Ligue 1: Rennes boosted, Bordeaux desperate ... what to remember from the afternoon matches

After the draw between Saint-Étienne and Troyes (1-1) on Friday evening, the successes of Lens and Lille on Saturday and the sinking of PSG in Monaco (3-0) earlier in the day, the 29th day of Ligue 1 s continues this Sunday.

With in particular a distance duel for the podium between Rennes and Strasbourg.

Cardboard: Rennes blows up Metz

The best attack in Ligue 1 has been Rennes since this Sunday.

Bruno Genesio's men have made short work of Metz (6-1) and have established themselves as the best team in Ligue 1 in recent weeks with 18 goals scored in the last 5 games.

It was Martin Terrier who lit the first wick of the Breton fireworks with a double.

The former Lyonnais scored his 15th and 16th goals in Ligue 1 this season, enough to join Wissam Ben Yedder at the top of the scoring charts.

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The other strong man of this part is called Sehrou Guirassy, ​​author of a hat-trick, bringing his total to 8 achievements in the league.

Malian international Hamari Traoré also went there with his goal for a resounding success.

The reduction of the gap signed Mafouta remains anecdotal.

The flop: even at 11 against 9, Bordeaux can't do it

Nothing is going in favor of the Ligue 1 bottom side this season.

Except perhaps this Sunday with the expulsions of Nicolas Cozza and Mihailo Ristic on the Montpellier side.

For a whole half-time, the Girondins therefore played 11 against 9 in front of their public.

Problem, the men of David Guion were already led by 2 goals following the achievements of Wahi (11th) then Mollet (16th).

Especially since Albert Elis missed the penalty for the locals after the red card received by Cozza.

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The Matmut Atlantique public even witnessed an altercation between Benoît Costil and an ultra Bordeaux player at half-time which forced the stewards to intervene.

In the second half, the Girondins push but prove to be far too imprecise and lose 2-0 against the Héraultais.

Decidedly depressing Girondins.

The stoppage: Strasbourg loses two points

The Alsatians in the race for the Champions League 10 days from the end ... Very clever who could foresee such a course for Racing this season.

While they remained on 6 wins in the last 11 games, Julien Stéphan's men failed to break through the Lorient lock (0-0).

On the Moustoir lawn, the visitors tried a lot (13 shots) without managing to make a difference.

Given the victories of Rennes and Lille, we are forced to speak of poor performance for the people of Strasbourg.

The end of the series: Angers return to victory

They do not play Europe but are not really concerned with maintaining either.

This match between Angers and Brest smelled like the soft underbelly of Ligue 1. It was above all an opportunity for Angers to put an end to an endless negative series which could well have led Gérald Baticle's men into the depths of the classification.

After 7 consecutive defeats, the Angevins raised their heads against Brest thanks to a penalty from Sofiane Boufal shortly before the break.

The Bretons, led by Michel Der Zakarian sign a third setback in four games and are in 13th place just ahead of… Angers.