Second League. Lille OSC – EA Guingamp, Sunday (3pm)

The defeat against Rodez was the last straw. On April 5, the thirteenth loss of the season crushed the last hopes of survival for the Reds and Blacks. “We decided to say it was over,” said coach Jérôme Molinier before the trip to Lille on Sunday. “If there’s a miracle, great. It probably won’t come from a crazy scenario: four wins for En Avant, four losses for Rodez, and at least two losses for Metz, the only possible option to see EAG escape the relegation zone. However, it could come from gaining a place in the rankings. Because the financial viability of several teams remains precarious, and it is not excluded, as in many leagues, that an administrative relegation could be pronounced against a Second League club and lead to the relegation of the top relegation candidate. Without certainty, however. “I had said that if we didn’t win against Rodez, we should aim for eleventh place.”

“We need to give it our all”

While the only current threat of disappearing from the professional level concerns Dijon (First League), such a scenario in D2 is not certain to benefit EAG. And for good reason, En Avant is nine points behind the second-to-last team. Knowing that the last place team will automatically be relegated. But regardless of the current situation, “we need to give it our all like the players did in the two friendly matches last week, where we beat Saint-Malo (2-1) and Lorient (3-2). Without overthinking it…”