Ligue 1: OM consolidates its second place, the Greens resurrect and Bordeaux gloomy

PSG narrowly won thanks to their striker Kylian Mbappé against Rennes (1-0), Friday at the Parc des Princes, at the start of the 24th day of Ligue 1, four days before receiving Real Madrid in the eighth of Champions League final.

Despite this sluggish success, the Parisians continue to outrageously dominate Ligue 1 with 59 points, 13 more than their Marseille runner-up.

Without shining, the Phocaeans strengthened their second place in Metz (2-1) on Sunday, taking advantage of the misstep of OGC Nice, beaten in Lyon (2-0).

Surprise of the season, RC Strasbourg is back on the heels of the Niçois, at one point precisely, thanks to their victory at Angers (0-1).

14 days from the end of the championship, Saint-Étienne continues its "remontada" operation by continuing with a third victory in a row at Clermont (1-2).

💙 #SCORCSA (0-1) I 𝘘𝘜𝘌𝘓 𝘉𝘖𝘕𝘏𝘌𝘜𝘙 🥰



The beautiful celebration in front of our kop at the end of the meeting 🔥💥#Victoire #GénérationRacing pic.twitter.com/os6GbE80YE

— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) February 13, 2022

Liga: Real stalls before C1, Betis and Atletico put on a show

A few days before its trip to Paris for the knockout stages of the Champions League, Real Madrid, still deprived of its captain and striker Karim Benzema, was held in check on Saturday during the 24th day of La Liga on the Villarreal pitch (0-0).

The Merengue remain at the top of the championship with four points ahead of Sevilla FC, winner at home against Elche (2-0).

On the podium, 11 points from the leader, Bétis, the other Seville club, was able to count on a double from French international Nabil Fekir to sign a resounding success, far from its bases, against Levante (2-4 ).

FC Barcelona snatched an unexpected 2-2 draw against Espanyol Barcelona on Sunday to retain 4th place in the standings where Atletico Madrid, winner of Getafe on Saturday after a completely crazy match (4-3), returns to his height.

👽🛸🤤



Es de otro planeta.

Es 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥.#DíaDeBetis #LevanteRealBetis pic.twitter.com/oGxliUDyjW

— Real Betis Balompié 🌴💚 (@RealBetis) February 13, 2022

Premier League: City insatiable, Tottenham still disappoints

Manchester City easily defeated Norwich (0-4) on Saturday, during the 25th day of the Premier League marked by the absence of Chelsea, crowned at the Club World Cup on Saturday.

Yet outside, the leader (63 points) blasted the Canaries despite a revamped team.

His runner-up, Liverpool (54 points with a late game), got rid of the red lantern Burnley (1-0), thanks to a realization of the former Monegasque Fabinho.

Nothing is going well on the side of Tottenham, where Antonio Conte's men lost to Wolverhampton (2-0).

A third consecutive defeat which nails the Spurs to 8th place in the Premier League with 36 points on the clock.

Great win, guys.

Let's keep it going.

🔴🙏🏽 #YNWA pic.twitter.com/0NIqowVheH

— Fabinho (@_fabinhotavares) February 13, 2022

Serie A: AC Milan steals first place from Inter

AC Milan took advantage of the draw between Naples and Inter Milan (1-1) on Saturday, during the 25th day, to take the lead in the Italian championship.

A goal from former Lille player Rafael Leao (8th) against Sampdoria (1-0) was enough for the Rossoneri to take a point lead over the Nerazzurri (2nd), who however have a game in hand, and two on the Naples (3rd).

The clash between Atalanta and Juventus ended in a draw, quite miraculous for the Bianconeri who equalized in stoppage time (1-1).

The "Old Lady" thus keeps two steps ahead of her opponent of the day, who also has a game behind.

In the battle for the C1, AS Roma (7th, 6 points behind Juve) is stalling after a draw that was difficult to snatch in additional time on the field of Sassuolo (2-2).

What a night…again 🤩


Amazing support from the fans 🙌🏼


Keep going 💪🏼#SempreMilan #Brace pic.twitter.com/pZ78uX8oUp

— Olivier Giroud (@_OlivierGiroud_) February 9, 2022

Bundesliga: Bayern unrecognizable, Dortmund revives

Sensation in Germany where, to everyone's surprise, Bayern Munich lost (4-2) on the lawn of Bochum, Saturday on the occasion of the 22nd day of the Bundesliga, despite another double from their Polish striker Robert Lewandowski .

Despite this disappointment, the Bavarians remain at the top of the championship with 6 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who won away against Union Berlin (0-3).

Behind the two cadors of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen consolidated their third place by dominating VfB Stuttgart (4-2), while still pointing 11 points behind the leader.

With 18 points behind first place, RB Leipzig, which disposed of Cologne (3-1) on Friday, is in fourth position, followed by three clubs which have the same number of points as it, Hoffenheim, Freiburg and Union Berlin.

With AFP

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