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Pending the assumption of duties of its new coach Jorge Sampaoli, Marseille will travel to Lille on Wednesday to confirm its recovery in L1, a trajectory that Rennes hopes to take against Lyon, after only one victory in ten matches and the resignation of Julien Stéphan on Monday.

- The shock: Lille-Marseille -

Hooked by Strasbourg (1-1) on Sunday, the Lille leader feels the breath of his pursuers on his neck.

Paris SG, traveling to Bordeaux without its suspended top scorer Kylian Mbappé, is only two points away.

Lyon are three lengths behind and Monaco, after a thunderous start to the year, is only four points behind.

In this context, the arrival of OM on Wednesday (9 p.m.) at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium is not necessarily good news ...

The Marseillais are emerging from the water after having suffered a big storm in recent weeks, between the resounding departure of coach André Villas-Boas, the intrusion of angry supporters at the training center and the ousting of the president Jacques-Henri Eyraud.

Sunday against the Lyon rival (1-1), they chained a fifth game without defeat, a reassuring series if not triumphant.

The duel promises to be promising between Polish striker OM Arkadiusz Milik, credited with two goals for his first two matches as a starter, and Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan, still decisive last weekend.

- The number: 1 in 10 -

Still on the podium at the end of November, Stade Rennes completely got loose after a failed start to the year 2021: at the end of the winter break, the Bretons only won a small match in ten official meetings.

The dark series of the Rouge et Noir includes a victory in nine duels in Ligue 1 (January 17 in Brest) and an elimination from the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France, February 11 in Angers.

Deeming himself responsible for the rout, coach Julien Stéphan preferred to throw in the towel on Monday, more than a year before the end of his contract.

His deputy Philippe Bizeul, propelled on the bench temporarily, knows that "the task will be difficult", especially as a perilous trip awaits Rennes on Wednesday (19:00) in Lyon.

On the pitch side, the midfielder's shock promises to be tantalizing between the Rennes prodigy Eduardo Camavinga and the Lyon dribbler Houssem Aouar, almost two weeks before the next list of coach Didier Deschamps.

- The player: Adli against Paris?

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Can the Girondins de Bordeaux brighten up their lackluster season by standing up to Paris SG on Wednesday (9 p.m.) at home?

On the first leg, November 28 at the Parc des Princes, the current eleventh in Ligue 1 had managed to hang the triple title holder thanks to the former "titi" Yacine Adli.

The young midfielder trained at PSG had the two teams tied (2-2) a few seconds after coming into play, on a service from another former Parisian: Hatem Ben Arfa.

Suspended Saturday against Metz (2-1 defeat), Adli applied for a place in the starting "eleven", two weeks after a rant noticed.

"When we look at the teams above us ... we are Bordeaux, there is a way to go grab something. But to be a top team, we have to say to all levels + we play the top of the table +. And for that, everyone must be aware that we must be demanding, "had dropped the mid-20 after a sad draw against OM, concluded at eleven against nine .

Program for the 28th day of Ligue 1 Wednesday:

(19h00) Nice - Nîmes

Lyon - Rennes

Saint-Etienne - Lens

Brest - Dijon

Metz - Angers

(9:00 p.m.) Strasbourg - Monaco

Lille - Marseilles

Bordeaux - Paris SG

Nantes - Reims

Montpellier - Lorient

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