Paris (AFP)

The Atlantic wall is crumbling, two Ligue 1 greats are in danger, Bordeaux (14th) still beaten, by Strasbourg (3-2) and Nantes still penultimate after its home defeat against Nice (2- 1), Sunday for the 31st day.

In the race for 5th place, European, the candidates stand still with draws from Montpellier to Angers (1-1) and Rennes to Reims (2-2), like Lens the day before against Lyon (1-1).

The suspense is therefore more acute at the back of the peloton.

Bordeaux (14th) took only 4 points in ten matches and is only seven lengths ahead of the play-off place, a gap that can further reduce if Nîmes (18th) beats Saint-Étienne in another duel from the maintenance race (5:05 p.m.).

Thanks to this victory Strasbourg (13th) doubles the Girondins on goal difference (36 points, -6 against -7 for the Girondins).

Jean-Louis Gasset's men did sketch a revolt by coming back from 3-0 to 3-2 just before the break, but to no avail.

Bordeaux still has a little leeway, but the situation is becoming worrying in Nantes, victim of the Nice duo Kephren-Kasper.

The Danish Kasper Dolberg signed a double with the help of Kephren Thuram: a penalty obtained by Lilian's son then a close-angle shot to resume a shot from the same Thuram repelled by Alban Lafont.

Finally Lorient (17th) is approaching 4 points from Bordeaux after its victory over Brest.

For the title race, the matches were played on Saturday, with the thunderclap of Lille, who won in Paris (1-0) to take a three-point lead in the lead, and the good shot of Monaco, winner of Metz (4-0) and 3rd at a length of PSG.

In the fight for European access and the next Conference League, Montpellier wasted a chance on Sunday by letting itself be joined in Angers (1-1) where La Paillade missed many chances, Andy Delort in particular.

The Montpelliérains return only to the height of Rennes at 45 points, like Marseille, which receives the last Dijon to close the evening (9:00 p.m.).

With a victory, OM would come back to one point behind Lens (5th).

Results of the 31st day:

Saturday April 3

Monaco - Metz 4 - 0

Paris SG - Lille 0 - 1

Lens - Lyon 1 - 1

Sunday April 4

Angers - Montpellier 1 - 1

Bordeaux - Strasbourg 2 - 3

Lorient - Brest 1 - 0

Nantes - Nice 1 - 2

Reims - Rennes 2 - 2

(5:05 p.m.) Nîmes - Saint-Etienne

(9 p.m.) Marseille - Dijon

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