Paris (AFP)

Lyon, held in check in Brest (2-2), is no better after the 7th day of L1, Wednesday, but it's worse in Saint-Etienne, relegated after losing to Metz (1-0). Angers, victorious in Toulouse (2-0), remains the dauphin of Paris SG, which receives Reims at 21:00.

. Lyon stagnates

In the rain, Lyon contained the storm that was watching, three days after a defeat against Paris SG (1-0) which had revealed its deficiencies of the moment.

The new system attacked by coach Sylvinho, who left on the bench at the kickoff Memphis Depay and Houssem Aouar, has partly remedied the offensive problems, with two goals signed Moussa Dembélé (28th) - his sixth the season - and Maxwell Cornet (69th), who benefited from the turnover.

But the two equalizations of Yoann Court (29th, 85th) recalled that everything was not yet settled for the Gones, especially in defense: if the crisis is avoided, the OL did not leave Finistère without the "trust "that the Brazilian coach had come to pick up.

It will beat Nantes, Saturday OL Park, to disperse the clouds around Lyon, which is stagnating in 10th place.

. the Greens in the red

In Saint-Etienne, the autumn is icy: the defeat against Metz, three days after the slap received in Angers (4-1), precipitated the Greens in the relegation zone for the first time in nine years.

Messin Habib Diallo, with a header on corner (18th), sanctioned the great reluctance of Stephanois, not helped by the last minute package of their goalie Stéphane Ruffier, replaced by the young Stéfan Bajic, 17 years.

Like the whistles of the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, questions about coach Ghislain Printant, who has not won since the first day despite a staff cut for the top of the rankings, will increase in volume in the coming days.

Inducted this summer as N.1, after a season and a half as an assistant, the technician will get results in Nîmes Sunday, and especially against the great rival Lyon the following week. If his direction gives him the opportunity.

. Angers solid dolphin, Lille on the podium

Summer is not over for Angers, who consolidated his second place with a success in Toulouse (2-0). Rachid Alioui, a double including a magnificent free kick (88th, 90 + 5), has extended the beautiful series Angevin, who can dream of a duel at the top against the leader PSG in ten days.

For his part, Lille feels good at home. After a difficult week, marked by a stinging defeat on the turf of Ajax Amsterdam (3-0) in the Champions League, the Dogues have regained their smile by winning against Strasbourg (2-0), their fourth home success in four matches.

Goals from Victor Osimhen (43rd), his sixth of the season, and Loïc Rémy (64th) pushed Christophe Galtier's team to the 3rd place in the standings, just ahead of Bordeaux, victorious in Amiens (3-1) with a doubled Yacine Adli, 19 years old.

The Girondins chained a sixth consecutive game without defeat before moving on Saturday against the leader Paris, a test that will say a lot about his ability to remain permanently in the top of the table.

Rennes, who squatted the 1st place a month ago, can testify to the difficulty of the task: the Bretons fell to 9th place after their defeat in Nantes (1-0), his first at La Beaujoire since 2005. Mbaye Niang missed a penalty.

The other derby of the evening benefited Montpellier, logical winner of Nimes (1-0).

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