2024-04-18 16:40:22
This Sunday, Brest plays a decisive match for a place in the Champions League against Monaco. 2. vs. 3. The same evening, the Parisian leader will face Lyon, for a repeat of the future final of the Coupe de France.
The shock on the 30th day in L1, Sunday, between Brest is second in the championship and the third Monaco will be decisive for race for the Champions Leaguea few hours before the opposition between PSG and Olympique Lyonnais, dress rehearsal for the Coupe de France final.
After the defeat on Sunday against OL (4-3)Brestois, second place in L1 continues with a crucial game at the top of the table: against its direct rival Monaco (3rd), just one point behind Brest, who has a game to go (Monaco hosts Lille on April 24).
With Lille (4th, 49 points), coming back strongly in the battle for C1, this meeting promises to be crucial in order not to compromise their chances of accessing the next Champions League.
Led by L1’s second scorer Jonathan David, Losc are no longer far off the qualification places for Europe’s most prestigious competition and will host Strasbourg on Sunday.
From month to month it is more and more indisputable. With Pierre Sage, Alexandre Lacazette, 32, symbolizes Lyon’s renewal, as his match on Sunday against Brest.
Author of a goal and having caused a penalty, it was again he – third scorer in Ligue 1 with 15 goals – who rebelled at the end of a crazy game (4-3).
Thanks to his “general”, hit under a charge from the Brest goalkeeper, OL climbed to 7th place (41 points) in Ligue 1, three points behind 5th place Nice (44 points).
This 7th place potentially qualifies for the Europa Conference League should PSG win the Coupe de France against Olympique.
As a dress rehearsal for this final on May 25, the captain and team-mates face comfortable L1 leader PSG (63 points) on Sunday (8.45pm), galvanized by their Champions League semi-final qualification at Barcelona.
At the bottom of the table, the fight to stay intensifies as the end of the championship approaches.
While Lorient, 16th and play-off (26 points), must manage a difficult trip to Niçois (5th), Metz, tied on points (26) after a win against Lens (2-1), has the opportunity to get out from the relegation zone against Le Havre (15th, 28 points).
If they win against the Normans and defeat the Bretons, they can move up to 15th place, two points behind Nantes, who host Rennais (10th) in crisis.
For their part, last and relegated Clermont (22 points), who remain in two draws against Montpellier and PSG, travel to Lens, who want to breathe fresh air after not winning in four games.
Program for the 30th day of the French Championship to be played on Friday 19 April, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April:
Friday April 19:
(21:00) Nice – Lorient
Saturday 20 April
(17.00) Nantes – Rennes
(9 p.m.) Lens – Clermont
Sunday 21 April:
(15:00) Le Havre – FC Metz
Lille – Strasbourg
Reims – Montpellier
(17.05) Brest – Monaco
(19:00) Toulouse – Marseille
(9 p.m.) Paris SG – Lyon
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