Greenwood in Ballon d’Or mode
Olympique de Marseille are very happy given the scenario which won 1-0 at home against AS Monaco thanks to a goal from the inevitable Mason Greenwood. The Englishman found himself at the conclusion of a nice collective movement, his 11th goal in Ligue 1 and his 3rd of the week after his double in the Champions League. “Greenwood more than perfect» writes the local daily, the English striker has been essential in recent weeks. But beyond his always impressive statistics, Mason Greenwood added technical accuracy and consistency over 90 minutes which make the difference in this type of match. Roberto De Zerbi declared at a press conference that the Englishman had the potential to be Ballon d’Or, Greenwood responded to him yesterday on the pitch in the most beautiful way. He even took the opportunity to become the top scorer in Ligue 1 for the calendar year 2025 with 22 goals, far ahead of Esteban Lepaul’s 17 goals.
RC Lens fall champion
PSG thought they would recover their throne by winning against FC Metz, but that was without counting on RC Lens who stood up to the Parisian ogre and who were keen to stay in the lead at the end of 2025. The Sang et Or won again yesterday against OGC Nice, a 2-0 success and an autumn championship title which is getting closer for Lens. Thanks to a double from Odsonne Edouard, the Northerners confirmed their superb period and kept their small point lead over PSG. From there to dreaming of the title, it is still too early to say, but Matthieu Udol does not plan to make the task easier for the Parisians and he wants to stay in this place as long as possible.
The magician Cherki
Manchester City won 3-0 on the Crystal Palace pitch, Erling Haaland scored a new double and Phil Foden confirmed his magnificent series. Everything is going well for the Skyblues who have already taken 3 points in the Champions League at the Bernabéu this week, it is a perfect sequence for Pep Guardiola’s team which seems to be reaching the fullness of its talent. And if there is one who symbolizes this City version of 2025, it is Rayan Cherki. It can becomethe lethal weapon» of the Skyblues as written by the English press which is full of praise for the French attacking midfielder. Cherki has a special talent, like Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and many others at City, but his name always brings out something different. Even after an average 45 minutes yesterday at Crystal Palace, he was able to get back in the right direction and shine in the second half with a new offering for Phil Foden, his luxury teammate.
