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• Luis Enrique wary of Lyon, reveals Mbappe will start Coupe de France final

  Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to end the season with a domestic treble by winning the Coupe de France on Saturday, but coach Luis Enrique is cautious ahead of facing Lyon.

  PSG won the Ligue 1 title for a third time in a row, having already clinched the Trophee des Champions in January.

  Lyon, who went 10 games without a win at the start of the season, improved their form after Pierre Sage took charge in November.

  And Luis Enrique is anticipating a stern test.

  "I think Pierre Sage has won 20 games out of 27. They have incredible statistics. He turned it around for a team that started with many difficulties," he told reporters on Friday.

  "Next season they will certainly be competing for the title with us. They are a top opponent and we are ready."

  Lyon, who at one point looked like they could be relegated, finished sixth in the league to qualify for next season's Europa League, as well as reaching their first French Cup final since 2012.

  PSG beat Lyon 4-1 both home and away in the league, but Luis Enrique warned that was no reason to take their opponents lightly.

  "They are very dangerous on the ball and can hurt any team. They also created chances against us. So it is going to be a really tough final," he said.

  Saturday will also be the last time Kylian Mbappe, PSG's highest goalscorer of all time, plays for the club, ending a seven-year stay during which he helped them win the league six times.

  "Of course he will start," Luis Enrique said about Mbappe.

  "PSG have a special relationship with the Couple de France. The fans really care about it.

  "The club has won it 14 times... [Winning] it would be the perfect way to end the season."

• Atlanta United v Los Angeles FC: Pineda insists Five Stripes 'on the right path'

  Gonzalo Pineda insists Atlanta United "are on the right path" as they look to get back to winning ways in MLS.

  The Five Stripes are 12th in the Eastern Conference following a run of eight matches without victory.

  Although, they enjoyed a reprieve in the U.S. Open Cup last time out, defeating Charleston Battery on penalties to reach the quarter-finals.

  And Pineda hopes his side can build on that momentum when they welcome Los Angeles to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

  "I think we are on the right path," he said. "I think it is really encouraging for the team, for the mentality of the team, to win. 

  "There are many positives out of that. We have to hold onto that positivity, and the mentality of the players that fought and put that together on Saturday."

  "I think that, especially being at home, we need to make sure we are on the front foot right away," midfielder Dax McCarty added.

  "Obviously, our stadium is such a fortress. When you score an early goal, you get everyone excited and the other team feels that pressure, which is such a benefit."

  By contrast, LAFC are fifth in the West and on a four-match winning streak across all competitions – during which they have scored 11 goals and conceded just once.

  "The team is in a good way – winning games, scoring goals and not conceding – and we'd like to continue that," head coach Steve Cherundolo said.

  "We feel good about the moment we're in, and our players are confident. 

  "The players have shown an amazing response [to their defeat by San Jose Earthquakes at the start of the month]. We were shooting ourselves in the foot by making some mistakes in portions of the field where we don't usually do that.

  "The message was that we are really in control of our own destiny, which is a great place to be."

  PLAYERS TO WATCH

  Atlanta United – Thiago Almada

  Atlanta will be hoping for inspiration from the likes of Almada as they look to end their winless streak.

  The Argentina international has scored in two of their last three league games on home soil.

  Los Angeles FC – Denis Bouanga

  Bouanga scored both goals in LAFC’s 2-0 win over St. Louis City last time out in MLS.

  He has now found the net 33 times since the start of last season (including play-offs), seven more than any other player during that time.

  MATCH PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES FC

  Only once in their MLS history have Atlanta endured a longer winless streak, going 12 straight games without victory between May and August 2021.

  Meanwhile, LAFC have won successive games to nil for the first time during the regular season since August 2022.

  That came after they recorded just one victory while keeping a clean sheet in their previous 21 such matches.

  OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

  Atlanta United: 38.2%
  Los Angeles FC: 32.8%
  Draw: 29.0%

• Atalanta winning Europa League is a 'fairytale', says Gasperini

  Gian Piero Gasperini hails Atalanta’s Europa League win as a "footballing fairytale" after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final on Wednesday.

  Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick to secure Atalanta’s first-ever major European trophy, and just a second in their history - after the Coppa Italia in 1963.

  The Bergamo side also became the first Italian team to win the Europa League since its rebrand in 2009, with Parma in 1999 the last Serie A side to win the UEFA Cup.

  Atalanta’s victory also ended a 51-game unbeaten run for Leverkusen in all competitions, topping an already dazzling Europa League.

  Gasperini, who is now the oldest coach to win his debut major European final, praised his side for their historic win.

  "Hugely proud for all of Italy, because it was a cursed trophy, even if it was only Inter and Roma who made the final over the last 25 years and lost," Gasperini told reporters.

  "Having won it with Atalanta is perhaps one of those footballing fairytales that very rarely happens, and it does show there's still room for meritocracy in football.

  "There's still room for ideas, and it doesn't only come down to numbers and the super league [clubs].

  "We produced a wonderful performance, and we needed to do that against such a top side [in Bayer Leverkusen]. We scored three splendid goals."