Title Race
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain could clinch the Ligue 1 title if second-placed Lens loses to Nantes on Friday. PSG leads Lens by six points with three games remaining for each team.
The decisive showdown between PSG and Lens is scheduled for Wednesday. PSG advanced to the Champions League final midweek after eliminating Bayern Munich.
The matchup already has enough history; the job is to keep the reading list shorter than the tension.
Relegation Battle
Nantes, sitting next-to-last, will be relegated to Ligue 2 unless it defeats Lens. Auxerre hosts Nice in a crucial clash at the bottom of the table. Auxerre occupies 16th place, which represents the relegation-promotion playoff spot.
Champions League Race
The battle for third place and an automatic Champions League spot comes down to a two-way contest between Lyon and Lille, separated by two points. Third-placed Lyon travels to mid-table Toulouse, while fourth-placed Lille faces a difficult away game at Monaco.
Fifth-placed Rennes hosts Paris FC but needs both Lyon and Lille to lose ground to maintain slim hopes of finishing third.