So, in the French Championship, the winner of the last ticket to Ligue 1 of the 2022/23 season was determined. For a place in the top division of the domestic championship in the play-offs fought "

Both games with the participation of these teams ended in draws with the same score 1:1. The fate of entering the elite of French football was to be decided by a penalty shootout, where the Auxerre players were more accurate (4:5).

However, the most interesting thing happened after the last hit “from the mark”, when Saint-Etienne fans ran onto the lawn of their own stadium and started attacking their players. Enraged by the failure of their favorites, the fans began to throw fireworks at the stands and the police, who were trying to stop the chaos.. Law enforcement officers were forced to use tear gas against violators. In the end, the police were able to stop the madness and get the fans off the field..

The French fire brigade had to put out fires set by fans who set fire to seats in the stands.

Saint-Etienne is the most decorated club in Ligue 1. On account of his ten victories in the domestic championship;

At the end of the 2021/22 season, the Greens took 18th place in the French Championship. Auxerre, in turn, finished third in Ligue 2;

Saint-Etienne have been in the elite of French football for the past 18 years, while Auxerre have not been here for the past ten years.