Unbeaten in his stadium so far, the leader, who needed only a short victory to validate the rise in Ligue 1, lost. Beaten in their Stade Océane where they had not lost in 32 games this season, moreover by a poorly classified, Le Havre may be touched in their pride, but so goes football.
Luka Elsner's players seemed destabilized by the intensity offered by the Northerners, driven by their hunger for maintenance. Valenciennes, 18th with 39 points before the game, finds itself 14th thanks to the feat.