Brest
3rd in French Ligue 12023 Schedule
Brest held on for a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Reims to remain third in the Ligue 1 standings as their chance of overtaking second-placed AS Monaco slipped away.
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AS Monaco won 2-0 at Brest on Sunday to overtake their opponents in the Ligue 1 standings and move into second place, extending their unbeaten run to seven games despite finishing the match with nine men.
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Lille were held to a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw away at second-placed Brest on Sunday after Martin Satriano cancelled out Jonathan David's opener for the visitors.
Lens pulled off a 1-0 home win over Brest thanks to Ruben Aguilar's header on Saturday as the second-placed visitors failed to close the gap on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Brest midfielder Mahdi Camara scored a hat-trick to earn the Ligue 1 chasers a 3-0 win at Strasbourg on Saturday and extend their unbeaten league run to 12 games.
High-flying Brest earned a dramatic 1-0 home win over Olympique de Marseille on Sunday courtesy of Pierre Lees-Melou's late goal to climb to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.
Kylian Mbappé scored his 30th goal of the season Wednesday as Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Coupe de France quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over Brest that extended their unbeaten run to 15 matches.
Nice and Brest played out a 0-0 draw in Ligue 1 on Sunday, losing further ground in their pursuit of leaders Paris St Germain.
Ligue 1 Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germa.. | 31 | +47 | 70 |
2 | AS Monaco | 32 | +20 | 61 |
3 | Brest | 33 | +16 | 58 |
4 | Lille | 32 | +17 | 55 |
5 | Nice | 32 | +12 | 54 |
6 | Lens | 32 | +8 | 49 |
7 | Lyon | 32 | -8 | 47 |
8 | Stade Rennais | 32 | +8 | 45 |
9 | Marseille | 31 | +9 | 44 |
10 | Stade de Reims | 32 | -7 | 41 |
11 | Montpellier | 32 | -3 | 40 |
12 | Toulouse | 32 | -3 | 40 |
13 | Strasbourg | 32 | -12 | 36 |
14 | Nantes | 32 | -20 | 33 |
15 | Le Havre AC | 33 | -10 | 32 |
16 | Metz | 32 | -20 | 29 |
17 | Lorient | 32 | -26 | 26 |
18 | Clermont Foot | 32 | -28 | 25 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Romain Del Cas.. | 8 | 32 | 8 |
45 | Mahdi Camara | 6 | 31 | 2 |
9 | Steve Mounié | 6 | 31 | 2 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Romain Del Cas.. | 8 | 32 | 8 |
7 | Martín Satrian.. | 4 | 32 | 4 |
23 | Kamory Doumbia | 4 | 24 | 6 |