After the irrational Parisian rout on Saturday in Nantes, the good draw brought back by Lyon to Lens or the explosive Lille-Metz where Frédéric Antonetti and Sylvain Armand came to blows, following the 25th day of Ligue 1 with many meetings in the program.
The good move: Nice clings to the podium
In the heights of the Championship, the battle rages between Nice and Marseille, who are vying weekend after weekend for the place of runner-up to PSG.
If the Olympians were sure to keep it even before playing Clermont this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.), the Aiglons did what was necessary to put Jorge Sampaoli's players under pressure.
Tombeuse of Angers (1-0), the band of Christophe Galtier confirms that we will have to count on it until the end.
5th goal in Red and Black for @justinkluivert 🇳🇱🔴⚫️#OGCNice #OGCNSCO pic.twitter.com/2AcEwvMTPk
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) February 20, 2022
In form in recent weeks, Justin Kluivert has beaten Danijel Petkovic's (18th) hazardous outing for his 5th goal of the season (3 in L1, 2 in the Coupe de France), and allowed Nice to resume their march forward after two reverse.
OM are temporarily only one length away.
Angers, who lost Jimmy Cabot to injury (5th), stalled in 13th place after a fourth consecutive defeat.
The player: Guirassy, happy starter
Barred by a Laborde-Terrier duo who are working like thunder this season (12 goals each), more accustomed to chomping at the bit for 70 minutes before entering than starting in the Rennes attack, Serhou Guirassy had his chance this Saturday against Troyes (4-1).
Holder for the first time in Ligue 1 since September 19, the usual luxury substitute seized it with a bang, with a double in six minutes (14th, 20th).
His second of the season, after that registered against Bordeaux (6-0).
Rennes (5th), which had lost 6 of its last 9 Ligue 1 games (3 wins), is reassured in the wake of its 25-year-old striker.
Who does what it takes to scratch more playing time.
4 - Serhou Guirassy scored 4 doubles with Rennes in Ligue 1, only Alexander Frei (9) has more with the Breton club in the top flight in the 21st century.
Returning.
#SRFCESTAC pic.twitter.com/wueQ9sQdon
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) February 20, 2022
The spectacular draw: Strasbourg residents in artificer mode
What an attacking festival offers Strasbourg this season, second attack in the Championship behind Paris (48 goals) and the only team in the five major championships with Manchester City to have four different players with at least 7 goals (Ajorque, Gameiro, Diallo and Thomasson).
Moving on the lawn of Stéphanois in good shape, on a reassuring series of three consecutive victories, the Alsatians saw Habib Diallo strike again, and score his 9th goal of the season (1-1, 23rd).
Strasbourg (4th) was ultimately unable to bring back better than a draw in a somewhat crazy match (2-2), but returned to three points from the podium and from Nice.
Thanks to Riyad Boudebouz on an indirect free kick (1-0, 4th) and a well-placed Wahbi Khazri (2-2, 34th), the Greens of Pascal Dupraz temporarily go back to 16th place, more and more consistent in their maintenance mission .
The blow: Reims loses Ekitike
For Reims, what to remember from this afternoon: this point obtained by whipping against the catchy Brestois (1-1), or the injury of Hugo Ekitike?
Unfortunately, probably the second option, as the young striker (19 years old) is essential this season.
The French international U20 was already at 9 goals, but had to give up his place after probably slamming his thigh on a shot that hit the post of Marco Bizot (13th).
The Rémois, who already had nine absent at kick-off, really didn't need that.
Without Ekitike, and after the opener from Woud Faes (1-0, 4th), they finally conceded the equalizer from the promising Martin Satriano (1-1, 34th).
On loan from Inter Milan to Brest, the Uruguayan striker scored 3 goals in one week.
The day could have turned into a nightmare without the double save of Predrag Rajković on a penalty from Youcef Belaïli (53rd).
The Rémois (14th) had already had enough of the loss of their home scorer.
Martin Satriano 🇺🇾🔥#SDRSB29 (1-1) pic.twitter.com/JrDpWhQ4xa
— Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@Ligue1UberEats) February 20, 2022
The number: 3
With a cannon shot from the right (0-1, 56th), Téji Savanier did a lot of good in Montpellier, which put an end on the lawn of Lorient to a dirty spiral of 3 consecutive defeats in all competitions.
The Héraultais take advantage of this to go up to 9th place, and not to let the European wagon slip away too far.
