The Greens, last in the winter break, are undefeated for four games (three wins, one draw) and come out of the red zone, even if they are only one point ahead of Troyes, Lorient and Metz and two on Bordeaux, red lantern before his match against Monaco.

In terms of attitude, they are progressing in the game by displaying greater collective and individual confidence, making the team more conquering.

ASSE will challenge the leader Paris Saint-Germain, Saturday at the Parc des Princes before receiving Metz, for a direct match in the race to maintain, March 6.

For their part, the Alsatians (4th) suffer a setback but remain serious candidates to qualify for the Europa League.

Three points from Nice (3rd), which they will receive on February 26, they are two lengths ahead of Rennes (5th) and four over Nantes (6th).

They too were in a good dynamic.

Over the last seven days, they have only yielded once to Bordeaux (4-3) and have not lost away since September 25.

Saint-Etienne quickly opened the scoring with a free kick from Ryad Boudebouz for a foul by goalkeeper Mats Sels who took the ball with his hand in front of Wahbi Khazri after an uncertain back pass from Alexander Djiku (4th).

However, Strasbourg took advantage of the inattention of the Stéphanois to score twice from a set piece.

On the first, goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni missed his exit on a free kick taken from the left wing by Sanjin Prcic and taken from the head by Habib Diallo (21st).

On the second, it was Eliaquim Mangala who dropped the mark on Lucas Perrin upon receiving a free kick from the right by Frédéric Guilbert (30th).

Khazri however equalized before half-time by taking a pass from Denis Bouanga (2-2, 34th) at the far post.

Like Diallo on the Strasbourg side, Khazri scored his ninth goal of the season in Ligue 1.

The Strasbourg residents brought back a good draw from Saint-Etienne on February 20, 2022 JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK AFP

In the second half, the game remained very lively, with both teams looking to win until the end.

And despite offensives on both sides, the two teams were unable to create real chances except perhaps, for ASSE, on a header from Zaydou Youssouf passing over (80th).

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