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The XV of France regales, Ogier king of the world, the OL-OM shipwreck ... The Tops and Flops of the sports weekend

2021-11-22T01:33:59.612Z


DECRYPTION - Find the Tops and Flops of the sports weekend awarded by the sports editorial staff of Le Figaro.


TOPS

The XV of France breaks the records


21 years that the Blues had not beaten the All Blacks on French soil.

Twelve years, and 14 defeats, since the last French victory, in 2009 in Dunedin.

These black series all ended on Saturday night (40-25) in a molten Stade de France.

With, by the way, a new record: the largest gap in favor of the Blues in the history of the confrontations between these two teams (+ 15).

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The XV of France became the first team to beat the All Blacks three times by scoring 40 points or more (43-31 in 1999, 42-33 in 2000).

Better than the ancestral rivals of New Zealanders, South Africa and Australia.

Hats off to the Blues!

Read alsoXV de France: autopsy of a newfound ambition

Alpine, the big blow


25 points in the bag.

Difficult to do better for the French brand.

Third at the end of this Grand Prix of Qatar, won this Sunday by Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso gives Alpine a second podium this season, after Esteban Ocon's victory in Hungary, and returns to the box for the first time since… 2014 A real performance.

Fifth, Ocon validates the excellent weekend of the blue cars which made the hole in the fifth place in the standings of the manufacturers on Alpha Tauri.

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The Mahut-Herbert duo offers a second Masters in doubles


Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut end the year 2021 in the most beautiful way.

Opposed to the pair Rajeev Ram-Joe Salisbury, seeded number 2, against whom they had lost in pools, the French took their revenge at the best of times to win the Masters for the second time after 2019. The two friends thus conclude. brilliantly a season where they will also have won the Roland-Garros tournament together.

Here is the disappointment born of their elimination in the first round of the Olympics evacuated.

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Sébastien Ogier's big 8


Arrived in a favorable position at Monza, the scene of the last round of the WRC, Sébastien Ogier gleaned his eighth world champion title with the manner.

By winning his 54th rally (168 starts), the Gapençais has offered a grand finale with his loyal co-driver Julien Ingrassia, who will retire next year.

It is also him that the eight-time world champion, moved to tears, wished to highlight.

Because if he should not go for the nine crowns of Sébastien Loeb, Ogier will still participate in a few rallies next year, with a new co-driver.

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Zverev ends the year on a high note


Signed Alexander Zverev. Winner of Daniil Medvedev on Sunday (6-4 6-4) in Turin, in the Masters final, the German won his second coronation at the Masters tournament after 2018. Conclusion in the form of an apotheosis after a prolific year for the Olympic champion from Tokyo, Zverev, who lifted six trophies in 2021. “

It's really special for me, I'm really delighted. There is no better way to end the season. I can't wait to start the next one

”, he declared just after his triumph, he who is now at the head of a collection of 19 titles. “

I showed that I can win in the different levels (of tournaments). I'm just missing one,

”Zverev added, referring to a Grand Slam.

Read alsoWinner of Medvedev in the final, Zverev wins his second Masters

FLOPS

OL-OM, the sinking


French football hit rock bottom on Sunday night. As too often since the start of the season, Ligue 1 has lived a dark evening, with new overflows and in this case a bottle that touched the head of Marseille captain Dimitri Payet during the closing shock of the 14th day between OM and Lyon, at Groupama Stadium. An isolated act will say Mr. Aulas. Yes, except that said Payet had already been subjected to projectile jets just before that ... After almost two hours of palaver, confusion on all floors, untimely and contradictory statements from the Professional Football League, the prefecture or well of the two clubs, and even of the referee Ruddy Buquet, the meeting, which one has a time believed that it was going to resume, was finally stopped.

Read alsoOL-OM: chronology of a grotesque evening where French football has hit rock bottom

The only good news is that Payet is not seriously injured.

The championship of France, the east.

Deeply.

Severely.

Everyone is going to have to look at themselves in the mirror.

The supporters, the clubs, the LFP.

The situation is serious.

It is necessary to act, quickly, strongly, if possible before a tragedy is to be deplored on or around the grounds.

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The rout too much for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer


The new rout of Manchester United, slapped at Watford on Saturday (4-1), was right to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Untenable for several weeks, the position of the Norwegian manager has become inextricable the day after this debacle against a promoted.

Unable to impose a real leg on the Red Devils since his appointment in March 2019, the former "Supersub" of Sir Alex Ferguson was sacked by the management of Mancun.

He left office without being able to offer MU any trophy.

Who to succeed him?

It will not be Zinedine Zidane, who repelled the English advances.

Read alsoPSG: Pochettino targeted (and interested?) By Manchester United, return of the Zidane rumor to Paris

For the South, winter is coming


The last weekend of the Southern Hemisphere Nations' tour of Europe turned sour. For the revenge of the final of the last World Cup, the South Africans were, on the wire (and unfairly), defeated 26-27 at Twickenham by England. Wales, fanny so far, also narrowly won, 29 to 28, against the Wallabies who will return to Australia with three defeats in as many tests (13-15 in Scotland; 15-32 in England ). And Saturday, New Zealand's turn to bow, more heavily, at the Stade de France, 40-25. If we look at the final results of the three leaders of the South, it is negative with four victories and six defeats in ten fall matches against the teams of the Six Nations Tournament. A small statistic confirms the trend. New Zealanders dohad more conceded a double failure on European soil (defeats in Dublin and Saint-Denis) since the season… 1934-1935. An 86-year-old record.

Read also Rugby: the All Blacks have lost their black magic

Dark Lens in Brest


Violent return to earth for RC Lens.

Enthusiastic runner-up to PSG at the dawn of the 14th day of Ligue 1, Racing was slapped on the lawn of the Stade Brestois (4-0).

Scattered by the envy and realism of the locals in the first period (3-0 MT), the Northerners never existed on Sunday.

A first for the band at Franck Haise, so catchy since the start of the season.

Especially at home, less on the move.

The reception of Angers next Friday will determine whether or not this rout in Brittany will leave traces.

Read alsoTops / Flops Brest-Lens: Faivre and Le Douaron are having a blast, Kalimuendo sees red

In the meantime, it's Nice, overthrowing winner in Clermont on Sunday (1-2), which takes advantage of this Lensois misstep to position itself as the dolphin of a PSG who won again ... without shining, Saturday, against Nantes (2-1).

There is an 11-point gap in the Ligue 1 standings between the Parisian leader and the Aiglons, before a clash between the two teams at the Parc des Princes, on December 1.

Read alsoPSG: the "MNM" begins to take shape

Source: lefigaro

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