It was Le Havre which opened the ball at 3 p.m. this Sunday. Just behind the Greens in the standings, Le Havre could come back to within one point of Eirik Horneland’s players in the event of a victory. It was off to a good start for them with André Ayew opening the score with a header following a mix-up in the area. However, Lens recovered in the first half thanks to Koyalipou. Heading is definitely in the spotlight in this meeting, Machado takes a perfect cross from Frankowski in the second half to overthrow Le Havre. Nothing more will be scored until the end of the match and the Greens maintain a four-point lead over Le Havre before their trip to the Parc des Princes this Sunday evening, at 8:45 p.m., to challenge Paris Saint-Germain.
It is not good to play at home this Sunday, Strasbourg won on the pitch of Toulouse FC (1-2). In the match of fear, Montpellier sank against Angers (1-3). The Montpellier residents finished the match at 9 against 11 after two exclusions.
The results of the 17th day of Ligue 1:
- Nantes 2-2 Monaco
- Auxerre 0-0 Lille
- Brest 2-1 Lyon
- Reims 2-4 Nice
- Rennes 1-2 Marseille
- Le Havre 1-2 Lens
- Montpellier 1-3 Angers
- Toulouse 1-2 Strasbourg
- Paris Saint-Germain – ASSE
The provisional ranking: