The pressures are escalating on Christophe Galtier's shoulders, when he was a guest in Nice on Saturday as part of the 30th stage competition.

Saint-Germain topped the standings with 66 points, 6 points ahead of its direct chaser Lens, equal to Marseille III, but failed to increase its lead, which reached 10 points a month ago, after falling twice in its “Parc des Princes” lair in front of Rennes, zero-2 before the window. International, and then against Lyon, 0-1, respectively.

he capital club is chasing what will constitute a record number of times winning the league title (11) to break its link with the historical club Saint-Etienne, who is currently in the second division, and the ninth in 12 years under Qatari sponsorship.

Although the chances of missing out on winning the title seem very slim given the stars packed with Saint-Germain's ranks, his task will not be easy, as he embarks on a perilous journey to the Cote d'Azur to face the eighth Nice (45 points), which Galtier had previously supervised in the 2021-2022 season. Where a third consecutive loss will put the head of the 56-year-old French coach under the guillotine of dismissal.

The specialized newspaper L'Equipe indicated that Galtier is playing his credentials in the upcoming matches, while the Spanish club's advisor Luis Campos and the owner of the Qatari team, Nasser Al-Khulaifi, are preparing to find a suitable replacement for him in the event that they find that Saint-Germain's position at the top of the standings is seriously threatened.