This Ligue 1 weekend was the occasion for a little game of musical chairs. First, PSG temporarily took the lead on Saturday with a victory (3-0) against Strasbourg and 18 points acquired. A short-lived satisfaction since Nice won at home (1-0) against OM and regained the leadership position a few hours later, with 19 points.

All this, before Monaco, as a spoilsport, came to shake up everyone, Sunday October 22, thanks to a victory without much fanfare against Metz (2-1, 20 points) during this 9th day of the championship of France. The Rocher players were, however, immediately surprised by an exceptional goal from young Lamine Camara, author of a strike from almost 60 meters to open the scoring (4th).

“I’ve been following their matches for a while,” smiled the daring man, at the microphone of Canal, at half-time. I saw that the goalkeeper was coming off his line and was far from his cages. So when the opportunity came, I didn’t hesitate. » Overall dominant, the Monegasques finally enforced the hierarchy. A double from Aleksandr Golovin, first served by Chrislain Matsima (42nd) then on a superb free kick (55th), allowed his team to take control of the match and finally win.

Other movements at the top of the rankings

Still at the top of the table, Lille provided the minimum service but offered a great operation. The Mastiffs won at home, under a gray sky, on a pitch damaged by the Rugby World Cup, in a dull match and by the smallest of margins against Brest (1-0). A victory by a short header, thanks to a goal from Yusuf Yazici on a cross from Edon Zhegrova, which allows the LOSC players to move into a “European” place (4th, 15 points), while doubling by the same occasion their opponent of the day (5th, 15 points).

For the Bretons, the improvement at the start of the season, which gave them the label of surprise team, seems to be well over. After two draws (0-0 in Nice then 1-1 against Toulouse), this setback comes as thick clouds gather on the horizon: Brest will host PSG then travel to Monaco, during the next two days .

Another club, which we should talk about when we mention the top of the ranking, and which actually has all the difficulty in the world to appear there: Rennes. The Rouge et Noir missed out on the Breton derby on the Lorient field. The scenario of the match sums up the Rennes slump well. The Merlus had an opportunity in the first half and scored… twice.

The young Warmed Omari scored a rather folkloric own goal, after playing billiards with his own post, at the very start of the match. Ludovic Blas managed to bring Bruno Génésio’s men to 1-1, but young Isaak Touré gave Lorient the lead again before half-time. Final score 2-1, a defeat which condemns Rennes to stagnate in 9th place (11 points) at least until next weekend. “Mentally, we are not at the level of the club’s ambitions for the moment,” lamented Mr. Génésio after the meeting.

Nantes climbs and continues to push Montpellier

In Montpellier, we continue to gradually sink towards the bottom of Ligue 1. With a 2-0 defeat against Nantais who pocketed their fourth victory in five games, the Pailladin club slipped to 14th place (9 points). When the Canaries are in 7th place (14 points).

Finally, Will Still and the Reims players probably warmly thanked their goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf, author of three decisive saves in the last ten minutes of the game. Thanks to its goalkeeper, the club held on to a draw (1-1) against Toulouse. The Rémois are 6th (14 points), Toulouse 10th (11 points).