OL will spend the holidays at the top of Ligue 1!
Jean-Michel Aulas' club ended the year on a high note by seizing first place on goal difference, by virtue of a large victory against Nantes, Wednesday, December 23, during the 17th day of Ligue 1 .
At home, Rudi Garcia's team won thanks to Karl Toko Ekambi (4th), Tino Kadewere (37th) and the indispensable Brazilian Lucas Paqueta (44th) against ghostly Nantes for the last on the bench. interim coach Patrick Collot, about to be replaced by former French coach Raymond Domenech.
Superb victory for our Lyonnais to finish this year!
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Our team dominates Nantes on the score of 3 to 0 with achievements of Karl Toko Ekambi, Tino Kadewere and Lucas Paquetá!
🔴🔵 #OLFCN
The #TeamOL will be spending the holidays at the top of the @ Ligue1UberEats!
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- Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) December 23, 2020
Thanks to a better goal difference (+20 against +19), Lyon (36 pts) double Lille (36 pts) while Losc snatched the victory in Montpellier on a providential goal from Burak Yilmaz (86th).
Previously, a header from Gaëtan Laborde (57th) and a sumptuous chisel from Andy Delort (70th) responded to Lille's goals: a nice outside foot signed Timothy Weah (23rd) and a penalty from Jonathan Ikoné (68th).
The Parisians, them, follow the rhythm: quiet winners of Strasbourg with goals from Timothée Pembélé (18th), Kylian Mbappé (80th), Idrissa Gueye (88th) and Moise Kean (90th + 1), the players of the capital (3rd , 35 pts) end the year 2020 on a good note despite a massacre of injuries, including the superstar Neymar, expected on the lawns in January.
🔚⚽️ Our Parisians end the year 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 with style and a great victory at home 👏❤️💙 @ PSG_inside 4⃣-0⃣ @RCSA pic.twitter.com/DrIA46h2n4
- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) December 23, 2020
Rennes continues, Marseille disillusioned
After a dull autumn, the Rennais found the light with a fourth success in a row Wednesday night against Metz (1-0), on a goal from Clément Grenier (52nd), settling in fourth place with 31 points.
Conversely, OM follows an opposite curve: after six straight wins in L1, the Marseillais have signed a draw and two defeats in their last three matches, still showing a very worrying face in Angers despite a final start.
André Villas-Boas's team found themselves trapped on goals from Mathias Pereira Lage (4th) and Loïs Diony (23rd).
And while Dimitri Payet came up against goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni from the penalty spot (71st), the lobed header from Valentin Rongier (75th) was not enough.
In short, despite its two late matches, Marseille (5th, 28 pts) must now look more behind him than in front since four teams with 27 points are behind OM.
At the bottom of the table, Dijon, for the first time since the fourth day, is no longer a red lantern: the Burgundians transmitted the mistigri to their evening opponent Nîmes, beaten 3-1 on a double from Moussa Konaté (75th, 90th +4) while the "Crocs" led until a nightmarish last quarter of an hour, including the exclusion of Florian Miguel (76th).
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