This Sunday is the last day of Ligue 1 with the multiplex of nine simultaneous matches. From Lille, 3rd, Lorient, 17th, via OM, 8th, almost all parts of the ranking are concerned and the evening promises to be explosive.
It is eagerly awaited every year. The multiplex of the last day of Ligue 1 promises to be exciting again this Sunday evening (9 p.m.). Nine meetings are to be followed simultaneously. And this season, suspense will be present at all levels. The race for Europe and maintaining it should keep supporters in suspense.
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Lille or Brest, who will directly qualify for the Champions League?
These are two teams that certainly didn’t expect to play this spot. Brest and Lille will compete for third place at a distance. The two teams are tied on points but the goal difference is favorable to Losc (+18 against +16). And this third place is not just honorary. Indeed, whoever finishes at the foot of the podium will have to go through a preliminary round to join the Champions League. The third will directly join the group stage of the biggest European competition.
Lille hosts OGC Nice at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium and therefore hopes to celebrate direct qualification for the Champions League in front of their home crowd. The Aiglons, for their part, are assured of fifth place, synonymous with the Europa League. The Bretons will be traveling to the pitch of a club which no longer plays anything, Toulouse. Eric Roy’s players would go ahead in the event of a better result than Lille. If both teams win, Brest will then have to catch up on goal difference.
Lens-Lyon-OM, a three-way battle for Europe
Who from Lens, Lyon or OM will win the precious and last European keys? Everything is still possible in this fierce fight in the sixth (or even the seventh) lace. After its misstep on the Reims pitch this Wednesday during a late match (0-1), OM have almost condemned themselves to be deprived of Europe next season Jean-Louis Gasset’s men had the opportunity to have the cards in their hands by getting back in front of Lens, sixth, on goal difference.
But the Sang et Or and the Lyonnais had the pleasure of seeing their direct competitor fall in Champagne. Racing and OL are tied on points before this last day of Ligue 1 and are preparing for a long-distance fight. The goal difference, favorable to the Northerners, offers an advantage to the latter (+8 against -7).
The Lensois will host Montpellier, which no longer plays anything, OL will host Strasbourg, again referee of this last day, while OM will travel to Le Havre which is 99% sure of playing in the elite next season. In this race for Europe, there are multiple scenarios. Lens can maintain its sixth place by achieving a better or same result than the Lyonnais. For their part, OM must win and hope for a defeat for Les Gones to regain 7th place. If, at the same time, Lens also loses, OM could take 6th place.
While Lens and Marseille play their last match, OL will be out next week to play a Coupe de France final against PSG. And this has a direct link with this 7th place. In the event of PSG’s victory against OL in the Coupe de France final on May 25, sixth place will qualify for the Europa League while it is currently sent to the Europa Conference League. And the seventh rank in Ligue 1, which currently does not give access to anything, would allow you to join the C4.
A miracle for maintenance?
We already know one of the two teams which is guaranteed to play in Ligue 2 next season. Indeed, Clermont, last, is now four points behind the jump-off, Metz. The Auvergnats will host Lorient in a bottom-of-the-table match or in a possible future Ligue 2 match. Indeed, the maintenance mission seems to be compromised for the Merlus who are three points behind the Messin play-off and with a good goal difference. unfavorable (-21 against -28).
The Grenats, who host PSG, need a miracle to deprive Le Havre of maintenance. Three points separate the two teams but Metz must pass a suitcase to the Parisians while hoping for a crushing defeat for the Normans against OM. László Bölöni’s team is 11 goals behind Le Havre. All of this can be seen this Sunday at 9 p.m.
