Watch: St Etienne fans throw flares at own players after Ligue 1 play-off defeat

Saint Etienne fans launched flares down the tunnel towards their own players after the French side were relegated to Ligue 2 after 18 years in the top flight

Riot police officers clash with Saint-Etienne's fans who invaded the pitch after being defeated by Auxerre at the end of the French L1-L2 play-off second leg football match between AS Saint-Etienne and AJ Auxerre at the Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, central-eastern France on May 29, 2022. (Photo by JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP)

In the latest in a series of pitch invasions, Saint Etienne fans launched flares down the tunnel towards their own players after the French side were relegated to Ligue 2.

The club had spent 18 years in the top flight.