The 18th round of the French league opened tonight (Wednesday) when Bemoked Lyon did not win again when it ended in a disappointing 0:0 against Nantes. Toulouse defeated Auxerre 0:5, Lille disappointed with 0:0 against Brest.
In addition, Monaco squeezed 2:2 deep in extra time from Lorraine, Lance left the match in Strasbourg disappointed with only one point after 2:2, Marseille beat Troyes 0:2 and stuck to Paris and Lance at the top, and Nice exploded with a tremendous six into Montpellier’s net, in a game that ended in the result 1:6.
Lyon – Nantes 0:0
Laurent Blanc’s men came into the match in the middle of the table. Lyon did control the ball more and had several good chances, but it was difficult against the visitor who is at the bottom. Blanc’s team remained in eighth place in the table and missed the chance to cling to the top while, on the other hand, Nantes registered a fourth game without a loss, but they are still close to the red line.
Auxerre – Toulouse 5:0
The guest exploded on the team that is below the red line. Fars Khaibi started the celebration with an early goal in the 4th minute after which Okzar failed to get into the game. Anthony Roelt and Branco van den Boman closed the story already in the first half. In the second half, Zakira Abuhallel and Thiss Dallinga added two more goals in the final minutes and sealed the result of the game. Toulouse are on positive momentum as they recorded their second win in a row and will be hoping to keep picking up points to cling to the top.
Strasbourg – Lance 2:2
The team from the second place in the league hoped to earn the full 3 points in order to stay in the picture of the fight against PSG from the first place, but got into a game with a first half with many goals and was unable to decide the game. Alexis Mourid scored first for Lance but two minutes later Sanin Percic scored a surprise equalizer for Strasbourg, and Kevin Gameiro completed the turnaround in the 17th minute. Luis Opanda tied the score for Lance, but it could not decide the game and came out with only one point.
Troyes – Marseille 2:0
Igor Todor’s team continues its gallop in the championship fight and defeated the weak Troyes today with the goals of Samuel Gigot, who scored the first goal in the tenth minute, and Jordan Verto, who sealed the result of the game in the 47th minute, after receiving a great assist and having no difficulty rolling the ball into the net from close range .
Monaco – Lorraine 2:2
It already seemed that Monaco was going to lose the match tonight, but Wissam Ben Yedder secured one point for Philippa Clement’s players, who are in fifth place in the table following the draw. Ambolo found the net first of the game for the side from the principalities in the 61st minute, but within two minutes Dango Otuara and Terem Mofi converted for Lorraine. Deep into added time Wissam Ben Yedder received a great ball into the box and hit it well into the net, a strike that equaled a draw after a difficult game in which Monaco were better but could not win.
Nice – Montpellier 1:6
The team from the tenth place in the league recorded a second victory in a row, and did it with style and six to the net of Montpellier, for whom this is a second loss in a row. Nicolas Pepe started the celebration in the 15th minute and Capran Torham, who scored the first, doubled the result. Pepe completed a brace in the 56th minute from Aaron Ramsey’s header and 19 minutes later Andy Delor scored the fourth. Tai Savinier still had time to shrink in the 80th minute, but Ross Barkley completed a lightning double in three minutes between the 82nd and 85th minute and sealed the result of the game
Additional results:
Clermont – Ran 1:2 (Gerion Kay, ’32, Johan Gastian, ’95, scored for Clermont. Arno Calimondo, ’74, scored for Ran)
Ajax – Reims 1:0 (Marshall Montesi, 5′)
Brest – Lille 0:0