| In the French Ligue 1 season 2021/22 there is still things to be decided. Saint-Etienne saved themselves on the relegation place on the last matchday. On other hand, Auxerre secured 3rd place in the final day of Ligue 2. Both traditional clubs meet in the first leg on Thursday evening at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps. The second leg will take place on Sunday evening in Saint-Etienne. The AJ Auxerre is one of the most traditional clubs in France. In the 2011/12 season, however, the club had to accept their destiny and to be relegated into the second division. After that, Auxerre got comfortably in the midfield of Ligue 2 for a long time. This season, the team was never placed worse than 7th place and could even hope for direct promotion until the end. Above all, coach Jean-Marc Furlan's men played a great calendar year in 2022, in which they only suffered two defeats, against FC Paris and the league champions Toulouse. St. Etienne have won just one of their last 11 league games. |
