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Marseille vs Monaco holds the highest billing in Ligue 1 this weekend and the two former champions are set to serve up a cracker
With each passing week, it gets harder to ignore Ligue 1 and the intriguing races that are shaping the league season.
The biggest match in Ligue 1 this gameweek
This week, Monaco and Marseille renew hostilities, with a place in next season's UEFA Champions League up for grabs.
Marseille’s Velodrome will play host to the clash with Monaco as the hosts look to solidify a top-three spot with a possible eight-point gap, while the visitors will try to cut their chase to just two points after the game week.
Monaco enter the fixture in high spirits after a 7-1 annihilation of Ajaccio in the last game week, where Swiss striker Breel Embolo scored a brace and was not even the best player on the pitch as his French strike-partner Wissam Ben Yedder hit a hat-trick for Le Rocher.
Monaco have won three of their last five Ligue 1 matches while chasing Marseille, but their chase has been made even harder by Marseille’s incredible form in the league.
The Olympians have won six matches in a row and look unstoppable at the moment.
They have shown a dogged spirit that will never give up on any three points on offer, especially at home, where they have secured seven victories out of 10 games, including their last three in a row.
Whatever the outcome of the match, you can expect a fascinating encounter between these two if their last meeting is anything to go by.
They played out a thrilling 3-2 encounter when Monaco hosted Marseille earlier in the season, with Saed Kolasinac scoring a 98th-minute winner, and we can expect similar drama when the sides meet on Saturday.
Ligue 1 and the talents on show
Other Ligue 1 games will feature teams whose players are being pursued by other clubs, including another chance for Terem Moffi to excite suitors when Lorient takes on Rennes.
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It will also see Premier League targets including Lyon’s Tete and Rennes' Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana strive to prove their worth against Ajaccio and Lorient, respectively.
PSG vs Reims
Finally, what is a Ligue 1 preview without PSG? The reigning champions take on Reims looking to bounce back from their shock loss to Rennes, which saw them drop points in the league for the second time in three games.
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A worrying trend that the star-studded team will be desperate to buck when they close out Ligue 1’s weekend fixtures on Sunday.
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