Author of a big game against Montpellier, the Niois Khphren Thuram is the player of the day. His teammate Pp, the Parisians Messi and Mukiele, the Marseillais Mbemba and Veretout as well as the Toulouse Rouault in particular, also distinguished themselves on Wednesday and appear in the 18th edition of the typical Maxifoot team.
The Niois Thuram and Pp shone against Montpellier
As in past seasons, after each day of the championship, Maxifoot composes its standard team. The best “eleven” and seven substitutes are chosen according to their performance. Holders get three points, substitutes get one point.
Substitutes:
12. Anthony Lopes (Lyon)
13. Dante (Nice)
14. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse)
15. Ross Barkley (Nice)
16. Benjamin André (Lille)
17. Breel Embolo (Monaco)
18. Grejohn Kyei (Clermont)
In details:
Player of the day: Khphren Thuram (Nice)
In great form against Montpellier, the Niois midfielder was omnipresent in midfield, where his ball-to-foot drills hurt his opponents. He allows Pp to open the scoring, then he scores the Gym’s second goal on a one-two in the area with Dante. In demonstration!
Matz Sels (Strasbourg)
Despite the two goals conceded against Lens, the Strasbourg goalkeeper had an exceptional match, especially in the second half with at least three decisive saves against Openda, Sotoca then Costa. The RCSA can say thank you.
Nordi Mukiele (Paris SG)
Sometimes shaken by the excesses of Doumbia, then by those of Boufal after coming on, the right piston held up against Angers. Better, he was decisive with two offerings for Ekitike and Messi. However, it was not easy as he was sometimes lonely on his side.
Anthony Rouault (Toulouse)
The Toulouse central defender played a full game against Auxerre. He put the Auxerre attackers in his pocket throughout the game, but he was also very present offensively. After two chances, he is rewarded with a nice goal on which he controls the ball from the chest in the area before scoring from outside the right.
Chancel Mbemba (Marseille)
Author of superb performances since his arrival last summer, the central defender of OM was still impeccable against Troyes. Defensively, the Congolese was simply irreproachable in his zone in front of Mr. Bald or Ripart. Always as interesting in his forward throws and transmissions, he was again decisive with his header to open the scoring.
Moussa Diarra (Toulouse)
Very solid defensively in his left lane against Auxerre, the Toulouse defender made a very good copy. He also distinguished himself offensively with two decisive assists for Rouault and Aboukhlal. A full game!
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg)
The Strasbourg midfielder had a solid game against Lens. No goal or decisive pass for him, but an XXL performance in the midfield. It’s simple, the former Lensois was absolutely everywhere. In attack, in the middle, in defense, and wherever the game called for it.
Jordan Veretout (Marseille)
Against Troyes, the midfielder did not hesitate to go down very low to build his team’s actions with good quality in his long game. Involved in the opener with this cross extended by Guendouzi for Mbemba, he then did a lot of work defensively with an excellent individual marking on Lopes. On returning from the locker room, he took advantage of a nder caviar to find the net.
Nicolas Pp (Nice)
The Nice striker seems to have returned to his best level. Against Montpellier, the player loaned by Arsenal was a real poison for more than an hour for his opponents. He was one of the great architects of the Gym’s demonstration thanks to his boundless activity, and especially his double.
Lionel Messi (Paris SG)
For his return after his crowning at the 2022 World Cup, the PSG playmaker was decisive against Angers by being involved in the goal of Ekitike, then by scoring himself in the second period. His small ladle for Neymar would have deserved a decisive pass but the Brazilian was slightly offside.
Dango Ouattara (Lorient)
The Lorient striker delivered a remarkable match against Monaco. Percussive (6 dribbles) and generous, the Burkinab is rewarded for his efforts by equalizing with a header then serving Moffi on the second goal for Les Merlus. Besides his offensive statistics, he also delivered a good defensive performance with 6 successful tackles out of 6 attempts. Not bad for a striker!
Ranking: Mbemba chasing Messi…
1. Messi (Paris-SG): 27 points
2. Mbemba (Marseille): 20 points
3. Neymar (Paris-SG): 19 points
4. Fofana (Lens): 15 points
5. Danso (Lens): 14 points
6. Frankowski (Lens) – Mbappe (Paris-SG): 13 points
8. Sotoca (Lens) – Terrier (Rennes): 11 points
10. Abdul Samed (Lens) – Cabella (Lille) – Ouattara, Le Fe (Lorient) – Lopes (Lyon) – Lafont (Nantes) – Hakimi, Danilo Pereira (Paris-SG) – Bellegarde (Strasbourg): 10 points
19. Costil (Auxerre) – Belali (Brest 3 pts, then AC-Ajaccio) – David (Lille) – Moffi (Lorient) – Clauss (Marseille) – Caio Henrique (Monaco) – Savanier (Montpellier) – Bourigeaud (Rennes): 9 dots
27. Disasi (Monaco): 8 points
28. Openda (Lens) – Lukeba, Tagliafico (Lyon) – Gigot, Nuno Tavares (Marseille) – Golovin (Monaco) – Pepe (Nice) – van den Boomen (Toulouse): 7 points
36. Sakhi (Auxerre) – Djal (Lille) – Toko Ekambi (Lyon) – Payet, Veretout (Marseille) – Mendes (Paris-SG) – Gouiri (Rennes) – Dup, Aboukhlal (Toulouse) – Bald (Troyes): 6 points
46. Lacazette (Lyon) – Snchez (Marseille) – Fofana (Monaco) – Balogun (Reims) – Theate (Rennes) – Dejaegere (Toulouse): 5 points
52. Marchetti, Leroy (AC-Ajaccio) – Bentaleb (Angers) – Neto Borges (Clermont-F.) – Samba, Machado (Lens) – Ismaily, Andr Gomes, Ounas (Lille) – Atal, Dante (Nice) – Donnarumma (Paris-SG) – Majer (Rennes) – Sels (Strasbourg): 4 points
66. Youssouf, El Idrissy, Kon (AC-Ajaccio) – Doumbia (Angers) – Jubal (Auxerre) – Del Castillo, Dari, Belkebla (Brest) – Wieteska, Seidu (Clermont-F.) – Chevalier, Gomes, Diakit ( Lille) – Kalulu (Lorient) – Caqueret, Tet (Lyon) – Balerdi, Pau Lpez, Kolasinac (Marseille) – Ben Yedder, Ben Seghir, Camara, Badiashile, Embolo (Monaco) – Wahi, Cozza, Sacko, Maouassa, Sakho ( Montpellier) – Girotto, Guessand (Nantes) – Thuram-Ulien, Todibo (Nice) – Mukiele, Marquinhos, Verratti (Paris-SG) – Flips, Gravillon, Faes (Reims) – Kalimuendo, Rodon, Traor, Santamaria (Rennes) – Nicolaisen, Diarra, Rouault (Toulouse) – Lopes, Gallon (Troyes): 3 points
114. Andr (Lille) – Mvogo (Lorient) – Schmeichel (Nice) – Ruiz (Paris-SG) – Agbadou (Reims) – Ripart (Troyes): 2 points
120. Quilichini (AC-Ajaccio) – Boufal (Angers) – Jeanvier (Auxerre) – Le Douaron, Bizot, Duverne (Brest) – Kyei, Diaw, Khaoui, Gonalons, Andric (Clermont-F.) – David Costa, Medina ( Lens) – Fonte, Zedadka, Yazici (Lille) – Ponceau, Le Goff, Mannone, Laporte, Talbi, Diarra (Lorient) – Thiago Mendes, Lepenant (Lyon) – nder, Rongier, Guendouzi, Dieng, Surez (Marseille) – Omlin , Ferri, Kamara (Montpellier) – Simon, Blas, Ganago (Nantes) – Delort, Barkley (Nice) – Vitinha, Soler (Paris-SG) – Matusiwa (Reims) – Mandanda (Rennes) – Doukoure, Gameiro, Aholou (Strasbourg ) – Chavalerin, Tardieu, Yade, Odobert, Lis (Troyes): 1 point
Ranking by club: PSG, Lens and OM have a good lead…
1. Paris-SG – 102 points
2. Lens – 80 points
3. Marseille – 74 points
4. Lille – 51 points
5. Rennes – 48 points
6. Monaco – 44 points
7. Lyon – 43 points
8. Lorient – 40 points
9.Toulouse – 33 points
10. Montpellier – 27 points
11.Nice – 25 points
12. AC-Ajaccio – 24 points
13. Troyes, Auxerre, Nantes – 19 points
16. Strasbourg, Reims – 17 points
18. Brest, Clermont-F. – 15 dots
20. Angers – 8 points
It was the typical team for the 18th day of Ligue 1. See you next Sunday to discover the typical team for the 19th day!
