Continuation of the 16th day of Ligue 1 with the traditional 3 p.m. multiplex and three posters. The first took place at the Bollaert stadium with RC Lens hosting Toulouse. The Sang et Or, who are experiencing a very turbulent start to the year behind the scenes, hoped to take the three points to dream of a crazy race in Europe until the end of the season. For the occasion, Will Still's team was deprived of Brice Samba, captain at the start of the season, and now removed from the group after his desire to leave for Rennes. Khusanov was suspended for what looks like the last few weeks in Lens.
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Starting in goal, Hervé Koffi was closely scrutinized in this match. And the Burkinabe international responded quickly in this match by winning head to head in front of Aboukhlal. On the other side, Guillaume Restes also made some decisive saves. After a balanced first act, the match turned around on the hour mark. Freshly entered into play, Pereira Da Costa was excluded (thanks to the intervention of the VAR) after a big blow on Djibril Sidibé. Ten minutes later, in numerical superiority, TFC obtained a penalty. Aboukhlal, who had obtained it, did not tremble to open the scoring and give victory to his team (1-0, 71st) since the score will no longer change.
Angers gets a breath of fresh air
In the other matches of the day, Strasbourg, 13th, took to the Auxerre pitch with the desire to take points to start a series and move away from the red zone for good. At the end of a complicated match, this was the case. Complicated, because Auxerre opened the scoring in this meeting through Hamed Junior Traore. But the equalizer in added time of the first period thanks to a penalty from Habib Diarra changed everything. Returning from the locker room, it was young Felix Lemarechal who gave his team the lead before Emegha sealed the victory in the final minutes (3-1). With this success, Strasbourg moves up to 10th place just behind its evening opponent.
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Finally, in the last match, Angers achieved the very good deal of the day. Against Brest, Alexandre Dujeux's men took three points thanks to a goal from Lepaul at the start of the match. Ibrahima Niane ensured success after added time (2-0) and helped Angers get out of the red zone. With now 16 points, Angers is 14th in Ligue 1 and therefore sends Nantes, which has one point less, to the play-off place. Saint-Etienne is also in great danger. The race to maintain will once again be very exciting this year.
Pub. the 05/01/2025 17:01
– UPDATE 05/01/2025 17:30
