Mbappé flies over the Classico, Monaco gets stuck, Nice continues, what to remember from the 25th day of Ligue 1

Europe 1 with AFP 00:24, February 27, 2023

Kylian Mbappé has never lost against Marseille, and with such performances, it doesn't seem to be happening.

The striker, absent on February 8 in the Coupe de France during the Parisian defeat at the Vélodrome (2-1), turned off the stadium of the Marseille city, yet overheated.

His spectacular double (25th, 55th), on passes from Lionel Messi, allows him to equal Edinson Cavani with 200 goals, a record in the Parisian jersey.

In just five and a half seasons, the Bondynois already has a place of choice in the history books of the capital club.

Paris throne for its part at the top of the classification, with eight points now ahead of its Marseille runner-up, a boulevard towards a new title in the Championship.

"We regained confidence. We made differences, we had solidity, we changed (face) in intentions, in aggressiveness" compared to elimination in the Cup, underlined Sergio Ramos on Prime Video.

The absence of Neymar did not weigh on the meeting, during which Messi also scored, on a service from … Mbappé.

Presnel Kimpembe's worrying injury is the only black spot of the Parisian evening, ten days before his trip to Munich in the Champions League, where he hopes to reverse the trend after the 1-0 defeat in the first leg.

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Rennes in the top 5

OM stayed true to their principles, but it didn't pay off this time around.

Igor Tudor's players can nevertheless be satisfied with a frozen ranking, because Monaco, its main competitor for qualification in C1, has also stalled.

On the Côte d'Azur, the derby against Nice indeed came to an end for ASM, which nevertheless remained on four straight victories in the Championship and would have taken second place from OM if successful.

But Nice is in good shape and has shown it, thanks to the double from its rookie Terem Moffi, its first goals in its new colors... Scored even before the end of the first quarter of an hour.

Khéphren Thuram added to the score with a clear long shot from the half-volley, to put the Gym back in 7th place in Ligue 1, five points from the top 5. Stade Rennes is part of the leading quintet after its victory in Nantes (3-0).

The hierarchy was respected in this Western derby, with a goal for the Bretons from Belgian Jérémy Doku (20th), already very prominent in C3 against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday despite being eliminated on penalties.

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Reims impresses

The Canaries fell on a great Steve Mandanda in the Rennes goals and remain in 13th place in the standings, seven points ahead of the first relegation player.

Bruno Genesio's men, for their part, have a second success in a row in L1 and regain 5th place in Lille, winner of Brest (2-1) on Friday.

"It's certainly not the best game we've had away this season, but you have to know how to sometimes show other virtues than the good game", underlined the Rennes coach.

In the middle of the classification, Reims continued to impress in the wake of its Japanese striker Junya Ito, scorer and decisive double passer against Toulouse (3-0), while Clermont and Strasbourg drew (1-1).

The good operations for the maintenance were carried out by Ajaccio, stunning winner of Troyes (2-1), and Auxerre, author of an unexpected success in Lorient (1-0).

The Auxerrois are now 16th in the standings, one point ahead of the Corsicans.

But nothing is decided, because five teams stand in three points at the bottom of the classification, between Auxerre and Troyes, 19th.