French weekend XI: Maxence Lacroix ticks every box, Thomas Lemar finally smiles | OneFootball

French players across Europe impressed this weekend, headlined by Maxence Lacroix, Pierre Kalulu and a timely Thomas Lemar goal. According to L'Équipe, standout turns spanned London, Turin, Nijmegen and Slobozia.

Dunkerque’s 18-year-old loanee Mathys Niflore preserved a 0-0 at Guingamp with saves in the fifth, seventh and 52nd minutes. His team played the final half hour with ten men and are sixth in Ligue 2.

Millwall beat Wrexham 2-0, Tristan Crama solid on the right. Juventus trailed Lazio in added time until Kalulu headed a last-gasp equaliser. Crystal Palace ended 59 days and 13 matches without a win by beating Brighton 1-0, Lacroix central to the clean sheet.

NEC Nijmegen, third in the Eredivisie, enjoyed a sixth straight win as Noé Lebreton assisted in the 42nd minute and headed the fourth in the 90th of a 4-1 over Heracles. Saint-Trond routed Westerlo 4-0, Abdoulaye Sissako adding four tackles, five of six duels won and a 31st-minute header as the club set a season points record.

In Romania, Jayson Papeau equalised for Unirea Slobozia in the 43rd minute after rounding the goalkeeper, then headed a 90+3 winner against Farul Constanta.

Grazer’s Ramiz Harakate scored on 30 and 67 minutes against Wolfsberger before an 87th-minute leveller made it 2-2. Hamburg’s Rayan Philippe came on in the 68th minute at Heidenheim and converted Fabio Vieira’s cross on 78, his first since 13 December.

On loan at Girona, Lemar started at Sevilla, a 1-1 draw, and struck his first goal in three years in the second minute with a right-foot finish at the near post, on his sixth straight La Liga start.

Source: L'Équipe