After being relegated from Ligue 1, Bordeaux have fallen even lower – the Girondins have been relegated to the third division! One of the biggest French clubs did not pass the financial monitoring of the local football association and state bodies (DNCG), which is why they will have to play in the third rank of the competition next season.This is the first time since 1991 that the Girondins will not be in the French elite. It is interesting that even then, due to problematic finances, they were expelled from Ligue 1.Tue 21:45: (3.00) Poland (3.30) Belgium (2.60)A reminder, last season was the worst for Bordeaux in the 21st century. The team finished in the last, 20th place, but it was expected that it would manage to stabilize and postpone the payment of debts to its creditors, which would enable it to play in Ligue 2 next season.As it did not happen, the club of the controversial businessman Gerard Lopez was relegated to the third league, and his place in the second rank will be taken by Villefranche.Bordeaux’s total debt is close to 40 million euros.Sven Botman deal with Newcastle on the horizon, but what about PSG and Milan?The Girondins have been champions of France six times, won the domestic cup on four occasions, and were not far from the European trophy, since they played in the UEFA Cup final in 1996 and lost to Bayern.Their golden age was during the eighties when they played two more European semifinals – in 1985 in the Champions Cup and in 1987 in the Cup Winners’ Cup.They last played in the Champions League in 2010, passing the group phase where they faced Bayern and Juventus, only to be stopped by Lyon in the quarterfinals.The hardest days in the club’s history await Bordeaux…
