In the 22nd round of the French championship, Paris will host Lens at home. The match promises to be intriguing because after this clash the Ligue 1 leader may change – Lens continues to chase PSG and stays in step with the French hegemon, which does honor the Blood and Gold. Lens trail PSG by just two points, and they have already played their last match of the round, losing to Rennes (1-3). So Lens can outright overtake the champion. There aren’t many pursuers left for Lens. Lyon sits in third place, seven points behind them, while Marseille has slipped back by ten points. Paris sits in 15th place, but already has a decent margin above the relegation playoff zone – eight points. They can feel safe. Moreover, the gap to those above isn’t large: Nice and Le Havre are ahead by one point, and Brest by four. Lens have won 13 of their last 14 matches in all competitions, including the last three in a row. In the previous round Lens defeated Rennes (3-1), previously knocked Troyes out of the French Cup (4-2) and beat Le Havre in Ligue 1 (1-0). But Paris know how to take on tougher opponents. The Blood and Gold will have a hard time returning to the Ligue 1 leaders. In the first leg Lens beat Paris 2-1. However the Parisians know how to give a fight to stronger opponents. The Blood and Gold will have a hard time returning to the Ligue 1 leaders.