Between the leader Lille and the ambitious AS Monaco, there will be sparks in this weekend dedicated to the 29th day of Ligue 1, with in conclusion an a priori unbalanced duel between Paris SG de Pochettino and FC Nantes de Kombouaré .
. The shock: Monaco-Lille
Lille (1st, 62 points) made a trip under pressure on Sunday (5:05 p.m.) in Monaco.
Unbeaten on French soil since January 6, Losc has an invincibility to stretch and a first place to keep. By winning, Christophe Galtier’s players would send a powerful signal to their pursuers, and first and foremost to the Parisian dolphin, to whom they went to the knockout stages of the Coupe de France on Wednesday.
But a crash on the Rock of the Principality cannot be ruled out, as AS Monaco has impressed since the start of 2021. At home, the partners of captain Wissam Ben Yedder have only lost once this season in the league, December 16 against Lens (3-0) …
Strong income in the race for the podium, the Monegasques have 55 points and can still dream of a title.
. The player: Cuisance on the raise
Denigrated by the supporters, remained on the sidelines for two matches, Michaël Cuisance emerged from the bench on Wednesday against Rennes (1-0) to offer new coach Jorge Sampaoli a baptism of fire victorious with OM. “It’s a relief, it feels good,” said the midfielder on loan from Bayern Munich.
The 21-year-old, in the cellar during Nasser Larguet’s interim, scored his first goal for OM, eight minutes after coming into play. “He has a lot of qualities,” Sampaoli noted after the match at Rennes. “He’s a coach that every player likes to have because he likes to attack, that’s what we like in football, which is nice,” Cuisance relished.
With or without Cuisance, Saturday (5:00 p.m.) against Brest, OM will seek to chain a second victory in a row, a performance more seen since mid-December … In case of victory, the Olympians would snatch 5th place in Europe at RC Lens, at least until the reception of Metz by the Sang et Or on Sunday (3 p.m.).
. The number: 61
Sixty-one is the goal-average gap that separates Paris SG from FC Nantes, which travels to the Parc des Princes on Sunday (9:00 p.m.) at the end of the 29th day.
Nantes, penultimate in the standings before this weekend, have a negative goal difference (-16) with only 28 goals against 44 conceded goals. Canaries goalkeeper Alban Lafont has lost at least once in his last ten league games.
Unfortunately for him, he will have to face Sunday night the finest trigger in France, Kylian Mbappé. Author of 18 goals this season, the young 2018 world champion carried the goal average of his team (+45) with his friend Neymar. The Brazilian, in the infirmary for a month, hopes to make his return on Sunday.
The program for the 29th day of Ligue 1:
Friday:
(9 p.m.) Reims – Lyon
Saturday:
(1:00 p.m.) Angers – Saint-Etienne
(5:00 p.m.) Marseille – Brest
Sunday:
(1:00 p.m.) Nîmes – Montpellier
(15h00) Lens – Metz
Rennes – Strasbourg
Lorient – Nice
Dijon – Bordeaux
(5:05 p.m.) Monaco – Lille
(21h00) Paris SG – Nantes
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