Ligue 1 23-24

[luiginb]

Metz had the worst squad on paper but a coach like Boloni was always likely to give them a chance. They still need to play whoever comes from Ligue 2 to stay up though.

 

[Evilo]

It'll be St Etienne. Not easy.

 

[Evilo]

There are roughly 3230 minutes in an L1 season.
Lyon spent 3229 outside the top 6. They were ranked 6th ONE single minute. The last one.

 

[luiginb]

Three players got carjacked in Marseille, shots were fired.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Bienvenue à Marseille!

The city has always been a dangerous dump.

 

[Evilo]

PSG up 2-1 on Lyon in the Cup final. 30 mn to go.
Cherki with an assist.

 

[luiginb]

Metz down to 10 men after just 5 minutes after a brutal challenge by their 19yo midfielder Diallo. Tough game ahead for Boloni's men, as they lost the first leg 2-1 at St Etienne.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Metz down to 10 men after just 5 minutes after a brutal challenge by their 19yo midfielder Diallo. Tough game ahead for Boloni's men, as they lost the first leg 2-1 at St Etienne.

Just turned on.. Somehow Metz have 2 with a red and lead 2-1 at half.

 

[luiginb]

Just turned on.. Somehow Metz have 2 with a red and lead 2-1 at half.

The red card galvanized them and they went up 2-0 but unsurprisingly they started to tire and St Etienne got one back and now they're on the front foot

Lots of drama and entertainment in the second half so far. Even though I support Metz in this game I think St Etienne had a goal wrongfully denied by the ref as Oukidja wasn't getting to that ball in a million years. Guy who scored couldn't find a better place to celebrate than in front of the Metz craziest fans so he almost got into a fight with the stewards. The crowd went wild and are absolutely pestering opposite players, throwing so much shit at them that stewards are actually protecting them with a mobile net haha I'd never seen that before, absolute scenes

 

[Evilo]

Add the bogus penalty and St Étienne must be totally mad.
Hopefully they go though because the reffing is the only reason they're not promoted right now.

 

[luiginb]

Add the bogus penalty and St Étienne must be totally mad.
Hopefully they go though because the reffing is the only reason they're not promoted right now.

Yeah that was a weird pen too. Human mechanics make me think there was contact but I swear I didn't see it on video on any angle.

St Etienne should be mad at themselves first, 85 minutes up a player and very little football on show. Not impressed by anyone on their team today, maybeee the goal scorer Petrot.

 

[Evilo]

Cardona is nice too.

But they did get way more chances than Metz. Which is expected but they should have won 3-1 with fair reffing.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Finally

 

[gary69]

Although I haven't watched them at all during these past few seasons they've been in the 2nd division, good to have a traditional successful club like St.Etienne back at top flight. Hopefully they have the resources to stay up too.

Ditto for Auxerre.

Mayby Bordeaux will be back too in a few years.