PARIS (AP) — The Ligue 1 title race is nearing a conclusion, with Paris Saint-Germain likely to win against Brest if second-place Reims drops a point against Nantes.
PSG leads in lenses They are now six points apart and both sides have three games left, including Wednesday’s showdown at Lens. That match is rescheduled The tournament will be held from April 11th to help PSG win the Champions League title for the second year in a row. PSG advances to finals Wednesday after defeating Bayern Munich.
Penultimate Nantes will be relegated to Ligue 2 unless they beat Reims on Friday. All other games will be played on Sunday.
The battle for third place and automatic Champions League qualification is becoming a two-way battle between the two sides. lyon and Lille are 2 points behind.
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Third-placed Lyon head to mid-table Toulouse with in-form forwards Endrik, Afonso Moreira and Roman Yaremchuk.
Fourth-placed Lille will probably have a tougher game at home against strong sixth-placed Monaco.
For fifth-placed Rennes to maintain a slim chance of finishing third, Lyon and Lille need to move up in the standings.
Rennes hosts Paris FC, who have been rejuvenated since the manager Directed by Antoine CombouareThey have managed to avoid relegation problems by losing only one of their nine matches.
Marseille’s chaotic season He left the locker room tense, reportedly at breaking point ahead of the game against Le Havre.
Coach Habib Bayet has been unable to turn things around despite doubling his training sessions and third place is out of reach for Marseille, who must avoid a fifth defeat in seven games.
At the bottom of the table, Auxerre host Nice, with both teams fighting to avoid relegation.
Auxerre are in 16th place, outside the relegation/promotion play-off area. However, Auxerre could move up to 15th place on goal difference if they win against Nice.
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Winger Moussa Al Tamari scored a brilliant angled volley last Sunday and has been in rich form in Rennes’ sophisticated attack.
Rennes teammate Esteban Leport is the league’s top scorer and needs one more goal to reach 20 goals in his return season after being released by Lyon a few years ago.
English forward Mason Greenwood has not scored since March 7 and has only scored 15 league goals.
Lively striker Eli Wahi’s goals in recent weeks give Nice a good chance of staying.
Activity suspended
Reims will be without five regular players for the game against Nantes.
Coach Pierre Sarge revealed that goal-scoring wingers Florian Thauvin and Allan Saint-Maximin will be rested as a precaution.
Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangare, Saudi Arabian right-back Saud Abdulhamid and all-action midfielder Adrian Tomasson are suspended.
PSG right back Achraf Hakimi He continues to be absent due to a hamstring injury.
Marseille duo Nayef Ager (groin) and Hamed Traore (thigh) are both out for the remainder of the game.
off the field
Female soccer fans in Bordeaux have accused security officials of abusive body searches before Saturday’s game against Bayonne.
Ultramarines Supporter Group I posted a statement on X It said several women reported “humiliating and degrading behavior” during a pat-down upon entering the stadium.
“We take these abuses very seriously and we will not let them go unpunished,” said the Ultramarines, the club’s longest-standing supporter group.
The incident was reported to her game tooan organization that advocates for the protection of female sports fans in stadiums. ___
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