The evening of Ligue 1 delivered a lot of lessons in a Saturday night poor in terms of goals and show. Thierry Henry finally won his first match on the bench of Monaco against Caen (1-0). Jocelyn Gourvennec missed his return with Guingamp against Reims. Bordeaux was held in check on the lawn of Dijon while the referee refused two Bordeaux goals with video assistance. Nîmes surprised Strasbourg on his lawn while Nantes wrenched a draw against Angers.
Henry and Monaco breathe (finally)
First victory for Thierry Henry at the head of the ASM. The Principality's club wins in the face of Caen (1-0), in a crucial duel for the maintenance. It was the captain, Radamel Falcao, who scored the winning goal on a free kick in the 55th minute. Suffering in the final minutes, Tchokounté's goal in injury time was denied for offside while Benaglio made several crucial saves. This is only the 2nd success in 14 games for the Rocher players in the league.
Bordeaux does not thank the VAR
Two goals denied for offside after video assistance to arbitration (VAR): Bordeaux may feed regrets after being held in check on the field of Dijon (0-0), Saturday in the match of the 14th Ligue 1 day. The first goal scored by Guinean international striker François Kamano was canceled in the 24th minute. It was again due to an offside that a second Bordeaux goal was denied to Yann Karamoh in the 65th minute. The international hopeful French had resumed at close range, a recovery of the head of Younousse Sankharé repulsed by Runarsson. And this time, it is Sankharé who was reported offside. Bordeaux remains 12th in the standings while Dijon, who has not won since the third day, remains 18th.
Back missed by Jocelyn Gourvennec
Guingamp falls to Reims (2-1) for the return of Jocelyn Gourvennec on the Breton bench. Chavalerin cooled the Costarmoricans in the second minute before seeing Dia, in the second half, register his first goal in Ligue 1 (68th). Thuram reduced the score on penalty late in the game (81), but the Guingampais are last in the standings with 7 points.
The Canaries on the wire
Nantes draws a draw at home against Angers (1-1). Bahoken finds the fault in the 5th minute. If Tait touches the post, Moutoussamy does the same. Finally, Waris materializes the domination of the Canaries (24 shots) in the 89th minute of a cross shot low. With this result, both teams remain in the soft belly of the championship.
One goal and three points
Nîmes clinched victory in Strasbourg (1-0) thanks to a goal from Lybohy (71 '). While the Alsatians pushed to equalize, Mitrovic was excluded for contestation (79 '), condemning the last hopes of his family. With this success, the Crocodiles return to a point of their opponent and settle in the middle of the championship.