Paris (AFP)

Nice, thanks to a double from Kasper Dolberg, took his revenge on Lyon (2-1), who won in the Côte d'Azur last Thursday in the Coupe de France, while Metz outclassed Saint-Etienne (3- 1), Sunday during the 22nd day of Ligue 1.

Lyon's great series broke down net: after 10 points taken from the last four league matches, a qualification for the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, then another in the quarter-final of the Coupe de France, OL is therefore falls.

As a result of the classification, the team of Rudi Garcia (6th, 32 points,) is relegated to 8 units from Rennes and from 3rd place, the main objective of the season.

Nice, which now has the same number of points as its opponent of the day, returns to the race for Europe, in 8th place.

However, the Aiglons almost paid dearly for their lack of experience. After having benefited from the exclusion of Marçal (22nd) and then the opening of the score of Dolberg (33rd), Nice squandered all its advantage in the space of a few seconds in the last moments of the first period.

On the lookout for an individual feat from Aouar, rookie Karl Toko-Ekambi first equalized (45th), before Marcelo provoked the discord and pushed Adam Ounas to the wrong move. Excluded, the Algerian international let his team play the second period ten to ten.

Dolberg, in a big day, finally rewarded the great collective virtues of his team by offering himself a victorious double on a service from Boudaoui (63rd).

In Metz, Saint-Etienne recorded a 4th loss in five league games (3-1). Opa Nguette (44th, 70th) and Habib Diallo (63rd) scored the goals for Metz, synonymous with good operation in the maintenance race.

At the end of the match, Romain Hamouma (89th) saved the honor for the Greens, stuck in the bottom of the table (15th, 28 pts).

In the evening, Marseille (2nd, 42 pts) will try to win their first match on the lawn of Bordeaux (12th, 29 pts) for 42 years.

Results of the 22nd day:

Friday

Rennes - Nantes 3 - 2

Saturday

Paris SG - Montpellier 5 - 0

Amiens - Toulouse 0 - 0

Strasbourg - Lille 1 - 2

Nîmes - Monaco 3 - 1

Dijon - Brest 3 - 0

Angers - Reims 1 - 4

Sunday

Nice - Lyon 2 - 1

Metz - Saint-Etienne 3 - 1

(9:00 p.m.) Bordeaux - Marseille

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