FC Lorient on the Brink of Relegation – Last Chance for Miracle in Ligue 1 Survival

The intention was, on paper, it is almost impossible to build for FC Lorient two games from the end of the season. This Sunday evening, at the end of the 33rd and last day of Ligue 1, it is now a miracle to believe to stay in the elite. Beaten in Marseille 3-1, the Merlus suffered their 19th defeat of the season and saw their unofficial, if not yet official, relegation to Ligue 2 one game before the end of the season. season

We have to do well against Clermont and let PSG crush Metz

With one game remaining in the season, FCL are still in 17th, three points behind 16th play-off place Metz. This Sunday evening, the Merlus have long been relegated to Ligue 2, but the Lorraines, who led 1-0 in Strasbourg, saw the Alsatians turn the game around to make it 2-1 to win down to the wire.

so thatthe people of Lorient still have a little hope to secure a barrage position in a week. While their deficit is seven goals behind Metz (-28 for FCL, -21 for Metz), the players of Régis Le Bris must perform well against Clermont, last and officially relegated, and , at the same time, Metz lost in its way very big against the champion PSG and was beaten on Sunday afternoon on his lawn against Toulouse.

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For example, it would be necessary a 5-0 success for FCL against Clermont along with a 3-0 defeat for Metz against Paris to see Lorient take the place of the handicap. If this is the case, there would still be two games to play against the L2 team to stay in L1 next season.

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The ranking at the end of the 33rd day

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