Last week, Paris Saint-Germain reached a massive milestone – the club’s 10th title in France, and tied with the former record holder, Saint-Etienne. The trophy is secured, but the season itself brings little happiness to Mauricio Pochettino and his men. Saints’ fans are furious after the crash out of the Champions League and modest performances of club’s precious superstars.Footballers from the capital of France are probably now thinking about vacations at exotic destinations. The thoughts of Pochettino and the management are towards the next season. The latest information says that the former Tottenham coach will “survive” and stay on the bench. The big dilemma is the status of Kylian Mbappe. PSG is offering a real fortune to re-sign the best player who is still undecided, although his contract will expire soon and he can choose where to continue his career.Lionel Messi was not even close to the form that he showed in Barcelona, while Neymar is a disappointment. In such a situation, relaxed and relieved, the Saints travel to Strasbourg tonight (22.00) for the first match of the 35th round of Ligue 1.PSG wins it, but other clubs are in a fierce battle in Ligue 1The hosts are a pleasant surprise in French top tier. From fighting for survival in previous seasons, they are now on the threshold of Europe. Strasbourg are currently fifth with only three points less than Rennes, who are in the place that leads to the Champions League. Even the European elite is not far from the team from Stade de la Meinau, but in order for that to happen – the champion must be defeated.It is expected for Pochettino to use his best players – Messi, Mbappe and Neymar. Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi and Julian Draxler are out due to injuries. Diallo and Dagba have not recovered completely, while Idrissa Gueye will not play due to card suspension.The biggest danger for the guests comes from the experienced striker Kevin Gameiro. He has scored nine goals this season. Lille stopped Strasbourg last week, beating them 1-0 and ended the series of the fifth-placed team of 11 matches without defeat.Wow! Pochettino claims he and Mbappe “both stay at PSG 100%”In the first part of the championship, PSG beat Strasbourg 4-2. The Parisians have scored 12 goals against today’s rival in the last three games.Strasbourg are great at Stade de la Meinau. They won 10 matches, drew four times, with only three defeats. In 2022, the team led by the young expert Julien Stephan did not suffer a single loss in front of their fans – they recorded five triumphs and two draws. PSG had a disastrous series of three away defeats, but in the last two matches they got all their frustrations out. They defeated Angers away 3-0, and against Clermont – 6-1 for the champion of France.LIGUE 1Friday22.00: (3.80) Strasbourg (3.60) PSG (2.09)Saturday18.00: (1.68) Lens (3.80) Nantes (5.50)22.00: (1.38) Rennes (5.60) Saint-Etienne (9.00)Sunday14.00: (3.90) Troyes (3.15) Lille (2.24)16.00: (2.40) Brest (3.35) Clermont (3.30)16.00: (1.84) Montpellier (3.70) Metz (5.00)16.00: (2.35) Lorient (3.10) Reims (3.35)16.00: (1.40) Monaco (4.50) Angers (8.50)18.05: (3.80) Bordeaux (3.60) Nice (2.09)21.45: (2.40) Olympique Marseille (3.40) Lyon (3.15)***odds are subject to change
