2023-09-17 17:25:40
Three matches from the 5th day were played this afternoon. Nantes and Brest won against Clermont (0-1) and Reims (1-2), while Strasbourg and Montpellier were not decided (2-2). Here is a short summary of this Sunday’s multiplex.
Performance: first victory of the season for Nantes
It took five matches for the Canaries to finally taste victory. After two consecutive draws against Marseille and Monaco, FC Nantes won against Clermont (0-1) and took a four-point lead over Lens, beaten by Metz on Saturday, while awaiting Lyon’s match against Le Havre this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.).
After coming up against a fiery Moris Diaw (11th, 32nd), Pierre Aristouy’s men opened the scoring with a marvelous lob from Moses Simon (48th). And the Nantes residents were hot until the end since Cham missed a penalty in stoppage time (90 + 6).
The player: Wahbi Khazri makes history
He will never eat at Alexandre Lacazette’s table and even less at that of Kylian Mbappé, but the 32-year-old Tunisian will be able to be proud of his career when he looks back. In a rhythmic and highly contested first period, the Montpellier striker opened the scoring against Strasbourg with a right-footed shot (35th) and thus scored a goal in 11 different seasons in Ligue 1, which constitutes a record in the 21st century.
The Héraultais then doubled the lead thanks to the inevitable Arnaud Nordin (40th), before conceding two goals from Delaine on the hour mark (62nd) and Mothiba (69th).
Success: Brest still very solid
Author of a very good start to the season, Brest won against Stade de Reims at the Auguste-Delaune stadium (1-2) and continues to panic the scorers. In the standings, Éric Roy’s men are second, just one point behind the Monegasque leader, caught by Lorient at the start of the afternoon. Yet trailing after a goal from Richardson, Brest turned things around in six minutes thanks to Camara (50th) and Lees-Melou (56th).
The number: 763.
Two months after being acquitted of his second trial for rape and attempted rape, Benjamin Mendy made his debut in his new Lorient colors against Monaco (2-2), after 763 days without playing.
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