Ligue 1. A question of confidence for Racing

Europe’s longest unbeaten streak evaporated this Tuesday in the heat of the incandescent and boiling pot of Anfield Road, on the banks of the Mersey where the Liverpool Reds never walk alone. The Mastiffs stumbled there during the 7^e day of the Champions League, but without ever losing their balance, while the expulsion of their defender Aïssa Mandi (59^e ) could have knocked them out.

14 matches in a row without defeat in Ligue 1

Ten against eleven, Bruno Genesio’s men even found the resources to equalize (1-1, 62^e ) by the inevitable Jonathan David (read elsewhere). They only finally folded on an unfortunate billiard shot: a Harvey Elliot rebound diverted by their Congolese international midfielder Ngal’ayel Mukau out of reach of a Lucas Chevalier caught…