Little by little: the calendar of Marseille, Lens and PSG in an electrifying fight for the Ligue 1 title

It was the eighth minute of play at the Stade de l’Aube when Kylian Mbappé found the ball on the goal line and scored the opener against Troyes. The attacker directed victory (3-1) of a needy Paris Saint Germain who left doubts behind him and climbed to the top of a disputed Ligue 1 .

FORleft behind the convulsive week lived after the Lionel Messi’s unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia . The Argentinian star was given a two-week suspension and a fine for his trip to the Middle East. The event left no one indifferent and hundreds of Parisian supporters demanded the departure of the striker from the club: “Messi, son of a p…”. The trans-Andean, meanwhile, apologized and apologized for what happened.

The situation arose after the loss against Lorient, which ended up igniting the French contest . The team led by Christophe Galtier arrived at a terrible time. Indeed, after their elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich and a subsequent victory against Brest, they suffered two defeats in a row. In detail, he suffered three defeats in six games before his move to Troyes. In this context, Lens and Olympique de Marseille took the opportunity to add and get closer to the brand new pointer of the tournament.

The Phoca team, led by Alexis Sánchez, were enthusiastic about the title, especially after the thrilling victory over Auxerre. Indeed, after the duel the day before, the Wonder Child expressed his desire to win the French championship: “We are five points behind PSG, it’s motivating, and on a personal level I also like being close to the leader. And you have to believe in it, you have to believe in the title, I believe in it. We must have hope and stick together as a team “, he pointed out during a conversation with Prime Video.

“We are growing, we must continue to do so, continue to improve to be an even more competitive team at national and international level. Today it was very important to win before playing against a direct competitor (Lens). It’s a battle. We had to be focused for 90 minutes. The important thing is to have won, to make people happy,” he said.

And of course, the native of Tocopilla knew the importance of the game against Lens. This Saturday, the second faced the third and it was planned as a final. However, the port cast fell 2-1 and complicated his aspirations . In this sense, the Chilean had a match to forget, since he suffered from a disallowed goal that could change history, in addition to being replaced at half-time due to an injury that triggered the alarm bell.

However, according to media outlet RMC Sport, the Tocopillano underwent an MRI to find out the extent of the damage to his hamstrings. In Marseille, they celebrate, since the analysis delivered good news for the end of the season: “Reassuring exams for Alexis Sánchez after an alert on his thigh against Lens “, they titled.

“The experienced 34-year-old Chilean striker knows his body and feared that the thigh scare could turn into a real injury if he continued this high-intensity game, thus compromising everything in the season finale. “, they condemned.

The presence of La Roja’s top scorer in the Olympic scheme is transcendental. Igor Tudor, his trainer, considers him “a centerpiece” for his team: “With Sánchez in attack, we are different. It brings us quality, goals and everything that can help us. It was a big deal, but we still got games to play “, underlined the Croatian after the duel where the Chilean was injured.

The Phocaeans hope to have the national team in the troubled end of the season that will know the Ligue 1. The contest still has 12 units in play, four games that will be crucial. In the race for the title there are still three castings: PSG, Lens and Marseille.

The Parisian team are at the forefront, with 78 units, and maintain a six-point lead over their pursuers, Lens . The capitalists must receive Ajaccio, visit Auxerre and Racing Strasbourg, and will close the tournament at the Parc des Princes against Clermont.

The second classified, which has 72 points, will first collide with Reims. Then they will travel to Lorient and face Ajaccio. While in his last duel he will be an unknown against Auxerre.

Olympique de Marseille have the third option to win the competition. First, he will play at home with Angers then he will have a complex trip to Lille. Later he will receive Brestois and will end his participation with Ajaccio.