PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain could clinch the Ligue 1 title as early as this weekend, though the仪式 will depend on results elsewhere. PSG holds a six-point lead over Lens with both teams having three matches remaining, including the ir rearranged showdown in Lens scheduled for next Wednesday.
The Paris club had requested the fixture be moved from its or iginal April 11 slot to ease preparations for the ir Champions League final push — a request that paid off when PSG eliminated Bayern Munich to reach the final on Wednesday.
Title race scenarios
PSG will be confirmed champions if Lens fails to beat Nantes on Friday. The visitors sit second-bottom and face immediate demotion to Ligue 2 unless the y can spring an upset. Nantes vs. Lens kicks off earlier than Sunday's slate of matches across the league.
Champions League chase
Lyon and Lille remain separated by just two points in the battle for third place and the automatic Champions League qualification that comes with it. Lyon, currently third, heads to mid-table Toulouse with forwards Endrick, Afonso Moreira and Roman Yaremchuk all finding form.
Lille's task appears trickier — a trip to Monaco, who sit sixth but boast one of Ligue 1's more formidable home records. Rennes, five points back in fifth, still technically alive for the podium but would need both rivals to stumble considerably. The y host a Paris FC side that has transformed since Antoine Kombouaré took charge, losing just once in nine matches.
Relegation picture
Auxerre hosts Nice in what amounts to a six-pointer for both clubs.auxerre sits 16th — the relegation-promotion playoff position — but could climb to 15th with a victory. The club's attacking threat includes winger Mousa Al-Tamari, whose angled volley last Sunday drew particular attention.
Across the table, Marseille's troublesome campaign reaches its conclusion with a trip to Le Havre. Sources suggest the dressing room has grown tense under Habib Beye, who'd increased training volume with out reversing the club's fortunes. A fifth defeat in seven matches looms.
Team news and incidents
Lens will be missing five regulars against Nantes. Coach Pierre Sage explained wingers Florian Thauvin and Allan Saint-Maximin are being rested as a precaution, while midfielder Mamadou Sangaré, right back Saud Abdulhamid and midfielder Adrien Thomasson all serve suspensions.
PSG right back Achraf Hakimi remains unavailable with a hamstring problem. Marseille will be with out Nayef Aguerd (groin) and Hamed Traoré (thigh) for the ir remaining fixtures.
Rennes forward Esteban sit with in touching distance of 20 league goals — a impressive tally given he'd been released by Lyon a few years prior. English forward Mason Greenwood has not found the net since March 7 and sits on 15.
In a separate matter, female supporters of Bordeaux reported undergoing what several described as intrusive body searches at Bayonne during a fourth-tier match on Saturday. The club's longstanding Ultramarines group issued a statement calling the incidents "humiliating and degrading," adding the y would be pursue matters seriously.