Ligue 1: OM in the Champions League, Saint-Etienne barrage ... what to remember from the last day

A profusion of goals, suspense at all levels… The 38th day of Ligue 1 did not disappoint.

Result of the races: Olympique de Marseille will find the Champions League well next year while one of the two monuments of French football, Saint-Etienne, will play a play-off next week so as not to fall in Ligue 2.

They finish on the podium: Marseille (2nd), Monaco (3rd)

This 2021-2022 vintage will have been exceptional from start to finish.

were extremely scared but will see the Champions League next September.

Doubled by AS Monaco last weekend, the Phocaeans regained their precious at the very last minute of the season.

The feat bears the face of Lensois Ganago who equalized in the 96th minute against ASM and therefore offered 2nd place to Jorge Sampaoli's men.

Totally crazy when Vélodrome has long believed to finish 3rd despite the festival at home (4-0).

Monaco

therefore stalled at the worst of times.

Philippe Clement's men were surprised by Lensois on fire.

No tenth victory in a row and a bitter 3rd place.

We will quickly have to digest this disappointment to prepare for an exhausting month of August with two qualifying rounds and therefore four games to reach the C1.

They will also play in Europe: Rennes (4th), Nice (5th)

For its part,

must be content with the Europa League.

Despite an extremely attractive background, Bruno Genesio's team missed the podium after their draw in Lille (2-2).

The Bretons may regret the air hole in December-January but can also say that, without Guirassy's goal, they would have fallen to 5th place.

They will accompany FC Nantes in C3, qualified thanks to their victory on May 7 in the Coupe de France.

Author of a checkered season - they were 2nd in March -, the

finished in a happy 5th place.

A small feat that bears the name of Andy Delort whose hat-trick in seven minutes gave the Aiglons a capital victory on the lawn of Reims, after being trailing 2-0 at half-time.

Christophe Galtier - courted by PSG - can breathe.

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They end up empty-handed: Strasbourg (6th), Lens (7th)

The Racing Club de Strasbourg and the Sang et Or may have two of the most beautiful audiences in France, but they will not have the chance to show it to the eyes of Europe.

Swept away by OM and neutralized by ASM, they had to settle for places of honour.

Saint-Étienne barrage (18th)

The Greens did.

And we will think back for a long time to this incredible save by Paul Bernardoni at close range against Kolo Muani in the 66th minute.

AS Saint-Étienne is still alive and finishes 18th, therefore play-off thanks to a draw snatched from Beaujoire (1-1).

It was the historic Romain Hamouma who equalized in the 79th minute.

This point gives a week's reprieve to Pascal Dupraz's men who will go to AJ Auxerre on Thursday evening before hosting the return leg next Sunday at Geoffroy-Guichard.

They fall in Ligue 2: Metz (19th), Bordeaux (20th)

The big loser of the evening is in Moselle.

Disintegrated by PSG (5-0),

Frédéric Antonetti's

The sentence may have been expected in Gironde, but it still had the effect of an explosion.

Despite their victory in Brest (2-4),

left the elite for the second time in sixty years, after a first whirlwind visit during the 1991/1992 season.

The summer promises to be chaotic for the institution with the scapular, six times champion of France but today in distress on all floors.