Paris (AFP)

Thousand portholes!

Paris Saint-Germain must take more points in Brest than Lille in Angers if he wants to remain champion of France, Sunday (9 p.m.), to end in apotheosis a season of Ligue 1 with breathless suspense until the 38th and last day .

Now is not the time to be zouave.

"It does not depend on us", recalls Kylian Mbappé, the goalscorer of PSG, promising: "We will do the work on our side", that is to say win at Francis-Le Blé and hope that the SCO shakes up the Losc at the same time.

"You always have to believe in it. It's a principle. We will try to win," said coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Paris is one point behind (79 against 80), but a better goal difference (+56 against +40) which would allow it to overtake Lille in the event of a tie.

If the "Mastiffs" lost at Angers, a draw would suffice for the "Pocket" men.

If they draw, PSG is champion by winning in Brest.

If the Losc and its Turkish talisman Burak Yilmaz win in Anjou, then the carrots will be cooked for the PSG.

But "Paris is used to winning titles every year" and is psychologically prepared for this kind of challenge, recalled Monegasque coach Niko Kovac on the evening of the defeat of his young team in the final of the Coupe de France (2- 0), Wednesday.

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Indeed, PSG players are not freshwater sailors.

"It's very important to always win," noted Ander Herrera after the final.

"When I arrived at this club, I knew the possibilities were to win or win."

"We are conditioned to win," added Kylian Mbappé.

Precisely, the top scorer in Ligue 1 (26 goals) is in great shape.

He fully plays his role as a locomotive since he missed the match in Rennes (1-1) due to suspension, with four goals in his last three meetings.

The world champion, who has not yet extended his contract, finds his friend Neymar, suspension served, like Presnel Kimpembe, also back.

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In short, Paris has all its arsenal, except the Italian Marco Verratti, who looks after his knee so as not to miss the Euro, and could be relayed not far from Recouvrance by the "moussaillon" Herrera.

"It will not be easy because Lille is very good, warns the Spanish midfielder. We must try to win in Brest and have confidence in Angers, a very professional team, for the coach's last match," Stéphane Moulin, after ten years at the head of the SCO.

For their part, the Parisians must be wary of the filibusters of Brest, who still need a point to be sure of escaping the place of barrage.

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"We have the audacity to believe in it," warned their coach Olivier Dall'Oglio.

The "Ty Zef" have long believed to keep away the ectoplasm of relegation thanks to a good first half of the season, with the daring game plan concocted by Olivier Dall'Oglio.

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The Finistériens were 10th with 26 points on the evening of the 18th day, that is to say 13 lengths ahead of the place of barrage.

They notably inflicted on Lille its first defeat of the season (3-2).

In January they lost 3-0 at the Parc des Princes against PSG, putting on a good figure, then again 3-0 against the Parisians, this time at home in the Coupe de France, in early March.

Since then, the people of Brest have been skating, to find themselves at the foot of the wall before the last day.

If the PSG plays for the title, Brest is afraid that the big jack crunches it.

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