In the match of the 22nd round of the French championship, Lille will host Brest. The encounter is of particular significance for the hosts, who have not won in Ligue 1 for a long time and have complicated their position in the race for a place in the Champions League. Lille are only sixth, two points ahead of Monaco, three ahead of Strasbourg and Toulouse, but one point behind Rennes and six behind Marseille. Brest, on the other hand, does not have any special tournament tasks to solve right now. They sit in 12th place, seven points behind Lille. The nearest clubs above them are Lorient and Angers, two and three points ahead respectively. Behind by three points are Le Havre and Nice. Lille are not in the best form. In the last eight matches across all competitions, the Dogues have lost six. In the last round they drew with Metz (0-0); earlier there was a defeat to Lyon (0-1). The only win in this stretch was against Freiburg (1-0) in the Europa League — it ended a run of five straight defeats that preceded it. So Lille needs a shake-up, and even a demotivated Brest could cause them many problems. Brest themselves beat Lorient (2-0) in the Breton derby in the previous round; previously there was a 2-2 draw with Nice and defeats to Toulouse (0-2) and Lyon (1-2). So you can't say that Brest is going through the rest of the season. In the first leg of the current campaign, the two sides produced a high-scoring clash, finishing 3-3.