Of course, Montpellier, 5th, wants to maintain his dream of Europe against Angers, 9th and started well in the race to maintain.
But the eyes of football fans will not be on the Mosson this Wednesday, for the traditional pre-winter break multiplex.
At 9 p.m., the twenty Ligue 1 clubs will engage in a final game before celebrating Christmas.
However, some players will find it difficult to open the gifts with peace of mind without a victory.
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Ligue 1 fixtures and results
League 1 standings
Monaco-Rennes, a dolphin in Brittany?
With one point behind Marseille, which has one game less, Stade Rennais would be well put on the leader's costume of the "second championship", far from PSG and its 13 points ahead of OM. Except that this Wednesday, the Bretons will look like hunters and not hunters. They move to AS Monaco, 8th five units behind their evening opponent "
that we are trying to catch up,
" said coach Niko Kovac. ASM had completed a big second part of last season to snatch the podium. Guarantees gone almost entirely up in smoke, hence the delay in classification. "
We will start the two (next) months with only one game per week, which will allow us to work even more
"Noted Kovac, whose team has qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Rennes, 8th finalist in the Europa Conference Conference, also played a lot.
“
There is a little physical and mental wear and tear,
” admitted Bruno Genesio after a painful victory last Saturday against Lorient (1-0) in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France.
On paper, this clash between Europeans promises to be balanced.
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Nice-Lens, quickly the second wind
These were the two sensations of the start of the season. But the mid-term record has taken a back seat in recent weeks. Lens lined up 5 matches without a win in Ligue 1, while Nice only won one of the last 4 (one draw, two defeats). The loser, if there is one on Wednesday, would spoil a start beyond expectations a bit more. “
I have to question myself on what I ask the players. The image that I send back is not anger, but a deep questioning
“, Asked Christophe Galtier after Nice's gross defeat against Strasbourg on December 5 (0-3).
The Southerners (4th) and the Northerners (6th) are only separated by three points.
Lens is only two points ahead of the 11th, Lille, proof of the homogeneity of the championship and that we can quickly become disillusioned this season.
Nice started as the favorite in his den at the Allianz Riviera, against the private Blood and Gold of Kevin Danso and Facundo Medina in defense, in addition to playmaker Gaël Kakuta and striker Wesley Saïd.
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Lyon-Metz, the Gones in full doubt
Difficult to escape the crisis raging on the banks of the Rhône. OL have not won any of their last 3 Ligue 1 matches, and remain marked by their crashes in Nice on October 24 (3-2) and Rennes on November 7 (4-1). Dutch coach Peter Bosz seems to be reneging on his playing principles. The failure was such that Juninho announced his resignation as sports director in January. 13th, "
it is not our place and it is not our objective
», Regretted Bosz, whose position is inevitably threatened.
Jean-Michel Aulas' club must also live with the incidents of OL-OM on November 21 and Paris FC-OL in the Coupe de France last Friday.
The first match will be replayed, the second is pending.
Facing Metz, 18th, Lyon has no room for error.
Braking OL would be a small feat for Garnets who remain on a great success against Lorient in Ligue 1 on December 12 (4-1), but who have experienced the embarrassment of an entry into the Coupe de France by Bergerac fans on Sunday (0-0, 5-4 on penalties).