The Ligue 1 title race is nearing its conclusion, and Paris Saint-Germain could be crowned champion against Brest if second-placed Lens drops points against Nant.
PSG leads Lens by six points with both teams having three games remaining, including their direct showdown in Lens on Wednesday. That match was rescheduled from April 11 to aid PSG's quest for a second consecutive Champions League title. PSG reached the final on Wednesday after eliminating Bayern Munich.
Next-to-last Nantes will be relegated to Ligue 2 unless it beats Lens on Friday. All other matches are scheduled for Sunday.
Race for Third Place
The battle for third place and an automatic Champions League spot is shaping up as a two-way contest between Lyon and Lille, who are separated by two points.
Third-placed Lyon travels to mid-table Toulouse with forwards Endrick, Afonso Moreira and Roman Yaremchuk all in good form.
Fourth-placed Lille has a tougher away game at Monaco, which sits in sixth place and is strong at home.
Fifth-placed Rennes needs both Lyon and Lille to slip up to maintain its slim chances of finishing third. Rennes hosts Paris FC, which has been revitalized since coach Antoine Kombouaré took charge, losing only once in nine games to move well clear of relegation trouble.
Rennes Updates
Winger Mousa Al-Tamari scored a brilliant angled volley last Sunday and is in rich form in Rennes' attack. Teammate Esteban Lepaul is the league's top scorer and needs one goal to reach 20 in a comeback season after being released by Lyon a few years ago.
English forward Mason Greenwood is stuck on 15 league goals, having not scored since March 7.
Marseille Struggles
Marseille's chaotic season has left a tense dressing room reportedly at breaking point heading into the game at Le Havre.
Coach Habib Beye has failed to turn things around despite doubling training sessions, and third place is out of reach for a Marseille side that must avoid a fifth defeat in seven games.
Marseille duo Nayef Aguerd (groin) and Hamed Traoré (thigh) are both out for the remaining games.
Relegation Battle
At the bottom, Auxerre hosts Nice with both sides fighting to avoid relegation.
Auxerre is in 16th place, which is the relegation-promotion playoff spot. But Auxerre can move into 15th on goal difference with a victory over Nice.
Injury Report
Lens
Lens will be missing five regulars against Nantes.
Goal-scoring wingers Florian Thauvin and Allan Saint-Maximin are being rested as a precautionary measure, coach Pierre Sage said.
Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangaré, Saudi Arabia right back Saud Abdulhamid and all-action midfielder Adrien Thomasson are all suspended.
PSG
Right back Achraf Hakimi remains sidelined with a hamstring injury.