Saint-Etienne (AFP)
Monaco rose to the top spot temporarily, by defeating Rennes 2-1, in the seventh stage of the French Football League.
Monaco opened the scoring through its German defender Thilo Kehrer (6), and Rennes equalized with a goal by Ludovic Blas (19), before the principality club snatched the three points and the lead, thanks to American Folarin Balogan (22).
Monaco raised its score to 19 points and advanced to first place, three points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, the “defending champion,” who is visiting Nice on Sunday, and can regain the lead on goal difference if it wins. Rennes, which suffered its fourth loss, fell to tenth place with 7 points. points.
Lille continued the momentum of its historic victory over Real Madrid, the Spanish title holder, with a goal in the Champions League, and three days later won against its guest, Toulouse, 2-1.
Lille overturned its deficit with a goal by Moroccan international striker Zakaria Abu during (39), to a valuable victory thanks to Englishman Angel Gomez (57) and substitute Dutch defender Mitchell Baker (75).
Lille, which achieved its third successive victory in various competitions, rose temporarily to fourth place with 13 points, one behind third-placed Marseille, which tied with Angers 1-1, and two points ahead of Reims, which hosts Montpellier on Sunday, and three ahead of Lens, which is visiting Strasbourg today. same.
In a third match, Georgian striker Zoriko Davitashvili scored a hat-trick for his team, Saint-Etienne, and led them to victory over their guest, Auxerre, 3-1.
Davitashvili scored his hat-trick in the 15th, 54th and 86th minutes, while Canadian Thelonious Bayer scored Auxerre’s goal (74th).
Davitashvili, the new arrival from Bordeaux for 6 million euros, became the first player from Saint-Etienne to score a hat-trick in the league since Tunisian Wahbi Khazri against Bordeaux on April 11, 2021.
The Georgian, who opened his scoring tally in Ligue 1 this season, passed two decisive balls in the win over Lille 1-0 in the fourth round and the draw against Nantes 2-2 in the sixth.
Saint-Etienne, which suffered a humiliating loss to Nice 0-8 on September 20 in the fifth stage, temporarily advanced to twelfth place with 7 points, while Auxerre’s balance froze in 14th place with 6 points.
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