VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Reims vs Metz
Metz suffered a painful defeat against Reims, with a score of 2-1, in a match where the home team secured victory thanks to goals from Diakité and Ito. Despite the loss, the visitors still have the opportunity to avoid relegation, but they cannot afford to drop more points.
Reims took the lead in the game just 3 minutes after kick-off thanks to a superb goal from Diakité. What seemed like a potential rout turned into a closely contested match, as Arthur Atta equalized for Metz in the 14th minute.
In the second half, Metz and Reims remained evenly matched until the 79th minute, when the impressive Ito scored the goal that would give Reims the win and allow them to dream of European competition spots, while Metz remains at the bottom of Ligue 1.
