Ligue 1: Monaco and Lens do not ease the pressure on OM

Monaco is not slowing down, Lance is coming alive, and here is Marseille under pressure. ACM scored a fourth victory in a row, going on to win in Brest (2-1) and thus steals the second place from OM. Before the match with Toulouse this Sunday evening (20:45), the Olympians are one point behind the Monegasques, but earlier they were joined by RCL, who won in Nantes (3: 1).

Igor Tudor’s men probably thought they could raise their heads, given the difficult position of Paris Saint-Germain with ten minutes left in the game against Lille. Finally, Lionel Messi allowed PSG to lead Marseille by eight points. Therefore, the latter must watch their backs and protect their dolphin costume from TFC.

During the multiplex at 15:00 AS Monaco was carried by its defender Chrislen Matsima. Axial by profession, he was positioned in the right rank by Philippe Clement, held back by numerous absentees in his rearguard. The young Monegasque (20) featured in Alexander Golovin’s debut (40th) gave the decisive pass to Miron Boad (73rd) to take ACM to safety. The Bretons worried the Rocher club late in the match with a late goal from Jérémy Le Doiron, but Alexandre Nubel and his teammates held on.

Lens victory after four unsuccessful matches

Later in the afternoon, Lens checked off the hour mark against the Canary Islands. Daver Machado (34th) and Adrien Thomasson (36th) thought they were making a break, but Florent Mollet answered almost immediately (2-1, 40th). Charles Traore’s own goal allowed the Artesians to take a breath in the second half (74th) and return the taste of victory to fans of blood and gold, who had been deprived of success for four games in Ligue 1.

On other pitches, Rennes also found a smile, dominating Clermont 2-0 thanks to a brace from ex-Parisian Arnaud Calimuendo. Lorient beat “Ajaccio” (3:0) big, finally, “Montpellier” returned the short success of Troyes (1:0).