Relegated to Ligue 2 in 2022, Saint-Etienne is back among the elite of French football. Winners 2-1 in the first leg of the play-off against the antepenultimate of L1, Metz, the Greens shared the stake 2-2 after extra time in Lorraine.
The Messins played almost the entire return match with 10 men, Diallo having been sent off in the 7th for an uncontrolled gesture. They nevertheless took the advantage 10 minutes later through Camara, then doubled the lead in the 25th, thanks to a goal from Mikautadze.
The Stéphanois then knew how to react, via successes from Pétrot (35th) and Wadji during the second overtime (117th). Auxerre and Angers are the other teams promoted to Ligue 1.
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Published at 7:58 p.m. Amended at 10:35 p.m.
Venice returns to Serie A
The third and final ticket to the elite went to Venice who beat Cremonese 1-0 in the second leg of the promotion play-off final after drawing 0-0 in the first leg. Venice will play its 14th season in Serie A in 2024-25, the first since 2021-22, where it made the elevator by returning directly to Serie B.
Leganes and Valladolid move up to La Liga
Leganes, demoted to the 2nd Spanish division in 2020, will return to La Liga next season after its 2-0 victory against Elche which gives it the title in Liga 2. The club from the suburbs of Madrid moves up alongside Real Valladolid, 2nd in the season despite losing 2-1 to Tenerife. Espanyol, Sporting Gijon and Real Oviedo will compete in play-offs for the 3rd and final ticket to the elite.
