French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[SquallLeonhart]

PSG's opponent is easy this week. After two defeats against Bayern Munich they have been eliminated from the Champions League and I think they should focus on the league. I expect them to win this match for sure in order not to close the points difference. Brest needs points but it is difficult to get points against PSG. Apart from lille-lyon, I will also be waiting for the result of the monaco-reims match, perhaps the 2 most important matches of this week.

Yeah, good news (barely) is that they can now focus on the league, they should win the league without a doubt, a team that could have won 6 cups in a single year ended up being a team that could barely get one if they keep playing like this, so that is not good. But, at the very least they are trying their best to win and that is not a bad thing, they are doing their best right now and they should be given a break.

If the team is not good enough to win the UCL, then it is not good enough, keep trying again and again while expecting a different result is the managements fault. I get that they spent a lot of money, but it is just not happening, stop rolling the dice again and again, it is not happening.

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[KTChampions]

Their offense is doing ok I would say. They can't really complain if you look at the scorer statistics in Ligue 1, this is what it looks like for the entire league:

1.   Lionel Messi   25 (13+12)
2.   Neymar        24 (13+11)
3.   Kylian Mbappé.  21 (18+3)

The three combined have 70 scorer points, which is crazy. But it often seems as if there was insufficient cohesion between the different parts of the team. The lack of a connecting element between the defense and the offense and, as I said before, the lack of defensive work by their first line. But Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are three players who have never been known for doing any defensive work whatsoever. Usually a team has one guy like that, maybe two. But if the entire offensive line does not work defensively, that makes a big difference if your opponent does that defensive work (Bayern Munich for example).

I would also clarify this point: defensive work sometimes consists in the fast forward simply being in the center circle area, drawing the attention of one or two defenders to himself, not allowing the attacking team to raise the lines too high on the opponent's half of the field. And of course this is combined with pressing and tackling the ball. I think everyone understands which of these three are not aware of such actions, who likes to walk and play on clean balls 

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PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

[terrorJR]

PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

This is the same as they were last season because indeed they are only in one competition (Ligue 1) until the end of the season so this is clearly a tough job again and of course the conditions are quite bad for a team with expensive players and you can say a lot of players star in it.
Even if Nasser Al-Khelaifi's reaction may not be as angry as last season, of course he will not be comfortable in this condition.

[Zackgeno96]

Lille - Lyon has now become a goal-rich duel. We currently have the 3-3 score, but most likely also the final score as we are deep in injury time. Of course, Marseille has the best papers to finish 2nd, but there are still quite a few games to play this season. Lyon has a disappointing season with a current 8th place and the difference with the number 2 Marseilla, for example, is already 15 points. It will be a difficult story for this team to qualify for the CL. The Europa League would be a miracle if they manage to achieve that, but I don't know about the Coefficients list, I think France is pretty good on that list. I don't know why that is, because PSG actually performs reasonably well every year and not even very well.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Even on the first of the game, they have proven that Mbappe and Messi can be even more than a complete team for PSG during the first half PSG scored three goals and made the second half easier for themselves while Mbappe scored two goals and one assist but Messi scored one goal and two assists this can show us how these two players are perfectly working together and make each other complete.

Mbappe gradually realized that he won't be able to bring PSG to titles if he is the only super star attacking player in PSG. He needs Neymar and Messi to support him and to win trophies together especially Champions League. With Neymar and Messi support, Mbappe will receive more key passes, more chances to find more goals for his personal record.

You're right, I really don't know if Messi will let him go, by Neymar if he may leave, however with the injury he has now it is likely that it could happen, of course he is now undergoing treatment to get better, although Ney he always gets injured in the same ankle and well that is like his Achilles heel

Neymar has gotten many injuries with his ankle and such injuries always make him feel so bad. Usually such injuries require a few weeks or months for Neymar to come back and more bitterly, such injuries occur around important matches which Neymar does not want to miss.

I am not sure that Neymar will be able to join the second leg match with Bayern Munich in March but perhaps he will miss it, another important match he misses by injury.

Amazing performance from both Messi and Mbappe, this duo is insane. Defeating their biggest opponent with 3 goals in their own stadium is just the best thing they could do, I think French league champion is obvious now. If Marseille won this game they might have a chance but PSG showed everybody that they are on a different level. This league is just too easy for PSG.

These duo attacking players combined well and it is good for PSG before a re-meeting with Bayern Munich in Champions League in March. This win is important for PSG in Ligue 1 too because Marseille is one of their direct competitors for Ligue 1 title. Getting three points and making a direct opponent fall down in sentiment and confidence is good achievement.

That's very sad, Neymar has always had that little inconvenience, Ney with all the nutrition and good treatments should strengthen the ankle, since that injury is very painful, in fact that is usually my weakness, but with gym work and the weight proper in the exercises you get stronger, it takes a lot of time.

In gym training you have to be very careful, there are therapists who fix your ankle with two movements and it's ready in a week. Ney must have the best therapists and I am sure that if he can play against Bayern, this could be one of the best moments of his career, he must be there.

PSG losing to Bayern in the champion league is really not a surprising thing to me. Bayern is more experienced, and even more coordinated in all round(from the match statistics itself)
People keep saying the club has spent this and that, they shouldn't be losing,  it doesn't work that way. For many that are blaming the coach, will you say he is completely poor if he wins the the French league title this season? Even from the days of Laurent Blanc who won triple league 1 title in a chain, PSG never got past champion league quarter final. I suggest we leave them to what they can do, and that is the French league 1title.

I am also going to say that PSG losing to  Bayern Munich is not surprising.. 

But that's not because Bayern Munich is just a lot better. It's because PSG is just not doing as well as it should be. It's like people could sense that they are not going to win. After all, the PSG team is not balanced at all.

I suggest that instead of spending thousands of millions to keep a young player who is too arrogant to play with the team, they should spend those millions of dollars to actually build a balanced team that is actually going to work in difficult situations. Unless they do that,  they are never going to get past the quarter-final of the Champions League.

What happens is that the French League Title is one thing, but the UCL is the "other thing" that they have not been able to achieve, and as I see it, they have it increasingly difficult and of course it is a disappointment ,it is you know that right now they have the league taken over by PSG, but hey,the French League can give you the category and privileges that they have in a local league, we could classify it that way, because I know it is like that,but the UCL only has the strongest teams and The best in the world are the ones who participate , and it is known that the one who wins is because they are the best of all the clubs,that already looks different than winning a League.

[Velvet78]

Lacazette was really a game changer for Lyon in this game against Lille today. Because Lille were actually close to winning this game by 3-1. But Lacazette's entering the game changed everything for Lyon suddenly.

They started to be even more effective about finishing and he scored two goals to save this team one point at least. There was like a goal duel between David and Lacazette in this game actually. David won that by making a hat-trick maybe but they both were amazing today. I was never expecting a score like this at the end by the way because the first half ended 0-0. Both teams fought hard in the second half.

[alpamar99]

Lille - Lyon has now become a goal-rich duel. We currently have the 3-3 score, but most likely also the final score as we are deep in injury time. Of course, Marseille has the best papers to finish 2nd, but there are still quite a few games to play this season. Lyon has a disappointing season with a current 8th place and the difference with the number 2 Marseilla, for example, is already 15 points. It will be a difficult story for this team to qualify for the CL. The Europa League would be a miracle if they manage to achieve that, but I don't know about the Coefficients list, I think France is pretty good on that list. I don't know why that is, because PSG actually performs reasonably well every year and not even very well.

Lacazette became a hero for Lyon in this match. Behind 2 goals did not make them give up by reducing the behind and when Jonathan David's hat trick in the 79th minute I felt it was over but in the last 10 minutes Lacazzete really became a nightmare for Lille with his Brace.
It was quite an exciting match towards the end and it is deserved indeed with 1 point for both teams.

[Republikcoin.com]

PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

It is very, very surprising indeed for PSG this season and again PSG did not succeed in the Champions League even though they already have expensive and talented players like Messi and Mbappe. The Ligue1 trophy is very common for PSG and also for Messi and Mbappe so it is also true that Mbappe wants to move to another league one day to improve his career for the better because for now Mbappe is still under contract with PSG so Mbappe can't do anything what other than staying at PSG.

[shinratensei_]

PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

You should not be surprised to see that if PSG will never win UCL. PSG didn't have good mentality. League 1 can also be considered a farmer league as there are no strong teams in the league. I do agree with you if mbappe must have moved to the a new team.
If mbappe was accepting the offer from real madrid in the past and mbappe has won some titles right now. The problem is mbappe was not even wanna leaving from the safe zone to take huge challenge in another league.
PSG will always stuck at the same place caused by there's no strict competition that would be building the mentality of the players. Winning UCL was the most difficult task that can be done by any team in EU.
I see no reason for PSG to win UCL if it keeps perform the same thing over and over again.

[Majestic-milf]

PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

You should not be surprised to see that if PSG will never win UCL. PSG didn't have good mentality. League 1 can also be considered a farmer league as there are no strong teams in the league. I do agree with you if mbappe must have moved to the a new team.
If mbappe was accepting the offer from real madrid in the past and mbappe has won some titles right now. The problem is mbappe was not even wanna leaving from the safe zone to take huge challenge in another league.
PSG will always stuck at the same place caused by there's no strict competition that would be building the mentality of the players. Winning UCL was the most difficult task that can be done by any team in EU.
I see no reason for PSG to win UCL if it keeps perform the same thing over and over again.

 To me this PSG side are domestic champions, they can't go outside Ligue 1 league and get a better result like earning a trophy, one of the greatest if I should say is the UCL but all they do is getting close and coming back with nothing, how disappointing because they're suppose to be UCL contenders or even the favorite but everybody knows how it will end up for them. Having them taking a bow is worrisome, well what can we say?
 Since they're out of the UCL is time to concentrate more on the trophy they are known for, what a shame. Now is time to trash any team that comes there way starting with 14th place Brest, everyone knows how it will end. IMO, it will be a night for the league leaders to extend there lead on the log.

[bering]

Auxerre vs Rennes

In the first meeting Rennes can win with big scores from Auxerre 5-0 but for this match i don't think this result can be used again as the reference to predict the result of this match because recently Auxerre has successfully to improved their performance that so far they got 2 wins from 3 latest matches and surprisingly their winning is from tough teams such as Lorient and Lyon

For squad update Rennes conditions doesn't really good because currently they will lost at least 7 players because of injured and suspension but for Auxerre Nuno Da Costa still unable to play but Siriki Dembélé can be played on his position and Hamza Sakhi also had a problem with their fitness but it doesn't matter because he is only substitutions player and i was tempting for Auxerre recent performance which is more better than Rennes and picked for Auxerre win probably the best option for this match and Auxerre win has odds @3.90

[imamusma]

It is very, very surprising indeed for PSG this season and again PSG did not succeed in the Champions League even though they already have expensive and talented players like Messi and Mbappe. The Ligue1 trophy is very common for PSG and also for Messi and Mbappe so it is also true that Mbappe wants to move to another league one day to improve his career for the better because for now Mbappe is still under contract with PSG so Mbappe can't do anything what other than staying at PSG.

There's nothing really surprising about PSG's failure in the Champions League, I think they have a lot of holes to be patched in some central positions. You can say PSG have Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, but there is no player of comparable quality to replace any of them when injured. While PSG are lacking in midfield, their midfielders are not strong enough and their quality is not really up to par with their 3 forwards.

PSG's defense has Ramos, Hakimi, Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe, but both of them are injured so who really deserves to take his place. So this means that PSG lost because of their own weaknesses, not because Mbappe and Messi failed to help the team. Football is a team game, so if a team is not balanced it is difficult for them to win the match.

[kotwica666]

It is very, very surprising indeed for PSG this season and again PSG did not succeed in the Champions League even though they already have expensive and talented players like Messi and Mbappe. The Ligue1 trophy is very common for PSG and also for Messi and Mbappe so it is also true that Mbappe wants to move to another league one day to improve his career for the better because for now Mbappe is still under contract with PSG so Mbappe can't do anything what other than staying at PSG.

There's nothing really surprising about PSG's failure in the Champions League, I think they have a lot of holes to be patched in some central positions. You can say PSG have Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, but there is no player of comparable quality to replace any of them when injured. While PSG are lacking in midfield, their midfielders are not strong enough and their quality is not really up to par with their 3 forwards.

PSG's defense has Ramos, Hakimi, Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe, but both of them are injured so who really deserves to take his place. So this means that PSG lost because of their own weaknesses, not because Mbappe and Messi failed to help the team. Football is a team game, so if a team is not balanced it is difficult for them to win the match.

Absolutely right. Football is a game that needs to create a great relationship from the defense line app to the offensive line so that any team will be able to perform well. But this thing is sorely lacking in the PSG team. As a result, the team is currently unbalanced.

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PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

It is very, very surprising indeed for PSG this season and again PSG did not succeed in the Champions League even though they already have expensive and talented players like Messi and Mbappe. The Ligue1 trophy is very common for PSG and also for Messi and Mbappe so it is also true that Mbappe wants to move to another league one day to improve his career for the better because for now Mbappe is still under contract with PSG so Mbappe can't do anything what other than staying at PSG.

Given their star-studded roster of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, the footballing world is buzzing over PSG's recent disappointing performance in the Champions League. Success in this "beautiful game" is not, however, based solely on an individual's skill. To improve as a team, PSG has to strengthen their weak links. PSG needs to recognise the importance of team chemistry and coordination if they want to create a lasting impact in the tournament. Fans of Paris Saint-Germain shouldn't despair, though; the club will likely bounce back even stronger the next season thanks to a more strategic and unified squad.

[sovie]

PSG is only active in the French league. They are eliminated in all other leagues and tournaments, in the CL and also in the French Cup. The sights can therefore be fully focused on the French league, but if you see the lead, that is no longer interesting. How do players like Messi and Mbappe deal with that? They are used to playing at the highest level for a long time. I think Mbappe would be wise to move to another team, say in the Spanish league with Real Madrid maybe somewhere in the EPL. PSG is not running as a team and I don't think that will happen in the coming years. Probe of his time and talent. Messi ditto.

It is very, very surprising indeed for PSG this season and again PSG did not succeed in the Champions League even though they already have expensive and talented players like Messi and Mbappe. The Ligue1 trophy is very common for PSG and also for Messi and Mbappe so it is also true that Mbappe wants to move to another league one day to improve his career for the better because for now Mbappe is still under contract with PSG so Mbappe can't do anything what other than staying at PSG.

Given their star-studded roster of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, the footballing world is buzzing over PSG's recent disappointing performance in the Champions League. Success in this "beautiful game" is not, however, based solely on an individual's skill. To improve as a team, PSG has to strengthen their weak links. PSG needs to recognise the importance of team chemistry and coordination if they want to create a lasting impact in the tournament. Fans of Paris Saint-Germain shouldn't despair, though; the club will likely bounce back even stronger the next season thanks to a more strategic and unified squad.

Despite the fact that PSG has the best footballers in the world, many people are mocking PSG after seeing this bad state of the team. A poor performance in the Champions League has really dragged the team down.

[Jossque]

Lille hosted Lyon in the most important match of the week yesterday.Lille, who led 2-0, could not protect this lead and ended in a 3-3 draw. Jonathan David and Lacazette's goal duel did not produce a winner. We can call it an important loss of 2 points for Lille. 3-3 draw in a match in which they were 2-0 up at home means that the point difference between them and the teams in the race is widening. Instead of winning this match and becoming 5th, they remained in 6th place. Today, both Rennes and PSG go to important away games and both teams will tire their opponents until the last minute for points.

[Leviathan.007]

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I think saying that it is truly disappointing is too much of an exaggeration when you play against Bayern Munich in the round of the last 16. The end result would have been the same for both teams. If Bayern lost, the only thing that is remembered is that they lost in the round of the last 16, not against whom they lost. That feels a bit wrong when you have to assess a performance of a team. If the best of the best play against each other early on, one is going home with a big disappointment no matter what.

In this case Bayern was so much better than PSG. I think we can agree on that. PSG needs to approach the idea of becoming successful differently.

Even though losing a game is always a bad thing and can have a negative effect on any team, PSG still lost the game against Bayern Munich, which was not a weak team. However, they spent millions of dollars on their players and hoped to see their team even win the champions league, but still they are in the first round of the league and are the first hopefuls of winning the championship, which is not any worse than what it was for the previous team.

Despite having so many good players, I don't understand why the team is so messy. But I think the coach of PSG team has made some bad decisions, if the team players apply some new strategy, then the team can probably do something great.

For the fact that PSG has 3 out of the five best players in the world or the fact that they have the most lethal defender in their ranks shouldn't make football fans to see them as a failure because it is one thing to have quality players and also another thing to make good use of those players and that is why I think that their main problem is tactical problem. They need to get a manager who knows how to man manage a team, a no-nonsense manager who will be respected as feared by the team and finally a manager who can make them play like a team instead of individual players. That is what they need to become a European heavyweight club.

They have three best players in the world and they have a stable financial system to guarantee players about their salaries in the future which can be a reason for them to play with better conditions than other teams so I guess the fans expected to see more from PSG it's not coming odd, in the other hand, the players were bought for the champions league title if you ask me.

[rahmad2nd]

Auxerre vs Rennes

In the first meeting Rennes can win with big scores from Auxerre 5-0 but for this match i don't think this result can be used again as the reference to predict the result of this match because recently Auxerre has successfully to improved their performance that so far they got 2 wins from 3 latest matches and surprisingly their winning is from tough teams such as Lorient and Lyon

For squad update Rennes conditions doesn't really good because currently they will lost at least 7 players because of injured and suspension but for Auxerre Nuno Da Costa still unable to play but Siriki Dembélé can be played on his position and Hamza Sakhi also had a problem with their fitness but it doesn't matter because he is only substitutions player and i was tempting for Auxerre recent performance which is more better than Rennes and picked for Auxerre win probably the best option for this match and Auxerre win has odds @3.90

Yes, it seems that in this match the home team is in high motivation after Auxerre has played four matches without defeat. in this match, Auxerre will try to keep performing optimally and get full points to secure their ranking from the relegation zone. but it seems, not an easy matter to subvert Rennes. because, in the first meeting, Auxerre fell with a landslide score. but what is certain, the home team will provide fierce resistance to their opponents because after all they need a win to avoid the relegation zone.

On the other hand, Rennes will try to return to winning ways which were previously beaten by Marseille with a score of 0-1. unfortunately, some of their core players must be absent in this match. So, it looks like this fight will be quite tough. most likely, there won't be many goals in this fight.
My estimate is that the match will end in a draw. but it seems, the ideal option to bet on under 2.5 goals.

[boltz]

Auxerre vs Rennes should be a game that cannot end with a draw right ? both teams are looking for 3 points today , as Auxerre to avoid relegation and lately they are doing a great job by accumulating points and then we have , Rennes who wants to keep that last place that leads to Conference league for next year so overall , I'm expecting goals today.