Montpellier match 'most important of season'

Paris Saint-Germain head to Montpellier on Saturday for what is "the most important game of the season", said coach Laurent Blanc ahead of a match that could see PSG walk away as champions.

The capital side, currently sitting six points clear of second placed Lyon at the top of the table, only need one point from their last two games to clinch their third consecutive French title.

"We know what we have to do, winning as always. It's a crucial game, it can help us reach our goal. It's the most important game of the season," said Blanc on Friday.

PSG face Montpellier on Saturday before hosting strugglers Reims in the final game of the season.

They will, however, have to wrap up their league programme without Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the Sweden forward is sidelined with a calf injury.

Former Chelsea man David Luiz, who missed his side's last two games against Nantes and Guingamp, has sufficiently recovered from his heel injury to be included in the squad but midfielders Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta are suspended.

The Ligue 1 giants, having already won the League Cup, are still on course for an unprecedented domestic treble as they will face second-tier Auxerre in the French Cup final on May 30.

Meanwhile, France midfielder Blaise Matuidi has ruled out a move away from the Parc des Princes.

"I will be at Paris next season, unless the managers come and tell me they don't need me any more," said the 28-year-old, who is under contract until 2018 but has been linked with a move to the English Premier League in the press.

"I feel good here, I'm valued by the coach, the managers and my teammates.

"I love this city, I grew up here, everything's going well for me.

"You never know what tomorrow will bring but I really hope to still be here and I'll do my best to do better than this year."
Source: AFP