In the match of the 33rd round of the French championship Lille will play away with Brest. The match has not the same tournament significance for the teams. Brest is no longer a contender for anything, it is in ninth place, ahead of Auxerre on six points and behind Lance on a point. So it is unlikely to move anywhere significant from here. Lille, on the other hand have their fate for next season decided. "Doges" occupy fifth place, having equal points with Nice and Strasbourg, ahead of Lyon by three points, trailing Monaco by one point and Marseille by two. Like the rest of this group, Lille could drop out of the European Cup zone altogether, or find themselves in the Champions League zone. All scenarios are possible.

Despite the fact that everything is decided for Brest, this team knows how to fight strong opponents and spoil blood. Although recent matches show that the Bretons are very unstable due to the lack of serious tournament motivation. Last round Brest defeated Montpellier (1:0), earlier lost to Marseille (1:4) and Lance (1:3), played a draw with Saint-Etienne (3:3) and coped with Monaco (2:1). So even more motivated opponents Brest can defeat.

Lille has not lost in four consecutive rounds. In the last one he played a draw with rival Marseille (1:1), before that he beat Angers (2:0), Auxerre (3:1) and Toulouse (2:1). In the first round of the current championship Lille defeated Brest at home with a score of 3:1. Here Brest will clearly offer resistance, but Lille should be more successful.