Today marked the end of the 22nd round of the "Ligue 1" championship. Three more matches were played.
"Nice" temporarily rose to second place by defeating "Toulouse" at home, reclaiming it from "Monaco". Leonardo Jardim's team took the lead in the first half with goals from Bernardo Silva and Fabio Coentrao, and although Wissam Ben Yedder missed a penalty, the psychological advantage of the hosts increased even more.
In the second half of the match, Guido Carrillo and Helder Costa secured the victory.
It is worth mentioning that in the French championship, "Monaco" has suffered only one defeat in the last 16 matches. However, the distance between them and the team in 19th place is smaller than that between them and the leader "Paris Saint-Germain".
"Saint-Etienne" failed to surpass the struggling "Angers" and played a 1-1 draw with "Reims" away, despite taking the lead after Jean-Christophe Bahebeck's goal. The hosts earned a point restoring the equality in the 89th minute through Aissa Mandi.
In the highly anticipated match between the table neighbors "Lyon" and "Marseille", the result was also a draw. After Remy Cabella's precise strike, the visitors from the port city took the lead after playing slightly over an hour.
However, in the 79th minute, "Lyon" managed to equalize through Corentin Tolisso.
The fans of "Lyon" had hoped for more from the match, as the team dominated the field, controlled possession for 67% of the game, and had significantly more shots on goal.
Results:
"Monaco" 4 - 0 "Toulouse"
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"Reims" 1 - 1 "Saint-Etienne"
"Lyon" 1 - 1 "Marseille"
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