Le Havre finally returned to victory, Sunday November 3, against Montpellier, still in crisis with eight defeats in ten matches (1-0). For its part, Auxerre largely defeated Rennes (4-0). The day before, Nice confirmed on Saturday November 2 by winning on the Brest pitch (1-0), after the victorious derby against Monaco (2-1).
PSG winner without shining
Thanks to a goal from Ousmane Dembélé (4e), its fifth in Ligue 1 this season, PSG won by a narrow header against Lens (1-0), Saturday November 2. Lens finished with ten men after the exclusion of Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov on the hour mark for a tackle on Achraf Hakimi.
Luis Enrique's team still suffered to win, lacking efficiency and conceding chances, even with numerical superiority. She put in a mixed performance before welcoming Atlético Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
“We lacked efficiency but it was a good match. We did the job before the Champions League match”commented the scorer Dembélé on the microphone of Canal+.
The Aiglons are starting a great dynamic
Third goal in three games for Evann Guessand (42e) who offered victory to OGC Nice (1-0) Saturday on the Brest lawn. Enough to allow the Niçois to start a good dynamic after their victory in the derby against Monaco (2-1). Previously they had three draws in the league and two defeats in the Europa League.
On the other hand, it is a setback for the Bretons, after a rebound in L1 and seven points taken out of nine, magnified by their excellent debut in the Champions League.
Surprise of the new C1 formula, ranked 5e out of 36 after the first three days, Brest goes to Prague to face Sparta on Wednesday.
Saint-Étienne fights back
At the bottom of the Ligue 1 standings, the Greens defeated Strasbourg on Saturday. Thanks to the achievements of Madé (51e) and Sissoko (78e), Saint-Étienne is fighting back to stay in touch in the rankings and not be left behind.
Montpellier still in the red
With Angers winning in Monaco (1-0) Friday 1is November and Saint-Étienne which won in Strasbourg (2-0) the next day, the MHSC had to win to stay in contact with the second part of the table.
A penalty from captain Abdoulaye Touré (73e) allowed the HAC, still penultimate, to win (1-0) and come back to within one point of remaining, after six defeats in a row.
“It's not good football but we wanted to take the three points, that's the main thingcommented Le Havre defender Gautier Lloris on the microphone of DAZN. We must use it as a starting point for the next matches. »
“Frankly it’s hard, said Montpellier defender Issiaga Sylla. But we have to continue working, the championship is still long. » Montpellier must quickly reverse the trend after suffering this eighth defeat in ten games.
This is an eighth defeat in ten matches for Montpellier. The second in a row since the change of coach in Montpellier and the arrival of Jean-Louis Gasset. He lost his first match against Toulouse (3-0), another competitor for maintenance.
Toulouse confirms in Reims
Téfécé beat Reims thanks to a gem of a lofted shot from Zakaria Aboukhlal (84e). Enough to confirm the good form of the moment for the club which signs a series of three matches without defeat.
Dark Rennes in Auxerre
AJA continues its good series with a third victory in a row. The Auxerrois largely won at home against Stade Rennais (4-0).
They were able to count on a double from midfielder Gaëtan Perrin (27e39e), a penalty converted by Sinayoko (65e) and a goal from Onaiwu in stoppage time (90e+ 2).
The Rennais are sinking a little further in the rankings. They failed to exploit their strong moments and conceded a fifth defeat this season.
