Stronger Evann Guessand played a key role in the victory of Nice 2-0 against Marseille, scoring a goal and delivering a decisive pass to Mohamed-Ali Cho to help his team secure a crucial victory in French Ligue 1 on Sunday.
This result propels Nice to fourth place in the ranking, while the hopes of Marseille catch up with the leaders of the championship, Paris Saint-Germain, are again weakened. PSG currently occupies first place with 10 points ahead. Nice is now only a point in Monaco, third, while Marseille slips in the fourth position, thus undergoing its fourth defeat of the season.
Marseille experienced a disappointing outing, his attack missing from bite and his defense being again vulnerable, conceding an early goal from the seventh minute of the match. An awkward error from Lilian Brassier near the midfielder allowed Guessand to intercept the ball, which he then skillfully chipped over goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli, while Brassier tried in vain to clear the ball from the line.
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The second goal arrived in the 51st minute, when Guessand checked the ball expert on his chest. He then accelerated towards the edge of the penalty area and delivered a precise pass to Cho, which ended up in finesse in the lower right corner.
In another meeting, Othmane Maamma de Montpellier distinguished himself by scoring the decisive goal which led his team to a 2-1 victory against Toulouse, allowing Montpellier to get out of the last place in the ranking. Maamma marked a well placed head following a center of Téji Savanier in the 83rd minute.
Toulouse first opened the scoring thanks to Cristian Casseres in the 59th minute, but Montpellier quickly equalized three minutes later through the central defender Modibo Sagnan.
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This consecutive victory propels Montpellier to 17th place in this championship at 18 teams, relegating Le Havre to the last place.
In an afternoon with a low score in Ligue 1, Lens won a narrow 1-0 victory against Angers, Facundo Medina having attended Przemyslaw Frankowski for the only goal of the match shortly after half. Brest also managed to win 1-0 against Le Havre, thanks to a goal from Ludovic Ajorque, which gives them a boost of trust before their next match against Real Madrid in the final phase of the League of Champions.
In another meeting, Mostafa Mohamed saved a point for Nantes by scoring an equalizer in the last minutes for a score of 1-1 against Lyon. Lyon had opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a goal from Ernest Nuamah, who had converted a center of Nicolás Tagliafico.
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At the same time, Paris Saint-Germain maintained its invincibility, but was held in check 1-1 at home by Reims. In particular, the new recruit KHVICHA KVARETSKHELIA made its debut, offering the assist for the sole purpose of PSG in this match.
