FC Nantes Secures Crucial Point and 14th Place in Ligue 1 Standings

Solid at the Francis-Le Blé stadium, Antoine Kombouaré’s men managed to get a crucial point in the fight for relegation. Now with a total of 33 points, the Nantes team is 14th two days before the end of the season … and they are four steps ahead of Metz, the temporary play-off. It seems that the long awaited arrest is taking shape in the sky of Nantes.

Nantes (almost) out of danger

It seems that the imminent threat of the red zone is only a distant memory for the Canaries after the draw in Brest (0-0). While they are one point ahead of Le Havre (15th) and four above Metz, the Jaune-et-Vert are finally assured of not being relegated directly to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2023/2024 season this: only the dams can still cause. relegated FC Nantes for next season. Just one point ahead of the red lantern Clermont, Lorient (17th) is actually seven lengths behind the FCN (26 points) after D32. Mathematically, it therefore became impossible for Merlus as Clermontois to finish ahead of Nantes in the standings.

Besides their good general performance to bring a point back to Finistère, the Canaries in particular were able to count on the poor results of almost all their competitors to keep their position through the 32nd day this. Although Lorient did not see the light of day on its trip to Lens (2-0), Clermont went out of class with Monaco (4-1) and Metz lost at the end of the suspense against Rennes (2-3). Only the HAC, the main direct opponent of the FCN, got a good result this weekend: the Ciel-et-Marine did not tremble at the Strasbourg ceremony at the Stade Océane (3-1).

You will have understood, if Le Havre can regain 14th place at the expense of Nantes before the end of the season if good results come, FC Metz (current playoff) is not yet buried either: Messins can still avoid competing in the play-offs if they manage to get past the HAC or the FCN. To overtake the Canaries, however, they must take at least four points in their last two meetings (Strasbourg and Paris). A complex mission, but not mathematically impossible … especially since the Yellow and Green will face Lille and Monaco, so they have no guarantee of getting extra points before the end of the exercise 2023/2024 this.

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