Football. FC Metz tightens its screws: what to remember from the warm-up match against Troyes

A goal from Gauthier Hein, on a poorly controlled ground shot by Troyes goalkeeper Nicolas Lemaître ( ^82nd ), allowed FC Metz to win their penultimate preparation match, this Saturday at the Stade de l'Aube (0-1). A reassuring success, in a sense, three days after the long- recited cacophony on the Thionville pitch (3-5). Not everything was perfect, of course, starting with this very feverish start from the Grenats, quickly worried by Assoumou ( ^4th ), Maronnier ( ^7th ) and Mille ( ^8th ).

But the Lorrainers then raised their game, as evidenced by the goal finally disallowed by the brilliant Ibou Sané, in a fine sequence ( ^40th ). They will have to do even more, in a week at Hoffenheim, with a view to the...

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