Hland unstoppable, Casemiro meets Chelsea, Varane’s tears, Real intractable, Liverpool’s setbacks, Bayern and Milan ensure… Discover the highlights from Saturday’s games in Ligue 1 and Europe.
Hland scored another brace for Manchester City.
The results in Ligue 1 (click on the scoreboard to read the summary or article about the match): Montpellier 1-2 Lyon, Marseille 0-1 Lens
The main results in Europe: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool, Manchester City 3-1 Brighton, Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United (Premier League), Real Madrid 3-1 FC Sville (Liga), AC Milan 4-1 Monza, Fiorentina 3-4 Inter (Serie ) A), Hoffenheim 0-2 Bayern, Dortmund 5-0 Stuttgart, Augsburg 3-3 Leipzig (Bundesliga)
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1. Hland brings (again) Manchester City. A week after the shock loss to Liverpool (1-0), Manchester City recovered perfectly by beating Brighton (3-1). well started the inevitable Hland (22nd, 43rd sp)the reigning double English champions were surprised by Trossard (53rd) before the last goal was signed by De Bruyne (75th). The Citizens strengthen their 2nd position by recovering a small point from the leaders, Arsenal, who have a game less.
2. Casemiro gets Chelsea! In the great duel of the day in the Premier League, Chelsea was caught in extremis by Manchester United (1-1). Rather balanced, the game was won in the last minutes with Jorginho opening the scoring from the penalty spot (87th). But Casemiro, monstrous in this match, tore himself to equalize and scores his first goal for the Red Devils with a header (90th + 4). In the classification, Chelsea is still 4th, Manchester United 5th.
3. The intractable Real. Without his Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema, who came to present his trophy to the fans, Real Madrid took the opportunity to defeat FC Sville (3-1). Well launched by Modric, the White House was caught by a Lamela success (54th). In the last quarter of an hour, Lucas Vázquez (79th) and Valverde, with a new cannon shot (81st)it allowed the merengue to win a tenth in 11 league games. The European champion is strong, very strong!
4. Liverpool are back on track. After two consecutive victories in the Premier League, Liverpool fell on the lawn of Nottingham Forest (1-0). After a good start to the game, Jorgen Klopp’s men struggled to accelerate and were punished in the second half with Awoniyi’s first goal (55th). Saved multiple times by Alisson then Liverpool pushed in the dying moments but a great Henderson scored. Dirty Saturday for the Reds.
5. Bayern keep up the pressure. Without really forcing it Bayern Munich logically prevailed at Hoffenheim (0-2). The Bavarians made the difference in the first period thanks to the successes of Musiala (18th) and Choupo-Moting (31st). With this win, the Munich line-up returns to within a small point of the leader, Union Berlin, who have one game less. Like saying that Julian Nagelsmann’s side have not quite caught on to the train of players in the capital.
6. Milan stays the course. clearly superior, AC Milan beat Monza by a wide margin (4-1). In great form, Díaz launched the Lombard club to perfection with a double (16th, 41st) while Origi broke the mark with a strong strike (65th). If Ranocchia reduced the difference on the scoreboard with a free kick (70th), Leo has definitively sealed his team’s success (84th). A victory that allows Milan to return to the level of the leader, Naples, with one more game. The champion is really there.
7. The Dortmund handyman. A week after their defeat at Union Berlin (2-0), Borussia Dortmund wore out their nerves in Stuttgart (5-0). Bellingham (2nd, 53rd), Sle (13th), Reyna (44th) and Moukoko (72nd) found fault with the Marsupials, who confirmed their good midweek game against Hannover (2-0) in the German Cup . BvB are back in 5th place, just 3 points behind Bayern Munich in 2nd.
8. First success for White! dominant in general Olympique Lyonnais beat Montpellier (1-2). Well launched by Aouar (33rd), the Rhone club stuck a splendid acrobatic return from Wahi (70th). At ten against ten after the direct expulsions of Mavididi and Diomand (76th), the Gones ended up winning thanks to a goal from Lacazette (90th). A first victory for Laurent Blanc. To read the report of this match, you can find it here!
9. Lens brings down the Vlodrome again. At the end of a very committed match, Lens won at Olympique de Marseille (0-1). Dominated in the first period, the artistic club turned its back to find fault in the last quarter with a goal by Pereira da Costa deflected by Balerdi (78th). A success that allows Lens, 2nd, to take a 4-point advantage over Marseille, defeated for the third time in a row in Ligue 1. To read the match report, you can find it here!
10. Inter is destroying Florence! In a completely crazy meeting, Inter won narrowly against Fiorentina (3-4). Despite a two-goal advantage thanks to Barella (2nd) and Lautaro (15th), the Lombard club was trapped on the achievements of Cabral (33rd sp) and Ikon (60th). Lautaro then restored his team’s lead (73′) but Jovic still equalized (90′)… before Mkhitaryan’s winning goal (90’+4). Another crazy game with the Nerazzurri!
11. Varane’s tears… Back to an excellent level, Raphal Varane was slowed in his momentum Stramford Bridge. Shortly before game time, the Manchester United centre-back planted his right leg on the ground want to stop Aubameyang. Stay a long minute on the ground, the Frenchman, visibly touched in the knee, left the field in tears. As if he understood that the World Cup would probably be played without him. Didier Deschamps may be worried.
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