And now Ligue 2 is rebelling. While the final cessation of professional championships by the LFP on April 30 has caused dissatisfaction in the elite, starting with Jean-Michel Aulas, some formations of the second division also feel injured. This is the case of Ajaccio, Troyes and Clermont.
These teams, which finished 3rd, 4th and 5th in Ligue 2 respectively, should normally have participated in jump-offs for Ligue 1 before the winner faced the 18th in Ligue 1 in a cleaver duel. However, the LFP decided during the classification freeze to cancel the barrages, and to validate only two dry descents from L1 to L2, and therefore two climbs from L2 to L1. Period? Not quite…
Dry matches on the margins of the cup finals
This Tuesday, The Parisian reveals that Olivier Bianchi, François Baroin and Laurent Marcangeli, mayors of Clermont-Ferrand, Troyes and Ajaccio, sent a joint letter to Noël Le Graët on May 11, for the restoration of the dams.
“On behalf of our three clubs which have won their places on the Ligue 2 playing field without any doubt and who could have even gone higher if the season had gone to the end, we kindly ask you to support and take the decision in agreement with the LFP, to play the playoffs of Ligue 2 and the barrage L 1-L2 “, ask the elected officials to the president of the FFF, by proposing three dry matches in a single stadium, in the middle of the summer, in margin of (possible) final cuts.
If ever a follow-up was given to this initiative, which seems rather unlikely, it is the Nîmes Olympique, 18th in Ligue 1, who should therefore prepare to play a match to save his place in the elite.
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