However, the Ligue 1 side head into the fixture on the back of a 1-0 win over local rivals St Etienne last Friday and are unbeaten in seven matches in all competitions.
Here are the highlights from the win over St Etienne, where former City player Jason Denayer scored the only goal.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Paris Saint-GermainPSG | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 26 |
| 2 | Marseille | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | MonacoMonaco | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Nice | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Lyon | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Lens | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Reims | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | StrasbourgStrasbourg | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Brest | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Rennes | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | NantesNantes | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Saint-EtienneSt Etienne | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | Le HavreLe Havre | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Montpellier HSCMontpellier | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 4 |
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