Loïc Féry and all of Moustoir believed in it. Until the end. But the Merlus will perform well in Ligue 2 next year despite a festival against Clermont, the red lantern and already relegated (5-0). Lorient only missed one goal, beaten by one goal on goal difference by the miraculous Messins after their 0-2 defeat against PSG.
Lorient produced a very high level performance this Sunday evening against Clermont at Moustoir. Victorious for Clermontois with a score of 5-0, Régis Le Bris’ men found themselves too short to secure a play-off to remain in Ligue 1. An insufficient result with only one goal. The Lorientais needed a delta of 8 goals in their favor against FC Metz (defeated 2-0 by PSG) but were only able to recover 7 goals from the Messins unfortunately for them. An additional goal from them or one from PSG in Metz and Lorient finished 16th, but it was in 17th place that the Merlus finished the season.
Still without Mbappé, not retained by Luis Enrique, PSG concluded its season with a victory in Metz (0-2). Soler (7th) and Lee (12th) brought to fruition the excellent start of the capital club, certainly reworked but involved and inspired on a collective level. Metz bit the dust for a long time, before reacting in the second half. Despite the presence of Mikautadze, dangerous on a free kick at the end of the match (83rd), the Garnets were unable to revive and scared themselves until the end. In its long-distance duel with Lorient, the Lorraine club finally managed to maintain its sixteenth place, for a small goal. The Messins will try to save their place among the elite during the play-offs, scheduled for May 30 and June 2.