Peter Wright
Former Scotland prop on Sportsound

Looking at that French squad, the monsters they're bringing off the bench when the monsters on the pitch get tired, you can't see anything but a resounding French victory.

They're playing some great rugby as well. They are very physical, but the forwards like to carry and offload. It's unbelievably brutal at the breakdown.

As soon as they get the tempo of the game, they're so hard to stop because it's one big guy after another big guy.

If France beat Scotland tonight, they win the Six Nations and would receive the trophy on the field at the Stade de France.

But if they lose to Scotland and England beat them to top spot, all eyes will return to Cardiff.

Should it appear at half-time as though France could be upstaged, England will leave their team hotel and return to the Principality Stadium.

If they become champions, they will be presented with the trophy on the pitch once the climax to the tournament in Paris is completed, around 22:00 GMT.

Clear? Good.

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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

France are so watchable, so compelling, so vulnerable at Twickenham and so imperious in Dublin. They're a drama unto themselves.

Everybody loves a flawed genius and here it is in team form. How could such a collection of stellar players only have a championship to win on Saturday night instead of a Grand Slam? The loss to the English is incomprehensible and yet that flakiness adds to France's appeal. They're an eminently loveable lot.

It's not just the creative majesty of their team that captivates, it's the terrible beauty of their 7-1 bench, an idea borrowed from the Boks but, somehow, more impressive when France do it.

Why do we love them? For their collective class - they need four tries to set a new Six Nations try-scoring record. For their individual excellence - Damian Penaud has 12 tries in his past five games for club and country, with the young maestro Louis Bielle-Biarrey scoring a ridiculous 23 in his past 20.

For the absent genius - Antoine Dupont. And for the unsung dogs of war - Thibaud Flament in the second-row, Paul Boudehent in the back-row, just two of their many heavies who can bang and who can play.

Six Nations Rugby Special pundits Ugo Monye, Simon Zebo & Jonathan Davies discuss the citing commissioner's decision to take no further action after France captain Antoine Dupont ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee during Les Bleus' Six Nations win over Ireland.

Andrew Cotter
BBC Sport commentator

The biggest concern for Scotland has to be how to live with the sheer power of France. Anything close to parity in that department and Scotland's backs will be able to score tries, but that is far easier said than done.

More injuries mean that Scotland are digging deep into slender reserves up front whereas France have no end of huge men and once more go for seven forwards on the bench. And while Dupont is a loss, Lucu stepped in seamlessly at scrum-half against Ireland.

Scotland do have a recent history of playing well at the Stade de France but France are flying and Paris will expect and demand victory to give them only their second title in 15 years.

Scotland make two changes to their starting XV, with Gregor Brown replacing Jonny Gray in the second row and Matt Fagerson in at number eight for Jack Dempsey, who is ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Lock Marshall Sykes, back-rower Ben Muncaster and versatile back Jamie Dobie come into the squad as replacements, with the former two set to make their Six Nations debuts.

Oyonnax lock Ewan Johnson has been named as a late replacement for Gray on the bench after the Bordeaux 30-year-old had to pull out with a knee injury.

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France make two changes with Maxime Lucu starting at scrum-half in place of Antoine Dupont, widely regarded as the best player in the world, who suffered a serious knee injury in the win over Ireland.

Gael Fickou replaces Pierre-Louis Barrassi at outside centre to win a French record-equalling 50th Six Nations cap.

Gregory Alldritt will skipper the side while head coach Fabien Galthie retains a 7:1 ratio of forwards to backs on the bench.

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In Saturday's first match, Ireland held off a spirited Italy to secure a bonus-point win in Rome, but their hopes of winning a third consecutive Six Nations title were ended by events in Cardiff later in the afternoon.

England ran in 10 tries at the Principality Stadium to inflict Wales' 17th successive Test defeat, and move themselves to the top of the table before the final game of the tournament.

They will be glued to events in Paris, hoping for a favour from their 'pals' north of the border.

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France: 15-Ramos; 14-Penaud, 13-Fickou, 12-Moefana, 11-Bielle-Biarrey; 10-Ntamack, 9-Lucu; 1-Gros, 2-Mauvaka, 3-Atonio, 4-Flament, 5-Guillard, 6-Cros, 7-Boudehent, 8-Alldritt (capt).

Replacements: 16-Marchand, 17-Baille, 18-Aldegheri, 19-Auradou, 20-Meafou, 21-Jegou, 22-Jelonch, 23-Le Garrec.

Scotland: 15-Kinghorn; 14-Graham, 13-Jones, 12-Jordan, 11-Van der Merwe; 10-Russell (co-capt), 9-White; 1-Schoeman, 2-Cherry, 3-Z Fagerson, 4-Brown, 5-Gilchrist, 6-Ritchie, 7-Darge (co-capt), 8-M Fagerson.

Replacements: 16-Ashman, 17-Sutherland, 18-Hurd, 19-Johnson, 20-Sykes, 21-Muncaster, 22-Dobie, 23-McDowall.

It all comes down to this.

The destination of the 2025 Six Nations title will be decided in Paris this evening, as France host Scotland knowing a win is all they need to overhaul England at the top of the table.

It's been another campaign of disappointment for the Scots, but can they end on a high and spoil the party?

Kick-off is an hour away.

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