By Thomas Le Bourdelles
Published 2 hours ago, Updated now
The winning penalty signed Maitland-Niles. Elyxandro CEGARRA / Elyxandro Cegarra / Panoramic
European clubs being exempt, 6 championship matches took place during this 29th day.
20 is the number of goals scored during this 29th day of the championship. Only 6 matches were played. The European clubs (PSG, OM and Lille) who will play their quarter-finals this week against Barcelona, Benfica and Aston Villa respectively have seen their matches postponed to a later date. This day was marked by the defeats of Lens and Rennes and by the prolific Lyon-Brest in the closing match.
A double from Mikautadze brings down Lens
FC Metz, penultimate in the League before this 29th day of Ligue 1, won this Friday at home against Lens (2-1), who is dropping points in the race for Europe. The Northerners had however opened the scoring through Florian Sotoca from the penalty spot (13th), but Georges Mikautadze then scored a double (34th, 45th+2) to offer victory to the Garnets.
The latter, deprived of playing time at Ajax Amsterdam, took a few matches before getting into working order. But his level regained, we quickly understood that he was the best player on the field this Friday evening. He improved every ball he touched. Metez led, it is he who will give some momentum to an amorphous team (33rd) since the opening of the Lensoise score (11th). Ten minutes later, he enhanced Kévin N’Doram’s recovery to beat Samba with a sublime dive (45th).
Rennes definitely can’t do it anymore
Never two without three. Reinvigorated after the appointment of Julien Stéphan, the Rennais suffered a third defeat in a row in the league this Saturday, against Toulouse (1-2), during the 29th day of Ligue 1. The fourth consecutive setback for the Bretons, counting the one against PSG, in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, despite another great performance from Dérisé Doué.
Like last week in Monaco (1-0), he was the one and only Rennes danger. A true free spirit for Julien Stéphan, the young midfielder put his team on the right track. In the 20th minute of play, he played alone against the Toulouse defense before adjusting Remains to open the score. Lonely, number 33 monopolized the ball (76 balls touched).
Lyon offers Brest
This Sunday evening ended in a very beautiful way. Seven goals, two reds, reversals galore, tension… Lyonnais and Brestois had a great time this Sunday, during the 29th day of Ligue 1. A meeting in which the Gones finally emerged victorious (4-3) thanks to a penalty from Maitland-Niles in the… 106th minute of play.
SEE ALSO – All the goals from Lyon’s incredible victory against Brest on April 14 (4-3)
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Pierre Sage’s players led 1-0 at the break thanks to Tolisso, before seeing the Bretons take control with a burst of three goals in eight minutes, a goal from Mounié and a double from Del Castillo. Lacazette and Tagliafico brought OL back up to speed, before the expulsions of Tagliafico and Lees-Melou at the end of the game, as the temperature rose sharply. In the end, Bizot collided with Lacazette, giving Lyon a penalty at the end of added time. Penalty that Lacazette, injured, was unable to execute. Maitland-Niles did it.
In the other matches, Strabourg crushed Reims (3-1), Nantes offered Le Havre in this meeting for maintenance (1-0) and Clermont, bottom red, and Montpellier parted as good friends (1- 1).
