Ligue 1 Season Finale: Rennes and Lille Qualify for European Cups, Monaco Misses Out

The Ligue 1 podium being immutable with Paris Saint-Germain on the top step, RC Lens in the middle and Olympique de Marseille on the last step, the 38th and last day of Ligue 1 offered great suspense for places. qualifiers for the Europa League and the Europa League Conference. At the top of the table, the meetings at stake therefore concerned Troyes and Lille, Brest and Rennes but also Monaco and Toulouse. In the first poster, the Rennais made the difference very quickly thanks to Benjamin Bourigeaud (12th, 1-0). If the Brestois equalized on penalty thanks to Haris Belkebla (35th, 1-1), the Rennes midfielder scored twice just before the break on a new penalty (45th + 3, 2-1).

Rennes in the Europa League, Lille in the Europa Conference League, Monaco remains docked

Thanks to this great victory acquired outside, Bruno Genesio’s players are also taking advantage of the poor results of their closest competitors to slip into the Europa League next season. Indeed, Lille and AS Monaco failed to take the best of Troyes and Toulouse. Despite a too timid first period in Aube, the Mastiffs found the net after the break through Bafodé Diakité (57th, 1-0). But on returning from the locker room, ESTAC did what was necessary to equalize through Rony Lopez who came to send a nice clear shot into the back of the Lille net (72nd, 1-1). After this draw, Lille is therefore qualified for the next edition of the Europa League Conference.

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Lille but also and above all Rennes can thank Monaco. Indeed, if the two clubs will see the European cups, they owe it above all to the very poor performance of the players of the Rock at home against Toulouse. While Philippe Clement’s players were heading for a defeat after a goal from Zakaria Aboukhlal (70th), Wissam Ben Yedder came to equalize to put the two teams tied (79th, 1-1) but Rhys Healey came to crucify them at the end of the additional time (90th + 4, 2-1). This defeat leaves the Monegasques at the foot of the qualifying places for the next editions of the European Cups. Despite a last possibility, Mohamed Camara’s teammates therefore end a disappointing year in the worst possible way.

Nantes remains in the elite, Auxerre drops to Ligue 2

In the other important matches, there was still a place to be taken between Nantes and Auxerre, who received Angers and Lens respectively. And if the task seemed easier for the Canaries, it materialized on the ground. The Canaries immediately took control of the game thanks to the achievement of Ignatius Ganago (16th, 1-0). Pierre Aristouy’s players no longer let the score escape them until the whistle despite the increasingly intense pressure from the Angevins on returning from the locker room. Once again, if Nantes avoids relegation to Ligue 2, it is above all thanks to Lens who won on the lawn of Auxerre after a double from Alexis Claude-Maurice (19th and 48th, 2-0 ) and an achievement by Loïs Openda despite the reduction in M’baye Niang’s score a little earlier (71st and 78th, 3-1).

Finally to end this Ligue 1 season, several meetings were played without suspense. Paris Saint-Germain notably received Clermont. If the Parisians seemed disinterested in this part, they made the break through Sergio Ramos and Kylian Mbappé (16th and 21st, 2-0). But the Clermontois completely reversed the meeting thanks to Johan Gastien, Mehdi Zeffane and Grejohn Kyei (24th, 45th + 1 and 63rd, 3-2). Olympique Lyonnais ended with another very disappointing defeat on the lawn of Nice after achievements signed Jerome Boateng against his side, Gaëtan Laborde and Terem Moffi despite the goal of Jeffinho just before the break (5th, 28th, 33rd and 41st, 3-1). For its part, Olympique de Marseille ended in defeat against Ajaccio after a late goal from Clément Vidal (88th, 1-0).

The full results of the multiplex

Paris Saint-Germain 2-3 Clermont : Ramos (16e), Mbappé (21e, sp) / Gastien (24e), Zeffane (45e+1), Kyei (63e)

Nice 3-1 Lyon : Boateng (5e, c.s.c.), Laborde (28e), Moffi (33e) / Jeffinho (41e)

Brest 1-2 Rennes : Belkebla (35th, sp) / Bourigeaud (12th and 45th+3, sp)

Auxerre 1-3 Lens : Niang (71e) / Claude-Maurice (19e and 48e), Openda (78e)

Troyes 1-1 Lille: Lopez (72nd) / Diakite (52nd)

Monaco 1-2 Toulouse : Ben Yedder (79e) / Aboukhlal (70e), Healey (90e+4)

Ajaccio 1-0 Marseille: Vidal (88th)

Nantes 1-0 Angers : Winner (16th)

Reims 1-3 Montpellier: Balogun (28th) / Wahi (54th and 76th), Nordin (57th)

Lorient 2-1 Strasbourg: Faivre (10th and 36th) / Bellegarde (57th)