Paris St Germain vs Guingamp - Blanc focused on Guingamp

Laurent Blanc will not look too far ahead as Paris St Germain seek to close out a third successive Ligue 1 title.

PSG lead second-placed Lyon by three points with three games remaining, the first of them against Guingamp on Friday evening.

Lyon's goal difference is better by two, meaning three wins for them would leave Blanc's men requiring either seven more points or a significant goalscoring return - not that he is thinking in those terms.

He said at a press conference reported on the club's official website: "I am only focused on tomorrow's match, there are no calculations.

"I will try to put the best team out to beat Guingamp - who, don't forget, beat us in the match at their ground.

"(Playing before Lyon) is an advantage only if we beat Guingamp. Like every matchday, the objective is the same: three points. If we win I think everyone, especially the journalists, will say 'Paris have put pressure on Lyon'."

Blanc will be without the suspended Marco Verratti, whose suspension for collecting three bookings in his last six appearances angered the coach.

"I think referees have their eyes on him," Blanc said. "I think he is treated harshly."

The booking which brought about Verratti's suspension came against Nantes last Sunday but Blanc insisted: "He did not touch the opponent."

David Luiz remains doubtful for Friday's match but Blanc expects full-back Serge Aurier to be available.

PSG will face opponents free of pressure after rubber-stamping their Ligue 1 survival with a 2-0 win over Reims last time out.

Guingamp sit proudly in the top half of the Ligue 1 table on 46 points, nine clear of the relegation zone, and coach Jocelyn Gourvennec's reward was a nomination for the Ligue 1 coach of the year award.

Gourvennec was included alongside Blanc, Lyon's Hubert Fournier and St Etienne's Christophe Galtier on a four-man shortlist announced on Tuesday.

A section of Guingamp supporters known as the 'Kop Rouge' have announced their intention to boycott the match due to the "exorbitant" ticket price of 40 euros and a ban on flags, megaphones and musical instruments at the Parc des Princes.