Paris Saint-Germain could secure a fifth Ligue 1 title in six seasons this weekend as Unai Emery's runaway leaders continue their assault on a record-breaking points tally in France.

PSG can clinch the club's seventh league crown with a victory at Saint-Etienne on Friday if defending champions Monaco lose at home to Claudio Ranieri's Nantes 24 hours later.

With a fifth successive League Cup in the bag, PSG are on the verge of completing the second leg of a domestic treble -- they are also through to the French Cup semi-finals -- and could yet shatter their record 96-point haul from the 2015-16 campaign.

"We want to win, to carry on with our work and along our path. We're going to continue with the aim of winning to show our strength," said Emery, whose side have 83 points and seven matches still to play.

"We want to keep going as well to become champions and to collect as many points as possible."

PSG will be without Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler and Dani Alves for the trip to Saint-Etienne, who have thrust themselves back into contention for Europe on the back of a nine-match unbeaten run.

"We're not scared of anything. Everything is possible. That's what is great about football," said Saint-Etienne boss Jean-Louis Gasset, an assistant at PSG under Laurent Blanc. "I hope to see a sold-out stadium. I knew what this ground was like as an opponent: it's a pressure cooker."

As for the injured Alves, he became the most decorated footballer in history -- surpassing fellow Brazilian and former PSG defender Maxwell -- after lifting the 36th trophy of his career following last weekend's League Cup defeat of Monaco.

A stuttering run of one win in eight games heavily compromised Nantes' Europa League ambitions, but a stoppage-time goal from Lucas Lima did hand them a 1-0 victory over Monaco in November.

"It will be a big match for us. I want to see how we react after the (3-0 loss) against Saint-Etienne. I want to see the character of my players, their strength," said Ranieri ahead of Saturday's visit to the principality.

Monaco extended their unbeaten league run to 16 matches in Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Rennes, but coach Leonardo Jardim admitted his side were not at their best just four days after losing another final to PSG.

"Fatigue is something we're used to. We can talk about a poor match rather than tired legs at Rennes," said Jardim. "The team wasn't tired the first 30 minutes and it was the worst period. We should have done more."

Monaco hold a five-point cushion over Marseille in the fight for the second automatic Champions League spot, although they must still go to Paris on April 15.

Jardim is hopeful Keita Balde and Joao Moutinho will return on Saturday, but Stevan Jovetic is uncertain as he battles a calf problem.

Marseille host Montpellier on Sunday with goalkeeper Steve Mandanda unlikely to play again this season after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with a thigh problem.

Lyon, in fourth, trail Marseille by two points and will try to maintain their Champions League pursuit at rock-bottom Metz, while fifth-placed Rennes head to Nice.

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