The French championship will deliver its verdict this Sunday, at the end of the 38th and final day. We will obviously follow the fight for the title with the greatest attention, with this distant duel between Lille (1st, 80 pts) and PSG (2nd, 79 pts), respectively traveling to Angers and Brest. “It's not up to us. We will do our work on our side and then we will look at what will happen elsewhere, ”summarized Kylian Mbappé, after the Parisian victory in the Coupe de France, Wednesday, against Monaco (2-0). Moreover, the ASM (3rd, 77 pts) is still in the race… mathematically. But barring an unlikely scenario, Niko Kovac's players will focus on winning the last ticket for the Champions League at the expense of Lyon (4th, 76 pts). "We are all disappointed, it's normal to be, today (Wednesday), tomorrow maybe (Thursday),but from Friday, we must be fresh, ready and focused for the Lens match (this Sunday), which can make our season fantastic, "said the former Bayern coach on Wednesday at the Stade de France. Recall that Burak Yilmaz's Losc, deprived of José Fonte, will aim for his fourth coronation and the first since 2011. PSG are chasing their 10th title.
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However, it is not only the fight for the title that will be followed this Sunday, far from it.
Without his coach Jorge Sampaoli and the future starter in Mexico Florian Thauvin, suspended, OM (5th, 59 pts) will aim to validate the place in the Europa League which is reaching out to him, it is even almost done except unlikely results, while that Lens (6th, 59 pts) and Rennes (7th, 55 pts) are running for sixth place and a ticket… in the play-offs of the brand new Europa League Conference.
Obviously, there will be a ticket to the Europa League as a consolation prize for Lyon - which will benefit from Memphis Depay for the last 90 minutes before seeing it slip away to other skies - or Monaco too ...
Six teams for one place
As often, a number of clubs will attack this final outing without the slightest stake. This is the case for all teams between eighth (Montpellier, 51 pts) and 12th place (Angers, 44 pts). For the others, the fight to avoid the place of play-off will be in full swing in the four corners of the country. Reims (13th, 42 pts), Bordeaux (14th, 42 pts), Strasbourg (15th, 41 pts), Brest (16th, 41 pts) and Lorient (17th, 41 pts) are all within shooting range of Nantes (18th, 40 pts). “We're going to gamble our lives,” underlines the Canary Sébastien Corchia. And wait for a competitor's misstep? Not necessarily. Winners of their last four matches, Antoine Kombouaré's players have their destiny in their hands: they would ensure their maintenance in the event of success in Montpellier. Indeed, they would overtake Strasbourg or Lorient, which compete at the Meineau,in that case. Strasbourg and Lorient could also be tempted to play a draw if, for example, Paris quickly made the hole in Brest. Remember that the 18th in Ligue 1 will face Toulouse, third in Ligue 2, in the play-off on May 27 and 30. Match go to Stadium. For Nîmes (19th, 35 pts) and Dijon (20th, 18 pts), the mass is said. Place your bets !
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