Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Monday April 29, 2024 at 8:51 a.m.
Discover the main lessons from a 31st day of Ligue 1 marked by PSG’s new coronation, Lacazette in great form or Lorient sinking.
The best: PSG crowned for the 12th time
This time, it’s official. If the Parisians failed to beat Le Havre on Saturday evening, however snatching a draw in added time (3-3), they were crowned the next day, winning a record 12th title thanks to Monaco’s defeat in Lyon Sunday (2-3). But the party has been postponed, with Luis Enrique’s men still having to play the semi-finals of the Champions League and the final of the Coupe de France.
The flop: Lorient sinks
The descent into hell continues for the Merlus. Opposed to Toulouse on Saturday, Régis Le Bris’ men opened the scoring before collapsing in the last half hour (1-2). Beaten for the fifth consecutive time, the Lorientais are penultimate, with a single point ahead of the red lantern, Clermont, and now three points behind the play-off, Metz. They will also host the Auvergnats on a final day where everything could already be decided…
The best player: Lacazette, the essential
Decreased against PSG after his shock against the Brest goalkeeper, Alexandre Lacazette found form on Sunday, and was one of the great architects of the success of OL, now eighth, against Monaco (3-2). The Lyon captain scored his 16th goal of the season, his 50th since his return to his training club in the summer of 2022, and also delivered his first assist during this 2023-2024 financial year, on Malick Fofana’s winning goal.
The key numbers
40
Like the number of goals scored during this particularly prolific day during which all the clubs scored. Which hadn’t happened since the 1976-1977 season, no less!
11
Author of the equalizer with a nice header at the end of added time during PSG-Le Havre, Gonçalo Ramos confirmed that, despite reduced playing time, he was indeed a real scorer. The Portuguese now has 11 in Ligue 1, in 1273 minutes (14 starts, 12 appearances), or one goal every 115 minutes.
1
Brest will compete in a European competition for the very first time in its history. Thanks to their spectacular victory in Rennes (5-4), the third-placed Bretons are guaranteed to finish in the Top 6. It remains to be seen which European Cup they will compete in…
