The Girondins pushed a huge "phew" of relief.

For the first time since January 23, against Strasbourg (4-3), they regained victory, at the best of times.

"Relief, that's not the word. This victory is a pleasure," continues coach David Guion.

In this "six-point match" against another relegation player, the Bordelais kept a cool head, to remobilize after the opener in Messina by Didier Lamkel Zé (21st).

Ricardo Mangas (52nd), Mbaye Niang (68th) and Hwang Ui-jo (88th) rewarded their efforts.

This result confirms the beginning of the improvement observed in Lille (0-0) last weekend.

Bordeaux's South Korean striker Hwang Ui-jo scores the 3rd goal at home against Metz, during the 31st day of Ligue 1, on April 10, 2022 at Matmut Stadium ROMAIN PERROCHEAU AFP

Bordeaux, now 19th, is one point behind the barrage Saint-Etienne, whom he will receive on April 20 in another "final" for maintenance.

The Moselle, only last, chained a tenth consecutive match without victory.

"You have to look in a mirror. We're going straight there (in Ligue 2, editor's note) if we continue like this", admitted defender Dylan Bronn, at the microphone of the broadcaster Prime Video.

Incidents in Brest

Like Bordeaux, Monaco has given itself the right to dream of a cannonball end to the season, with the hope of winning a European Cup.

The teammates of Caio Henrique, author of a goal from a direct free kick (19th), chained a third consecutive victory.

Monaco's German striker Kevin Volland (c), congratulated by his teammates after scoring the 2nd goal at home against Troyes, during the 31st day of Ligue 1, April 10, 2022 at the Louis II Stadium Valery HACHE AFP

ASM (50 pts) keeps the pressure on Strasbourg (4th, 51 pts) and Nice (5th, 51 pts), who play later in the day, against Lyon (7:00 p.m.) and Lens (5:05 p.m.).

In this sprint for Europe, Lille (7th, 48 pts) lost ground.

The nice achievement of Kosovar Edon Zhegrova (74th) will not be enough to compensate for the frustration of having dropped two points at Angers (1-1).

The Northerners, shaken this week by the Hatem Ben Arfa affair, sidelined after an altercation with his coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, remain on two draws in a row, before the derby against Lens on Saturday.

Also in the running, Nantes (8th, 46 pts) is downgraded to the back of the pack, after its draw in Brest (1-1).

The meeting was interrupted for ten minutes, in the second half, due to the attempted intrusion on the lawn of Brest supporters, exasperated by provocations from Nantes fans, according to Prime Video.

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