Red Star will mathematically validate its rise to Ligue 2, five years after leaving it, from sale. The leader, winner on Friday at Marignane (2-0), is currently 10 points ahead of Niort (2nd) and 13 over Martigues (3rd) The Red Star also has the goal-average advantage over its two pursuers, which virtually gives it one more point in the event of a tie.
However, coach Habib Beye does not want to get into the calculations. “There are still five balls to go, we don't see the aspect of a victory in five,” warned the Red Star coach on Friday after the match. ‘There will be no place at the party before May 17 even if, from an accounting point of view, we can get this climb before the last day. Count on me not to let them go and keep them under pressure. We have to be a very, very good champion, not just a champion. What these boys are doing in relation to the trauma they experienced last year is just extraordinary,’ says Beye.