Find the complete schedule of professional sports clubs in Provence for this weekend: football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, handball, water polo, badminton…
FOOTBALL
– OM – Ligue 1 It’s the second-to-last day of the championship. OM (7th), which can’t seem to stop sinking and disappointing its fans, plays on Sunday at 9:00 pm in Le Havre (14th). The Olympians are coming off 3 winless matches, including two catastrophic defeats in Lorient and Nantes. While they have bid farewell to the Champions League (7 points behind Lyon in 3rd and 5 behind Lille in 4th), Habib Beye’s players still have a small hope of grabbing a spot in the Europa League or the Conference League.
– Les Marseillaises – Arkema First League The championship ended on Wednesday for Les Marseillaises. They concluded their season with a 0-1 defeat at home against Dijon. The promoted team finishes in 9th place and secured their position in the first division with 5 wins, 4 draws, and 13 losses.
– Aubagne – National Aubagne (12th) will be away on Saturday to face Paris 13 Atletico (13th). Both clubs are struggling at the end of the season. The Provençaux have suffered 3 straight losses, while the Parisians have had 3 defeats and a draw. Aubagne will end the season on May 15th by hosting Caen (8th).
– Istres FC – National 2 Istres is facing a very short trip. The Violets (5th, 43 points) will play on Saturday at 6:00 pm against Nîmes (3rd, 53 points). Unbeaten in 6 matches but slowed down by 4 draws, Istres will face the former leader of the group, Nîmes, who lost the championship last weekend after a heavy 4-1 defeat to Andrézieux. The Gardois now have a 1-point deficit behind Cannes and Saint-Maur.
RUGBY
– Provence Rugby – Pro D2 Yesterday at the David stadium, there was a top clash between Provence Rugby (3rd) and the leader Vannes in the second-to-last day of the championship phase. Trailing 24-0 at halftime, Aix eventually overturned Vannes 34-31. The Aixois will go on May 15th to Valence (4th) for the last day. They will then enter the playoffs for promotion.
HANDDBALL
– Istres Provence Handball and PAUC – Liqui Moly Starligue It was a first relegation final. Last night, Istres (16th) traveled to Dunkerque (13th). Dunkerque secured a crucial home victory (31-29). With their 4th consecutive defeat, Istres remains in last place. Aix will face Tremblay this Saturday at 7:00 pm at the Arena.
– HB Plan de Cuques – Butagaz Energie Women’s D1 League Defeated on Wednesday by Brest (27-22), the women’s handball team from HBPC will now play on Sunday at 5:00 pm against Paris 92. The two teams are adjacent in the standings as Plan de Cuques is 7th with 44 points and the Parisians are 8th with 42 points.
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