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It's up to us to do the job, to be efficient, "says Christophe Galtier, referring to obtaining the title of champion of France. He added: "As I often say to my players, we must not count on those who are behind, especially Lens, who will not drop many points between now and the end of the championship in my opinion." Not wrong. But if Paris Saint-Germain were to be crowned this Sunday (21h), at the end of its match in Auxerre, on behalf of the 36th matchday of Ligue 1, it will necessarily go through a counter-performance of Lens. The result of OM could also count, depending on that of Paris-SG. In the most favorable scenario, the Red and Blue could even claim victory... in case of null.
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- Ligue 1 schedule and results
- Ligue 1 standings
In summary, Christophe Galtier's players are currently six points ahead of Lens and eight over OM in the Ligue 1 standings. They would need seven to be officially champions of France. It would be the 11th time in the history of the capital club and it would be a record at the national level.
PSG will be fixed before entering the pitch
One thing is certain: PSG will not be crowned in case of defeat at Auxerre. Conversely, a victory of Lens in Lorient (Sunday at 17:05) would extend the suspense at least for a week. A scenario would allow the Parisians to sabotage the champagne in case of a draw at Abbé-Deschamps: if OM do not win in Lille on Saturday night (21h) and Lens loses in Lorient. On the other hand, if Olympique de Marseille takes the three points in the North and/or if Lens brings back a point from Brittany, which would imply that the second would have 76 points, five less, PSG would have to win to get their hands on the Hexagoal. Note that if it is still six points ahead of its runner-up, whoever it is, at the end of the 36th day, PSG can no longer be overtaken, just joined in the worst case. But with a goal difference of +49, against +32 for the Blood and Gold and +30 for the Phocaeans, the doubt would be (very) limited...
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In any case, Marquinhos and his little comrades will know what to expect when they return to the lawn of AJ Auxerre. Ditto for the Burgundians, engaged in a mano-a-mano with FC Nantes for the last relegation place. The other three are occupied by Ajaccio, Troyes and Anges, already condemned. AJA is currently 16th, a small point ahead of FC Nantes (34 against 33), who will receive a Montpellier team without pressure on Saturday (17h).
The scenarios that would allow PSG to be champions this Sunday:
- Victory of PSG, Lens does not win - Draw of PSG, if OM does not
win and Lens loses
In case of victory of Lens, PSG could not be crowned Sunday, regardless of its result at Auxerre. No scenario allows Paris to win the timpani without taking a point.
