Bordeaux are getting a little closer to relegation after their defeat on Sunday May 1 against Nice (1-0). There are three days left for Senegalese striker M’Baye Niang to avoid sinking in Bordeaux.
Bordeaux, with their worst defense in Ligue 1, ended up being overtaken by their immense weaknesses in the 74th minute, when Algerian international Andy Delort, alone in front of goal, did not waste the opportunity to score a 13th goal this season.
However, at half-time, M’Baye Niang, holder, replaced by Rémi Oudin in the 73rd minute, wanted to be reassuring. “ We didn’t concede, that’s the positive point, we try to defend together. We know that if we want to win this match, we must above all avoid conceding goals because this team is playing “, he said.
M’Baye Niang, three goals and an assist this season
Before this meeting, the Senegalese international had spoken in the Senegalese press, Record More preciselyto clarify that the group “ works well “. “ It also remains to believe in this maintenance. There are a few matches left, I am convinced that if the team pulls out its claws as we say in Senegal, I think we can achieve something great. So, we really must not let go, we must continue to work “, he affirmed.
M’Baye Niang, who has three goals and an assist, arrived in Bordeaux in September 2021 from Rennes, as a joker, to try to ” to restart » his career, at 26 years old. Last November, a month and a half after his arrival at the club, against PSG, he scored his first goal with the Girondins. M’Baye Niang had not played for more than five months before joining Bordeaux.
Today, as Bordeaux gets a little closer to relegation, and will the Senegalese international (15 caps, 4 goals) save his club in the last three days? Bordeaux did not seize the opportunity to pick up the barrage Saint-Etienne, who lost to Rennes (2-0) on Saturday. Four points behind the Greens, the Girondins, 19th, could be relegated the next day if they lose in Angers, Saint-Etienne wins in Nice and Clermont does not lose against Montpellier. The Navy and white, who want to stay in Ligue 1 for their 31st consecutive season, no longer have a joker.