Reims-Strasbourg: Teuma wanders, the Alsatian attack spoils… The tops and the flops

TOPS

What a match for N.10 at Stade de Reims. The Champagne midfielder was perfect throughout the match, displaying an impressive volume of play. Teuma showed his quality of passing to find spaces and create gaps. This is evidenced by an action where the Rémois, pressed by three Strasbourg residents, eliminates them with great ease in a pocket handkerchief. The Maltese lost almost no balls and recovered a multitude of them. A real launching pad for its attackers.

The other great Rémois of the evening, Mohammed Daramy. The Champagne striker delivered an assist, on Amir Richardson's opener, and could also have found the net. On the second goal of the Rouge et Blanc, after a long opening in the depth of the Alsatian defense, the Dane showed his percussion and his power, forcing Lucas Perrin to tackle late and score against his side. The Racing backs had a lot of trouble against Damary, who is very difficult to contain.

In difficulty last week in Rennes, the Japanese regained all his qualities this Friday evening. Untenable, the No.7 from Champagne showed off his explosiveness and technical quality to undermine the Strasbourg defense. The damage that Ito causes in the opposing rearguards is considerable. The Rémois could also have scored with his two shots on target, without the good presence of Alsatian goalkeeper Matz Sels. A match full of Will Still's wisp.

FLOPS

The three Alsatian attackers of the evening, Dilane Bakwa, Habib Diarra and Emanuel Emegha were unable to make the difference. The latter had five shots between them, only one of which was on target... This is too little to worry a team like Stade de Reims, fifth in the standings. The Racing players were, on top of that, clumsy in their controls, ball handling and final gestures. Emegha several times had good opportunities in the Reims area, but the Dutchman was not technically fair. His imposing physique is not enough.

Continuing this sluggish attack, Strasbourg have only scored three times since the start of the away season. The third achievement was the work of Kevin Gameiro, from the penalty spot, in the 88th minute of play. A statistic symptomatic of the great offensive difficulties of Alsace and the poor results of Patrick Vieira's men, who have not won in Ligue 1 since on September 24 and who are two points behind the barrier, FC Lorient…