On the eve of a major trip to the capital, Christophe Galtier, the northern coach, refuses to consider the PSG-Lille shock (this Saturday, at 5 p.m.) as the final of the championship.
The two teams are neck and neck (with 60 points each, the Parisians having a better goal difference) and the one who can take three points ahead on the lawn of the Parc des Princes will have a little woolen sock if ever it must be discovered in one thread ...
“Whoever wins will not yet be champion and whoever loses will still be in the race, blows the coach of the Mastiffs.
Behind it will remain 7 games.
Playing against Paris takes a lot of character, investment and determination, so I hope we have those ingredients.
“In any case, his players are eager to do battle and extend a dream that seemed unattainable.
"Le Losc is not programmed for the title"
“We want to attack these last eight games by crunching in, summarizes midfielder Benjamin André.
At the start of the season, we would have signed to be tied with PSG eight days from the end!
Le Losc is not scheduled for the title.
We try to be placed, we are there, but we can really say that we are playing something 3 or 4 days from the end.
The only team programmed for that is Paris, because of its workforce and its budget.
And maybe Lyon… ”
Speaking of Lyon, Galtier assures that he has not had any exchange with the president of OL Jean-Michel Aulas, who would nevertheless like to attract him to the banks of the Rhône next summer in place of Rudi Garcia as announced in our columns.
"I did not speak with Mr. Aulas, I did not speak with Mr. Juninho
(Editor's note: the sports director)
", launches the Marseillais, under contract with the Losc until June 2022. Galtier also indicated that discussions were going to take place soon with Olivier Létang, president of Lille since December and the acquisition of the club by the Luxembourg investment fund Merlyn Partners.
"I will give priority to Losc," he says.
To be continued…
