• The Girondins de Bordeaux won widely against Lens (3-0) during the 37th day of Ligue 1.

  • With this victory, they practically ensure their maintenance before the last match in Reims, next Sunday.

  • It would take an incredible combination of circumstances to see the Navy and White finish a barrage.

At Matmut Atlantique,

It will have lasted a few seconds. Undoubtedly an eternity for some Bordeaux supporters. This Sunday evening, it was 9:31 p.m. when Lorient's opening scoring against Metz virtually sent the Girondins to the place of play-off in Ligue 1. A place that the Navy and White will ultimately occupy for less than a minute, the time that Ui-jo Hwang gave them the advantage by transforming his penalty and allowed them to move up to 14th place. This Monday morning, the Korean striker and his teammates still occupy this place after their large victory against RC Lens (3-0).

The Bordelais have indeed taken a huge step towards maintenance thanks to this second victory in a row at home after Rennes, two weeks ago.

But even if they reached the symbolic 42 point mark with this success, they are still not mathematically saved with only two points ahead of the red zone before the last game of the season in Reims, next Sunday.

They do not lack much but "it is the almost [maintained] that bothers" Jean-Louis Gasset.

Despite everything, the Girondins coach has experienced "a kind of deliverance" against the Lensois especially at the time of the goal of the break scored by Youssouf Sabaly, author of his first goal since 2016, then it from Mehdi Zerkane who will come to close the score in stoppage time.

It would take a cataclysm to find yourself barragist

“Tonight, we needed men on the ground. We needed a huge reaction because we were back to the wall [after the spanking we received in Nantes last week] and that's why I'm extremely proud of the team today, ”savored Loris Benito. The Swiss defender admits to having seen "a lot of players praying" before this crucial match for the future of the club. He also explains the change of state of mind "by the fear of seeing his name stuck to the possible descent of the club and that, these are things that follow you throughout your career". His trainer speaks of an “awareness” of the importance of the moment:

In life, you always have to fight.

You always have to believe in it.

We had a tough season and we didn't have a lot of fun but when everyone is on the same wavelength and in the same state of mind, it turns out what we did "

Moreover, he saw many players finish the meeting completely cooked.

And it hasn't always happened this season!

📊 So that the @girondins find themselves barragists on the evening of the 38th day:


➡️Nantes wins against Montpellier,


➡️Lorient and Starsbourg draw only,


➡️Brest does not lose against PSG,


➡️Bordeaux loses 3-0 in Reims.

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- Girondinstats (@Girondinstats) May 16, 2021

The one who surely took “five years in one season” according to Loris Benito and lived “the worst season of his career on the extra-sporting level in thirty-six years of profession” dixit his own words will now prepare the last episode of this season.

An episode maybe a little less stressful than expected.

As Jean-Louis Gasset points out, it would now take "a combination of circumstances" crazy enough to see the Girondins finish barrage.

First of all, the Girondins must lose by at least three goals in Reims, then at the same time Brest win or draw against PSG, Strasbourg and Lorient neutralize each other and finally Nantes win against Montpellier .

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