Leaders Paris Saint-Germain host mid-desk Brest on Saturday attempting to halt a current slide in league shape.
Since the begin of December, the Parisians have gained one and drawn 5 inside the league.
Lionel Messi overlooked closing weekend's draw with Lyon with coronavirus and the club have postponed a wintry weather training camp, due to start on Sunday in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, "in view of the fitness scenario in France".
PSG nevertheless lead the league by means of 11 factors and for 2d-placed Nice, computerized qualification for the Champions League stays a extra sensible target.
They area Marseille, who've a game in hand, on aim difference and open the weekend's movement on Friday at domestic to Nantes.
Nice won 3-zero at Brest last weekend regardless of lacking 3 players who had examined positive for Covid-19 and gambling 70 mins with 10 guys after Morgan Schneiderlin changed into sent off.
Schneiderlin might be suspended and Mario Lemina and Youcef Atal are gambling in Cameroon however Nice ought to don't forget their Covid instances.
"Will we be capable of anticipate them on Friday, I do not recognize", stated educate Christophe Galtier on Friday, echoing the uncertainty of many Ligue 1 coaches, nervously waiting for take a look at outcomes before naming their squads.
Nantes are ninth, just points at the back of fourth-location Rennes.
They are without 4 players who're gambling in the Africa Cup of Nations however striker Jean-Kevin Augustin, a loose-agent signing final October who has been struggling with long Covid and has now not played in Ligue 1 for the reason that last November back to first-group training this week.
