In the opening match of the 36th day, Lille (3rd) travels to Corsica to face Bastia. LOSC can definitively secure its third place, qualifying for the Champions League play-offs. By dominating Bordeaux last weekend (2-1), Lille took a seven-point lead over Saint-Etienne, who are in 4th place. With three days left in the season, a victory for the Northerners on Corsican soil would allow them to definitively secure a place in the Champions League.
Franck Béria, one of the team’s veterans, is aware of the significance of this achievement after all the changes during the off-season: “For a first year, it’s really good. We’re not behind two jokers: it’s Paris and Monaco. We’re not going to get excited, but we’ve done some serious work this season. We didn’t steal this place from anyone.”
