After the great success of RC Lens on the pitch in Toulouse this Friday (0-3), discover what caught the attention of the editorial staff for this first match of the 17th day of Ligue 1.
TOPS
Lens autumn champion
With this new victory, the Lensois ensure themselves of being fall champions on the 17th day. Currently at 40 points, the Sang et Or are putting pressure on their Parisian competitors (36 points), who must win against Paris FC to stay in the race. This large victory against TFC (0-3) allows the Lensois to continue their series which is now 7 consecutive successes in Ligue 1.
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Thomasson a cartridge
Even if the Lens victory is due to the entire team, there is one player who stands out a little more than the others this evening… Adrien Thomasson. The Lensois captain first allowed his team to take the break. In the 85th minute, he scored the 2-0 goal. He first recovered the ball before giving it to a partner who crossed to Fofana. The Frenchman tries his luck but comes up against Guillaume Restes. Thomasson then recovers the ball and just has to finish. On the third goal, it will also be decisive (90+5). It is he who throws Ganiou in depth so that he scores his second goal with the Lens jersey.
Toulouse combative despite everything
Despite the debacle, Toulouse were combative throughout the match. Quickly reduced to ten, from the 23rd minute of play, the TFC put the Lensois leader in difficulty before cracking at the end of the match. Very solid defensively until the first goal (57th), Toulouse had a little more difficulty being dangerous offensively. Even after the opening score, the Violets will continue to push the Sang et Or. At the end of the match, they crack and concede two goals in ten minutes (85th, 90th +5).
FLOPS
Emersonn leads the match
It’s a fact of play that will completely change the match. The Toulouse team had started the first period well and put the Lensois leader in difficulty… but their striker Emersonn was going to ruin their match. In the 23rd minute, the Brazilian made an “attacker’s tackle”. He is behind Odsonne Édouard and makes a nasty gesture right in front of the referee’s eyes. Red card. Carles Martinez Novell, the Toulouse coach, is then forced to change all his plans. He who was banking on offensives centered around Emersonn, is forced to review his entire strategy.
Sidibé goes out on a stretcher
This is the bad image of this end of the match. Former French international and world champion, Djibril Sidibé, was taken out on a stretcher at the end of the match. The Toulouse defender received a blow to the head while defending Ganiou’s goal in the 90th +5. He will remain on the ground for four long minutes before the medical team brings a stretcher. Sidibé, unable to get up, will then be evacuated on a stretcher in the 90th + 13, to the applause of the Stadium.
