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In Ligue 1, Lens already secured the runner-up position and were the only club to offer any real competition to serial champions PSG. This final will take place at Stade de France and the situation for Nice is more precarious. In their final preparation match for the final, Nice manage only a home draw against Metz last Sunday. An opponent who had already been relegated at the time of the game. This embarrassing performance has left the Mediterranean team still anxiously awaiting news about their survival in the French top flight. Finishing 16th in the final standings meant they only qualified for the relegation play-offs, which are scheduled just a few days after the cup final against St. Etienne from Ligue 2. The priority for the Eagles is therefore primarily to avoid relegation and less so to winning the cup.