Football: Saint-Étienne returns to Ligue 1

The sky over Saint-Étienne (Loire) lights up in the night. At the airport, the crowd awaits the players, who are received as heroes. Until late on Sunday June 2, thousands of Saint-Etienne supporters celebrated the return of the Greens to Ligue 1. A few hours earlier, at the final whistle, the players exploded with joy on the pitch. AS Saint-Étienne has just completed its rise to the highest French level.

After the celebrations on the field, the victory was loudly announced at a press conference. Saint-Étienne won the draw, synonymous with victory at the end of extra time: two everywhere. After being led 2-0 in the twenty-third minute of play, it was deliverance for the Greens, two years after their relegation.