MHSC had not been in the bottom three of Ligue 1 since February 2016

Montpellier n'avait plus glissé aussi au bas au classement depuis 2016. Midi Libre – Jean-Michel Mart

After the draw against Strasbourg (2-2) and the victory of Lorient in Rennes (1-2), the Montpellier residents occupy 16th place, that of the barrage. 

"We're going to fight to hold on until the end, maybe until the last day." Michel Der Zakarian has been repeating for several weeks that for Montpellier to keep its place in Ligue 1, we will surely have to wait until the end of the championship. The results of the 24th day prove him right and in particular the draw of his team against Strasbourg (2-2)

With the surprise victory of Lorient in Rennes (1-2), Montpellier finds itself in 16th place, synonymous with play-offs at the end of the season. A position, namely being in the bottom three, that the MHSC had not known since February 6, 2016 during the 25th day. 

Easy maintenance in the end…

At that time, the coach was called Frédéric Hantz and the L1 consisted of 20 clubs and the Pailladins had drawn in Lorient (1-1). A position from which they extricated themselves the following day to finish at the end of the season in 12th place and save their place in Ligue 1.

We must hope that history repeats itself…