The fact that Montpellier could still qualify for Europe or be relegated shows how tight and tense the run-in will be this year
By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News
PSG have already been crowned Ligue 1 champions but there is no chance of the season petering out. As May approaches, the word “permutations” makes its annual appearance in the footballing lexicon, bringing with it a sense of powerlessness and paranoia. The relationship between a club’s onfield performances and success is complicated – everything becomes contingent upon what is happening elsewhere and words heard uttered through hand-held radios or notifications popping-up on smartphone screens can engender hopelessness or euphoria in equal measure.
This is usually reserved for the final day of the season but it has already been reached in Ligue 1 with three rounds of games to play. Deciphering the various scenarios in the league feels like solving a Rubik’s cube – each time you think you have resolved the puzzle, it reverts into its muddled form.
