After the relapse (3-0) of OM in Nice on Saturday, the Ligue 1 matches played this Sunday afternoon allowed Lens and Montpellier to position themselves for Europe.
Status quo on the other hand at the bottom of the ranking where Nantes and Lorient could not decide.
Lens can dream of Europe
The Haise gang continues to impress.
The promoted Lensois signed a 9th game in a row without defeat by winning in Strasbourg (2-1) thanks to goals from Haidara and Fofana.
Fifth, Lens leaves OM at three points and pursues their dream of qualifying for the Europa Conference League.
But his schedule promises to be very generous with the top four in the standings on the menu for the last eight games.
“We continue to move forward, welcomes Haise.
We were obviously not expected at this level.
It's a pleasure to be there, we have to appreciate it, that all the people of Lens appreciate.
We're going to have a nice home stretch to play.
"
Laurienté punished Nantes
In a capital duel for the maintenance against Lorient, Nantes did not succeed in making fruitful its exploit of last Sunday at PSG (2-1).
Scorer and very prominent at the Parc des Princes, Randal Kolo Muani had nevertheless opened the scoring in the 3rd minute.
The international hope, native of Bondy and passed by Torcy, scores his 5th goal of the season.
But by dint of retreating and curling the correctional (penalty and goal refused for Lorient), Antoine Kombouaré's team was punished at the end of the match.
Involved in 4 goals in his last 4 Ligue 1 games, Arnaud Laurienté, scored a masterful free kick from 40 m (1-1, 90th).
While Nantes had the opportunity to get out of the red zone, the formation remains 18th with one point behind Lorient (17th).
Dijon continues the sad records and goes to Ligue 2
Beaten by Reims (0-1), the red lantern has still not won a match this season in its Gaston-Gérard stadium.
A sad record.
On the razor's edge for several seasons, Dijon is almost in Ligue 2 after this… 10th defeat in a row.
On the Reims side, Boulaye Dia, scored his 13th goal of the season.
The former electrician from Jura Sud (N2) thus erases ten famine matches.
Reims are now undefeated for 5 matches.
Laborde, remembers the good memories of Bordeaux
Faced with a Bordeaux team undermined by internal conflicts and which does not really breathe serenity on the ground, Montpellier has returned to the race for Europe after having slowed down in recent weeks (3 draws).
Bordeaux where Jean-Louis Gasset, disappointed by the turn of events, is not sure of staying next season, is stuck in 13th place.
If the South Korean Hwang opened the scoring (0-1, 28th), Montpellier quickly reacted thanks to Sambia (1-1, 35th), Laborde (2-1, 58th) and Mavididi (3-1, 69th) .
Well served by his friend Andy Delort, Laborde scored his 10th goal of the season on a nice volley.
It is also the 4th of his career against Bordeaux, his training club where he never had a chance.
No goal in Brest
It's rare enough to be stressed.
This season, the Stade Brestois matches offered the most goals in L1.
But Brest was hooked by Angers (0-0) who could even have opened the scoring in the first period.