What Paris Saint-Germain need today in Ligue 1 for Mauricio Pochettino to win first title
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Paris Saint-Germain head into the final matchday of the Ligue 1 season in a three-way tussle for the title. The Parisians, alongside Lille OSC and AS Monaco, can all still mathematically lift the trophy come the full-time whistle today.
However, Mauricio Pochettino’s men are somewhat on the back foot, sitting second in the standings but just a solitary point behind table-toppers Lille.
Should they not manage to win the league, it would be just the second time in the last nine years that the French giants have not claimed the title after Monaco ran out triumphant in 2017.
It would also starve Pochettino of his first league title as a manager having also lifted to Coupe de France last week.
Express Sport takes a look at the possible permutations heading into the final weekend of the Ligue 1 campaign.
PSG are going to likely need a win if they stand any chance of claiming the trophy.
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Christophe Galtier’s Lille travel to 12th-placed Angers this evening in a match they will surely be favourites in with the hosts having lost 17 matches already this season.
Should they win the game, then they will be crowned French champions for the first time since 2011 no matter how PSG get on away to Brest.
However, should Les Dogues drop points then the Parisiens will surely be primed to take advantage.
They take on Brest, who are floating just one point above the relegation playoff places in Ligue 1.
If Lille manage a draw against Angers, then the situation does not change all too much for PSG in that they still have to win.
However, should Lille lose then a draw against Brest would be enough for Pochettino’s men to claim the title by virtue of their superior goal difference.
Put simply then PSG simply have to better Lille’s result in order to win the league.
Monaco are still mathematically in with a chance of claiming the title but it would take both PSG and Lille to lose their games, and for them to run out victors versus Lens with a dramatic swing of goals in their favour to overturn their deficit.
If PSG do indeed win the league, it will take them level with both Marseille and Saint-Etienne for the joint-most league titles in French football history with 10.
Meanwhile, Lille could secure their sixth league crown, whilst Monaco could potentially move up to nine albeit quite unlikely.
All matches in the final round of the Ligue 1 season are set to take place on Sunday.
Kick-off of all matches is at 8pm BST.
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