The upcoming round of matches promise a lot of excitement with the clubs involved set to chase favorable results for respective reasons.

While Paris Saint-Germain may seem like presumptive winners of the French Ligue 1, the fun is far from over with teams looking to make concrete claims for favorable positions in the table. Leading the pack with 59 points after 25 outings, Les Parisiens will look to bounce back from last weekend's shock 3-1 defeat at Nantes when they take on Saint Etienne on Saturday.

Marseille, who sit in second place and trail Mauricio Pochettino's men by seven points, will also have their sight set on a win they travel to Troyes after falling to a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Clermont Foot. Elsewhere, Nice could potentially unseat Marseille should all go in their favor. Christophe Galtier's side travel to Strasbourg this weekend, having managed a narrow 1-0 win over Angers in their last outing.

The clash between Lyon and Lille will undoubtedly get the most attention as both clubs look to put in good performances in a bid to close in on European qualification places. The former drew 1-1 win Lens on matchday 25 while the latter were held to a 0-0 draw in their clash with Metz.

Let's take a look at how things look in the Ligue 1 table ahead of the upcoming round of matches:

Top Ligue 1 matches to watch this weekend

Ligue 1: Who's in and who's out of Matchday 26?

Lens: Corentin Jean (knee injury), Wesley Said (muscle injury), Jonathan Gradit (calf injury)

Lille: Edon Zhegrova (serving suspension), Benjamin Andre (serving suspension)

Lyon: Mathis Rayan Cherki (broken foot), Jason Denayer (ankle injury), Lenny Pintor (ACL injury)

Monaco: Aurelien Tchouamen (serving suspension), Caio Henrique (serving suspension), Benoît Badiashile (hamstring), Myron Boadu (hamstring), Krepin Diatta (out of season)

Nice: Jean-Clair Todibo (serving suspension), Flavius Daniliuc (serving suspension) Youcef Atal (broken collarbone), Jordan Amavi (knee injury)

PSG: Marco Verratti (serving suspension), Ander Herrera (muscle injury), Leandro Parades (groin injury), Sergio Ramos (calf injury).

Ligue 1 matchday 26 fixtures