Survival Sunday in Ligue 1 promises to be a thriller, with no fewer than six teams still mired in the thick of the relegation battle and the battle between Lyon and PSG for the final Champions League spot still undecided.
Ligue 1 Preview, Week 38: Champions League, Relegation Battles Go Down To The Wire
Things have been sorted at the top of the table; Lille are champions, Marseille will finish second and progress directly to the Champions League group stage. Lyon, PSG , Stade Rennes Sochaux will also be off to Europe but which of Lyon and PSG will head to the Champions League qualifying round and which will head to Europa is yet to be determined.
At the bottom of the table, things are a bit trickier. I did my best to go through and break down all the possible relegation scenarios, but after about twenty minutes I ended up in a corner rocking back-and-forth, furiously chewing my nails and weeping softly, mumbling something about Arles being the only pure, good, honest group of footballers in the whole of France. What’s certain is that a lot of craziness is almost guaranteed to ensue and if you were left wanting more after the English Premier League’s Survival Sunday you’d do well to turn your attention to Ligue 1 come Sunday.
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