The most attention getting game for me is Marseille - Lille this week. It is in three days and I see Marseille as the favourite side too. Marseille are at the 3rd position in the standings and Lille are the 10th. There is a gap of eight points between them currently. And Marseille are one of the teams that are not easy to be beaten in their home games as they lost only twice. Considering Lille's bad performance in this season too, I think Marseille will beat them.
Lille don't play well enough than they used to do in past seasons but Marseille won't have an easy match with Lille. Lille despite of bad performance and low rank on Ligue 1 table, they are still have enough good players and power to bring troubles to Marseille.
In Ligue 1, except PSG with above level, other clubs can play with not big difference in quality. I mean, in a good day, chance for Lille to beat Marseille is high enough.
Financial power, of course, does not guarantee winning the title, but it helps a lot to do it
Individual teams can play on equal terms in individual matches and even beat the favorite, but over a long distance, financial strength and, accordingly, great power and depth of the squad should still play a decisive role. It's a different matter when we talk about the international arena. There will be competitors with a comparable budget and a set of players, and let's not forget that it is much easier to defeat an opponent in two matches of the Champions League cup system than in the round-robin system of the national championship.
Financial power can not automatically bring title to a club. They have to work seriously from training to playing and need to get lucky in order to win titles. Especially in tournaments, cups or Champions League, the luck factor is important. One moment can decide net results of a pair or a final match. So take a title or not, will depend on many things but luckiness is very important.
Lucky chance to score winning goals or to protect your goal from opponents. Together, it will help to make a champions team.