It is with a breathtaking suspense that the two neighbors in the northeast, the Reims stadium and FC Metz, are found this Thursday evening for a ticket in Ligue 1 to the key. The two teams left on a parity score in Lorraine after the first leg (1-1). A result that gives way to all possible scenarios for the second round. Sixteenth in Ligue 1, Reims is on the verge of the abyss after a season marked by a change of coach and a crisis at all levels, both on the green rectangle and behind the scenes.
For its part, FC Metz had descended in Ligue 2 through the dams last season, bowing to AS Saint-Etienne. But the Grenats are on the other side of the barrier, and this status of Outsider discharges the pressure on their opponent. After having assured 3 climbs over the past 12 years, can Metz rely on his experience and imitate Auxerre or Saint-Etienne by dropping the elite club? This is all the stake of this cleaver match, which should compete under high tension.
The expected compos
Reims : Diouf – Akieme, Kipre, Okumu, Sekine – Nakamura, Edoa, Gbane, Ito – Pefok, Siebatcheu.
Metz : Sy – Udol, Mboula, Sané, Kouao – Bokele, Deminguet, Stambouli, Van Den Kerkhof – Sabaly, Hein.
Where to see the match?
This Return Ligue 1/Ligue 2 dam between the Stade de Reims and FC Metz will be broadcast this Thursday on Dazn and BeIN Sports 1, from 8:30 p.m.
