It is also by the reaction capacity of a team that we can measure its level and its ambitions. In this game, Stade Rennes have proven that they can be counted on this season. Defeated Wednesday against Lille (2-1) after a series of 13 invincibility matches, the Bretons resumed their march forward by easily dominating Saint-Etienne (5-0) at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, for the 17the Ligue 1 day, Sunday December 5. Following Marseille’s defeat against Brest (2-1) on Saturday, the Rouge et Noir took second place in the championship behind PSG. “Anecdotal”, according to Gaëtan Laborde at the microphone of Prime Video.
Second top scorer in Ligue 1 (9 goals), Laborde this time left the light to his teammates. His attacking friend Martin Terrier offered his first career treble (22e, 28e, 48e). Particularity: his three goals come from a service from Lovro Majer. The Croatian regained his starting position this afternoon and took a good deal of his trainer, Bruno Génésio. The excellent left-hander has simply become the first player to provide three assists to the same partner in a Ligue 1 meeting since the 2006-2007 season.
3 – Lovro Majer is the 1st player to deliver 3 assists to the same partner (Martin Terrier) during a Lig match… https://t.co/m5X85e1AiH
The party was total for the Rennes since after the goal against his camp by Yvann Maçon (45e), Lesley Ugochukwu unlocked his professional goal counter (83e) on a Laborde service. “It was really important to us to react after the defeat against Lille, confirmed the latter on Prime Video. We showed character. “
After taking a few points, Saint-Étienne fell back on his side with a third loss in a row. Last in Ligue 1, the urgency is immense for Claude Puel and his players. ” It’s a disaster. Take 5-0 at home, it’s forbidden, we don’t have the right, commented disgusted Zaydou Youssouf. It hurts. We have to show something else, it’s nonsense. “
On other sites:
- Monaco-Metz (4-0): the Monegasques continue slowly but surely their ascent to the top of the ranking. Sunday afternoon, they easily dominated Metz (4-0) to climb to 6e place, at the gates of European accessits. Niko Kovac’s players relied on four different scorers to win: Sofiane Diop (2e), Kevin Volland (44e), Gelson Martins (57e) and Wissam Ben Yedder (57e) to complete their second success in a row after that obtained in Angers (3-1), Wednesday.
- Reims-Angers (1-2): the Angevins rebounded by winning on the lawn of Reims. Reduced to ten from 35e minute after the expulsion of Valon Berisha, the Champenois tried to resist. This meeting was a story of penalties: Hugo Ekitike (59e) responding to that of Sofiane Boufal (49e). The latter delivered the assist to Angelo Fulgini (75e) for the winning goal for the SCO. Angers is provisionally 7e of Ligue 1.
- Lorient-Rennes (0-1): after a good start to the season (only one defeat over the first nine days), Lorient is struggling. On his lawn, the Morbihannais gave in at the end of the game against Nantes on a goal from Wylan Cyprien (83e). The sad series continues to stretch for the players of Christophe Pélissier who have not won for ten matches and September 22, including six consecutive defeats.
- Montpellier-Clermont (1-0): Clermont either can no longer do it. The trend was also reversed after a convincing start to the season for the promoted. The Clermontois bowed to Montpellier (1-0) with a sublime shot rolled up from the right foot of Elye Wahi (28e) who took over the skylight. Clermont flirts with the relegation zone (17e with one point more than Bordeaux) while Montpellier is at 8e square.
