brest (3-1). A stunning victory which will be a good basis for work for the Hérault club. A penalty from Nordin (1-0, 6th) and a goal from Khazri (2-0, 12th) put La Paillade on the right track.
Martin revived hope for the Brestois (2-1, 50th), but Coulibaly sealed the Montpellier victory at the end of the match (3-1, 84th). A real breath of fresh air for Montpellier, which finally stops the bleeding.
Under the eyes of Sampaoli, Rennes sinks against Toulouse
The injured beast of the moment, precisely, remains Stade Rennais. In the midst of a crisis, under the eyes of Jorge Sampaoli called to take office to succeed Julien Stéphan, the Breton club sank again, this time at home, a week after its rout at Auxerre (0-4).
The Rennais lost ingloriously against Toulouse (0-2). King broke the deadlock (0-1, 14th), before Dönnum made the break immediately (0-2, 23rd). Thirteenth, Rennes did not recover. Sampaoli has his work cut out for him.
