Weekend for Senegalese players abroad: Jackson on fire, Iliman Ndiaye and Boulaye Dia decisive, Pape Guèye and Pathé Ciss struggling

Senegalese players abroad shone this weekend on European and Saudi Arabian pitches. In England, Nicolas Jackson impressed with Aston Villa, while Ibrahim Mbaye and Iliman Ndiaye proved decisive. In France, Boulaye Dia found the net for Stade Rennais. Conversely, Pape Gueye and Pathé Ciss had a difficult day in Spain.

The overview begins with the French league, where Yehvann Diouf was decisive in Nice's victory at Stade Brestois. Guilty of a major error leading to Brest's opening goal, the Senegalese goalkeeper redeemed himself by saving a penalty in stoppage time, allowing his team to secure a valuable win.

Moustapha Mbow and Paris FC suffered a defeat at the hands of RC Lens, who were without the injured Abdallah Sima. At home, Stade Rennais, with Boulaye Dia in their ranks, comfortably defeated Strasbourg, featuring Pape Demba Diop, 3-0. Starting at center-forward, Boulaye Dia opened the scoring for Rennes in the 34th minute.

Monaco, with Lamine Camara and Sadibou Sané in the starting lineup, were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille. Habib Diallo's Le Mans snatched a 1-1 draw away to Lamine Sy's Auxerre. Le Havre, with Rassoul Ndiaye in the starting eleven, lost 4-3 in Marseille. Finally, Moussa Niakhaté's Lyon take on Paris Saint-Germain this Monday.

In England , during Matchday 8, Nicolas Jackson shone brightly, playing a key role in Aston Villa's victory by scoring twice against Manchester City (2-1). Ibrahim Mbaye, who came on in the 59th minute, provided the assist for Jackson's second goal. For City, Iliman Ndiaye also made his mark, setting up Erling Haaland for the equalizer.

Crystal Palace, without Ismaïla Sarr, lost at home to Newcastle (0-2). El Hadji Malick Diouf came on in the 78th minute to help Brentford secure a 1-1 draw away to Hull City, who were without Nobel Mendy. Meanwhile, Habib Diarra, who entered the game in the 79th minute, couldn't prevent Sunderland from being held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds United.

In Germany , Bayern Munich, featuring Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, secured a 3-1 victory away at Freiburg. However, the young Senegalese player was not included in the matchday squad.

In Italy , during the 8th matchday, Juventus, with Pape Matar Sarr in their ranks, secured a 2-0 victory in Lecce. The Senegalese midfielder entered the game in the 83rd minute.

In Spain, Matchday 10 turned into a nightmare for Pathé Ciss and Pape Gueye. Ciss conceded a penalty before missing an attempt himself during Rayo Vallecano's heavy 3-0 defeat to Elche. Gueye was sent off in Villarreal's 2-1 victory away to Valencia.

In Belgium , Mamadou Diakhon, who came on in the 46th minute, participated in Club Bruges' victory against Saint-Trond (3-2).

In Serbia , Bamba Dieng remained on the bench during Red Star Belgrade's victory on the pitch of OFK Belgrade (1-0).

In Turkey , Galatasaray, with Ismail Jakobs, faces Fenerbahçe this Monday in the highly anticipated Istanbul derby.

In Saudi Arabia , during the 11th matchday, Sadio Mané's Al-Nassr secured a 3-1 victory away to Abdoulaye Seck's Al-Faisaly. The Lions' number 10 provided the assist for his team's first goal.

Al-Ittihad, with Dion Lopy coming on in the 46th minute, defeated Al-Diriyah, whose goalkeeper Gana Gueye was absent for the match. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli, without Édouard Mendy, dominated Al-Khaleej (4-1). Al-Hilal, with Kalidou Koulibaly in the starting lineup, secured a victory away at Al-Qadsiah (3-2).

Finally, NEOM, with Malang Sarr in the starting eleven, beat Abha, with Abdou Diallo absent (2-0).