Who will win Ligue 1?

We have not seen a Ligue 1 title race like this in a lengthy time.

France has been Paris Saint-Germain’s playground for some time now, however not solely are Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect dealing with an uphill battle to retain their crown, however there are three different sides vying for the last word glory.

With seven video games left to play, it is all nonetheless up within the air – so it is solely proper to try either side’s run-in and see who’s favorite to come back out on high.

Remaining fixtures:

Metz vs Lille (09/04)
Lille vs Montpellier (16/04)
Lyon vs Lille (25/04)
Lille vs Good (02/05)
Lens vs Lille (09/05)
Saint-Etienne vs Lille (16/05)
Lille vs Angers (23/05)

Lille have all of it of their fingers after beating PSG, however that away journey to Lyon is enormous. It is simply the hardest take a look at on the calendar for Lille, who should additionally journey to fifth-placed Lens and host seventh-placed Montpellier.

Les Dogues’ fixture record is definitely fairly a tricky one. Saint-Etienne and Eleventh-placed Good are their solely remaining opponents within the backside half of the desk, so there are many alternatives for Lille to slide up.

On the ultimate day of the season, Lille will host Angers, who’re simply certainly one of three sides at hand them a defeat this 12 months. They’re going to clearly nonetheless be favourites, however this can be a tough run-in.

Remaining fixtures:

Strasbourg vs PSG (10/04)
PSG vs Saint-Etienne (18/04)
Metz vs PSG (24/04)
PSG vs Lens (02/05)
Rennes vs PSG (09/05)
PSG vs Reims (16/05)
Brest vs PSG (23/05)

What is the level in even making an attempt to foretell how PSG will play this season? They’re favourites after they come up in opposition to nearly any workforce on the planet, but seemingly love throwing us curveballs with their performances.

Pochettino’s males don’t have any extra conferences with any of their rivals – fifth-placed Lens are their largest menace on paper – and they’re going to come up in opposition to a handful of strugglers. Reims, Strasbourg, Saint-Etienne and Brest are all within the backside half of the desk, so that they ought to be straightforward pickings.

You may conceivably see PSG successful all of these fixtures, which can give the Parisians confidence over the ultimate few weeks of the marketing campaign.

Remaining fixtures:

Monaco vs Dijon (11/04)
Bordeaux vs Monaco (18/04)
Angers vs Monaco (25/04)
Monaco vs Lyon (02/05)
Reims vs Monaco (09/05)
Monaco vs Rennes (16/05)
Lens vs Monaco (23/05)

4 sides within the backside half, 4 sides within the high half.

It is a combined bag for Monaco. They is likely to be above all of their remaining opponents, however Niko Kovac’s aspect should navigate tough conferences with Lyon, Lens and Rennes if they’re to have any hope of toppling both Lille or PSG.

With only one loss in 2021 below their belt, Monaco are clearly in electrical kind and can fancy themselves up in opposition to anybody, however they might have undoubtedly most popular a little bit of a friendlier run-in.

Remaining fixtures:

Lyon vs Angers (11/04)
Nantes vs Lyon (18/04)
Lyon vs Lille (25/04)
Monaco vs Lyon (02/05)
Lyon vs Lorient (09/05)
Nimes vs Lyon (16/05)
Lyon vs Good (23/05)

Lyon could have loads of probabilities to select up some straightforward factors, however that back-to-back with Lille and Monaco will inform us just about the whole lot we have to find out about Lyon’s title hopes.

Away from these two, Lyon’s next-biggest take a look at will come within the type of tenth-placed Angers, with 5 of their remaining seven opponents within the backside half. Three of them are within the backside 4.

Lyon can count on to be within the probability till the ultimate day, however their hopes may relaxation on beating Monaco and Lille. They may go five-for-five elsewhere, so hold your eyes on them.

Of the 4, it is PSG with the friendliest run-in. They’re nicely forward of all of their remaining opponents within the desk, and whereas that is clearly not concrete proof that they’re going to beat all of them, there may be purpose for Pochettino to be pretty glad with the place they’re proper now.

Each Lille and Monaco face tough schedules, however it’s Lyon who may have the most important function in deciding who walks away with the trophy. Rudi Garcia’s aspect should face each in what appear to be they’re solely two actual assessments, so victories in each may set them up for a dramatic finale.

Fact be informed, it is not possible to definitively say who’s going to come back out on high. PSG most likely have one of the best probability, however you may simply make a case for any of those successful the grand prize. Of all of the title races in Europe, that is the one to look at.

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