St Etienne fans invade pitch after relegation to Ligue 2

There were crazy scenes at St Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium on Sunday evening following the club’s relegation to Ligue 2.

St Etienne were beaten in a penalty by Auxerre in the relegation/promotion play-off and will play in France’s second-tier next season.

Their fans lost the plot at full-time, storming the pitch and launching flares.

The players were swiftly evacuated as riot police intervened.

St Étienne fans lose the plot following relegation to Ligue 2. (