Paris (AFP)

The Lille leader goes to Metz on Friday (9:00 p.m.) with the desire not to "let go" in the title race, in which his Parisian runner-up must return to Strasbourg on Saturday (5:00 p.m.) even if his head remains turned towards the League champions.

Ten years after its last coronation in Ligue 1, LOSC is entering the final stretch of the season with three points ahead of Paris SG, which they beat last weekend 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.

Before the 32nd day, "we are first with three, four and five points ahead of the other three teams. It is not much because there are seven games and 21 points to take, but if we have arrived there, c "is that we have a certain strength, a certain quality. We must not let go," Lille coach Christophe Galtier told AFP.

Without the European Cup to play in the middle of the week, his players have had five full days to prepare for the trip to Metz, which they will face on Friday without their Canadian striker Jonathan David, victim of a ruptured ligaments in his right ankle. .

The Lorrainers have certainly not won in the league since the end of February, but they have "a great championship so it will be a difficult match", predicts Galtier, particularly praising his counterpart Frédéric Antonetti "returned to the field with a lot of energy and of enthusiasm "after a personal drama.

"It's a team that scores a lot in transition so it will be necessary to open up but keep a balance because they are formidable", describes the Lille coach about FC Metz, ninth in L1 before the weekend.

- Neymar suspended -

Redoubtable, the Parisians were it Wednesday on the ground of Bayern, defending European champion defeated 3-2 in Munich by the PSG before the round return Tuesday in France.

Halfway between the Allianz Arena and the Parc des Princes, Mauricio Pochettino's men will stop on Saturday in Strasbourg, thirteenth in the championship which was given air last Sunday by winning in Bordeaux.

In Alsace, PSG could be tempted to spare the hero of Munich, Kylian Mbappé, three days after his double against the "Rekordmeister".

His sidekick Neymar will certainly be deadlocked, the Brazilian being suspended for two matches after his exclusion against Lille.

Third member of the podium, Monaco continues its hunt for points on Sunday (5:05 p.m.) against Dijon, the red lantern.

Olympique Lyonnais, one unit behind, will host in the evening (9:00 p.m.) a team from Angers eager to go higher than their current 11th place.

The match for fifth qualifying place in the European Cup will be played remotely between Lens, the current holder who hosts Lorient on Sunday (3:00 p.m.), and Marseille who is in ambush a point behind before his trip to Montpellier on Saturday (9:00 p.m.). .

Program for the 32nd day of Ligue 1:

Friday:

(9:00 p.m.) Metz - Lille

Saturday:

(5:00 p.m.) Strasbourg - Paris SG

(9 p.m.) Montpellier - Marseille

Sunday:

(1:00 p.m.) Rennes - Nantes

(3:00 p.m.) Lens - Lorient

Nice - Reims

Saint-Etienne - Bordeaux

Brest - Nîmes

(5:05 p.m.) Monaco - Dijon

(9 p.m.) Lyon - Angers

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