“Survival or Demotion: Nantes vs. Angers in a High-Stakes Match for Ligue 1 Survival”

This scenario that we could fear, it is all the complexity of these last days where there are clubs which play their survival and others which do not have any more particular objectives. Nantes – Angers, it must also be a match of extremes in motivation. For observers, this type of ranged duel is always annoying. Whatever the scenario, we will try to see who is not playing the game, who is really motivated. Despite certain declarations to please the supporters (Abdelli) and even if some consider that it is a derby, do not make me believe that the SCO – which is already condemned – will force to leave Ligue 1 on a victory by involving Nantes in its fall. Angers will surely play their match but from there to have the extra soul that they did not have to save their skin…

Facing Lille, Nantes still found some colors. Colors that lead me to think that the Canaries can win this last match at La Beaujoire even if they have not won a single Ligue 1 match since February. The luck of Pierre Aristouy’s team is that they have a better goal average than Auxerre and that the Icaunais will not be able to get away with a draw against Lens. This season, it is possible that we will see a big club like Nantes save themselves in extreme goal-average and FC Metz deprive Bordeaux of Ligue 1 in goal-average. It would be pretty crazy but that’s the scenario I see on this 38th day.

Still, if nothing changes, we are heading towards a Ligue 2 which looks more and more like a Ligue 1 bis. Imagine if Nantes goes down, we can end up with ASSE, Girondins de Bordeaux and FC Nantes at the same time in this division! Fortunately there will be a return to normal with three possible climbs (two promoted, a roadblocker). Three great French football winners at the same time in Ligue 2, all with a favorite label stuck on their foreheads and almost the financial obligation to go up next year, with in addition clubs like Sochaux, Guingamp or Caen ready to spoil the party, you get the picture? There would be a hell of a dramaturgy. Without insulting Angers, Troyes or Ajaccio, these are not teams that will be missed much in Ligue 1 … Unlike FC Nantes whose descent would impoverish the French championship a little more”.