The championship title
At the top of the Ligue 1 standings with six points ahead of RC Lens two days from the end - and with a largely favorable goal difference - Paris SG is (almost) guaranteed to finish champion of France for the eleventh time in its history. And their coronation could be recorded this Saturday. Indeed, Christophe Galtier and his men will be able to sabotage the champagne at the Meinau stadium if they do not lose to RC Strasbourg Alsace... or if the Blood and Gold do not win against AC Ajaccio. Two scenarios - especially the first in reality - which are not unlikely. In other words, we have a good chance of seeing Kylian Mbappé and his teammates offer themselves a (new) line to their record.
To discover
- From birth under the bombs to the game in Nantes, the history of FC Nantes
- Ligue 1 schedule and results
- Ligue 1 standings
In any case, the Red and Blue will do everything to finish the job in Alsace in order to be able to party next week, at home. "We are six points ahead of Lens, we have a trip that promises to be difficult in Strasbourg. I hope we will have the happiness to be champion on the next match and to be able to celebrate this at the Parc des Princes (against Clermont Foot 63, editor's note) with our supporters, "said the Parisian coach this week.
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The podium
With five points ahead of its Marseille pursuer two days before the end of the season, RC Lens should, in all likelihood, finish in second place in the championship, synonymous with direct qualification for the group stage of the Champions League. And the Blood and Gold could well validate this position - a little unexpected, it must be said - as early as this weekend, during the 37th matchday of Ligue 1. To do this, they will have to avoid losing to AC Ajaccio who are already condemned to go down in Ligue 2 ... or count on a misstep (draw or setback) of Olympique de Marseille against Stade Brestois. We could therefore see the Artésiens celebrate their second place at home at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium.
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The race to Europe
This is probably the most beautiful battle of this end of the season. Promised to AS Monaco (4th, 65 points), the fourth qualifying place for the next edition of the Europa League can now also be conquered by LOSC (5th, 63 points) and Stade Rennais (6th, 62 points). And this penultimate day of the championship appears highly decisive in this three-way fight. Especially because the Red and Black receive... the club of the Principality. In case of victory, Bruno Genesio and his men would seize this position at the foot of the podium thanks to a better goal difference. Unless the Dogues, who face at the same time Nantes in danger, impose themselves.
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Maintenance
Officially, they are still three to be concerned by the maintenance: RC Strasbourg Alsace (15th, 39 points), AJ Auxerre (16th, 34 points) and FC Nantes (17th, 33 points); ESTAC, AC Ajaccio and SCO Angers are already condemned. However, with a six-point lead over the red zone - and a better goal difference - the Alsatians already seem more or less saved. It would take a cataclysm to see them evolve in Ligue 2 next season. The fight to maintain is therefore a two-way race. A race that could end this Saturday night. Because if AJA gets rid of Toulouse FC - who no longer plays anything - and at the same time the Canaries lose to LOSC, then the Burgundians will be mathematically maintained... and Nantes relegated, one year after winning the Coupe de France.