Ligue 1: who has the best / worst calendar in the race for the Champions League?

Olympique de Marseille, solid runner-up (2nd, 59 points)

After their victory against Montpellier (2-0), Marseille consolidated their place as PSG runner-up.

After experiencing an air gap between the end of February and the beginning of March with two defeats against Clermont (2-0) and Monaco (1-0) and a draw against Troyes (1-1), the Marseillais have relaunched a dynamic positive and have not lost in Ligue 1 for a month.

Winner of Nice (2-1) on March 20, OM are clearly in a good period.

His calendar will not be easy, however, and the Phocaeans will have to fight to keep their place on the podium with shocks against Paris, Lyon, Rennes or even Strasbourg and a trip to Lorient who plays his skin in Ligue 1.

To discover

• Calendar and results Ligue 1

• League 1 standings

The OM schedule:

D32: trip to Paris / D33: reception from Nantes / D34: trip to Reims / D35: reception from Lyon / D36: trip to Lorient / D37: trip to Rennes / D38: reception from Strasbourg

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Stade Rennais in full swing (3rd, 56 points)

The Rennais are chasing OM at the end of the season and have been impressing for several months now.

Second best attack in Ligue 1 behind PSG, Genesio's men crush everything in their path.

Unlike the Marseillais, Rennes no longer has a European Cup to play for this end of the season after being eliminated from the Europa League Conference by Leicester.

A significant advantage to stay on the podium and why not try to steal second place from OM.

The calendar seems simpler for Rennes with “only” three clashes against Monaco, Strasbourg and Marseille and a derby against Lorient.

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The Rennes calendar:

D32: reception of Monaco / D33: trip to Strasbourg / D34: reception of Lorient / D35: reception of Saint-Etienne / D36: trip to Nantes / D37: reception of Marseille / D38: trip to Lille

Strasbourg discreet but well placed (4th, 52 points)

Julien Stéphan's players are making their way.

Less publicized and less impressive than their competitors, the Alsatians are nevertheless in a good position to play for the podium.

Strasbourg has not lost since January 23 and a defeat against Bordeaux (4-3).

Meanwhile, the residents of La Meinau drew against Nice and Lyon and beat Monaco and Lens.

The RCSA calendar seems profitable to him with direct confrontations against Rennes and Marseille and matches against lower ranked teams or who have little to play for.

A great reward for a team that works well and struggled to stay in Ligue 1 last season.

The Strasbourg calendar:

D32: trip to Troyes / D33: reception from Rennes / D34: trip to Lille / D35: trip to Paris / D36: trip to Brest / D37: trip to Clermont / D38: trip to Marseille

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OGC Nice begins to stall (5th, 51 points)

Long well placed and dolphin of PSG, the Niçois have cracked in recent weeks and have seen three teams pass them.

Christophe Galtier's men chained poor results after their 1-0 victory against Paris on the 27th day.

They have since drawn with Montpellier and Rennes and lost to Marseille and Lens.

Their heavy defeat on Sunday against the Lensois (3-0), with an execrable state of mind must quickly be forgotten.

By reviving a good dynamic against Lorient next weekend, the people of Nice can count on a favorable calendar and continue to believe in the podium.

The Azureans also have a Coupe de France final to play against Nantes on May 7.

The Nice calendar:

D32: reception of Lorient / D33: trip to Monaco / D34: reception of Troyes / D35: trip to Bordeaux / D36: reception of Saint-Etienne / D37: reception of Lille / D38: trip to Reims

Monaco starts from afar but remains in the race (6th, 50 points)

Will AS Monaco have a say in this fight for the podium?

If the princely club starts with a delay on its competitors, it remains mathematically still well placed to play the coup.

The ASM is only 6 points from the podium but it will be necessary to be solid to find competitors for the most part in the thick of it.

Not sure that the change of coach, which came to break the good dynamic set in motion by Kovac, was beneficial.

The Monegasques nevertheless benefit from a fairly lenient calendar with two clashes against direct competitors Rennes and Nice over the next two days.

The Monaco calendar:

D32: trip to Rennes / D33: reception of Nice / D34: trip to Saint-Etienne / D35: trip to Angers / D36: trip to Lille / D37: trip to Brest / D38: trip to Lens