Winner of the shock against Lens, PSG took a big step towards the Ligue 1 title. On the slopes of the Amstel Gold Race, Tadej Pogacar scattered the competition, just like the Blues, without mercy with Scotland during of the Six Nations Tournament.
Football, tennis, cycling, rugby, gymnastics… The weekend was once again rich on all sports grounds. Kylian Mbappé carried Paris against Lens, while Tadej Pogacar did not need anyone to win in Valkenburg. In Monte-Carlo, Andrey Rublev got the better of Holger Rune. Les Bleues of the women’s XV of France, they crushed Scotland during the Six Nations Tournament while Coline Devillard won the European crown in the gym in Antalya.
Ligue 1: Paris takes an option without making an impression, OM the new runner-up
We will never know what would have happened if the Lensois Salis Abdul Samed had not been expelled on Saturday from the 19th minute of the clash between the Parisian leader and his northern runner-up. Mistreated at the start of the match, and even afterwards, PSG still managed to take advantage of their numerical superiority to win (3-1) and take off in the standings (nine points ahead with still seven games to play). ). Carried by a found Kylian Mbappé, Paris knew how to round its back and plant its claws at the right time. The mark of a future champion?
Behind, the fight is raging for the last qualifying ticket for the group stage of the next Champions League. OM did not flinch against Troyes (3-1) to regain the place of runner-up to the Sang et Or thanks to a double from Vitinha. Earlier, Monaco had also won at Louis-II against Lorient by the same score. Seven days from the end, Marseillais, Lensois and Monegasques stand in three points.
Gymnastics: Coline Devillard takes the plunge
At 22, she has not shied away from her responsibilities. Presented as the favorite in the jumping competition at the European Gymnastics Championships in Antalya, Turkey, the Frenchwoman Coline Devillard assumed her status to win a second title in this event, after the one obtained in 2017. With more controlled jumps than risky, it has been able to fend off competition from the Italian Asia D’Amato and the Belgian Lisa Vaelen. Above all, she has made her mark for the 2024 Olympics in Paris where she will clearly have a role to play.
Cycling: insatiable, Pogacar engulfs the Amstel Gold Race
Once again he left alone, leaving behind the few suitors still in his wheel. 28 kilometers from the finish of the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, Tadej Pogacar left, determined to add a new line to his already (very) well-stocked list. Designated as the natural favorite before the start, the Slovenian raised his arms for the first time in Valkenburg. After 17 days of racing this season, “Pogi” already has… 11 wins. While waiting for the Tour de France this summer, the UAE Team Emirates rider has already whetted his gluttonous appetite.
Rugby: the Blues take place against Scotland during the Six Nations
55-0. The score is evocative. Sunday in Vannes, the players of the France team made short work of the Scots and remain undefeated in the Six Nations Tournament (three wins in three games). With nine tries scored, including three from Emilie Boulard alone, the players of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz still stick to the coattails of the English untouchables in the standings. The final clash is expected on April 29 at Twickenham. Before that, the Blue will have to take a last step against Wales next weekend, in Grenoble.
Andrey Rublev, new Prince of the Rock
Dream week for Andrey Rublev in Monte-Carlo. On Monegasque land, the Russian offered his first Masters 1000, two years after failing here against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. This time, he was able to remain in control of his emotions against a Holger Rune who gradually lost his footing to finally win in three sets against the Dane: 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. With this 13th career title, the most prestigious, Rublev consolidates his 6th place in the world and sends a message to just over a month from Roland-Garros.
