THE TOPS
- Guingamp and Ajaccio, Toulouse: they do not want to die
Guingamp 17th. Ajaccio 18th. Toulouse 19th. These three teams have sounded the wind of revolt Saturday night by winning all three home respectively against Saint-Etienne (2-0), Caen (1-0) and Bordeaux (4-0). One could add to this meritorious table Reims, 16, who returned Friday a good point of his trip to Monaco (2-2). Saturday’s star trio yet remained on good tristounettes series. Guingamp had not won the last 5 days, the Téfécé for 9 and Gazélec since 10. Suddenly, the alarm having been shared by the three candidates for the descent, everyone sign the bargain. That person. But the path is clear. To them to keep it.
The joy of Guingamp after their victory against Saint-Etienne – AFP
If you put aside the PSG, the Ligue 1 has still not class players by the dozens. These specimens are rare and Nice has the chance to own one by Hatem Ben Arfa. The International tricolor, tenured for the first time since February 6, was further proved decisive Saturday in a very altruistic register. He multiplied the good balls and the way he aspirated four defenders before offering the purpose of Plea 2-0 late in the game says a lot about its impact. Result since his return, Nice has won twice in two games and he returned to the podium with a time (at least temporarily) and with the success outside the first time since November.
- Marseille Mandanda saved in Lorient
Steve Mandanda makes a great season is new. But we are blown away by the regularity in very large performance which demonstrated the gatekeeper of OM. In Lorient, the number two of the team of France has just equaled his career parades record in Ligue 1 with 9 stops. Some of his interventions are also masterpieces that are likely to remain among the best of the season. Without Mandanda, Marseille could not bring a new point. His game would we even ask us questions about the hierarchy of the guards at the Blues.
TFC striker has been excellent. He launched Toulouse with a solo effort in the fifth minute. He then caused a penalty and turned, triggering the expulsion of Sane. With this doubled the French is one step closer to the title of top scorer in the club’s history in Ligue 1 and also climbed on the podium of the best scorers of the season with 12 goals. Toulouse can believe in maintaining and Ben Yedder there is clearly no stranger. TFC had not won by four clear goals in L1 since … November 2013. That night, Ben Yedder had a hat-trick.
THE FLOPS
- Saint-Etienne explodes in flight
This becomes recurrent, Saint-Etienne is struggling late in the season to ensure the European places. If the Greens continue at this pace, they might even end up not hang at all. Stéphanois delivered their worst game of the season, especially offensively. Guingamp play left Christophe Galtier’s men in the second period, this has not prevented them not to create any opportunity. The reaction becomes urgent, especially as their schedule remains favorable (against Montpellier and Ajaccio, against Troyes and Bastia).
- Vercoutre did lose a point in Caen
Caen deserved anyway no better than draw at Ajaccio. Bring a point in Gazélec was already not a good move for Caen to fight for Europe, but Rémy Vercoutre has – unfortunately for Malherbe – decided otherwise. The Normans goalkeeper has completely punctured the lobed but mollassonne head boutaib which handed victory to the Corsicans. Vercoutre’s blunder could cost end of the season as the top of the table continues to be upset every week.
- Bordeaux, on the outside, it is definitely open doors
The Girondin is generous. Very generous. When he travels, he opened the doors of his cage. Result in their last five trips in all competitions, the club Bordeaux conceded a mere 18 goals, 3.6 on average per game: five in Lille in the League Cup, which must be added the three cashed Lyon, both in Guingamp and four in Reims and Toulouse. Reims who had not scored more than two goals in a game since August. Toulouse who owned the 16th attack of L1. Generous, you are told …
Loris BELIN and Lawrence VERGNE
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