Ligue 1: PSG Chase Lille In Pursuit Of Title To Avoid Double Loss

Paris Saint-Germain are in danger of losing out on both European and Ligue 1 titles this season, with the Champions League snatched from them, they focus on catching Lille who are running away with the French title.

With three games remaining PSG are a point behind Lille, the possibility that Mauricio Pochettino could fail to deliver any major silverware in his first half-season in charge is a real one.

That would not reflect well on Pochettino, especially as the man he replaced, Thomas Tuchel, has taken Chelsea to the Champions League final and the FA Cup final in little over three months at the London club.

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Pochettino forged a reputation as one of the most talented coaches in football despite not winning any trophies at Espanyol, Southampton or Tottenham Hotspur.

When he lifted the Champions Trophy, the French equivalent of a Super Cup, in his third game with PSG in January, he credited Tuchel for the victory.

Yet if PSG fail to win Ligue 1 it will be seen as his responsibility, and as PSG again getting it wrong by deciding to sack a coach mid-season – the last time, in 2011/12, they were top when Antoine Kombouare was sacked in December and replaced by Carlo Ancelotti, only to finish second to Montpellier.

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Nevertheless, PSG could also still end the campaign with a domestic double.

They visit Montpellier in the French Cup semifinals next Wednesday and before that travel to Rennes on Sunday, by which time they will know the outcome of Lille's game at Lens on Friday.

Pochettino will also hope they have got their Champions League semifinal defeat by Manchester City out of their system when they take to the field at Roazhon Park.

"Unlucky, disappointed, sad, but we have two competitions left to play. It's difficult now to be positive but we must be positive and strong mentally," Pochettino said in midweek.

PSG were without Kylian Mbappe due to injury against City and he will again be absent in Rennes as he serves a suspension.

This is the toughest remaining league game for the Parisians as they chase an eighth French title in nine seasons.

After Rennes they face Reims and Brest, hoping to take advantage of any slip-up by Lille.

"I think Paris will win their last three league games, so we will need to do the same if we want to stay top," warned Lille coach Christophe Galtier.