Ligue 1 Roundup, Matchday 23
Matchday 23 of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season has recently concluded, showcasing thrilling games and remarkable displays. Here is the Ligue 1 Roundup from this round of games.
Rennes 1-0 Reims
Rennes secured a 1-0 victory over Reims, climbing to 13th place in Ligue 1 and putting themselves four points ahead of the away team. Reims, on the other hand, has not won in 12 league games (with 5 draws and 7 losses) and sits in 15th place, only 3 points above the relegation zone.
Lille 2-1 Monaco
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson netted his first double in Ligue 1, helping Lille achieve a 2-1 win against Monaco at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and placing his team in 4th place. In the end, Lille clinched a hard-fought victory, putting them back in the race for UCL group stage qualification and marking their first back-to-back league wins since October.
St Etienne 3-3 Angers
Bamba Dieng converted a penalty in the 94th minute, allowing Angers to hold off a determined comeback from Saint-Étienne and secure a 3-3 draw. However, this result means Angers has not won in 18 away matches against this opponent. For Saint-Étienne, it was a devastating goal, as they remain 3 points away from safety and have not won in their last seven league games.
Auxerre 3-0 Marseille
Auxerre snapped an 11-match winless streak across all competitions by defeating Marseille 3-0 at home in Ligue 1, effectively diminishing Marseille’s title aspirations as they now trail league leaders Paris Saint-Germain by 13 points. This marks Marseille’s fifth league loss of the season, which could prove detrimental to their pursuit of PSG, especially since Auxerre has achieved a Ligue 1 double over them for the first time since the 1987/88 season.
Nantes 3-1 RC Lens
Nantes recovered from their historic loss of seven goals in Ligue 1 last weekend by winning 3-1 against RC Lens at the Stade de la Beaujoire. This victory marked Lens’s third consecutive defeat, jeopardizing their chances for European qualification. Nantes showed commendable resilience in overcoming such a heavy defeat and distanced themselves by five points from the relegation play-off zone.
Strasbourg 0-0 Brest
Strasbourg ended up with a 0-0 draw against Brest in Ligue 1, which halted their three-match home winning streak and extended their winless head-to-head record against this opponent to six games. Although Strasbourg has only lost one of their last ten Ligue 1 matches, they were unable to apply significant pressure on the teams directly above them in the race for European qualification.
OGC Nice 2-0 Montpellier
OGC Nice comfortably defeated last-placed Montpellier 2-0 at the Allianz Riviera, marking their seventh win in the last nine home Ligue 1 matches against the struggling La Paillade. Nice’s lead was sufficient to secure their third straight victory, allowing them to surpass Lille and return to the top three.
Le Havre 1-4 Toulouse
Le Havre, playing with ten men, faced a 4-1 defeat against Toulouse, deepening their worries about relegation and marking the first time in the club’s history that they have lost seven straight home games in Ligue 1. Meanwhile, this win for Toulouse alleviates their fears of falling into a relegation struggle, as they now sit just below the halfway mark and are 11 points above the relegation zone.
Lyon 2-3 PSG
Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to 13 points with a 3-2 victory over Lyon at the Groupama Stadium, putting an end to Lyon’s seven-match unbeaten streak at home in the league. This marks Lyon’s seventh home defeat in their last eight encounters against PSG, leaving them in sixth place and seven points behind the third spot for UEFA Champions League qualification.
