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Ligue 1 Preview: PSG out to maintain three-point gap

Defender Serge Aurier wants to see Paris Saint-Germain continue their push for the Ligue 1 title as Lyon look to keep the pressure on.

Hubert Fournier's Lyon will get a chance to go top - if only briefly - when they host Evian TG on Saturday.

Lyon are three points adrift of leaders PSG with four matches remaining, needing a slip up from Laurent Blanc's men if they are to win the title.

Blanc's side have won five straight league matches, scoring 18 goals in that period.

"We're on the right track and I'm sure that if we put everything into it, like we've done since the start of the season, even if we had some tough times, we never threw in the towel, we were heavily criticised, but today we're still here fighting for the treble, so if we can win the league and the cup it will be historic," he told the club's website.

"We know it will be something important, something incredible, and perhaps we'll never do it again, but this is the moment to do it."

Marcelo Bielsa's side have lost four straight matches, slipping to fifth and hurting their UEFA Champions League qualification chances.

Lens' relegation could be confirmed when they visit Lille, while Reims will look to push away from the bottom three with a win at Guingamp and Montpellier take on Rennes.