Nice - Brest, a shock of goalscorers
For this Nice - Brest, beware… danger can come from anywhere. Maybe even more than elsewhere. Why ? Quite simply because Nice is the team with the highest number of different scorers this season in L1 (15). And the OGCN is ahead… the promoted Breton who has seen 13 of his players score at least once in this championship (like PSG, Amiens and Strasbourg).
Metz and Nîmes, two misclassified who rebel
Badly on board at the time of the winter break, two clubs at the bottom of the table are raising the bar dramatically on the return phase of the championship. We think of promoted Messin who took 11 points in 6 games. Or the 4th assessment of L1 since the 20th day. But another unexpected formation makes it even stronger. Nîmes garnered 15 points over these 6 return matches. It is simply the best total of points over this period. Even better than PSG or OM (14 points each on the return phase).
Lyon, worst record for 23 years
The same cannot be said of Lyon, which still cannot manage to make a series of positive results in L1 this season. Result: the formation of Jean-Michel Aulas garnered only 34 points after the first 25 days of the championship. What constitutes the worst total of the club at this stage of the competition since 1996/1997. At the time, 23 years ago, the team was, at the same time, at 33 units and had finished in 8th place.
The unthinkable recovery of Monaco
Monaco still fighting for the podium. Who would have dared to imagine it in early February? When the ASM was 11 lengths from third place in the championship. Three days later, the Principality club achieved a series of 3 consecutive victories in L1. Which had not happened to him since May 2018. And now there are Robert Moreno's men only 3 points from Rennes, still third. With 13 more games still to go and in particular a trip to the Breton club during the last championship meeting, all Monaco supporters can believe in this little miracle.
Slimani's goal against Montpellier
Angers, Stéphane Moulin's worst period
For three weeks, the SCO has been going through a very delicate sporting period. Indeed, the Angevins have lost each of their last 5 matches in all competitions. Such a negative streak hadn't happened to them for a long time. Long before taking office as coach of Stéphane Moulin. For that, it was necessary to go back to January - February 2004. 16 years ago. At the time, Angers was playing in Ligue 2.
Nolan Roux, the lucky charm
Landed in Nîmes during the month of January, Nolan Roux has had a start of experience in the ideal Gard. If he managed to score from his second meeting in his new jersey, it is something else that attracts attention. The former Guingamp striker has, in fact, only experienced victory since his arrival at the Crocos. He disputed 4 meetings which thus resulted in 4 successes. A probably anecdotal observation that will not last long. But rather fun to emphasize.
Corners, the new weapon of PSG
By far the best attack in the championship with 67 goals scored since the start of the season, PSG seemed less comfortable on a specific phase of play. Offensive corners. Thomas Tuchel's men had scored only 3 times in this way on his first 63 league achievements this season. All in all, quite a bit. But in Amiens, Paris seemed to have a click. Of his 4 goals scored in Picardy, 3 were scored following a corner.
3 - Paris in Ligue 1 this season:
3 of the last 4 goals following a corner
❄️ 3 goals from the first 63 following a corner
Weapon? ⚔️@PSG_insidepic.twitter.com/ugGisEW1eI
Behind the scenes of the 4-4 draw between Amiens and PSG
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