Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365: published on Monday, May 02, 2022 at 10:58 a.m.
Discover the top / flop of this 35th day of Ligue 1, with Wissam Ben Yedder and Lovro Majer headlining. On the other hand, mention less well for Renato Sanches or Jean-Louis Leca, both expelled.
The tops
Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco)
Once again a scorer this weekend, the captain of AS Monaco doubled the lead this Sunday at the Louis-II stadium against Angers, validating the success of his team (2-0). Naturally, he greatly contributes to the sparkling form of the Rocher club, surfing on a series of seven rank victories in Ligue 1, allowing him to reach 4th place (tied with 3rd Rennes). On the strength of his 21st achievement, Wissam Ben Yedder occupies jointly with Martin Terrier 2nd place in the scorers’ rankings behind Kylian Mbappé (24 goals).
Lovro Majer (Rennes)
Double scorer, the Croatian midfielder scored all the goals of the match against Saint-Etienne (2-0). With a nice recovery from the left or like a surface fox, he demonstrated part of his palette as a complete player. His big match shows a confidence at the zenith for this 24-year-old international player who came from Dinamo Zagreb last summer. Thanks to his 4th and 5th banderillas this season in the league, he allowed the Bretons to keep their 3rd place, now only three lengths from Marseille, runner-up to PSG.
El Bilal Touré (Reims)
Although he is very young, only 20 years old, El Bilal Touré is playing his third professional season with the Stade de Reims. The statistics of the Malian striker are hardly brilliant but this weekend he was the great architect of the success of the Red and Whites in Lorient (1-2). Altruistic in the first period, he drew the defense on him to serve a caviar to Arber Zeneli. In the second half, it was he who tipped the match by deceiving the vigilance of Matthieu Dreyer on receiving a center at the near post.
The flops
Renato Sanches (Lille)
Expelled in a completely stupid way, Renato Sanches hurt Lille this Sunday during the setback suffered in Troyes (3-0). Not satisfied with having been sanctioned with a yellow card, the Portuguese international threw a rage and mimed with his hands a pair of glasses around his eyes, implying that the sight of the referee Willy Delajod left something to be desired . The former Bayern Munich player thus left the Dogues at 10 against 11 when the score was already 1-0 in favor of Estac. Subsequently, the northern ship sank with, in addition to the river score, the exclusion of Burak Yilmaz as well.
Jean-Louis Leca (Lens)
The Nigerian Moses Simon shines brightly at the end of the season. With three goals in FC Nantes’ last two games, he scored half of his total in the last two Ligue 1 games. But this momentum was almost broken in midair. Launched in depth during this Saturday’s meeting against Lens (2-2), the Canaries striker was hit head-on by an extremely dangerous exit from goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca. Fortunately more fear than harm for Moses Simon. On the other hand, the direct red card addressed to the porter of the Sang et Or for this intervention at Harald Schumacher does not suffer from any dispute.
Cedric Bakambu (Marseille)
Despite himself, the OM striker weighed in on the heavy defeat conceded by the Phocaeans at the Orange Vélodrome against Lyon (0-3). Came at the end of the game in place of Milik who lacked skill this Sunday during this « Olympico », the ex-Sochalien totally missed the reception of a cross from Bamba Dieng against Anthony Lopes . While he could have exploded the atmosphere and offered an exciting end to the match, his slump generated a counter-attack which the Gones were able to make good use of in the opposite area through Karl Toko-Ekambi at the conclusion and sealing the final mark.