Paris (AFP)

Paris SG, without a safety net in the title race, travels to Marseille on Sunday for a crucial "Clasico" on both sides, OM being in crisis, while the leader Lille goes to Nantes, during the 24th Ligue 1 day.

- The shock: OM-PSG -

Even behind closed doors, the "Clasico" remains hot.

Marseille and Paris SG find themselves (9:00 p.m.) in a delicate context, after a week which has increased the pressure in both camps.

OM is going through a period of crisis, amplified by the dismissal of coach André Villas-Boas on Tuesday.

With only one victory in the last nine meetings, the Marseillais have almost drawn a line on their goal of replaying the Champions League, the podium being at 15 points.

They are back at their stadium, eight days after the violent intrusion of supporters at the training center, with much to do to win back disappointed fans.

Parisians have the most to lose.

The surprise setback in Lorient on Sunday (3-2) dropped them from first to third place, depriving them of a wild card in the tight title race.

"We'll have to play 90 minutes at the top," said Parisian coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has already beaten OM (2-1) in the Champions Trophy on January 13.

The Argentine hopes to be able to count on Neymar, who served his suspension match Wednesday against Nîmes (3-0 victory) but was "absent from training" Saturday morning "because of gastroenteritis", according to PSG.

"We will assess his condition tomorrow (Sunday), and we hope that he has recovered as best as possible so that he is in the squad," Pochettino said at a press conference.

- The player: Wissam Ben Yedder -

Great sun on Monaco, which has won its last six matches to get three points off the podium.

The good news never comes alone, its captain Wissam Ben Yedder regained efficiency, before going to Nîmes (3:00 pm).

After a shortage of five matches, the French international managed two doubles, in Montpellier (3-2) on January 15 then against Nice (2-1) on Wednesday, to return to third place in the ranking of L1 scorers, at the alongside his teammate Kevin Volland (11 goals).

Against the Aiglons, "WBY" notably scored a superb free kick.

"Kevin gives me the pass. We help each other. We will titillate ourselves to score as many goals as possible," said the former Toulouse player, who is hungry for numbers: "The Monaco record is is 12 straight wins. It's within our grasp. "

- Statistics: 14 -

Nantes still does not succeed.

The Canaries went on Wednesday in Saint-Etienne (1-1) a 14th consecutive game without winning, a record in the long history of the club in the elite.

The visit (5:00 p.m.) of the leader Lille, in good shape, does not augur an end of the series for Raymond Domenech's men, especially as the Mastiffs have won their last five face-to-face.

But the coach has retained the positive of the trip to the Greens, especially in the offensive animation.

Program of Sunday matches counting for the 24th day of Ligue 1

Sunday February 7

(1:00 p.m.) Brest - Bordeaux

(3:00 p.m.) Montpellier - Dijon

Nice - Angers

Nîmes - Monaco

Saint-Etienne - Metz

(5:00 p.m.) Nantes - Lille

(9 p.m.) Marseille - Paris SG

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