When we fight for his survival in Ligue 1, the presence of two strong men in the truth areas can tip the scales. Ask for Reims stadium. Hold in the depths of the ranking after a slow and long descent into hell this winter, the Champagne club is taking the head out of the water thanks to its two X factors.
This Friday, on the lawn of Lens, the Champenois collected a very precious success after being shaken in considerable proportions. A victory that brings the signature of Keito Nakamura and Yehvann Diouf. The Japanese striker struck again to confirm his status of safe value in League 1. It was he who showed Bollaert after the half hour of play from an opportunistic shot (0-1, 34th). It is he, above all, who definitively settled the addition by deceiving Ryan a second time to make the station wagon of a rolled shot two minutes from the end (0-2, 88th).
Yehvann Diouf, guardian of Reims.
But what about the copy of Yehvann Diouf at the other end of the meadow? It's very simple, the Rémois porter was a real wall. His 14 judgments place him among the references of this season in Ligue 1, in the same way as the copy rendered by Donovan Léon against PSG a few months ago.
Diouf, the Reims Wall
Diouf disgusted the Lensois attackers the whole match, like this double stop against Zaroury then Thomasson at the heart of the second act (75th), two minutes after a face to face won against Said (73rd). A feat among many that will necessarily feed the Lensois regrets. Enterprising and consistent, the Sang and Gold were still sealed by their lack of realism in the finish, a problem that will have greatly conditioned their season.
And when Diouf did not intervene, the bad luck was getting involved, like this shot on the Thomasson bar (53rd). Until the end, Reims has retained this precious advantage. Fourteenth, the Champagne club offers itself a large breath of air. Lens remains ninth in the soft belly.
