This Saturday is an important meeting for Sérgio Conceição, who has had a series of very interesting victories since arriving in Nantes. It will be the biggest test of demand for the Portuguese coach since he arrived, before what is admittedly the most fearsome team in French football, even if at this moment, remain third in the league, three points of the pair of leaders. For Unai Emery, considering the moment of the canaries, this is a very dangerous game because as you get ahead you will not be able to afford to step back in terms of timely difference.

NANTES

Nantes was in the relegation places when Sérgio Conceição arrived and at the moment he already “smells” the first half of the table, being 11º place after having set a calendar in the middle of this week. The 1-0 victory against Caen reinforced this very positive moment for the Canarian team, who recovered a flame that had not been seen in the club for a long time. Nantes is a historic name in French football and has always had strong support from fans. Its president often ends up being a kind of extension of the fans in the office of the club, reacting very hot to certain situations. With Sérgio Conceição, the club finds a coach who completely wears the skin of one of the fans, conveying the sensation of resurrecting a sleeping giant. They are four consecutive victories in the championship, before entering this very demanding series of games, with the visit of Paris SG and the trips to the fields of Rennes and Lille in the coming weeks. Withstanding, this team in the most complicated games could transform Sérgio Conceição into the man who performed a miracle. For this match, several injuries affect the options of the Portuguese coach. Riou, Sigthorsson, Kacaniklic and Diego Carlos should be left out of physical problems. Felipe Pardo, who has been loaned from Olympiakos, could debut.

Probable team: Dupé – Dubois, Djidji, Vizcarrondo, Lucas Lima – Felipe Pardo, Gillet, Rongier, Harit – Room, Bammou.

PSG

Ligue 1 Four games, four wins, zero goals conceded. The Paris SG is in a series of very positive results, with Unai Emery experiencing his best moment since arriving in the French capital. After a very dark phase in December, the team closed the year of 2016 to win and continues with this very positive series for the month of January. At the same time, one can not properly speak of a timetable that is too easy, as was seen in the trip to Rennes, where the Parisians suffered to win the win with Draxler, his winter hiring, to prove himself useful for Yield on goals and points. This victory also had the effect of bringing the Paris SG closer to the top spot, being now three points behind Nice and Monaco, showing this proximity as a letter to claim that quality and dominance that everyone could expect from the capital’s millionaires. With Serge Aurier to represent Côte d’Ivoire in the CAN, the Parisian team also has Kurzawa in doubt. Pastore and Krychowiak, injured, should also be left out.

Probable team: Trapp – Meunier, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell – Verratti, Rabiot, Nkunku – Di Maria, Cavani, Draxler.

On the first lap, Paris SG won 2-0. But now the bills have been changed with the change of coach in Nantes.

Still, the favoritism is, in full, on the side of the champion in title. However, you have to take into account that Nantes are in a very good series and can do that to get points.