It has been a year full of surprises in Ligue 1 and the final round of fixtures was no different
By Eric Devin for Get French
Football News
The final Ligue 1 matches of 2021 were a microcosm of a year that saw unexpected league champions, an unexpected arrival and some unexpected and worrying issues on the terraces. There were nine games on Wednesday night and most of them told a story that reflects back on the last 12 months.
There was a shock result for PSG, who needed a last-minute equaliser to earn a point away to Lorient. Without Kylian Mbappé, the leaders looked quite ordinary, as has often been the case this season, even with Sergio Ramos adding his presence – and an obligatory red card – to the proceedings. There was also drama involving Marseille (although not of that kind, thankfully). Dimitri Payet scored from the spot in the eighth minute of stoppage time to earn them a point against Reims. And the match between Strasbourg and Clermont was called off (again, not for anything more unseemly than a foggy night in Auvergne).