Two years after leaving Ligue 1 with their heads down after a sad record season (18 games in a row without a win), Toulouse FC have ensured their rise in the top flight with three games remaining. In a Stadium which once again brought together more than 24,000 souls, on Monday April 25, Philippe Montanier’s players beat Niort 2-0. A 22nd victory this season in 35 Ligue 2 games for the Violets who lost only three times.
Welcome to TéFéCé,
The Club that always rises,
The Club back in @Ligue1UberEats !
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— Toulouse FC (@ToulouseFC) April 25, 2022
As a symbol, it was Brecht Dejaegere, the captain, who opened the scoring to take a giant step towards the rise. “We have to give everything to take the climb as quickly as possible”, he admitted to us at the beginning of the month before facing Paris FC. It is clear that the Belgian has put his words into action by scoring his first goal since his return from injury five games ago.
With 80 league goals, including 30 from kicks, Téfécé was able to rely on its master to play Branco van den Boomen, author of 12 goals and 20 assists (including 14 from set pieces) . Rhys Healey, the Welsh striker, top scorer in the championship with 20 goals, is the other great architect of the offensive success of the Violets. Individuals who shine in a well-oiled collective where five players have scored more than eight goals.
The TFC will therefore return to the elite next year only two years after having left it and having missed the rise of a breath last year. With a workforce that should move in the summer, Philippe Montanier will have a lot to do to build a collective capable, at first, of maintaining itself and not doing the lift. The Stadium public, won back after two successful seasons in the game, will be able to relive the great afternoons and evenings of Ligue 1.
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It’s madness at the Stadium!!!! pic.twitter.com/1GFfjsOdJL— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) April 25, 2022
But before that, the supporters hope to celebrate a Ligue 2 title when they receive Nîmes in two weeks. To lift the trophy, Toulouse will have to win in Rodez next Monday. Unless Ajaccio, dolphin of Téfécé does them a favor by not winning against Le Havre on Saturday. In the meantime, the night may already be short on the banks of the Garonne.