FC Metz have been officially relegated to Ligue 2 with two Ligue 1 games to spare. Les Grenats have lost their 22nd league game this season on Saturday against AS Monaco . The hosts took the lead courtesy of Jessy Deminguet , but Sébastien Pocognoli 's Monégasques turned the game on its head with Folarin Balogun restoring parity and Ansu Fati delivering the fatal blow in injury-time.
FC Metz's relegation has been a long time coming. Les Grenats have spent the majority of the campaign rooted at the bottom of the standings. The last of their three Ligue 1 wins this season dates back to November.
With a meagre 16 points' tally with two games to spare – against Lorient and at Nice – Metz can no longer catch up with 16th-placed Auxerre and their 25 points. Metz are relegated to Ligue 2 for the 12th time in their history. No club went down as many times as them.
As for Monaco, they're up to sixth and above Marseille, who have been inflicted a shock 3-0 loss by Nantes .
