The four-time champion and three-time winner of the French Cup last season failed in European competitions and had an unstable top division tournament. In 38 rounds the Eaglets won 15 victories and drew seven times, which brought 52 points and the ninth position. In the last three rounds the “gymnasts” lost once and celebrated success twice with Brest (3:2) and Lyon (3:2). The team has a new coach. Christophe Galtier took over as mentor. Kelvin Steng moved from AZ for 15 million. Apart from him, one cannot but mention Todibo from Barcelona (8.5 million), Mario Lemin from Southampton (5.5 million) and Pablo Rosario from PSV (6 million).
Lorient had a good start last season, but in the end they lost concentration, which almost cost the Merloos their place in Ligue1. The team managed to get 11 victories in 38 rounds and finished nine matches in peace, which brought 42 points and 16th place in the final standings. At the finish of the tournament guests beat Mets (2:1) and shared the tournament points with Strasbourg (1:1), for which we made a prediction. Among the newcomers, we can note the purchase of Igor Silva. The defender moved from Osijek for two million euros.
