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Nice climbs on the podium

Hit in the thigh, Hatem Ben Arfa n longer had been tenured since February 6. The Frenchman began to Montpellier on Saturday, and his teammates expected a lot from their evening. Meanwhile the meeting between Rennes and Lyon Sunday, they could climb on the podium if they win and they got the face of Herault, yet unbeaten in five matches. Served in depth by Seri Valere Germain was first opened the scoring and Hatem Ben Arfa then does the rest after a rush down the middle, he offered the second goal with another returning, Plea, that n had not scored since the second day due to a knee injury. Provided, Ben Arfa came out in the process, but the score (2-0) was bent.

Toulouse can dream, the nightmare of Bordeaux

last Sunday, Pascal Dupraz had lived his first game as coach of TFC from a hospital room after his unease yesterday. He had seen his players get a good draw in Marseille (0-0), and they offered him this Saturday, his first on the bench, a victory that allows them to dream again keeping. Wissam Ben Yedder has been the major player in scoring twice, including a penalty. He caused the fault by pushing Lamine Sane, expelled in the wake (50th).

distressing, the Girondins have found a way to concede another penalty after a full approximations action Braithwaite and the concretized (3-0). Justly punished by a fourth goal by Trejo (90th), Bordeaux did not need this debacle facing the neighbor to live a painful season. Suspended Willy Sagnol had already announced that a European qualification was “inaccessible” , but the players showed that everything was still possible. This is probably the coach was right …

Briand sinks (yet) the Greens

Thanked by OL supporters during the visit of Guingamp last Sunday because he scored a decisive goal in the 93rd minute at a derby in the colors of Lyon, Jimmy Briand has further enhanced its reputation for terror Greens. It is he who has deceived the first Ruffier this Saturday (7th), and Privat quickly scored the second goal (24th). In difficulty, not at all dangerous, Stéphanois never seemed to return to the game and fail to get out of their difficult period.

Antonetti, the heartbreaker

While preparing to sit for the first time on the bench opponent in Furiani, Frédéric Antonetti did not hide his emotions this week. Bastia is the heart of the club Lille coach, who won in Corsica thanks to a wonderful goal from Sofiane Boufal. Although the club seeks to channel his talent, he has mostly what welcome the inspirations of the old Angevin, involved in four goals in his last four games. Amadou then took advantage of the apathy bastiaise to double the gap, and therefore exceed Lille Bastia in the standings. The other poster Corsican of the evening saw the GFC Ajaccio after ten matches without success, eventually beat Caen through boutaib (70th), allowing him to return up to Reims, seventeenth.