Regardless of shedding to Lille 2-1, Reims thought they had been protected from the drop as they had been nonetheless forward of Le Havre when the ultimate whistle blew at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Nonetheless, in an unbelievable flip of occasions, the Normans had been awarded a pe. Skipper Abdoulaye Touré stepped up and delivered with a daring Panenka, leaving Reims gamers crestfallen. To stay in Ligue 1, .
On Wednesday, Could twenty first, Reims will journey to Metz’s Stade Saint-Symphorien. The return leg shall be performed at Reims’ Stade Auguste-Delaune on Thursday, Could twenty ninth. Nonetheless, between these two dates, Reims have solely the small matter of taking part in the Coupe de France closing towards PSG, which shall be held on Saturday, Could twenty fourth, at Saint-Denis’ Stade de France. “It’s the nightmare state of affairs“, stated Reims head coach Samba Diawara. “Nevertheless it was attainable on condition that we haven’t been in a position to achieve the purpose we would have liked for 3 weeks.”
With two high-stakes video games on both facet of the Coupe de France closing, the sport towards PSG is now not a precedence for Reims. “Clearly, it is going to be tough to deal with it, I wasn’t enthusiastic about it till security was assured”, stated Reims goalie Yehvann Diouf to . “I’m not going to say that I don’t wish to play it, however it’ll depart a barely bitter style.”
GFFN | Bastien Cheval