When 8 days from the end, the leader of the championship Toulouse welcomes its dolphin the PFC and that the two teams are potentially able to go up together in Ligue 1, we call that a peak of the season.
This shock is scheduled this Saturday, April 2 (3 p.m.) in the stadium of Toulouse and it puts the pink city in turmoil.
Three days before kick-off, more than 25,000 tickets have already been sold to watch the match in a stadium that can accommodate 28,000 people.
It is therefore not impossible that it will be sold out while the weather on the banks of the Garonne forecasts for this Saturday, temperatures which will not exceed 5°C with perhaps even some risk of snowfall in the morning.
Since the pandemic, Ligue 2 has not seen such an influx.
In Toulouse,
💥 𝗟𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰 𝗫𝗫𝗟 🔥 #TFCPFC, this Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Stadium ⤵!
– Paris FC (@ParisFC) March 28, 2022
Let's remember what is at stake after two weeks of international break.
At this stage, five teams can still finish in the first two places synonymous with a direct climb to L1: Toulouse (63 pts), PFC (56), Ajaccio (55), Auxerre (54) and Sochaux (51).
In the lead since the 5th day, Toulouse is a solid leader with seven ahead of its Parisian rival.
A new success of the players of the former Caen goalkeeper Philippe Montanier would allow this weekend in Toulouse to get even closer to a scheduled and hoped-for return to Ligue 1. Conversely, a defeat would allow Paris to get back to 4 points and get everyone back in the race for first place.
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For this duel at high altitude, Parisian coach Thierry Laurey has recovered his internationals who have left in recent days in their selections.
Even if he did not play against Egypt, Moustapha Name returned from Dakar with qualification for the World Cup in Qatar in his pocket.
Ousmane Kanté who played 45 minutes with Guinea against South Africa (0-0) also returned to the club.
Even earlier than expected, the match against Zambia scheduled for March 29 having been cancelled.
The Parisian coach is, let's remember, deprived of Lamine Diaby-Fadiga (hamstrings) and Lamine Gueye (ankle) until the end of the season.
He should rely for this trip on the group which drew against Pau (1-1) on March 19 with the contribution in addition to Florent Hanin, recovered from his worries at the meniscus.
For the other absentees at the end of winter, there are still uncertainties that Thierry Laurey will resolve on Friday by revealing his group.
After missing the last two games (Nancy, Pau) and the rally with Guinea, Morgan Guilavogui is on the road to recovery.
Is he sufficiently recovered to challenge Toulouse?
Mystery and rubber ball for the moment, the PFC making "no comment" on the workforce 48 hours before the match.
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