Paris (AFP)

The 15th day of Ligue 1 Wednesday will be worth dear especially for the top 5 of the Championship, grouped in only three points, as for the five teams at the back of the peloton who are also in a pocket square.

- The shock: Rennes-Marseille -

At Roazhon Park, the two great disappointments of the Champions League arrive in opposite dynamics.

Rennes (8th with 22 points) wants to build on its narrow 1-0 victory in Nice on Sunday, the first since the end of October in all competitions.

Opposite, Marseille (4th with 27 pts) arrives fully inflated by its six successes in a row in the league, the latest against Monaco (2-1) bearing the mark of Florian Thauvin and Dario Benedetto, the striker found.

Without Duje Caleta-Car, suspended, the Olympians once again have the opportunity to mark the spirits against a direct competitor for European places.

Before going to Brittany, they followed by one point the reigning champion Paris SG and two units the co-leaders Lille and Lyon.

OM have, with their two late games still to play, a good advantage over the rest of the pack.

- The player: Toko Ekambi -

Since the international break in October, Lyon has been in Olympic form with 22 points taken out of 24 possible.

The only two he abandoned on the way were in Lille, the club with which he now shares the lead in the championship.

Unbeaten for 11 days before welcoming Brest (10th), OL are notably driven by the efficiency of Karl Toko Ekambi.

The 28-year-old Cameroonian, mocked at the start of the season for his failures, was directly involved in Lyon's last seven goals in L1, according to statistics provided by the LFP.

In detail, the former Angers and Villarreal striker has scored three goals and delivered four assists in the last three matches.

- The number: 8 -

Facing Lorient (17th), the star striker of Paris SG Neymar will miss his eighth game this season in Ligue 1.

This represents more than half of the matches played by his team, third in the Championship before receiving the Hakes.

If we add PSG's matches in the Champions League, the Brazilian has so far played only 12 out of 20 matches.

Since the start of the 2020-2021 fiscal year, Neymar has missed many matches for various reasons: Covid-19 contamination, suspensions, injuries and rests.

On Wednesday, the former FC Barcelona striker will have to skip over due to a sprained left ankle that occurred on Sunday against OL (1-0 loss).

According to several media, he should not replay before early 2021.

Program for the 15th day of Ligue 1 Wednesday:

(19h00) Reims - Nantes

Angers - Strasbourg

Nîmes - Nice

Montpellier - Metz

Dijon - Lille

(9 p.m.) Rennes - Marseille

Paris SG - Lorient

Lyon - Brest

Bordeaux - Saint-Etienne

Monaco - Lens

Ranking: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Lille 29 14 8 5 1 26 10 16

2. Lyon 29 14 8 5 1 25 11 14

3. Paris SG 28 14 9 1 4 33 10 23

4. Marseille 27 12 8 3 1 19 10 9

5. Montpellier 26 14 8 2 4 25 21 4

6. Monaco 23 14 7 2 5 25 20 5

7. Angers 23 14 7 2 5 20 22 -2

8. Rennes 22 14 6 4 4 20 18 2

9. Lens 21 13 6 3 4 21 21 0

10. Brest 21 14 7 0 7 23 25 -2

11. Bordeaux 19 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1

12. Nice 18 13 5 3 5 16 16 0

13. Metz 17 14 4 5 5 15 16 -1

14. Nantes 14 14 3 5 6 15 23 -8

15. Saint-Etienne 13 14 3 4 7 12 20 -8

16. Strasbourg 11 14 3 2 9 20 26 -6

17. Lorient 11 14 3 2 9 15 24 -9

18. Nîmes 11 14 3 2 9 11 27 -16

19. Reims 10 14 2 4 8 17 24 -7

20. Dijon 9 14 1 6 7 9 22 -13

Editor's note: The first two are directly qualified for the Champions League (C1), the third will play in the third preliminary round.

The last 2 are relegated to Ligue 2.

The 18th will compete for his place in L1 during a play-off in round-trip matches with the Ligue 2 club victorious in the pre-play-offs.

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