After playing the last three matches, the 24th round of the French championship ended, which did not lack intriguing battles.
The first to test their strength were the mid-table team "Guingamp" and the country's vice-champions "Monaco" footballers. Despite the fact that the opponents were left with ten men in the first half, the team of the Principality of Monaco not only failed to beat them, but also lost. At the beginning of the second half, the only goal of the match was scored by Dorian Leveque.
Leonardo Jardim's pupils missed the opportunity to overtake "Saint Etienne", who played a draw yesterday with "Lens", and rise to fourth place, allowing them to compete in the UEFA Europa League.
The weekend was crowned by the clash between "Lyon", leading in "Ligue 1", and defending champion "Paris Saint-Germain", trailing by just two points.
Despite playing at home, Lyon's footballers were forced to defend almost throughout the match. However, they were the first to break through - the team's leader Alexandre Lacazette was replaced by Clinton Njie, who scored a goal.
The events in the second half showed that success in football is more often achieved by teams that control the ball longer and attack more aggressively. In the 69th minute, a penalty kick was awarded to the hosts, which was confidently converted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The clash of French giants ended in a 1-1 draw. Lyon maintains a two-point lead over last night's opponents and yesterday's draw with Marseille.
Results:
"Guingamp" 1 - 0 "Monaco" [1-0] 51' Dorian Leveque
"Nice" 0 - 0 "Nantes"
"Lyon" 1 - 1 "Paris Saint-Germain" [1-0] 31' Clinton Njie [1-1] 69' Zlatan Ibrahimovic (penalty kick)
