The annual Ligue 1 relegation battle has begun again, this year's Ligue 1 relegation stage can be said to be a large number of teams, from the 14th place in the standings to the last place A total of 7 teams are in danger of relegation, and this round of lorient is to usher in the challenge of Saint-Etienne, two teams on the verge of relegation in the standings have reasons not to lose.
Recent developments on both sides
Lorient had drawn with Strasbourg, who were 4th in the league in the last round, but with enthusiasm they were poured cold water on the next big Paris, weak they were directly defeated by the opponent 5-1, the team morale was hit, this game against Saint-Etienne they need to play 12 points spirit.
Saint-Etienne's decline in Ligue 1 can be said to be like a meteor, before the 18/19 season they were always in the top 8 in Ligue 1, perhaps due to the impact of the epidemic, the team has then shown a cliff-like decline, in the last three seasons they have been relegated to a ranking of 17 and once ranked 11th in the middle of the league, and the team has to sell the back line of the twin stars Falfana and Salibba, this season they also need to fight for relegation.
Race conditions
Throughout the first half, the two teams played an efficient counter-attack, the opening Saint-Etienne gave the opponent a disservice, in the 3rd minute Buanga received a pass from the team's left defender Kovojjchak directly to complete the goal, and then in the 21st minute, taking advantage of the opponent's left pass error, No. 7 Budbütz contributed an assist to help one of the two strikers, De Norddang, complete the goal! However, Lorient then completed the counterattack in 4 minutes, in the 41st minute Lorient right guard Mendes burst into the box and was tripped by Kovodjychak to get a penalty, Murphy scored the penalty in one fell swoop, and in the 45th minute Lorient's attack resumed, and it was Mendes's precision guidance on the right side of the road that found the forward Corner to complete the goal to equalize the aggregate score to 2-2.
The otherwise balanced situation in the second half was momentarily out of balance, Lorient became the dominant player on the field, and in the 60th minute, No. 10 LeFeuille faced a one-handed opportunity without disappointing the home fans and scored easily and completed the score. In the 64th minute, the Paper-like backline of Saint-Etienne once again allowed Lorient to find an opportunity, Murphy found an opportunity to complete the assist, and the inserted Corner completed the second degree! At this time, Saint-Etienne's already weak defensive line was once again severely damaged, and in the 62nd minute, Yu-Nupa, who was replaced by midfielder, was directly sent off in the 67th minute for eating a yellow card again, and the defeat of Saint-Etienne, who fought with one less man, was inevitable, and Lorient's Murphy scored a goal in the last moment, and then Ybosgaard, who came on as a substitute, scored another goal, and finally Lorient reversed his opponent to win 6-2.
After the game
Originally thought to be a match-match, the result did not expect to usher in such a result, after this battle Lorient has been out of the relegation zone 4 points temporarily safe, at the same time they were defeated by Paris 5-1 also through a big victory to find the field, to know that before they scored only 25 goals in 30 rounds ranked first in the Ligue 1 goal list, did not expect that this round they are 6 goals to prove their offensive firepower, but the other side of Saint-Etienne is miserable, Do you think Saint-Etienne will be able to successfully relegate after the season?