Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne eliminated Rodez on Friday evening via penalties (0-0, 7-6) in the second round of the Ligue 2 playoffs. The Greens will contest a decisive match against Ligue 1’s 16th-placed team between 21 and 24 May.
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A 38-year-old man died in the night from Wednesday to Thursday in Saint-Étienne after being beaten by about a dozen individuals on Tuesday evening in the Beaubrun neighborhood. His vital prognosis was not initially critical upon hospitalization. An investigation into intentional homicide in a group has been opened, with no suspects arrested yet.