Nantes sinks Montpellier, Reims calms Nice’s attack, Angers rushes towards L2, Chelsea heads out of the water… Discover the highlights of Sunday’s matches in Ligue 1 and in Europe.
Overflows took place Montpellier
The results in Ligue 1 (click on the score to read the brief or the article on the match): Lille 5-1 Troyes, Angers 1-2 Clermont, Montpellier 0-3 Nantes, Reims 0-0 Nice, Toulouse 1-1 Brest.
The main results in Europe: Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace, Newcastle 1-0 Fulham (Premier League), Sassuolo 0-2 Lazio (Serie A).
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1. Nantes confirms, Montpellier plunges. In progress since the resumption of the championship, Nantes won a third victory in four games in all competitions on the lawn of Montpellier (3-0). Leaded by the expulsion of Khazri then the missile from Girotto (45th + 12), the Montpellierans sank after the break. Wahi also cop of a red card for a gesture of humor in front of the referee, then Mohamed (81st) and Blas (84th) have cors the addition. The MHSC sinks into crisis with a fourth defeat in a row and occupies 15th place, two points from the road zone. FCN is 13th.
2. Sad scenes Montpellier. The match between Montpellier and Nantes was interrupted after a quarter of an hour of play. This decision followed jets of smoke in the surface of Omlin at the time of the entry into the stands of the Mosson of the ultras of the MHSC, on strike for the first quarter of an hour. Believing that their physical integrity is threatened, referee Thomas Leonard decided to temporarily send the 22 actors back to the locker room. The match finally resumed calmly afterwards.
3. A terrific duo at LOSC! Thanks to the doubling of Bayo (16th, 47th) and David (45th + 2, 88th), Lille corrected Troyes (5-1). In control throughout the game, with another goal from Virginius (75th), LOSC showed a good offensive face and moves back into the Top 5 in the standings. To read the Dbrief and the NOTES of the players, it’s here!
4. Reims calm the Nice attack. Four days after his offensive festival against Montpellier (6-1), Nice did not offer the same show Reims (0-0), which ends an eleventh game in a row without defeat in the league. A rather logical draw between two teams who remain tied on points (25) in the middle of the table.
5. Angers rushes to L2. Difficult to still believe in the maintenance for Angers. This Sunday, the SCO conceded a fifteenth defeat in the league, the eleventh in a row (!), against Clermont (1-2). Still trailing behind with 8 points mid-season, the Angevin club is heading straight for Ligue 2. For its part, the Auvergne club achieves a third success and occupies a good 8th place.
6. Brest is better. Stade Brestois confirms its return to form under the orders of Eric Roy. The new coach of the Breton club has chained a second match without defeat in the league by taking a point on the lawn of Toulouse (1-1), which remained on two victories, including a 5-0 Auxerre card. Mouni (18th) had even given Brest the advantage, but Aboukhlal (65th) equalized for the Violets, 12th in the standings. The SB29 remains in the red zone, the 18th position, but can afford to believe in the maintenance.
7. Chelsea heads out of the water. In search of redemption after three defeats in a row in all competitions, Chelsea revived successfully against Crystal Palace (1-0) on Matchday 20 of the Premier League. His second victory only in the last ten league games. Dominating, under the eyes of their new recruit Mykhailo Mudryk, the Blues made the difference in the second period on a header from Havertz (64th). The London club remain 10th in the 10-point Top 4 ranking.
8. First victory of the year for Lazio! After three games without a win, Lazio Rome won its first success in 2023 on the lawn of Sassuolo (2-0), on the 18th day of Serie A. Zaccagni opened the scoring from the penalty spot (45th + 3), then Felipe Anderson sealed the success of the Biancocelesti at the very end of the match (90th + 4). In the ranking, thea Lazio occupy the 5th place three points of the Top 4.
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