When the sprint is looming and the ambitions are refined, some days brutally recall the idea of a
championship at two speeds. Paris or Monaco had struck hard, a little earlier in the weekend. Olympique Lyonnais has also done the job, without being also sovereign, against a team from Brest Tuis. In an electric meeting marked by a violent blow of blood by Paulo Fonseca, OL was able to count on a great Alexandre Lacazette to overthrow his opponent of the day.
Brest, who crossed a bad time, had illushed after a penalty transformed by Lala in the quarter of an hour (0-1, 15th). But the general took matters into his own hands by equalizing quickly to avoid his team to doubt (1-1, 24th), before delivering his own at the very end of the match on a Cherki service (2-1, 82nd). At the heart of a laborious season on the personal level, the Lyonnais goalscorer will have his moments. His experience, his lead and his clinical realism will be precious in the spring.
Rennes can start looking in front
But back to this two-speed championship story, illustrated in even wider proportions by the large victories of Rennes and Toulouse, respectively against Montpellier (4-0) and Angers (4-0). Habib Beye's team has signed its fourth success in five games, and it is certainly the one harvested with the most panache. Fofana (0-1, 26th), Cissé-increasingly amazing (0-2, 56th), Assignon (0-3, 69th) and Kalimuendo (0-4, 87th) found the net of the nets for a net victory and without blunder. Eleventh, Rennes may stop looking behind. For Montpellier, it smells like Roussi, really.
Toulouse takes place in Angers
Angers cannot say as much. The SCO had offered itself a small safety mattress to extricate itself from the red zone. But the recall bite against Toulouse this Sunday is quite unexpected. Téfécé took place in a second one-way act where Magri (0-1, 54th), Sierro (0-2, 58th), Cresswell (0-3, 71st) and Edjouma (0-4, 90th+1) all treated their statistics. Eighth, this beautiful team from Toulouse Double Lens and settles in the first part of the table, just behind Strasbourg.
Strasbourg Shower Auxerre and assumes its European ambitions
The Alsatian club has not been so prolific in goals, but its success has so much value, if not anymore, since it was obtained at Father-Deschamps, against an AJA which had not lost in its lair since the end of the summer. The inevitable Emegha found the opening on a well conducted on the return from the locker room (0-1, 47th). The promoted Auxerrois did not deserve, but on the contrary of the week spent against OM, the team of Christophe Pélissier had too much waste in front of the goal to hope for better. Seventh, Strasbourg assumes its European ambitions. AJA is twelfth.
