Lyon saved the blunder with an own goal in the 92nd minute, St. Etienne got a three-point breather

He flirted with the home run against tailgating Montpellierbut escaped thanks to an own goal in the 90’+2′ h Lyon!

Pierre Saez’s side disappointed with their performance in their first game of 2025, feeling inferior to their opposition, but eventually managed to claim a 1-0 victory in the second minute of stoppage time when Fayette sent the ball into his team’s net.

Thus, Lyon took the three points thanks to which they caught Lille in fourth place, while reducing to 2 points their gap with Marseille and Monaco, who are tied for second place.

Three points-a breather in the fight for survival was taken by Saint Etiennewho, despite going to the locker room, was behind in the score from Reimsfinally managed to celebrate the home win with 3-1!

THE Nakamura opened the scoring for the visitors shortly before the end of the first half (42′), but in the second half he took action Boakiwho with his two goals within seven minutes (50′, 57′), turned the tables, before Stasin make the final 3-1 in the 80′, with St. Etienne escaping the relegation zone at +3.

Finally the Lil failed to get the victory that would have caught Monaco and Marseille in second place in the standings, after being “stuck” in the home draw 1-1 against the Nantes. Gudmundsson opened the scoring for the home side in the 40th minute, with Ablin leveling the final 1-1 with an own goal in the 70th minute.

The results of the 16th round



Wednesday 18/12

Monaco-Paris Saint-Germain 2-4

(53′ Ben Segir, 60′ Embolo – 24′ Due, 64′, 90’+7′ Dembele, 83′ Ramos)

Friday 3/1

Nice-Ren 3-2

(12′ Gessade, 34′ Diop, 45’+5′ Lambord – 27′ Calimuendo, 49′ Triffet)

Saturday 4/1

St Etienne-Reims 3-1

(50′, 57′ Boaki, 80′ Stassin – 42′ Nakamura)

Lille-Nade 1-1

(40′ Gudmundsson – 70′ Penn, Amblin)

Lyon-Montpellier 1-0

(90’+2′ auto. Fayed)

Sunday 5/1

Lance-Toulouse (16:00)

Angers-Brest (16:00)

Strasbourg-Auxerre (16:00)

Marseille-Havri (21:45)

The next (17th) matchday:



Friday 10/1

Nantes-Monaco

Auxerre-Lille

Saturday 11/1

Brest-Lyon

Reims-Nice

Rennes-Marseille

Sunday 12/1

Havre-Lance

Montpellier-Angers

Toulouse-Strasbourg

Paris Saint-Germain-Saint-Etienne