Keep going, not losing focus, managing the organizations and above all preparing well for the upcoming deadline: no, this match on Sunday evening (9 p.m.) on the pitch of the Stade Bernard Gasset-Mama Ouattara in Montpellier is not anecdotal for PSG players.
Three days after their snatched victory in Sweden against BK Häcken, in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League (2-1), and four days before the return they will play at the Parc des Princes, the Parisiennes have a championship match to manage, and to manage well, in the south.
The final match of the 18th day of D1 Arkema has a fairly minimal stake in terms of the purely sporting aspect.
Comfortably installed in 2nd place in the championship (42 points), 10 points from Lyon (52) who scored a card on Saturday afternoon against Losc (7-0), and with a head start on the Paris FC (3rd, 37 pts), the Parisiennes are already qualified for the play-offs.
Already qualified for the play-offs
For the first time this season, the champion team will not be decided at the end of the regular season, but the first four teams will play a semi-final then a championship final, on May 12 and 17.
Until then, in addition to the Champions League, there will also be a Coupe de France final to be played against FC Fleury (May 4, at the Mosson stadium in… Montpellier).
Jocelyn Prêcheur's girls, who are 16 points ahead of Fleury, 5th (26 pts), are mathematically assured of finishing the season in the top-4 since last week.
After the trip to Montpellier, tied for 6th with Fleury and who will want to take valuable points in the race for the play-offs, there will only be four games left to seal the regular season.
Tabitha Chawinga takes a lead in the scorers & assists rankings ⚽️🎁#D1Arkema pic.twitter.com/xIIBFUunVg
— D1 Arkema (@D1Arkema) March 21, 2024
The Parisiennes still only have one defeat on their record this season, against Lyon on October 1.
In the first leg against Montpellier, they largely won (4-1) thanks, in particular, to a goal from the sensation of the season, the Malawian Tabatha Chawinga, undeniable leader in the scorers' rankings (14 goals) and goalscorers. passers (10 assists).