The Doges of Lille will arrive at the Vélodrome stadium in the beautiful Mediterranean city with 18 points, two behind Monaco and four behind the undefeated Nice, clubs that will play tomorrow, and six behind the new leader, the defending Ligue 1 champion and favorite PSG, who yesterday they stormed to the top after beating Montpellier 3-0 at the start of the match.
For the northerners, the season did not start as they expected, but with three wins and a draw in their last four games they have advanced to fourth position, a streak they hope to maintain against a rival of pedigree like Marseille (12 points), ninth in the table and without recovering from his problems, despite the arrival of Gennaro Gattuso to the bench.
Lille has demanded reinforced security for its travel, after the attacks last Sunday in Marseille on the buses of Olympique Lyon fans and footballers, actions that forced the suspension of the closing duel of the tenth day.
Among the preventive measures adopted by the Ministry of the Interior is the decision to prohibit the followers of Los Dogos from traveling to the Vélodrome.
In the other Saturday match, last season’s surprise team with its subtitle, Lens, will visit Las Merluzas del Lorient focused on maintaining its recovery pace after a disastrous start.
Those of the Blood and Gold are tenth in Ligue1 with 12 points, however, they have accumulated eight games without losing – their last defeat was on September 16 at home against Metz – a streak that includes both French football and the Ligue 1. Champions, in which they are second in group B behind Arsenal.
Tomorrow the date will continue with six challenges, among which the visit of Nice to Rennes stands out with the aim of recovering the leadership assaulted last night by PSG and the reception of the third in the tournament, Monaco, from the declining Brest.
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2023-11-04 20:02:44
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