Ligue 1: Montpellier goes off the rails, Clermont delights… What to remember from Sunday’s matches

This afternoon, Lille and Clermont beat Troyes (5-1) and Angers (2-1) respectively, while Montpellier, no longer advancing in the standings, lost again in a tight match “Nantes” (0:3). For its part, Brest still has not won a victory after the return of the truce due to the World Cup (1:1). Here is a summary of today’s matches.

Performance of the day: Clermont doesn’t stop

The World Cup went in favor of Auvergne. After two victories over Lyon (0:1) and Rennes (2:1), they beat Angers with a surface goal by Elbasan Rashani and a header by Neto Borges (2:1). This is a historic success for the club as they have won three consecutive Ligue 1 matches for the first time in their history.

The Clermontois sit eighth in the standings, just six points behind Monaco, the symbol of European qualification, fifth. Enough to give yourself the right to dream, even if the goal of Pascal Gastien’s people remains maintenance.

Anger of the day: interrupted match between Montpellier and Nantes

After a slap in the face against Nice (6:1), the Montpelliers were furiously greeted by the fans present at the Mosson stadium. Confronting Nantes, Bute Payade released two vengeful banners against players with very bad taste.

In this tumultuous atmosphere, the match was stopped for a quarter of an hour after Hérault’s supporters threw smoke bombs behind Omlin’s cage (17th) under the dumbfounded gaze of President Laurent Nicollin. And as the bad news piles up, Montpellier reduced to 10 after expelling Khazri before half-time (42nd), then to nine with Wahi (69th), lost to the Canary Islands (0-3) on goals Girotto (45th place). + 13), Mostafa Mohamed (81st) and Blas (84th).

Player: Mohamed Baio answers the audience

Mohamed Baio, criticized for the first time since mid-August for disciplinary problems, had fun with Troyes, scoring a good double (5:1). The former Clermont striker opened the scoring with a cross right (16th) and then scored the third goal of the game (47th). “I kept working. Everyone saw that the situation was difficult, that I was playing at the end of the match. I knew that if I had a moment, I would have to seize it. Today I succeeded,” he explained into the microphone “Prime Video”.

And not only did he shine. Also in the celebration were fellow striker Jonathan David, who also made the gunpowder speak twice (45+2, 88th), and Virginius (75th).

Stop of the day: Nice finds no fault against Reims

After his completely crazy first match against Montpellier (6-1), Didier Digard had to go on against Reims to hope to get closer to European places. Well-received by Remois, Nisua lost 0-0 and remain in 10th place in the standings, nine points behind Monaco, fifth. Clumsily in front of the net (six shots, four on target), the Aiglons faced a very good Yevann Diouf, the author of four decisive saves.

Counterperf: Brest stuck in a quagmire

Under the leadership of Eric Roy, Stud Brestois have not yet won Ligue 1 since the end of the World Cup. After two defeats against Lyon (2:4) and Monaco (0:1) and a draw with Lille, Franck Honora’s teammates still have not returned to success against Toulouse (1:1). Having opened the scoring thanks to Steve Munier (18th place), Brest conceded Abukhlal (65th place), who equalized the score, from a corner.

Brestois did not take advantage of their maintenance rival Auxerre’s misstep and remain in 18th place in the standings.