Ligue 1 – The Donnarumma wall, OL’s efficiency, Delort’s disappointment … The tops and flops of the 30th day

Tops :

• Angers put an end to their interminable series of defeats

Sparse stands, an ex-presidency in turmoil… The context was particularly tense for the SCO of Angers when they received Lille. Totally lost in the first half, the Angevins recovered perfectly in the second act until a decisive 84th minute when Halid Sabanovic followed a slowed down shot from Adrien Hunou to push the ball into the back of the net. A saving goal which came to offer a first success (1-0) since last September at the SCO. As a direct consequence, the record for the longest series without a win in Ligue 1 held by Arles-Avignon since the 2020-2021 season (23 matches) will not be beaten by the Angevins.

• The Donnarumma wall back

Totally impassable. If Paris Saint-Germain and its goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had had a lot of trouble achieving clean sheets lately, the one against OGC Nice is an example of its kind (0-2). Out of 21 shots attempted, the Aiglons scored 7, all of which came out in the most beautiful way by the Italian goalkeeper of PSG. Moffi, Pepe twice, then Ndayishimiye have each come up against the Parisian goalkeeper who has certainly achieved one of the best performances of his season.

Against Rennes this Sunday (3-1), Olympique Lyonnais woke up in the second half to turn the situation around. In twenty minutes (60th, 68th and 79th), Laurent Blanc’s men went for a success. And the Lyonnais scored three goals… on their three shots on target in the game. A clear strike from the right of Corentin Tolisso, a volley from Alexandre Lacazette and a finish from Bradley Barcola were enough to plant. One word: efficiency.

Led to the score for the third time under the mandate of Will Still, the Stade de Reims once again saved the furniture, Sunday at Auguste-Delaune against Brest (1-1). While the Finisteriens, in the lead after the early goal of Pierre Lees-Melou (6th), had the opportunities to widen the gap in the first period, the Champenois knew how to round their backs, and take advantage of their domination in the game. to come back at the very end of the game (Balogun sp, 90th+2). Returned from the dead each time with Will Still on the Reims bench, the Champagne club, faithful to its offensive philosophy, pushed into additional time to clinch victory on the wire, even if it meant wiping out the ultimate cold sweats on a last screening in Brest. Character… and panache.

Flops :

• End of away series for OM… at the wrong time

After eight consecutive victories away from home, Olympique de Marseille broke their streak in Lorient (0-0). Especially since usually, the Moustoir is particularly successful for the Marseillais. But this Sunday evening, Igor Tudor’s men were not inspired (2 shots on target) and let two points slip away in the final sprint. Enough to leave RC Lens only second and waste another opportunity to put pressure on PSG.

By losing at home, against Clermont (0-2), the ESTAC players have sunk a little deeper and are heading straight for Ligue 2. Troyes, which has not won since January 2 , continues to sink. And the worst is that the reactions are non-existent. “I don’t care, I have 38 years, my career is done. I don’t even know if I’m sad for players who give up like that, for the rest of their careers“, launched Adil Rami, completely annoyed, at the microphone of Prime Video.

• Rennes, 45 minutes then the disaster

By conceding another defeat against OL (3-1), Stade Rennais was not reassured in the race for Europe. Especially since Bruno Genesio’s men had started the game well and were leading 1-0 at halftime, before sinking. “We have a catastrophic second half. It’s scandalous and far from the values ​​of Stade Rennais. Today it’s not a system problem, it’s a mindset problem. We can only be worried“, released Olivier Cloarec, the president of the club, annoyed at the microphone of Ouest-France.

• Delort, the spell is definitely broken

The romance between Andy Delort and FC Nantes may never see the light of day. Once again borrowed in the jersey of the Canaries, the Algerian international did not weigh on the defense of AS Monaco (2-2), and had to give up his place at the hour of play, under fed whistles of the public at La Beaujoire. An act of disenchantment which pushed Delort to return directly to the locker room, before resuming his place on the bench for the end of the match. Both on and off the field, Delort seems to have a hard time fitting in. This time, the fracture seems final.