French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Slow death]

well, PSG are already champions and I must confess that PSG didn't perform well this season, they were simply counting on luck to win Ligue 1, they didn't play well in every game, it was horrible to watch their games, their defense It's a broken defense, in 37 games PSG conceded 37 goals, and at home it's very rare for a team to become champion without having the best defense, but in the case of PSG that shouldn't be a big surprise, this season the best defense went to the Lens, which in my opinion is a team that deserved to be the champion of Ligue 1, Lens doesn't have the same money that PSG has, Lens doesn't have the best players in the world like PSG has, but Lens had a better campaign than Lens PSG

this is a case that clearly shows that PSG is wasting a lot of money without having good results, it is not necessary to have the best players in the world to win the ligue 1, but I believe that PSG hires the best players in the world because they intend to win the champions league, at the moment PSG don't have any chance of winning the champions league next season, they need to make some changes, if they lose messi then they will be weaker, neymar is a player who doesn't even play every season, in my opinion opinion PSG should sell him and look for a player like napoli top scorer to replace neymar

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[bekti3]

Basically, Nantes still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone but unfortunately, today Nantes has to play away against Lille and Lille is currently still in dire need of three points. What's more, Lille really has a very good dominance of wins when Lille plays against Nantes and so, of course, at this moment Nantes can be sure to lose.

But they have tried hard in this game and it's actually worthy of praise I think because they lost with a fairly small score and it's really unfortunate when the Penalty in the last 2 minutes cost them points.
Discipline in defense must be improved because indeed they have been comfortable for the first half in this match.
Now actually they can still be in Ligue 1 it's just that they have to win in the last match against angers and especially for Auxerre they will face a tough match against Lens.

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The result of the match between Strasbourg vs PSG with a final result of 1-1 which made PSG lock in the Ligue 1 trophy this season because Lens was unable to catch up again with PSG who were at the top of the standings because the rest of the match left only 1 match left. This match was also very special for Lionel Messi because one of his goals in this match was able to lock the title for PSG. Moreover, this is his last season with PSG and he closed it with a pretty perfect achievement.

The competition in the ligue 1 this season is quite competitive because psg was only able to lock in the title on matchday 37 and it was quite a stunning journey that they have gone through this season. Congratulations to psg for being the champion of ligue 1 season 2022/2023.

[Docnaster]

The result of the match between Strasbourg vs PSG with a final result of 1-1 which made PSG lock in the Ligue 1 trophy this season because Lens was unable to catch up again with PSG who were at the top of the standings because the rest of the match left only 1 match left. This match was also very special for Lionel Messi because one of his goals in this match was able to lock the title for PSG. Moreover, this is his last season with PSG and he closed it with a pretty perfect achievement.

The competition in the ligue 1 this season is quite competitive because psg was only able to lock in the title on matchday 37 and it was quite a stunning journey that they have gone through this season. Congratulations to psg for being the champion of ligue 1 season 2022/2023.

Congratulations to Paris Saint Germaine for retaining the French Ligue 1 title once more and congratulations to Lionel Messi as his goal in the match made him overtake Cristiano Ronaldo's 495 goals in Europe top five leagues to go 496 goals for himself.
However I must say that Paris Saint Germaine aren't supposed to wait this long before winning the French Ligue 1 considering the kind quality players at their disposal. Messi is surely gonna leave in the summer but Paris Saint Germaine must make some vital changes in the summer to remain competitive not just in the domestic league but also in the UEFA Champions League and that change I think must start from the manager

[snipie]

Marseille's defeat in today's competition further distanced themselves and indeed even if they win they will not be able to compete with Lens but still in this competition I think at least they should be more ambitious for 3 points. It's a pity that 4 of the matches they played in town before the end of this season they had to be willing to lose points again and again because they lost 3 times and that made them only be in the Europa League next season.

Marseille 1 - 2 Brest was quite unexpected even though their chances to pick the second spot before that game were low. Since Lens won and Marseille lost then Lens to Champions League group stage and Marseille to the qualifiers of Champions League.
Meanwhile Monaco lost its spot and we have now Lille in Europa League spot and Rennes in the Conference League.

[izsara]

Strasbourg VS PSG

I'm enjoying the Strasbourg vs PSG match. In this match, I expected to see PSG dominate and win by a big margin. But I am very upset with PSG's match strategy.
Strasbourg is a team at the bottom of the points table. This group is relatively weak. But even against such a team PSG team is playing defensively today. The match is not important for PSG. They won the title. Even then PSG fans don't expect results that PSG won't win in such matches. Messi and Mbappe are in PSG's attack. However, PSG only made 4 shots in the first half. I don't see any desire in them to score in the match.

Looking at the statistics in this match, even though PSG's dominance was very pronounced from the beginning to the end of the match, it seems that Strasbourg's intention to win was a little bigger and PSG really seemed to be playing in this match.
Score 1 point for each although for PSG it doesn't have any impact but it might be different for Strasbourg they avoid the relegation zone even though the current position compared to last season still looks worrying.

[Velvet78]

I'm not surprised with Marseille's losing to Brest like that. Because they already lost the most of their chance for the second position before and Lens secured the position by destroying Ajaccio home today as well. Congratulations to Lens on their great success this season. Maybe they couldn't maintain their title race until the end but that wasn't expected from them anyway.

But they still fought hard for the Champions League and earned their place in there. No matter what they do in the group stage this will return to them as a lot of money for certain.

[D-law]

Strasbourg VS PSG

I'm enjoying the Strasbourg vs PSG match. In this match, I expected to see PSG dominate and win by a big margin. But I am very upset with PSG's match strategy.
Strasbourg is a team at the bottom of the points table. This group is relatively weak. But even against such a team PSG team is playing defensively today. The match is not important for PSG. They won the title. Even then PSG fans don't expect results that PSG won't win in such matches. Messi and Mbappe are in PSG's attack. However, PSG only made 4 shots in the first half. I don't see any desire in them to score in the match.

Messi winning the league and setting another record
Topping as the highest goals setter in five top leagues
He has helped PSG winning the league yet again
Fabrizo confirmed he will leave psg is the next few days good luck to wherever he goes

[EdenHazard]

I'm not surprised with Marseille's losing to Brest like that. Because they already lost the most of their chance for the second position before and Lens secured the position by destroying Ajaccio home today as well. Congratulations to Lens on their great success this season. Maybe they couldn't maintain their title race until the end but that wasn't expected from them anyway.

But they still fought hard for the Champions League and earned their place in there. No matter what they do in the group stage this will return to them as a lot of money for certain.

Crazy journey for rc lens , it takes only two seasons for them to achieve this since they get promoted back to the ligue 1 in 2020-2021 and straight become a mediocre teams in their first and second season before transformed into a club that going to play in champions league a long with psg.

That is just extraordinary work made by the whole team at rc lens.

[Iranus]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

Its always hard to win the title against Psg ,Lille was somehow able to make a miracle a few seasons ago but Lens just wasnt able to hold on to PSG. But still this is one of the biggest results in their history with them reaching the group faze and playing the champions league next season.

There will be several big changes within the PSG squad next season. And so PSG's performance is more likely to be unstable. PSG is a strong team and they have a lot of money. But if the PSG management can't select the right players for their squad then I think the performance of this team will collapse next season. And if teams like Marseille and Lens are able to capitalize on these opportunities, we may see another team in Ligue 1's Champions League next season. It will be challenging for PSG to continue their dominance in Ligue 1 next season.

[bitgov]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

Its always hard to win the title against Psg ,Lille was somehow able to make a miracle a few seasons ago but Lens just wasnt able to hold on to PSG. But still this is one of the biggest results in their history with them reaching the group faze and playing the champions league next season.

There will be several big changes within the PSG squad next season. And so PSG's performance is more likely to be unstable. PSG is a strong team and they have a lot of money. But if the PSG management can't select the right players for their squad then I think the performance of this team will collapse next season. And if teams like Marseille and Lens are able to capitalize on these opportunities, we may see another team in Ligue 1's Champions League next season. It will be challenging for PSG to continue their dominance in Ligue 1 next season.

In fact, the team will be stronger if each player can develop a great understanding with each player on the team. This matter is not in the PSG team, I hope the team management will make some great additions in the next season and bring a great understanding in the team and the team will be able to perform well.

[Iranus]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

Its always hard to win the title against Psg ,Lille was somehow able to make a miracle a few seasons ago but Lens just wasnt able to hold on to PSG. But still this is one of the biggest results in their history with them reaching the group faze and playing the champions league next season.

There will be several big changes within the PSG squad next season. And so PSG's performance is more likely to be unstable. PSG is a strong team and they have a lot of money. But if the PSG management can't select the right players for their squad then I think the performance of this team will collapse next season. And if teams like Marseille and Lens are able to capitalize on these opportunities, we may see another team in Ligue 1's Champions League next season. It will be challenging for PSG to continue their dominance in Ligue 1 next season.

In fact, the team will be stronger if each player can develop a great understanding with each player on the team. This matter is not in the PSG team, I hope the team management will make some great additions in the next season and bring a great understanding in the team and the team will be able to perform well.

You are right. Although PSG had a strong squad, the understanding between the players was not good. This is why PSG cannot perform well in Champions League matches. PSG is expected to make a lot of changes within the team next season. They will release several players and include new players in the squad. This is why I say PSG's performance is likely to be unstable. New players are less likely to adapt quickly to the team. New players need time to adapt to the team. Also, I don't think PSG's coach is very experienced. I wouldn't be surprised if the PSG management decides to change their coach again next season.

[gabbie2010]

Strasbourg VS PSG

I'm enjoying the Strasbourg vs PSG match. In this match, I expected to see PSG dominate and win by a big margin. But I am very upset with PSG's match strategy.
Strasbourg is a team at the bottom of the points table. This group is relatively weak. But even against such a team PSG team is playing defensively today. The match is not important for PSG. They won the title. Even then PSG fans don't expect results that PSG won't win in such matches. Messi and Mbappe are in PSG's attack. However, PSG only made 4 shots in the first half. I don't see any desire in them to score in the match.

Looking at the statistics in this match, even though PSG's dominance was very pronounced from the beginning to the end of the match, it seems that Strasbourg's intention to win was a little bigger and PSG really seemed to be playing in this match.
Score 1 point for each although for PSG it doesn't have any impact but it might be different for Strasbourg they avoid the relegation zone even though the current position compared to last season still looks worrying.

Strasbourg game plan was to play a draw against PSG to consolidate their escape from relegation, they played with caution against a star-studded PSG who can score goals, I think with that draw Strasbourg is now safe even a loss in their last match wouldn't make any difference. Meanwhile congratulations to Messi for breaking all time European goal scoring records of 496 one goal ahead of Ronaldo who is currently playing in a Saudi Arabian league where his goal count would not add to his last record of 495 goals, congratulations to PSG for winning Ligue 1 for 11th time proving their dominance in Ligue though I am not surprised they are big money spenders in the league.

[tulusikhlas]

Strasbourg VS PSG

I'm enjoying the Strasbourg vs PSG match. In this match, I expected to see PSG dominate and win by a big margin. But I am very upset with PSG's match strategy.
Strasbourg is a team at the bottom of the points table. This group is relatively weak. But even against such a team PSG team is playing defensively today. The match is not important for PSG. They won the title. Even then PSG fans don't expect results that PSG won't win in such matches. Messi and Mbappe are in PSG's attack. However, PSG only made 4 shots in the first half. I don't see any desire in them to score in the match.

Looking at the statistics in this match, even though PSG's dominance was very pronounced from the beginning to the end of the match, it seems that Strasbourg's intention to win was a little bigger and PSG really seemed to be playing in this match.
Score 1 point for each although for PSG it doesn't have any impact but it might be different for Strasbourg they avoid the relegation zone even though the current position compared to last season still looks worrying.

Strasbourg game plan was to play a draw against PSG to consolidate their escape from relegation, they played with caution against a star-studded PSG who can score goals, I think with that draw Strasbourg is now safe even a loss in their last match wouldn't make any difference. Meanwhile congratulations to Messi for breaking all time European goal scoring records of 496 one goal ahead of Ronaldo who is currently playing in a Saudi Arabian league where his goal count would not add to his last record of 495 goals, congratulations to PSG for winning Ligue 1 for 11th time proving their dominance in Ligue though I am not surprised they are big money spenders in the league.

Even though they didn't win, a draw is the best result for them, because the team they are facing is a big team that is not easy to get points against them. Now they have confirmed that they will stay in Ligue 1 next season. In this match they played well and gave very tight resistance to Paris Saing Germain. It was a good form of play even though their strengths were different.

[Docnaster]

Congratulations to Lenz for making it to the CL

I have to congratulate Lenz for being in the Champions League. When the league started they weren't looking so promising but they are there now. I wish them success but at the same time I fear that they may not be able to match the energy in the Champions League.  It's like new clubs are qualifying for champions league these days just like Newcastle. But as usual we are not expecting any of these new clubs to do wonders. This first time should be for experience and subsequently they can try to do better. Champions League is not an easy league to play, alot of experience and money is needed.

[bering]

Basically, Nantes still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone but unfortunately, today Nantes has to play away against Lille and Lille is currently still in dire need of three points. What's more, Lille really has a very good dominance of wins when Lille plays against Nantes and so, of course, at this moment Nantes can be sure to lose.

But yes, if Auxerre also fails to win in the remaining two matches then of course Nantes' chance to get out of the relegation zone is still open. Because in the last match later it is clear that Nantes will play at home against Angers, and at this moment Angers is the team at the bottom of the standings. Therefore, Nantes should be able to maximize this opportunity not to be relegated.

Nantes has been lose 2-1 from Lille yesterday and it makes them in the difficult situation but Auxerre conditions also doesn't really better because they just get draw result from Toulouse and now their final position will be determined on week 38 and just like you said Nantes has weak opponent for next week because at home they only faced Angers which is this team already to relegated but i am quite worried about them because their home matches records also is not quite good but because this is the last match of this season so maybe Nantes will playing all in and will give all of their efforts for this match

On the other hand Auxerre destiny also will be decided this week too because they have to faced Lens and it could be difficult match for them because we all know Lens had fantastic performance this season and beating them is very hard for Auxerre and if Nantes win from Angers and Auxerre lose then last spot of relegation zone will belongs to Auxerre and which mean Auxerre have to play at Ligue 2 next season

[Falconer]

You are right. Although PSG had a strong squad, the understanding between the players was not good. This is why PSG cannot perform well in Champions League matches. PSG is expected to make a lot of changes within the team next season. They will release several players and include new players in the squad. This is why I say PSG's performance is likely to be unstable. New players are less likely to adapt quickly to the team. New players need time to adapt to the team. Also, I don't think PSG's coach is very experienced. I wouldn't be surprised if the PSG management decides to change their coach again next season.

If new players don't understand game strategy and are also unable to adapt well to their new friends, then I'm not sure they are quality players. Adaptation does take time, but when one player to another doesn't support each other then that is the problem. Some PSG players seem to be playing for themselves and that is a selfish attitude that should not exist in a team, and this is one of the real problems in the PSG squad so far.

PSG also needs to consider replacing Christophe Galtier with another qualified and experienced coach next season. Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique may need to be considered as new coaches for PSG. These two coaches are quite experienced, so maybe that's what PSG needs right now to make their team appear compact throughout the season.

[hahay]

Basically, Nantes still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone but unfortunately, today Nantes has to play away against Lille and Lille is currently still in dire need of three points. What's more, Lille really has a very good dominance of wins when Lille plays against Nantes and so, of course, at this moment Nantes can be sure to lose.

But yes, if Auxerre also fails to win in the remaining two matches then of course Nantes' chance to get out of the relegation zone is still open. Because in the last match later it is clear that Nantes will play at home against Angers, and at this moment Angers is the team at the bottom of the standings. Therefore, Nantes should be able to maximize this opportunity not to be relegated.

Nantes has been lose 2-1 from Lille yesterday and it makes them in the difficult situation but Auxerre conditions also doesn't really better because they just get draw result from Toulouse and now their final position will be determined on week 38 and just like you said Nantes has weak opponent for next week because at home they only faced Angers which is this team already to relegated but i am quite worried about them because their home matches records also is not quite good but because this is the last match of this season so maybe Nantes will playing all in and will give all of their efforts for this match

On the other hand Auxerre destiny also will be decided this week too because they have to faced Lens and it could be difficult match for them because we all know Lens had fantastic performance this season and beating them is very hard for Auxerre and if Nantes win from Angers and Auxerre lose then last spot of relegation zone will belongs to Auxerre and which mean Auxerre have to play at Ligue 2 next season

Even if, for example, Auxerre manages to draw against Lens and Nantes wins against Angers. In the end, Auxerre will still be relegated because when Nantes and Auxerre's points are equal, Nantes still has the advantage in terms of more goals. So yes, the only way to prevent Auxerre from being relegated is to win or beat Lens which is of course a difficult mission, but the easiest way for Auxerre is to hope that Nantes will fail to win in their last match against Angers later.

This competition will still be a result that will still be eagerly awaited, because this is also the end of a very important position for Auxerre and Nantes. Because after all, Auxerre and Nantes both got equally difficult opponents in the last two matches of the season and that will also determine whether they will still play in Ligue 1 next season or be relegated to Ligue 2.

[piebeyb]

Congratulations to Lenz for making it to the CL

I have to congratulate Lenz for being in the Champions League. When the league started they weren't looking so promising but they are there now. I wish them success but at the same time I fear that they may not be able to match the energy in the Champions League.  It's like new clubs are qualifying for champions league these days just like Newcastle. But as usual we are not expecting any of these new clubs to do wonders. This first time should be for experience and subsequently they can try to do better. Champions League is not an easy league to play, alot of experience and money is needed.

The last 5 matches Lens have won in a row so they are very consistent to maintain their position as Runner Up, at least there are representatives from France other than PSG who can be favored and expected for the UCL next season, as we know PSG have never made it to the semifinals or final at least Lens can be a surprising club in the UCL next season.

Apart from Lens there are several clubs that also qualify for the CL next season and of course they are also very expected to be able to represent the French league who can qualify for at least the semi-finals and the UCL final, congratulations to Lens and the several clubs who have already won UCL tickets  

[Litzki1990]

Where PSG's victory was certain, the result of the match was changed at the last minute. Gameiro saved the team from certain defeat by scoring against PSG in the 79th minute. 

PSG did not manage to score in the first half against Strasbourg but Lionel Messi scored the first goal for the team after 60 minutes of the game. And then it was goalless for a while but PSG couldn't finish the game with a last minute win. 

Good news for Neymar fans is that Neymar has now joined the training camp after recovering from injury. Now let's see if Neymar can play any matches for PSG before the end of this season.