Ligue 1: Clauss sparkling, Lyon lost, Monegasques running out of ideas… The top flops of the Multiplex of the 10th day

Clauss, finesse in a Nice collective that delights

The “Pantaloni-ball”… How to describe it? Movement, speed and above all technical quality that could turn heads. In the 77th minute, Jonathan Clauss offered a perfect illustration. A few combinations in small spaces, an Angevin defense completely overwhelmed and here is the French full-back in a position to finish. Anthony Lopes anticipates the center? Very bad pick. Clauss chooses to strike and cleverly deceives the goalkeeper on his right (2-0 victory). An action as beautiful as it is collective, like the people of Nice who now seem to have their eyes closed. Five victories in six matches, three successes in a row. And Europe is seriously starting to wink at them.

When possession does not make the result for Brest

As it turns out, having the ball is not everything... With only 31% possession, the Brestois nevertheless scored three times as many shots as the Lyonnais (6 against 2). Proof that it is sometimes better to use the ball well than to keep it. Noah Edjouma first took advantage of a poor recovery from Dominik Greif to unleash a superb curling shot from the left (22nd), before Ludovic Ajorque completed the Breton success from the penalty spot in added time. Between the two, Julien Lachuer's men kept their backs, without ever giving up on projecting themselves. A victory (2-0) which owes as much to their solidity as to their efficiency.

Colas, the Manceau hero we no longer expected

What a precious point for Le Mans against a far too fragile Monaco... Entering in the 65th minute, Edwin Colas only needed 25 minutes to capsize the Marie-Marvingt stadium. However, everything went wrong after Nicolas Kocik's huge mistake, who opened the scoring to Mamadou Coulibaly. But the Manceaux never gave up. In the 90th minute, perfectly served by Aladji Bamba, Colas appeared and shot Lukas Hradecky with a volley. A few moments of suspense in front of the VAR, then the deliverance... the goal is validated (1-1). A point snatched and above all deserved.

Has Fonseca’s departure completely disrupted Les Gones?

Who will take charge of this OL? The Lyon club is currently on autopilot... Since the departure of Paulo Fonseca for Sporting Portugal, the Lyonnais seem to have lost part of their bearings. It is impossible to give the only explanation, but under the orders of Jorge Maciel, in charge of the interim, the Gones delivered a very poor performance in Brest (2-0). The ball was circulating, certainly, but without rhythm, without taking risks and above all without any real idea to destabilize the opportunistic Brestois against the sick Lyonnais. Even Corentin Tolisso, captain of this team, failed to make things happen.

Monaco without Golovin, it’s no longer really…

Monaco. Very sad... It took a huge blunder from Kocik to allow Coulibaly to open the scoring. But after? Not much. The injury exit of Aleksandr Golovin, replaced by Paris Brunner in the 54th minute, seemed to take with it the latest offensive ideas from ASM. However, with Takumi Minamino and Folarin Balogun also thrown into the battle, Monaco had something to tremble about. The heavy artillery was there. Heavy… In short. Too few movements, lackluster transmissions and a very dull second period. They got punished.

Without a course, the Le Havre ship sets adrift...