Ligue 1 Preview: Monaco, Marseille, Saint-Etienne battle for Champions League spot

The third and final UEFA Champions League berth in Ligue 1 will be decided on the final day of the season, with Monaco aiming to hold off Marseille and Saint-Etienne.

Monaco (68 points) travel to Lorient in third position in the table knowing a win on Saturday will secure a spot in the qualifying rounds of next season's Champions League.

But if Leonardo Jardim's men fail to beat 16th-placed Lorient, they could be overhauled by Marseille or Saint-Etienne (both 66 points).

Monaco, who announced contract extensions until 2019 for defenders Fabinho and Almamy Toure on Wednesday, should be wary of Lorient after they lost 2-1 at home to the Breton club earlier this season.  

"I told them that I was touched, I asked the club for a period of reflection, which will happen one week after the end of the league," he said, according to L'Equipe.

"There is a good chance that I stay at AS Saint-Etienne."

Another coach to have been offered a new deal is Rennes' Philippe Montanier, who agreed to a three-year extension on Wednesday.