French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Woodie]

PSG vs Lyon game is on and today's lineups are as follows:

PSG Starting XI: Donnarumma, Kehrer, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Ander Herrera, Gueye, Di Maria, Neymar, Messi; Mbappe.

Lyon Starting XI: Lopes; Gusto, Boateng, Denayer, Emerson; Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes; Shaqiri, Paqueta, Toko Ekambi; Slimani.

Looking at the PSG team most of the pressure will be on Messi who many consider to be a G.O.A.T but if results are not produced I fear this title will go to CR7 who has been performing well at Manchester United.

My prediction: PSG 1-0 Lyon

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[Furious 7]

PSG vs Lyon has started, Donnarumma is now playing in the local league because I wonder how he performed his first time for PSG?

I'm still here wondering why Sergio Ramos is still not in the squad in the league or in the UCL? Is this not ready yet or is there something else.
Maybe I missed a bit of info about this, because I want to know how the great player who came to PSG is playing in his team now.

[arallmuus]

PSG vs Lyon has started, Donnarumma is now playing in the local league because I wonder how he performed his first time for PSG?

This is not his first performance for PSG. He started last week against Clermont and that match ended up with a clean sheet for him. Considering that PSG's squad is better compared to most of the Ligue 1 team, Im pretty sure that he could rack up alot clean sheet. Pretty sure that he will get a regular spot in Ligue 1 and Navas will start for UCL matches

I'm still here wondering why Sergio Ramos is still not in the squad in the league or in the UCL? Is this not ready yet or is there something else.

Sergio Ramos is listed as being injured according to flashscore.com

[S4VV4S]

PSG vs Lyon has started, Donnarumma is now playing in the local league because I wonder how he performed his first time for PSG?

I'm still here wondering why Sergio Ramos is still not in the squad in the league or in the UCL? Is this not ready yet or is there something else.
Maybe I missed a bit of info about this, because I want to know how the great player who came to PSG is playing in his team now.

yes, almost everyone is also very surprised by what PSG has done until now, Ramos has not seriously played in their starting line-up, especially since Ramos is a player who is full of experience in various competitions.We still don't understand if Sergio Ramos is still injured or if his work permit has not been issued.so that until now this player has not been included in Mario Pochettino's starting line-up.

[LittleBitFunny]

PSG is playing against Lyon today. Lyon is not the weakest team. It is not possible to win against Lyon without good performance. Although PSG have won 5 of Ligue 1 matches so far. However, their performance against Brugge in the Champions League match was not good. So today coach Pochettino has applied a new formation. It will take some time for the players to adjust to the new formation. But in order to strengthen the team, now the coach has to do some experiments with the team.

[nikola22]

PSG vs Lyon has started, Donnarumma is now playing in the local league because I wonder how he performed his first time for PSG?

I'm still here wondering why Sergio Ramos is still not in the squad in the league or in the UCL? Is this not ready yet or is there something else.
Maybe I missed a bit of info about this, because I want to know how the great player who came to PSG is playing in his team now.

but Messi is playing in starting squad and it's a good sign. he already at 35th minute had great chances to score and hit a crossbar from freekick. hope he will score today.

[Slow death]

PSG 0 - 0 Lion

these are dark times for PSG, in 45 minutes even with the best players in the world like Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria they are not managing to score a goal, and this is very strange. what do you lack? is the problem in the coach? I'm afraid to bet on PSG although the odd is tempting

PSG vs Lyon has started, Donnarumma is now playing in the local league because I wonder how he performed his first time for PSG?

I'm still here wondering why Sergio Ramos is still not in the squad in the league or in the UCL? Is this not ready yet or is there something else.
Maybe I missed a bit of info about this, because I want to know how the great player who came to PSG is playing in his team now.

but Messi is playing in starting squad and it's a good sign. he already at 35th minute had great chances to score and hit a crossbar from freekick. hope he will score today.

so far odd for a possible PSG victory is at @1.57 I wonder if it's worth taking this risk, with these wasted opportunities they had, it's enough for Lion to score 1 goal to put the game already decided

[TheGreatPython]

PSG is playing against Lyon today. Lyon is not the weakest team. It is not possible to win against Lyon without good performance. Although PSG have won 5 of Ligue 1 matches so far. However, their performance against Brugge in the Champions League match was not good. So today coach Pochettino has applied a new formation. It will take some time for the players to adjust to the new formation. But in order to strengthen the team, now the coach has to do some experiments with the team.

Last minute of first half is in progress, and I was not expecting defence like this from Lyon because they have not good start, but today they are doing good job even opponent is very strong and Messi is also trying to have something for PSG but nothing serious happening in first half, hopefully we will be able to have some good number of goals from both teams.

PSG attack is very lethal but in last few matches they are unable to give result as they are on papers It's really strange thing happening De Maria, Naymar, Messi and Mbappe what you want after these all.

[Raflesia]

PSG is playing against Lyon today. Lyon is not the weakest team. It is not possible to win against Lyon without good performance. Although PSG have won 5 of Ligue 1 matches so far. However, their performance against Brugge in the Champions League match was not good. So today coach Pochettino has applied a new formation. It will take some time for the players to adjust to the new formation. But in order to strengthen the team, now the coach has to do some experiments with the team.

Last minute of first half is in progress, and I was not expecting defence like this from Lyon because they have not good start, but today they are doing good job even opponent is very strong and Messi is also trying to have something for PSG but nothing serious happening in first half, hopefully we will be able to have some good number of goals from both teams.

PSG attack is very lethal but in last few matches they are unable to give result as they are on papers It's really strange thing happening De Maria, Naymar, Messi and Mbappe what you want after these all.

The score is still 1-1 and it seems PSG are still having trouble breaking through the Lyon defense and this is not underestimated by PSG because we know Lyon is a great team in its league but I see Messi and his friends are still trying to score goals.

But what I see is Messi still hasn't found the right kick to score his goal, does this need adaptation again? I think the fans want to see how Messi's first goal at PSG will be, whether in this game it will be, because there's still some time left.

[flyer88]

PSG is playing against Lyon today. Lyon is not the weakest team. It is not possible to win against Lyon without good performance. Although PSG have won 5 of Ligue 1 matches so far. However, their performance against Brugge in the Champions League match was not good. So today coach Pochettino has applied a new formation. It will take some time for the players to adjust to the new formation. But in order to strengthen the team, now the coach has to do some experiments with the team.

the performance shown by PSG against club brugge in the Champions League was very disappointing where they only got a draw in that match, but in the match against Lyon which is currently underway we can say it is a very tight match that is presented in League One but we are very confident in the performance of Mario pochettino's team to secure three points at their headquarters at the parc Des princes stadium, because for Mario pochettino himself it is not easy to suppress the egos of their star players, so it is very influential on the field, especially with the performance of his players , especially considering that olympique Lyon is not a weak team, they can even surprise you in the match against Paris Saint-Germain

[Rruchi man]

It's been difficult for Messi to blend into PSG game play and French football, maybe because he has played only in Spain the most of his career, I think he needs a bit more time to get comfortable. The major topic for Messi critics will be that after he was removed from the game, PSG finally scored. Do you think it's a coincidence or the coach was right to take him off?

[KTChampions]

PSG took the lead as soon as Messi was benched.


Quite a difficult game for PSG, according to statistical indicators, the game was almost equal, I can imagine the nerves of the betters who made a bet on PSG. Messi was very close to scoring in the first half, but the goalkeeper played great. Interestingly, the situation with the fact that he still cannot start to score will put pressure on him in the next matches?

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It's been difficult for Messi to blend into PSG game play and French football, maybe because he has played only in Spain the most of his career, I think he needs a bit more time to get comfortable. The major topic for Messi critics will be that after he was removed from the game, PSG finally scored. Do you think it's a coincidence or the coach was right to take him off?

He has already played with Neymar at Barcelona so it shouldn't take him long to adapt we don't know what the exact reason for messi his contribution has not been seen at PSG

Do you think it's a coincidence or the coach was right to take him off?

The coach plays with strategy, he knows what happens in the game so every decision is part of the strategy and I don't agree if it's called a coincidence

[Rabi3]

PSG took the lead as soon as Messi was benched.

Quite a difficult game for PSG, according to statistical indicators, the game was almost equal, I can imagine the nerves of the betters who made a bet on PSG. Messi was very close to scoring in the first half, but the goalkeeper played great. Interestingly, the situation with the fact that he still cannot start to score will put pressure on him in the next matches?

it could affect him, he wasn't happy at all about being substituted in the match when the score was 1-1, but PSG managed to score and win without him, maybe Pochettino had a plan it worked who knows! it could affect Messi since he's new in PSG and didn't play a lot yet and he gets substituted when they were 1-1, it gives the intention that he's not that important for them.

[AndySt]

PSG took the lead as soon as Messi was benched.

Quite a difficult game for PSG, according to statistical indicators, the game was almost equal, I can imagine the nerves of the betters who made a bet on PSG. Messi was very close to scoring in the first half, but the goalkeeper played great. Interestingly, the situation with the fact that he still cannot start to score will put pressure on him in the next matches?

it could affect him, he wasn't happy at all about being substituted in the match when the score was 1-1, but PSG managed to score and win without him, maybe Pochettino had a plan it worked who knows! it could affect Messi since he's new in PSG and didn't play a lot yet and he gets substituted when they were 1-1, it gives the intention that he's not that important for them.

I don't think that this should affect Messi's game, but the fact remains that Messi was very unhappy when Pochettino replaced him and the photo with the expression of the Argentine player's face has already become a new meme. It is also quite significant that the disgruntled Messi did not shake the head coach's hand after the replacement. Therefore, it is still desirable for both the team and the microclimate in the team that Messi starts scoring as early as possible. And Pochettino has already begun to reap the first fruits of the situation when there are a lot of superstars in the team and they all need to find a place in the squad and at the same time win matches, while getting dissatisfaction with players who do not get into the squad.

[LGD2Business]

Lyon started the game well, they scored with Paqueta but then Paris Saint-Germain tied with a cheap penalty, then won the game with Icardi's header in extra time.
When Messi was removed from the game, his body language tells he was very angry. I couldn't understand why he came out.
I think the penalty decision was not correct, the match could've finished as a draw. Paris Saint-Germain won all of their six games after this match. It's been an easy year for them.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Lyon started the game well, they scored with Paqueta but then Paris Saint-Germain tied with a cheap penalty, then won the game with Icardi's header in extra time.
When Messi was removed from the game, his body language tells he was very angry. I couldn't understand why he came out.
I think the penalty decision was not correct, the match could've finished as a draw. Paris Saint-Germain won all of their six games after this match. It's been an easy year for them.

Messi just joined PSG in very last day of the transfer season and he did not join pre-season trainings with PSG. He needs more time to familiarize with new tactics, new coach and new team mates.

Messi also need to find a new house in Paris. Living in luxurious hotel is not a solution for his career. 2 or 3 years in Paris in hotel, he would be mad.

Messi has outstanding ability and he only needs more time. Because if you look at his performance in Arghentina in the last national call, he is still a good player. Ageing does not affect Messi too much and the problem is his adaptation to a new team.

[KTChampions]

PSG took the lead as soon as Messi was benched.

Quite a difficult game for PSG, according to statistical indicators, the game was almost equal, I can imagine the nerves of the betters who made a bet on PSG. Messi was very close to scoring in the first half, but the goalkeeper played great. Interestingly, the situation with the fact that he still cannot start to score will put pressure on him in the next matches?

it could affect him, he wasn't happy at all about being substituted in the match when the score was 1-1, but PSG managed to score and win without him, maybe Pochettino had a plan it worked who knows! it could affect Messi since he's new in PSG and didn't play a lot yet and he gets substituted when they were 1-1, it gives the intention that he's not that important for them.

If I understood the hype on social media correctly, did he refuse to shake hands with the coach after he was unexpectedly replaced? If so, I don't think that this tension between Messi and the coach will have a positive effect on his game (and possibly other players). I think Messi needs to get used to the fact that he is not the top-1 in the team and try to reclaim this place by playing.

[Ebede]

Too bad Messi hasn't gotten he's name on the score sheet yet.
Hopefully soon, he'll sure do.
He deserves more playing time for crying out loud.

[BuNga_cute]

PSG took the lead as soon as Messi was benched.

Quite a difficult game for PSG, according to statistical indicators, the game was almost equal, I can imagine the nerves of the betters who made a bet on PSG. Messi was very close to scoring in the first half, but the goalkeeper played great. Interestingly, the situation with the fact that he still cannot start to score will put pressure on him in the next matches?

it could affect him, he wasn't happy at all about being substituted in the match when the score was 1-1, but PSG managed to score and win without him, maybe Pochettino had a plan it worked who knows! it could affect Messi since he's new in PSG and didn't play a lot yet and he gets substituted when they were 1-1, it gives the intention that he's not that important for them.

If I understood the hype on social media correctly, did he refuse to shake hands with the coach after he was unexpectedly replaced? If so, I don't think that this tension between Messi and the coach will have a positive effect on his game (and possibly other players). I think Messi needs to get used to the fact that he is not the top-1 in the team and try to reclaim this place by playing.

Messi did look disappointed and refused to shake hands with Pochettino when he had to be substituted. Messi should respect the coach, although
I understand Messi is actually frustrated by failing to score in the PSG vs Lyon match. Messi should understand PSG is different from Barcelona,
because at PSG he is not the only big star there. So Messi can't expect to always play 90 minutes, unless Messi can adapt and show his
best performance. It looks like Messi is under pressure with a lot of people expecting him to score goals for PSG, but Messi is also a human being
who needs time to adapt.