Three days after its demonstration on the field of AC Milan (3-0), in the Europa League, Lille was beaten by Brest, 3-2, Sunday, November 8 during the 10th day of Ligue 1. The Lille leave the PSG s ‘fly alone at the top of the championship, after their large victory against Rennes, 3-0, Saturday.
They keep their second place but several teams are now just behind, including Lyon, fifth by two points after their victory in the derby against Saint-Etienne.
Was it fatigue three days after the efforts to extinguish the stars of San Siro in the European Cup? After a timid start, as in their last matches, Lille have been slow to gain strength against Brest.
“We thought that the kickoff was going to be at 2 pm, we were wrong by an hour”, railed Lille coach Christophe Galtier, believing that his starting 11 had “Not worked at all”.
Despite a clear advantage in possession of the ball, his players showed a serious lack of rhythm that Olivier Dall’Oglio’s men were quick to exploit by throwing themselves quickly at each recovery. The Bretons led 2-0 after 20 minutes of play, and even 3-0 before Burak Yilmaz reduced the gap for the first time on the penalty spot, just before half-time.
The atmosphere changed completely after the locker room, with three changes on the Lille side, a lot more movement and sustained pressing in the opposing camp. Burak Yilmaz scored a second time shortly before the hour mark. But despite the siege of the Brest area, Gautier Larsonneur did not give in and was saved by his post at the very end of the game.
Lille, the last team of the five major championships unbeaten in all competitions, had to surrender. From now on, you have to go to Scotland at Steven Gerard’s Glasgow Rangers to find a team without defeat since the resumption of competition.
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Nice does not take advantage
Nice had the opportunity to take advantage of the missteps of Rennes and Lille to become PSG runner-up. But the Niçois also conceded a defeat, 2-1 against Monaco. Nice remains 7th, but has the same number of points as its opponent of the day, who goes back to 5th place. OGCN missed its first period, concluded with a delay of two goals but the gap could have been much larger without a good Benitez in the cages.
Monaco then knew how to be solid when the Nice, reorganized in 4-3-3, pushed in the second period, in particular after the goal of Lees-Melou.
Lens snatch prolific draw in goals against Reims
A brace from Florian Sotoca in the very last minutes allowed the Lensois to join Reims after a spectacular match. After having the score, the Sang et Or suffered against the Rémois who regained their colors after a complicated start to the season. The Champenois, eliminated in the second preliminary round of the Europa League, were on the verge of a third consecutive victory, leading 4-2 at the start of added time.
But it was without counting on the self-sacrifice and freshness of the Lensois, who played for the first time since the defeat in the North derby against Lille 4-0 on October 18. Florian Sotoca scored two goals in less than two minutes to allow his partners to take a point. The striker almost got the penalty for the 5-4, awarded by the referee but ultimately refused after intervention by the VAR.
Angers is a hit, Nantes breathes
Nantes won an important match for the maintenance on the lawn of Lorient (2-0) thanks to late achievements of Abdoul Kader Bamba (80th) and Ludovic Blas (83rd).
For its part, Angers moved closer to Lille, 7th but with only two points behind the Northerners. The Angevins had fun in Nîmes (5-1) and Stéphane Bahoken scored a double (23rd, 56th), ten days after his conviction for domestic violence and traffic violation.
One point behind the SCO, Metz missed the opportunity to settle in the head of the peloton, held in check by the red lantern Dijon (1-1), the two teams having each missed a penalty.
