Paris Saint-Germain will secure their first back-to-back
Ligue 1 titles with victory at Sochaux on Sunday.
The men from the capital are three-time French champions,
but have never lifted the trophy in consecutive years.
In truth, achieving that feat this time around has rarely
looked in doubt and Laurent Blanc's charges could seal top spot with three
games to spare.
While admitting facing a Sochaux side fighting for their
Ligue 1 survival could prove tough, Blanc is hopeful of having the title
wrapped up by the end of the weekend.
"If we can win the Ligue 1 title this week, it will
be a very good thing," he said. "We still need a few points."
Second-placed Monaco travel to basement club Ajaccio -
already relegated from the top flight - but the principality outfit must better
PSG's result to keep their slim title hopes alive.
Claudio Ranieri's men bounced back from their humiliating
3-1 Coupe de France semi-final defeat to Guingamp with a 1-0 derby victory over
Nice on Sunday, and will be hoping to extend the gap between themselves and
third-placed Lille in the chase for a place in the UEFA Champions League group
stages.
Lille host Bordeaux, who picked up their first win in
eight in emphatic fashion against Guingamp on Sunday - by a 5-1 scoreline.
Guingamp are being kept busy at the other end of the
table and need to be careful to preserve their top-flight status after entering
freefall with a five-match losing run.
They host second-bottom Valenciennes on Saturday with
defeat all-but guaranteeing relegation for the visitors.
Nice - without a win in five - are hitting a bad run of
form at the wrong time of year and are still not assured of safety, so a home
victory over Reims would come as a welcome boost.
Marseille visit Nantes as speculation mounts that former
Argentina, Chile and Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa could soon take the
reins at Stade Velodrome, while Evian bid to take a step towards safety against
Saint-Etienne.
Elsewhere, Montpellier host Toulouse, Lorient visit
Rennes, and Europa League-chasing Lyon are home to Bastia.
Culled from Soccerway
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