If the goals were lacking in the afternoon's matches, the results will not be without consequences on the Ligue 1 ranking. Monaco, 3rd, winner in Strasbourg 1-0, indeed made a nice close on Brest, including 2nd place is only one point away.
At the bottom of the standings, Le Havre scored a vital victory over Toulouse 1-0, while Metz, 17th, winner by the same score ahead of Clermont, 18th, maintains the hope of maintaining.
Monaco gets closer to 2nd place in Brest
Monaco, 3rd, did not miss the opportunity to get within a point of Brest, current runner-up to PSG.
Superior but approximate for more than an hour, the Principality team created half a dozen chances through Balogun or Singo, before Ben Seghir, served by Akliouche at the penalty point, shook the nets with the right foot (0-1, 73rd).
This is the first goal in Ligue 1 this season for the young attacking midfielder (19 years old) who has been injured for a long time (shoulder).
Eliesse Ben Seghir the savior 🙏!
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For Strasbourg, the only team not to have won in Ligue 1 in 2024 in eight games, the situation is delicate in the standings, with a small point ahead of Lorient, 16th and play-off.
Metz hangs on and pushes Clermont
The poorly ranked match turned to Metz's advantage.
The Lorraine club, which ended a series of ten games without a victory in Nantes (2-0) last week, continues with a second success in a row.
Metz remains 17th and relegated but remains in contact with the play-off, Lorient, 16th, at 2 points.
Still bottom of the table, Clermont is diving further, however, and is now 5 points behind Metz.
At Saint-Symphorien this Sunday, everything came down to a penalty.
At the half-hour mark, Messin's Colin was unbalanced by Pelmard in the Clermont area and obtained a penalty converted by Mikautadze (1-0, 33rd), his 3rd goal in three matches.
3rd goal in 3 matches!
Georges Mikautadze 🇬🇪 is back 💪!
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After the break, Cheick Oumar Konaté had an equalizing ball at the end of his foot, but his strong right-footed attempt from a tight angle was stopped by Oukidja (58th).
Le Havre gives itself some fresh air by beating Toulouse
By beating Toulouse, Le Havre made an excellent effort with a view to maintaining their position, at the same time as it ended a series of four defeats in a row in Ligue 1. 16th before the game, here they are 12th with 2 points ahead on the barrage square.
The Normans were rewarded after having tried a lot, by Bayo whose shot hit the right post of the Toulouse goal (3rd) or Aboulaye Touré (25th) whose shot was released by Restes (25th).
21 - Toulouse was saved for the 21st time by its uprights from an opposing strike in all competitions this season, more than any other team in the 5 major European championships.
Barakah.
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Opéri's goal, with a nice low half-volley from the left foot (1-0, 60th), freed the Normans.
For its part, Toulouse suffered a setback, after a super series of three victories over Monaco (1-2), Lille (3-1) and Nice (2-1).