2024-03-11 10:24:38
The Dane Jonas Vingegaard and the American Matteo Jorgenson were the winners of a weekend marked by the arrivals of Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice. On the French side, the French XV gave itself some fresh air by winning largely in Wales while Benoit Saint-Denis experienced a setback in MMA. Finally, Verstappen and Red Bull are still untouchable in Formula 1.
Published on: 03/11/2024 – 11:24
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The sporting events that should not be missed, the summary of the five major football championships and the image of the weekend… Here is the France 24 sports recap.
- The XV of France breathes:The XV of France, largely overhauled and rejuvenated, gave itself some fresh air by winning with the bonus in Wales (45-24), Sunday, during the 4th day of the Six Nations Tournament.
- Jonas Vingegaard raises the Tirreno-Adriatico trident : Jonas Vingegaard has added his name to the Tirenno-Adriatico prize list. The Dane largely won on the 5th and 6th stages of the “Course des deux mers”, the most difficult. He therefore logically raised the Trident traditionally given to the winner.
- Matteo Jorgenson, winner of Paris-Nice: Matteo Jorgenson became the third American in history to win Paris-Nice by beating, just a stone’s throw from his home, the big Belgian favorite Remco Evenepoel who consoled himself with a stage victory on the Promenade des Anglais.
- Verstappen and Red Bull still untouchable: triple world champion Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix hands down ahead of his Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez on Saturday at the Jeddah urban circuit.
- Anthony Davis record : Anthony Davis made history with the Lakers on Sunday by becoming the first player to surpass the marks of 25 points, 25 rebounds and five steals in a game. The 2.08 m pivot was the key man in the Lakers’ 120-109 victory over Minnesota, which was aiming for first place in the Western Conference and ultimately slipping to third.
- Benoit Saint Denis KO : rising value of MMA, the Frenchman Benoît Saint Denis suffered a setback by being knocked out by the experienced American Dustin Poirier on Saturday during UFC 299 in Miami. The Frenchman, who seemed to dominate the fight, had a violent end in the 2nd round (out of 5), knocked to the ground with a hook before being finished off with a right, leaving him on the ground, bleeding, under cheers. of the public, won over to his opponent.
OM continues its momentum, PSG stalls again
The victories keep coming for Jean-Louis Gasset’s OM – two in the Europa League and three in Ligue 1, where the ranking of the Marseillais, still undefeated this season at the Vélodrome, is gradually becoming more presentable. The idyll continued with a new victory at the end of the 25th day thanks to a double from the inevitable Aubameyang against Nantes (2-0).
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Launched towards the quarters of the Champions League, Paris SG, however, continues to slip in Ligue 1 with a third consecutive draw, against Reims (2-2) at the Parc des Princes. The Parisians, however, maintain a cushion of 10 points over Brest, beaten 1-0 in Lens on Saturday.
Liverpool and Manchester City neutralize each other, Arsenal remains leader
Liverpool and Manchester City fought a fierce battle on Sunday but without a winner (1-1), except for Arsenal who retains the lead in the championship ten days from the end.
At home, the Reds were led by a goal from John Stones (23rd, 0-1) but they recovered on a penalty from Alexis Mac Allister (50th, 1-1), reproducing the scenario and the score of the first leg .
The sharing of points suits Arsenal, winners the day before over Brentford (2-1), and who have the same total as Liverpool after 28 days, but have a more favorable goal difference.
Three-time reigning English champions Manchester City are third with 63 points, one less than them.
AC Milan dislodges Juventus from runners-up place
AC Milan is Inter’s new runner-up after their victory against Empoli (1-0) and Juventus’ draw against Atalanta (2-2). Milan dislodged Juventus Turin from 2nd place thanks to a goal in the 40th minute from a shot by Christian Pulisic, deflected by an Empoli defender into his own goal.
AC Milan now has 59 points, sixteen less than Inter Milan, victorious the day before in Bologna (1-0) and well on their way to winning their 20th league title, but one more than Juventus, in full doubt . Against Atalanta, they thought they had done the hardest part by responding to Teun Koopmeiners’ opener (35th), scoring twice in four minutes in the second half. But the Dutch striker, coveted by Juve, put the two teams back to back by taking advantage of yet another defensive error by the Piedmontese team.
Since January 27, Juve has only won one championship match (3-2 against Frosinone) and has conceded three defeats and as many draws, only six points out of 21 possible.
Real Madrid returns to victory
After two draws, Real Madrid returned to success on Sunday by beating Celta Vigo (4-0) at home to maintain a comfortable lead over their competitors at the top of the Spanish championship.
Still leader with seven lengths ahead of Girona (2nd, 62 points) and eight ahead of its great rival FC Barcelona (3rd, 61 points), Real (69 pts) is now ahead of its neighbor Atlético (4th, 55 points). ).
On Friday, FC Barcelona suffered to win 1-0 against Mallorca at Montjuic.
Bayer Leverkusen trotting towards the league title
Once again in numerical superiority for more than an hour, Bayer Leverkusen continued its impressive flawless performance this season, dominating Sunday evening Wolfsburg (2-0) in its BayArena, taking another step towards a first title of champion.
Nine days before the end of the 2023/24 financial year, Bayer Leverkusen is ten points ahead of Bayern Munich, who are regaining some color after a catastrophic month of February which made them lose contact with the leader (4 points out of 12 possible when Leverkusen took the maximum). The Bavarians posted an 8-1 home showing against Mainz.
In this final sprint, Xabi Alonso’s men thus have three jokers to seek a first German championship title, and put an end to eleven consecutive seasons of Bavarian hegemony over German football.
The rebirth of the Aubameyang panther
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now the top scorer in the history of the Europa League. At 34, the Franco-Gabonese carries the attack of OM and allows him to dream, in Europe as in Ligue 1. A return to the forefront after a complicated spell at Chelsea.
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Matteo Jorgenson became the third American to win Paris-Nice. His joy was palpable upon arrival in Nice, where he lives. © Thomas Samson, AFP
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