Pitched battle in France: Saint Étienne relegated and fans attacked their own players and rivals with flares

For days, France was told that Saint Étienne, the winning club in Ligue1 along with PSG, was on the verge of tragedy. But they handled it in sporting terms. Finally, this Sunday, in the sense of advancing the championship in France, came the announced tragedy. And almost twice. That is, after drawing 1-1 against Auxerre in 90 minutes and falling in the penalty shootout, the 10-time champion of French football has been relegated to the second category. And from there, something unseen happened. Fans stormed the playing field and what followed was a real battle: the ultras ran over their own players and attacked them with flares.

Saint Étienne finished in eighteenth position, 54 points behind Paris Saint Germain’s Lionel Messi who remained in Ligue1. A point below is Metz and Bordeaux where they have played a real championship in recent dates to see who can access the promotion position. Thus, the Greens took advantage of the tie they achieved on their visit to Nantes due to the fall of their two rivals and agreed to the playoffs against Auxerre who relegated in 2012 and, since then, have not returned to the top. flight.