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Having struggled for a long time this season, Montpellier HSC has undoubtedly done the hardest part in its quest to maintain itself and it should be able to play in the elite next year. Because with 36 points on the clock, the Hérault club occupies 12th place in the standings with a fairly comfortable lead of 8 points now over the play-off with 4 matches remaining in the season. Michel Der Zakarian's men have taken shelter in recent weeks by winning 3 victories in the last 4 days played against Le Havre 0-2, Lorient 2-0, Clermont 1-1 and Reims last week. 1-2.Nantes, for its part, is far from being able to think about vacations at the end of the season. Because like last year, the club from the city of the Dukes of Brittany will have to fight to the end to try to keep its place in the elite. The mission will prove to be quite difficult for the Ligeriens who will face, after this part, Brest, Lille and Monaco. Fortunately for them, the Canaries were still able to shine by winning on the grounds of Nice 1-2 and Le Havre 0-1 during their last trips. Antoine Kombouaré's players, on the other hand, experienced more problems, losing at home against Lyon 1-3 and against rival Rennes 0-3 last week.

The Montpellier residents will approach this meeting without the replacements Sainte-Luce and Fayad. For his part, defender Sacko could be left aside again by his coach who no longer counts on him. Otherwise, Michel Der Zakarian should be able to count on a full group for this poster. A priori, winger Nordin (6 goals) and playmaker Savanier (8 goals, 6 assists) should be established. Also watch out for the Jordanian al Tamari who scored his 5th goal of the season last week in Reims. Conversely, the Nigerian Adams (7 goals) should take his place on the bench. On the Canaries side, the striker Ganago, the young defender Meupiyou and the excellent Moses Simon (3 goals, 5 assists) will not be traveling to Hérault. Furthermore, the replacement goalkeeper Descamps and winter recruit Kadewere are also forced to forfeit this match. Finally, the very important midfielder Douglas Augusto joined the infirmary last Saturday. On loan from Rennes, the young midfielder Abline was not allowed to play against his club last week but he will make his return this Friday evening. Fortunately for him, Antoine Kombouaré will be able to line up the Egyptian striker Mohamed (8 goals), and the playmaker Florent Mollet (4 goals, 4 assists).

Bochum probably did not expect to experience such a delicate end to the season. Well established in the soft underbelly of the ranking this winter, this formation seemed on the right track to obtain a fairly quiet hold. But VfL has completely collapsed since February, taking only 2 points in the last 8 days. Defeated in Cologne 2-1, the locals saw their coach Thomas Leitsch removed from his position, replaced by Heiko Butscher. He obtained a draw for his first on the bench against Heidenheim 1-1 before experiencing his first defeat against Wolfsburg last week 1-0. In the rankings, Bochum now finds itself in 16th position and is therefore virtually a barrier. Far from all this stress to maintain, Hoffenheim still hopes to win a European ticket at the end of the season. Much better than last year when it was almost relegated, TSG this time occupies 9th place in the ranking with a small point behind 7th place which could qualify for the Conference League play-offs. After a somewhat complicated period, Hoffe's players achieved 2 successes during the last 3 days played against Augsburg 3-1, Mainz defeated 4-1 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3 at the end of a completely crazy match.

On the Bochum side, replacement goalkeepers Esser and Thiede, young defender Tolba, Brazilian Soares and replacement midfielder Kwarteng must all withdraw at the moment. To this we add that winger Antwi-Adjei and important midfielder Osterhage are both suspended this week for accumulations of yellow cards. On the offensive side, VfL should count on the very good Austrian midfielder Stöger (5 goals, 6 assists), the striker Asano (6 goals) and the center forward Hofmann (3 goals) to try to get out of this bad situation. pass. On the TSG side, striker Berisha and midfielder John have yet to give up taking part in this trip. THE young and unused this season Moerstedt, midfielder Geiger and former Niçois Nsocki are also absent at the moment. The young Beier is still this team's top scorer with 13 goals to his name but he didn't score last weekend. clearly the revelation of the season for Hoffe. It is also necessary to highlight the presence of the Croatian international Kramaric (9 goals) and the Dutchman Weghorst (7 goals).

Without real competition on a national scale, PSG will quite quietly win their 12th French championship title. The capital club has in fact relegated the competition quite far, which will allow it to be crowned fairly quickly and to be able to concentrate on its other deadlines. We inevitably think of his Champions League semi-final which he will play starting next week against Borussia Dortmund after having been able to overthrow Barcelona in the previous round, losing 2-3 in the first leg, winning 1-4 in the return. Coming back to the championship, Luis Enrique's men were caught by the red lantern from Clermont during a meeting where the 11 had been greatly reworked by the Spanish technician. And last Sunday, they made short work of OL 4-1 at the end of a fairly successful performance despite the rest of Mbappé and Dembélé. Wednesday evening, they will have the opportunity to be officially champions after their match against FC Lorient. Opposite, this Le Havre team is playing big in the coming weeks since it will have to redouble its efforts to hope to renew its lease in the elite for one more season. Returning to Ligue 1 last summer after spending 15 years at the lower level, Hac had a perfectly decent first part of the season before encountering much more difficulty this winter. He has only won one small match since mid-January and suffered 4 losses over the last 5 days. Beaten by Clermont 2-1 and Montpellier 0-2, the Normans were able to take a point against Lens 1-1 before falling again against Nantes 0-1 and Metz 0-1, two competitors in the race to maintain.

As usual, goalkeeper Rico and long-term injured defender Kimpembe are still absent for this match. The undesirable Kurzawa was hit in the back. Otherwise, the Parisian group could be in full force for this poster. Coach Luis Enrique could, however, decide to rest his executives in anticipation of next week's Champions League match. Already preserved against Lyon, Kylian Mbappé (24 goals and 6 assists) and Ousmane Dembélé (8 assists) are not guaranteed to start this Saturday evening. Therefore, the interesting Kolo-Muani (6 goals, 4 assists), Barcola (2 goals, 6 assists), Gonçalo Ramos (10 goals), Asensio (4 goals, 4 assists) and Vitinha (7 goals, 4 assists) could have some playing time this weekend. On the Le Havre side, the young Replacement striker Logbo is still unable to hold his place on the scoresheet, injured. On the other hand, Luka Elsner will record the returns of center forward Ayew (3 goals), midfielder Touré and left side Operi (2 goals, 4 assists) who were all suspended during the reception of Metz last weekend. During this poster, the leader Russian player Kuzyaev (2 goals, 2 assists), the Guinean Bayo (4 goals) and American striker Sabbi (5 goals) could not avoid the defeat of their team.

Long confined to the role of candidate for retention in this Bundesliga, FC Augsburg is reaching a milestone this season. This has in fact left the 2nd part of the table to venture into the top 10 across the Rhine. Currently 8th in the ranking, this team is only a small point behind the 7th place potentially qualifying for Europe. Unfortunately for them, the Bavarians have lacked consistency in recent weeks. Hanging at home by Cologne 1-1, they were then dominated on the field of Hoffenheim 3-1 before relaunching against Union Berlin 2-0. However, they quickly fell back, losing against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 last weekend when they had the opportunity to climb to 6th place in the standings. Werder Bremen, for their part, should complete quite quietly this 2023-2024 exercise where the main objective of these last weeks of competition should be to finish in contact with the top 10. This is in fact not very far for this formation which has the same number of points as Heidenheim, currently 10th. The Werderaner, on the other hand, had experienced enormous difficulties in recent weeks, taking only one point in 8 days. But after having suffered a final heavy loss against Bayer Leverkusen 5-0, the visitors finally returned to success by dominating a very good Stuttgart team 2-1 last weekend, scoring 2 goals from their only 2 shots on target. Match.

As for the locals, important midfielders Rexhbecaj and Jensen, and defenders Iago (starter), Framberger, Gumny and Oxford will miss this trip to Frankfurt. Although they still have a few absentees, the Bavarians will be quite formidable since they will be led by their captain, Demirovic. Although he did not score his 16th goal of the season last weekend, the Bosnian still delivered his 9th assist for the goal of the Swiss Vargas (3 goals, 4 assists). Also watch out for the formidable Tietz (8 goals, 4 assists). At Werder Bremen, the important Stark (6 goals), the midfielder on loan from OL Alvero, the little-used Hansen Aaroen, defender Pieper as well as replacement goalkeeper Pavlenka will all be missing. Accused of skipping the trip to Leverkusen, midfielder Naby Keïta was sanctioned by his club and he will not play again this season and probably not at all for the club. On the other hand, the environment important Stage is back from suspension this weekend. Author of a double to lead his team to victory last week, the best scorer Ducksch (9 goals) confirms that he is Werder's main threat ahead of his partner Njinmah (6 goals).

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To come.To come.

Mass is practically said on the side of Clermont which, barring a miracle, should return to Ligue 2 in the coming weeks after having spent 3 seasons at the highest level. Still last in the standings as for months, this team is in fact 6 points behind the play-off and 7 behind the first non-relegation team just 7 days from the end of this 2023-2024 season. And the dynamic displayed by the Auvergnats is not good. Unable to win a single match in the last 4 days, Pascal Gastien's men still took a point against PSG B 1-1 before holding Montpellier to a 1-1 draw. And last week, they suffered another defeat against Lens 1-0. Stade de Reims, for its part, is part of a small group of teams still concerned by 7th place potentially qualifying for the Conference League. Currently 10th, it is only 2 small points behind the 7th place currently occupied by Stade Rennais. But like its opponent of the day, the Champagne club has not won for more than a month. Held in check by Lyon 1-1 and Nice 0-0, Will Still's men then suffered 2 losses against Strasbourg 3-1 and Montpellier 1-2.

Clermont still deplores a few absences to address this meeting. Indeed, the young Mabrouk and Berkani, the defender Konaté and the important midfielder Gonalons are in fact still on the floor along with the winger Allevinah. Finally, the undesirable Andric should not be summoned by Pascal Gastien. In difficulty, whether in front or behind, this team only has the penultimate defense and the worst attack in the championship. Offensively, Austrian striker Cham leads the team's scorers rankings with 5 goals ahead of Jamaican striker Nicholson (4 goals). Absent for a few weeks, the excellent midfielder Teddy Teuma (6 goals, 3 assists) and the former Montpellier and Parisian Stambouli returned to the field last week. On the other hand, the precious attacker Daramy (4 goals, 5 assists), the young midfielder Atangana Edoa and the defenders Okumu (starter) and Busi (substitute) are still on the flank while the midfielder replacement Koné is back after being suspended. The attack line could still be composed by the young Ivorian Oumar Diakité (5 goals) and the Japanese Ito (3 goals, 6 assists) and Nakamura (3 goals, 1 assist).

Announced as one of the big favorites to be relegated at the winter break after a catastrophic first part of the season, USL Dunkerque defied observers by recovering from the end of January to catch up with its competitors in the race to maintain and even get out of the red zone. And 4 days before the end of this championship, the Maritimes are close to their objective since they are 6 points ahead of the first relegation place. A little less well recently, the Maritimes were held to a draw in Bastia 1-1 before being beaten at home by Guingamp 0-1. Fortunately for them, the Northerners were able to keep their backs to win at Amiens 0-1 before losing quite logically to Bordeaux 2-0 in the middle of the week. For its part, Auxerre has finally restarted the machine this week by winning largely against a Laval team adrift 4-0. This victory dispelled the doubts that had appeared in recent weeks when AJA had been beaten twice by Quevilly-Rouen Métropole 4-3 and against Rodez 2-0, each time showing a rather worrying face. But the success obtained on Tuesday evening allowed Christophe Pélissier's men to maintain their 3 point lead at the top of the ranking and to still have a little margin in the race for promotion and the title.

As for the Northerners, striker Gnanduillet could be the only element of this Dunkirk team to have to withdraw from the reception of the leader. Up front, veteran striker Courtet (4 goals) should have another chance to shine even if he had a difficult evening in Bordeaux on Tuesday evening. Behind him should stand in support the interesting Bardelli (3 goals) and the playmaker Anziani (4 goals) while the former Lens and Everton player, Gbamin, should start in the heart of the game.

Back in the elite this season, Genoa was not really threatened by the descent. Alberto Gilardino's men are currently 12th in Serie A and have a comfortable lead of 11 points over the first relegation zone. Less sovereign in recent weeks, they have only won 2 of their last 11 championship matches, for 6 draws and 4 defeats. After managing to take a point at Fiorentina 1-1, Genoa narrowly lost to Lazio at home last weekend 0-1. Also promoted this season, Cagliari is now in 14th place of Serie A with 4 points ahead of the red zone. The Sardinians have made a good impression for several weeks, as evidenced by the only setback suffered during the last 9 days, for 3 victories and 5 draws. Opposed to big names these days, they continue to glean valuable points. Indeed, Cagliari got the better of Atalanta 2-1 before holding off Inter 2-2 and Juventus last weekend 2-2.

Several elements are missing in Cagliari this Monday evening. This is the case of the starting defender Bani, the former Marseillais Malinovskyi and Vitinha, the young Uruguayan defender Matturo (19 years old) and the usually replacement striker Junior Messias. Icelandic international Gudmundsson (13 goals and 3 assists in SA) plays a key role for this team, as does Italian international Retegui (6 goals in SA). The two men should still appear in the starting 11. The Cagliari coach must still deal with the withdrawals of potentially starting attackers Pavoletti (4 goals in SA) and Petagna (1 goal in SA) and replacement midfielder Mancosu. Additionally, important striker Luvombo is suspended this weekend. Still a scorer on the last day, attacking midfielder Gaetano (4 goals in 8 SA matches) has been to his advantage since his arrival at the club in January. He could still support striker Shomurodov (3 goals and 3 assists in SA).

We are not six times European champion by snapping our fingers and despite a season in the Bundesliga far from its usual standings, Bayern reminded the football world that we are talking about a great European by taking Arsenal out of the League of Nations. Champions in the quarter-finals 2-2 at the Emirates, victory 1-0 in the return at the Allianz Arena. Winners of this Champions League in 2020 during the Final-8 in Lisbon by beating PSG in the final 1-0, the Bavarians ultimately only have this Champions League to play from now on following the exemplary coronation of Bayer Leverkusen in the championship ending to their 11 years of supremacy. Before playing this first round in front of their supporters, the Germans will have played in BL on the pitch of Union Berlin victory 1-5 and against Frankfurt last weekend to follow. Real Madrid is a dynasty that never dies and to defeat it you have to “kill” it. This seemingly violent word has been uttered in the past by coaches like Simeone and Pep Guardiola, as the resilience of the club from the Spanish capital is indomitable. Last year, at the semi-final stage, the Merengue were eaten by Manchester City at the Etihad 4-0, allowing them to win their first Champions League straight away against Inter Milan. This season, we take the same ones and we start again since the two behemoths met in the 1/4 finals and after a draw straight from the planet March 3-3, Real took their revenge by eliminating the champion of Europe in title after the fateful penalty shootout 1-1 after extra time. Real Madrid is the parent company of this competition and is only three games away from lifting the big-eared cup for the 15th time in its history. To evoke the championship, the Madrilenians folded the game during the clasico on Sunday April 21 to receive their runner-up and eternal rival, FC Barcelona, ​​winning 3-2 with a goal from Jude "Bellingoal" Bellingham in stoppage time.

This Bayern team was never really complete throughout the season with comings and goings to the infirmary. Note that boys like Coman (relapse), Boey (winter recruit), Buchmann, the German international Gnabry or even Marusic and the little used Sarr (ex-OM) did not take part in the quarter-final return against Arsenal (injury) while Sané (8 goals, 11 assists) also recently joined treatment. Suspended against the Gunners, the full-back also announced at Real Madrid next season, Davies will be eligible again for Tuchel. No trophies in his career and deprived of the BL, Harry Kane passes for a real black cat but this Champions League can allow him to permanently remove this label. The Three Lions captain also scored 33 goals and delivered 8 assists in the Bundesliga, his most prolific season in his career (championship only). The eternal Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal of the return match against Arsenal, the man of qualification in a way. For Carlo Ancelotti, apart from the withdrawals of Alaba and Courtois and the suspension for accumulation of yellow cards from Dani Carvajal, his entire professional squad will be in support for this part. For his first campaign within the biggest club in history, Jude Bellingham achieved wonders (21 goals, 10 assists TCC) and could even claim to be the next winner of the Ballon d'Or with competitors like Mbappé (PSG) and Harry Kane (Bayern). This is not the only threat since Vinicius Jr (13 goals in La Liga) will be there as will his Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo (goal scorer in the first leg against Manchester City).