Tops
Accustomed to distributing caviars, André Gomes turned into a scorer this Saturday afternoon against AC Ajaccio. The Portuguese indeed scored twice in the first half. The central midfielder first scored with a powerful long shot to open the scoring, following a good deflection from Rémy Cabella (22nd). Then a few minutes later, on a clever heel from the Frenchman, the ex-Barcelonnais managed to make the break by opening his left foot (34th). Two goals that allowed the Mastiffs to quickly make the difference and win by a wide margin (3-0).
He was in all the right moves. Rémy Cabella particularly distinguished himself this Saturday afternoon against the penultimate player in Ligue 1; first by offering two assists to André Gomes – each time on a superb inspiration -, then by worsening the score on a service from Jonathan Bamba (37th). A full (and decisive) performance, like his season.
Flops
Non-existent. This Saturday afternoon, on the lawn of the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, the Ajacciens were completely transparent offensively. Unable to chain a few passes, they failed to project themselves into the opposing camp … and even less into Lucas Chevalier’s penalty area. A totally tasteless and disappointing performance, especially for a team that has nothing left to play for at the end of the season since it is almost certain to be relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the exercise.
The Corsicans also fished defensively this Saturday. And that is to say the least. Olivier Pantaloni’s players, too lax in marking and too little aggressive in the duels, let Lille deploy their game throughout the meeting. It is therefore logical that they conceded a large number of dangerous situations and that they conceded three goals …