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We can't stop Lorient
It may not last, but Lorient is provisionally 4th in Ligue 1, a few months after narrowly escaping relegation.
Les Merlus were able to tame FC Nantes at Moustoir (3-2), while the Canaries had opened the scoring by Ignatius Ganago from a corner (13th).
A direct free kick from Dango Ouattara (19th), author of 3 goals and 4 assists after 7 days, put Lorient back on track.
Then the entrants, Yoann Cathline (60th) and Ibrahima Koné (74th), propelled the Morbihan club to victory, the third in a row after beating Lyon last Wednesday (3-1).
Angers, a breath of fresh air
It was time.
The SCO won its first success this Sunday, at home and under the sun, by overcoming a Montpellier team (1-0) decimated by suspensions and injuries, including those of Faitout Maouassa and Mamadou Sakho during game. We thought the 19th of L1 left in his faults, after the opener of the score of Arnaud Nordin (7th).
But Adrien Hunou, on the lookout for a repelled strike from Azzedine Ounahi, reassured Angers (9th).
It is he who will cause the victory penalty, transformed by Sofiane Boufal (69th).
Three points which are expensive for the SCO and for Gérald Baticle, one week before a trip to Nice.
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Ajaccio at the bottom of the hole
Zero wins, six defeats in a row in seven days: AC Ajaccio's record is execrable to say the least, for its first season in L1 since 2013-14.
At home, the Corsicans failed to capitalize on a good start and had to bow to OGC Nice (0-1), illuminated by an acrobatic return from Andy Delort (65th).
The Aiglons should have hit the nail on the head at the end of the match, with the good entry of Ross Barkley who shot at the post, like Nicolas Pépé.
Ajaccio is 5 points behind Reims, the first non-relegation player.
Nice is 12th.
Reims does not start the second
No second success for the Rémois, stuck in 16th place in the standings.
It was at their expense that Toulouse interrupted a series of three defeats, winning at home (1-0).
A goal from Aboukhlal (31st) sealed the fate of Stade de Reims, and the Violets striker might have offered himself a double without the tackle as the last defender of Alexis Flips.
But the counterpart is the red card, the 4th for Reims this season, highest total with Montpellier.
A week before receiving AS Monaco, which is starting to roam, the Champagne club, which is not very dangerous (10 shots, 1 on target), has not sharpened its knives.