The big soap opera of Ligue 1 is not without surprises in recent times, but there are weekends, too, where all the trains arrive on time. After the boxes of Monaco and Marseille against Nantes (7-1) and Saint-Etienne (5-1), after the expected victory of PSG in Toulouse (1-0), the other heavyweights of the championship did the job without tremble this Sunday.
L'Ol
had opened the ball in the middle of the afternoon in an open and pleasant match against Montpellier. After the rapid goal of Mikautadze (1-0, 3rd), the red lantern had the merit of resurfacing thanks to Coulibaly before half-time (1-1, 38th). But Paulo Fonseca's team passed the second after rest, finding the net three times by Nuamah (1-2, 50th), Tolisso (1-3, 53rd) and Lacazette (1-4, 73rd) . An excellent operation for this roaring Lyon, which is temporarily replaced in 5th row.
It will be necessary to count on Nice
The other nice blow of the day is to be put to the assets of Nice, which has respected its status against another club stuck in the red zone, Le Havre (3-1). Laborde (0-1, 16th) then a Kinkoué Youté CSC (0-2, 18th) allowed the Aiglons to fly quickly. The reduction in Kechta's score (1-2, 28) revived the hope for the Normans, but the gym tightened the screws before sheltering definitively at the end of the match thanks to Diop (1-3, 90th+4). It will be necessary to count on Nice, now third and ready to look at your competitors in the eyes.
A race for Europe that begins which will soon be lightened if blood and gold continue to spin a bad cotton. Beaten by Strasbourg with goals from Bakwa (0-1, 81st) and Emegha at the end of the match (0-2, 90th+6), the Sang et Or saw their opponent of the day exceed them in the classification. Seventh, this young and fiery team from Strasbourg has a growing appetite.
Finally, at the bottom of the table, Angers gave himself air by wedging in the eleventh place in favor of a very precious victory against Reims. Author of a superb free kick, Farid El-Melali delivered his own just before half-time (0-1, 45th+1). For Reims, fourteenth and completely stopped, the situation becomes frankly worrying.
