This is a sign that the Ligue 1 season seriously affects its end. The two Saturdays that come will be the scene of the famous multiplex where the nine championship games will argue at the same time.
Multiplex for various stakes. At the bottom of the table, no less than five clubs (ASSE, Le Havre, Nantes, Angers and Reims) still fight for their maintenance in Ligue 1, while the fate of Montpellier is already settled.
At the top of the table, six teams (OM, Monaco, Nice, Strasbourg, Lille and OL) still officially fight for a European place. In the midst of this, a no man’s land where a few teams seem to have much to play more than honor.
In the event of a disaster for OL, the 8th place European?
However, a scenario could offer a sacred surprise to the eighth in Ligue 1. A scenario which already begins with the victory of PSG in the Coupe de France final against Reims, which would release an additional place in the Europa League and therefore qualify the seventh in the Europa Conference League.
The other data, much more problematic, would be the confirmation of the administrative demotion of Olympique Lyonnais. A potential fall of the Gone club which could remove a European qualification by turn.
The eighth of the championship, Lens or Brest, would therefore have the tiny possibility of recovering this last strapontin on green carpet. What give an additional motivation to the men of Will Still and Eric Roy?
To summarize
Lens or Brest could win a surprise European qualification. If PSG wins the Coupe de France and OL is administratively demoted, the eighth in Ligue 1 would benefit from a European place. One more reason for these clubs to stay mobilized until the last day of the championship.
