Paris-The striker Evann Guessand scored a goal and issued a decisive pass to Mohamed-Ali Cho, allowing Nice to win 2-0 against Marseille and to climb in fourth place in Ligue 1, Sunday.
This defeat comes to tarnish the attempt by Marseille, second in the standings, reduce the gap with the leader, Paris Saint-Germain, which is ten points ahead. Nice accuses a delay on Monaco, third, and four points in Marseille, which records its fourth defeat of the season.
The evening was difficult for Marseille, whose attack did not find its bearings and whose defense, again in difficulty, conceded a avoidable goal from the seventh minute.
Lilian Brassier lost the ball recklessly near the midfielder. After recovering it, he had the leather stewed by Guessand, who faucilé before delicately deflecting the ball over goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli, while Brassier tried to prevent him from crossing the line.
The second goal intervened in the 51st minute, Guessand having brilliantly controlled the ball of the chest and advanced with power to the edge of the penalty area to pass to Cho, which finished with precision in the lower right corner.
Previously, striker Othmane Maamma, who came into play, had scored the decisive goal allowing Montpellier to win 2-1 in Toulouse, leaving them from the last position in the ranking.
The 19 -year -old placed a whim on a specific center in the creative midfielder Téji Savanier in the 83rd minute.
The Middle Cristian Casseres had given the advantage to Toulouse in the 59th minute, but the central defender Modibo Sagnan equalized three minutes later for Montpellier.
This consecutive victory propels Montpellier to 17th place in the ranking of 18 teams, thus relegating Le Havre in the last position.
-Other results of a day poor in goals
Lens, seventh in the standings, beat Angers 1-0 at home, with Facundo Medina offering a decisive pass to the Polish winger Przemyslaw Frankowski for the only goal of the match shortly after half.
In addition, the imposing striker Ludovic Ajorque scored for Brest, eighth, who won 1-0 in Le Havre, restoring confidence to his team before meeting Real Madrid on Wednesday in the last group game of the Champions League.
On this day marked by few achievements, Mostafa Mohamed Salvé Nantes by scoring at the last minute for a 1-1 draw at home against Lyon.
The goalscorer Ernest Nuamah had opened the scoring for Lyon in the 10th minute by taking over a center of Nicolás Tagliafico, former left back of Argentina, in front of the former Lyonnais goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.
PSG remains undefeated but was held in check at home by Reims on a score of 1-1 on Saturday, with the new asset Khvicha Kvaratskhelia behind the PSG goal for its first match.
Points to remember
– Nice achieves great performance by winning against Marseille.
– Marseille defense showed a persistent vulnerability, conceding a goal from the first minutes.
– Evann Guessand, with a goal and a decisive pass, asserts himself as a key figure of the Nice team.
– Montpellier experienced a renewed hope with his victory against Toulouse, leaving the relegation zone.
– PSG remains away from defeats, but must pay attention to its performance against other teams.
The meeting between Nice and Marseille illustrates well the dynamics in progress in the championship. As we approach the end of the first half of the season, the results tend to crystallize the strengths and weaknesses of each team. While Nice seems to find its bearings, the pressure rises in Marseille to straighten the bar. The teams in the middle of the ranking, like Montpellier, fight to stay afloat and should continue to fight for each precious point. How will the teams adapt to the approach of the winter break and January transfers?
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