Mbappe's presence at training - along with Neymar's - will not have been welcomed by upcoming opponents Strasbourg, who currently sit 19th and have failed to taste victory in their last five matches, conceding 12 times in the process. Mbappe's career record against Le Racing of five goals and four assists in eight games is undeniably impressive, but the Alsace outfit can take pride in the fact that they netted five themselves in their two meetings with the reigning champions last season, including a 3-3 draw at the Stade de la Meinau in which Julien Stephan's side came from 3-1 down to snatch a draw through Anthony Caci's 93rd-minute volley. Strasbourg ended up sixth last term - their best finish for 42 years - but this campaign has been a disaster, not helped by the fact that their top scorer in 2021/22, Ludovic Ajorque, has just one goal to his name so far in 2022/23.
5% chance of Le Velodrome hosting Champions League soccer next season. Which is a spectacular sight. However, Marseille are still very active in Europe with a semifinal double-header against Feyenoord in the UEFA Conference League, doubling the workload for Jorge Sampaoli and co compared to his rivals. Those teams gathering behind Marseille are ready to take advantage of any slip-up. Rennes are currently in third, swatting all-comers aside having racked up 75 goals this season, just one less than PSG. Monaco are equal on points with Rennes and have struck form at just the right time with six Ligue 1 wins in a row to boost Philippe Clement’s side from also-rans to thoroughbreds. Some very big fish are pushing for a Europa League spot next season but running out of time to achieve this. That panic list includes the now-former Ligue 1 champions, Lille, who have struggled to come anywhere near repeating last year’s remarkable season.
Business or pleasure? : Julien Stephan (in black) at the World Cup final - possibly scouting Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe Rennes look to hold off Marseille After a disastrous spell that saw them take just one point from a possible 12 domestically and finish bottom of their Champions League group, Igor Tudor's Marseille recovered some form just prior to the break, defeating Lyon 1-0 before producing a rousing comeback at Stade Louis II, coming from 2-1 down going into the 83rd minute to beat Monaco 3-2 thanks to goals from Jordan Veretout and a 98th-minute flicked Sead Kolasinac header from Dimitri Payet's pinpoint free-kick.
This classic French striker is once again hitting his stride with 20 Ligue 1 goals this season to bring his tally in three campaigns with Monaco to a remarkable 58 strikes. 4) A classic Coupe de France FinalAnother spot in the Europa League next season will be opened up for the winner of the Coupe de France final on Saturday 7th May. Nice and Nantes are up for the title. The former is marshalled by Christophe Galtier, the coach of title-winning Lille last season, and is looking to put a flourish on the first season of an ambitious project on the Mediterranean. Nice have not won the Coupe de France since 1997, a similar gap in silverware-lifting as Nantes who are looking to end a 22-year-wait for the trophy and crown a solid campaign for the team lead by former PSG coach, Antoine Kombouare. 5) A Paris Derby next season? When the Ligue 1 campaign wraps up there will still be business to be done to find out which 20 teams will be back for the new year.
Lyon are another side set to be without European soccer next season unless Peter Bosz’s talented squad can hammer out four wins from four in the final run-in. Nice are also chasing a European spot next season, although it could have been the Champions League were in not for a recent slump in form. The league’s Most Valuable Team, Strasbourg, are looking to end a remarkable campaign with a Top-5 flourishing finish. 2) A battle for survival for two giantsIn Ligue 1, the two teams finishing bottom go straight down to Ligue 2. No reprieve. Off with their heads.
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No team has draw more games in Europe's top five leagues this season than the Blue and Whites - eight - while their last away match before the World Cup break saw them squander a 2-0 lead against Ajaccio to ultimately lose 4-2. Stephan was actually at Argentina vs France as his father Guy is Les Bleus' assistant coach and will know that even without Messi, PSG are still a formidable proposition, especially when you're low in confidence, so anything other than defeat would be an unbelievable result for the club from the east of the country.
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Those two morale-boosting victories moved L'OM back to within one point of Rennes, who sit third in the last Champions League qualification spot. Having narrowly missed out on Europe's premier competition by finishing fourth last season, the Red and Blacks looked to have made life difficult for themselves after picking up only 11 points from eight league games at the start of the campaign. However, they have since roared back into contention, with six wins and a draw from seven matches, Martin Terrier and summer signing Amine Gouiri each scoring five in that period, while Armand Kalimuendo and Benjamin Bourigeaud have also impressed.
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19 will have been decided at that point. Toulouse have already booked their spot, probably in place of Metz. However there is still all to play for in the race to clinch the second promotion spot in Ligue 2 and also win through to a playoff final against the team finishing third-from-bottom in Ligue 1. One of those teams is Paris FC, to set up the tantalizing battle of the have’s and the have-a-lot-less’s next season in the French capital. Action from Ligue 2 can be seen exclusively for free on beIN XTRA.
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