Ligue 1. A very important day of the championship with PSG which can definitely knock out the championship in the event of victory against their runner-up in the shock of this 32nd day.
The essential
The 32nd day of the French Ligue 1 championship is on the program this weekend, culminating in the clash between PSG and Olympique de Marseille. Leader of the championship with 12 points in advance, Paris could definitively establish its supremacy for the title of champion of France at the end of the weekend. On the other hand, in the event of defeat, the Marseillais would return to 9 points and could always put pressure on the Parisians until the end of the season. Behind, Rennes who face Monaco, could take advantage of this duel to regain the place of runner-up.
Calendar of the 32nd day of Ligue 1
20:00 – Rennes-Genesio: “Monaco is a direct competitor”
Present at a press conference on Thursday before this match between Rennes and Monaco on Friday evening at the start of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, Rennes coach Bruno Genesio showed that he was well aware of the importance of this clash in the final sprint. : “There are only three points at stake, but it is a direct competitor that we can almost eliminate from the race for the Champions League. What is important is to be interested in us, continue to move forward, we have seen that the success in Reims (3-2) was very important in terms of accounting, we must continue in this spirit, we will take stock after Saint-Étienne (April 30, 35th day, editor’s note ) to see what we can expect.”
19:15 – The probable composition of Monaco
As for AS Monaco, Paul Clement can count on an almost complete squad for this Friday evening and the trip to Rennes at the start of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. Only Diatta, Maripan and Gelson Martins are absent due to injury . Ben Yedder should be supported by Volland, Vanderson and Golovin. AS Monaco’s likely starting XI: Nübel – Aguilar, Disasi, Badiashile, C. Henrique – Tchouaméni, Yo. Fofana – Vanderson, Volland, Golovin – Ben Yedder.
6:30 p.m. – The probable composition of Rennes
To face AS Monaco this Friday at the opening of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, Rennes is therefore deprived of Aguerd, an important element of its defense. Bruno Genesio should bring Santamaria down a notch to accompany Omari in central defense. This would benefit Jonas Martin and Flavien Tait in the middle. The rest should be classic. Stade Rennais’ probable starting XI: Alemdar – H. Traoré, Omari, Santamaria, Meling – Tait, J. Martin, Majer – Bourigeaud, Laborde, Terrier.
17:45 – A duel of scorers
This match between Stade Rennais and AS Monaco, Friday evening at the opening of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, is also a duel between two of the best scorers in our championship. On the Rennes side, Martin Terrier has scored 18 goals, as has Wissam Ben Yedder, who has also scored 18 this season for AS Monaco. The two French strikers are only ahead of a certain Kylian Mbappé in the Ligue 1 scorer rankings (20 goals).
17:00 – Rennes does not like to face Monaco
Historically, AS Monaco have not really succeeded at Stade Rennais, which hosts the Monegasques this Friday evening at the opening of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. ASM is the only current L1 team against which Rennes have more than 50% of defeats (54.4%, with 49 defeats in 90 games). Rennes have won just one of their last five games against the Monegasques at Roazhon Park (three draws and one defeat).
16:15 – Rennes will have to do without Aguerd
Stade Rennais will be deprived of one of its most important players this Friday evening against Monaco at the start of the 32nd day of Ligue 1. It is Nayef Aguerd, the Moroccan central defender. In the absence of Gélin and Badé, injured, it is therefore Santamaria, the usual defensive midfielder, who could pair up with Omari in the axis of the Breton defense. Doku and Sulemana will also be missing, also injured.
15:30 – Reindeer in great shape
Currently third in the standings, Stade Rennais is the team in form for this second part of the season and wants to confirm its good form against Monaco this Friday evening at the start of the 32nd day. The Breton club remains on seven successes in a row at Roazhon Park, which will still be sold out this evening, and has the opportunity to almost definitively rule out a competitor on the podium in the event of success.
14:45 – Monaco has no choice
While we thought Monaco lost for the podium a few weeks ago, AS Monaco was able to raise the bar before this final sprint in L1 and garner four successes in five games to return to 6th place in the standings, two points Strasbourg (4th), which occupies the first European place, and six from Rennes (3rd). To hope to be European next season, the Monegasque club must succeed this Friday evening in Rennes at the start of the 32nd day of Ligue 1, even if there are still six days left to play behind.
2:00 p.m. – The program for the 32nd day of Ligue 1
After a busy European week (and mixed for French clubs), Ligue 1 returns this weekend to French lawns for the 32nd day. From this Friday evening, Stade Rennais welcomes AS Monaco for a clash between European suitors. On Saturday, Saint-Etienne will receive Brest (5 p.m.) before the derby between Lille and Lens at 9 p.m. On Sunday, Nice will host Lorient from 1 p.m., before the 3 p.m. multiplex and the match between Lyon and Bordeaux (5.05 p.m.), but above all the long-awaited Classic between PSG and OM (8.45 p.m.).
For this 2021-2022 season, it is AmazonPrime which has obtained the rights for 80% of the TV rights for the French football championship in Ligue 1. The new broadcaster will cover 8 matches per day: the Friday evening match (9 p.m.), the Saturday afternoon match (17 hours), the Sunday multiplex (3 p.m.), the Sunday evening match (8:45 p.m.) and the Sunday lunch meeting (1 p.m.). Amazon has also created a special channel: Pass Ligue 1.
It is Canal + which will broadcast the two other matches of each day at the start of the season: the Saturday evening match (9 p.m.) and the Sunday match at 5 p.m.
You can find in real time via our table, the evolution of the ranking of the top scorers of the French Ligue 1 championship. After the 28th day, Wissam Ben Yedder and Kylian Mbappé are in the lead with 15 goals.
You can find the ranking of smugglers in the French Ligue 1 championship with an update at the end of each championship day: