Football: Victories of Monaco, Nantes and Rennes in Europa League

The OGC Nice, in the Europa Conference League (C4), conceded the draw (1-1). The mission of these four clubs is, this fall, to consolidate the fifth place of Ligue 1 clubs at the UEFA coefficient.

Le Monde with AFP

AS Monaco, victorious at L’Etoile Rouge de Belgrade (1-0), FC Nantes, who beat Olympiacos on the wire (2-1), and Rennes, who won in Cyprus ( 2-1) started their campaign in the Europa League (C3) well on Thursday evening. On the other hand, the OGC Nice, in the Europa Conference League (C4), ended with a draw (1-1) An evening started by serious incidents (32 injured) between Nice supporters and Germans from FC Cologne, who came en masse and very agitated.

Monaco had the least affluent task with a trip to the Marakana, the lair of the red star of Belgrade. Everything was played on a penalty from Breel Embolo, shot in the 74th minute, his third goal this season. In the other match of this group H A priori balanced, the Hungarians of Ferencvaros have hardly beaten Trabzonspor (3-2).

 Nantes supporters supported without Stop the Canaries in the confrontation against the Greeks of Olympiakos. September 8, 2022. Nantes supporters have constantly supported the Canaries In the confrontation against the Greeks of Olympiakos. September 8, 2022. Jean-Francois Monier/AFP

in the early evening, Rennes had completed his contract by beating Aek Larnaca in Cyprus (2-1) thanks to a sumptuous goal From the young Lorenz Assignon to the last second, a pigeon wing, on the fly, which left the public speechless audience. In this group B, the men of Bruno Genesio will then face the Dynamo kyiv and the Turks of Fenerbahce, who beat the Ukrainians on Thursday (2-1).

Finally, by welcoming Olympiakos, FC Nantes has found Europe, in a stadium in the Beaujoire en molten. With a result at the height of the popular Nantes fervor: 2-1 thanks to Mostafa Mohamed (32nd) and Evann Guessand (90th+5), at the end of the suspense, as for Rennes in Cyprus.

/Media reports.