French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

In today's match in French Soccer League, Nantes vs Monaco, the two team's players fought very hard. The players of both the teams scored 3 goals for which neither team could win the match.  The players of Nantes team played very well in the first half but could not win the match due to poor play after half time.

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[Yurkov]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.
 

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I think the reason Paris SG took Ousmane Dembele from Barca was because Luis Enrique thought that this player could replace Neymar even though he didn't have the same playing style but at least the void was filled by players who already had good experience and also had almost equal talent.
But regarding other issues, I won't dare to tell here because I think Xavi and Ousmane Dembele's problems have always been a hot rumor and one of the best ways is that Ousmane Dembele has to leave Barca because I see Xavi and Ousmane Dembele always have different opinions and it ends by having personal problems that will affect the quality of the Barca club's performance.

I don't want to believe that the fall between Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez was because the France international wasn't as good as most people talk about him or because he doesn't deliver the kind of performance that's required of him whenever he's calling upon.
There are managers who naturally do not like the footballing style of some certain players and  that's not because the concerned players aren't good enough for the team they manage but they doesn't fit it to the type of players they'll want to work with and that's what I think happened between club manager and the former Barcelona winger. Ousmane Dembele might not play in the same position with Neymar, but he's good abd electrifying whenever he wants to give his best.

PSG did the best they could by adding Ousmane Dembele to the squad. Dembele is an incredibly fast player. This player will be a great addition to PSG's attack.

[tusandii]

In today's match in French Soccer League, Nantes vs Monaco, the two team's players fought very hard. The players of both the teams scored 3 goals for which neither team could win the match.  The players of Nantes team played very well in the first half but could not win the match due to poor play after half time.

From this match both clubs played quite fiercely in attack but Nantes first dominated the game in the first half and managed to create 2 advantages before Monaco scored 1 goal in the first half.
Nantes had a great chance to win with a 3-2 lead but when the second half entered the 85th minute Boadu scored for Monaco and made it 3-3.
In the first meeting, the two clubs could be said to have almost equal strength, but as time goes on, the two clubs will fight even better and it is likely that Nantes will be better than Monaco.
This match was not what I expected.

[sana54210]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I really do not think that he will be someone that will matter to PSG, it is not falling out, it is not Neymar replacement, it s the injuries that are the problem. I think it's a tough thing to replace Neymar and it would not be possible to do a good job in the end when you are constantly injured. I get that it's not a simple thing but as long as he keeps healthy then he will be a good addition to PSG and if he is not healthy like he always is, then he is not going to matter if he is good or not.

Neymar was same, he was a great great player, but he was always injured, no matter how great you are, if you miss most of the games then you are not going to be really making a difference for the team and you should not be expecting much.

[rahmad2nd]

Monaco started their disappointing games yesterday night against Nantes,a team which had only two lost games both at home and away.Nantes in fact played much better in the sense that they were much more pragmatic by scoring all the opportunities created by them while Monaco created more than 20 goal occasions only to fail scoring most of them,of course a great deal in this draw result for Nantes has their goalkeeper which saved at least 7 critical goal occasions so in this context Monaco needs to better,much better if they want to have a go for the title fight.Yesterday game though demonstrated that Monaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title fight.

Looks like a match that offers an interesting fight, unfortunately I missed this match. it's just, like I posted before.
"The question is whether this match will end in a draw." and yes, the match ended in a draw. if at the end of last season's meeting the score was 2-2, in the first match this season's meeting ended with 3-3. referring to the statistics of the match, Manaco dominated the course of the match especially in the second half. in fact, they had 27 total shots, 10 on target, 8 big chances, 2 against the post. tactically, Manaco is much better.

Home side, as you said it looks like Nantes is playing more pragmatically. uniquely they only had 3 total shots throughout the course of the match, but every shot was on target. fortunately, Manaco was able to avoid defeat in this match. for a while, Manaco still tops the standings. well, with the results of this match showing that Manaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title race, as you said. and yep, we agree.

[superman184]

In today's match in French Soccer League, Nantes vs Monaco, the two team's players fought very hard. The players of both the teams scored 3 goals for which neither team could win the match.  The players of Nantes team played very well in the first half but could not win the match due to poor play after half time.

Nantes took the lead in the first half and after the break Nantes also took the lead again with a goal from Mostafa Mohamed in the 48th minute. But after making several substitutions for the Nantes side, Monaco immediately took advantage of the opportunity to make it a draw until the match ended. As a result, the two teams were both able to score three goals without getting a win except for only sharing points for this match, even though Monaco is a team that is slightly better than Nantes in Ligue1.

[hahay]

Basically Monaco has a good dominance in the away match against Nantes but in fact, Nantes can make two quick goals in 15 minutes of the first half. Obviously, those two quick goals forced Monaco to play more aggressively and more pressing and yes, the effort gave good results for Monaco. Because anyway, at least Monaco did not lose this away match even though indeed, only 1 point was obtained. But at least, it is an important point that must be consistently obtained if Monaco to still wants to be in the upper zone in the Ligue 1 standings. But indeed, I quite did not expect Nantes to be able to make such a surprise, which is also worthy of Nantes winning but again, Monaco is still a difficult team for Nantes to beat.

[xzone]

In today's match in French Soccer League, Nantes vs Monaco, the two team's players fought very hard. The players of both the teams scored 3 goals for which neither team could win the match.  The players of Nantes team played very well in the first half but could not win the match due to poor play after half time.

It was a very sad match for Monaco. It is very surprising that they got so many chances and scored only 3 points when they had the opportunity to score. A very bad day for the fans.
You took 27 shots, made twice as many passes as your opponent, and you always had the ball, but both teams scored the same number of goals in the match.
Quite frustrating

[MuffinMaster]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I really do not think that he will be someone that will matter to PSG, it is not falling out, it is not Neymar replacement, it s the injuries that are the problem. I think it's a tough thing to replace Neymar and it would not be possible to do a good job in the end when you are constantly injured. I get that it's not a simple thing but as long as he keeps healthy then he will be a good addition to PSG and if he is not healthy like he always is, then he is not going to matter if he is good or not.

Neymar was same, he was a great great player, but he was always injured, no matter how great you are, if you miss most of the games then you are not going to be really making a difference for the team and you should not be expecting much.

Most of Neymar's career has been plagued by injuries which have prevented him from furthering his career. Also I think Neymar is very careless about his body fitness. He has joined the Saudi Arabian League where he can build his personal career but there will be no pressure on him physically.

[LUCKMCFLY]

In today's match in French Soccer League, Nantes vs Monaco, the two team's players fought very hard. The players of both the teams scored 3 goals for which neither team could win the match.  The players of Nantes team played very well in the first half but could not win the match due to poor play after half time.

Nantes took the lead in the first half and after the break Nantes also took the lead again with a goal from Mostafa Mohamed in the 48th minute. But after making several substitutions for the Nantes side, Monaco immediately took advantage of the opportunity to make it a draw until the match ended. As a result, the two teams were both able to score three goals without getting a win except for only sharing points for this match, even though Monaco is a team that is slightly better than Nantes in Ligue1.

For me, these teams still do not convince me to make a good war against PSG in Ligue 1, they do play very well, but to face a PSG with only Mbappé, it is something that is difficult, because despite the fact that PSG is bad , because for me it is very bad, because they have the option to take advantage and start to take away those points, Luis Enrigque is a technical director who can lose control and nobody notices, he can lose and still go to the media to say that It was necessary to lose, I don't know, he has the gift of speech to convince people, especially to convince the sheik that his job is the best and that the ones who make mistakes are the players, however, both in the game and in the In life things have to make sense depending on how one acts, in the case of the sheik they have to realize that things for PSG must improve, they have the most important thing which is money, because without money they cannot improve, now the question is to know make the corresponding decisions, buy or not players, and if Luis Enrique is really the ideal? Both in Nantes and Monaco, I had a lot of faith in him last season, this time I will be a little more elective, but as I said before, these teams have to show more to be able to fight against PSG, despite the fact that it is weak, it is hard to gain.

Folarin Balogun transfer: USMNT striker set to finalize $43 million Arsenal exit to Monaco early next week

Folarin Balogun is due to finalize his move $43 million move to Monaco early next week in a deal that will, in Euro terms (€43 million), constitute the record sale made by Arsenal.

Balogun is undergoing his medical tests this weekend before formal confirmation that the United States men's national team striker is returning to Ligue 1, where his breakout 2022-23 season established himself as one of Europe's most coveted young forwards. Arsenal are expected to receive a significant sell on clause as part of the deal, having agreed to terms that were notably below the more than $60 million that they had valued the 22-year-old for.

Source: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/folarin-balogun-transfer-usmnt-striker-set-to-finalize-43-million-arsenal-exit-to-monaco-early-next-week/

It doesn't seem bad to me that a player like this is included, for me Monca is quite eager to be a very relevant team and that they can do things luckier, and as I said, everyone knows that PSG is going through a difficult time , and we all know that when the SG knows a team's weakness he takes advantage of it to get valuable points, so why not do the same? It's abnormal, also in soccer, as in any sport, things can be done like this and that's fine, it's not bad, besides, soccer games are won because the other team makes a lot of mistakes and the other scores the goals, so these things they can be used.

Personally, I would not dare to say that with this team they solved the problems of Monaco, since they are not there yet, and it is not known if I have really joined the ranks of Monaco, but clearly they are making a good effort and that I like it, they are also taking advantage of this season of sales, transfers and purchases, so that this Ligue 1 becomes much more interesting.

[bering]

I think the match between PSG vs Lens is could be a considered as big match because both teams has been able to performing well last season especially for Lens that i think nobody will thought Lens can finish at runner up position under PSG but with their internal issue which make them still unable to showing their performance until week 2 that Lens has losing some of their important players and PSG too has been changing the manager

According to the head to head statistics i can see both teams can able to defeated each other so it proven Lens is not a weak team for PSG and for today match according to the odds i can see PSG is the favourite with odds @1.55 but their recent performance makes me doubt PSG will be overcomes Lens especially PSG still required more time to adapt with new manager but for other options i was thinking to pick both teams to scores maybe this option is good for this match

[fullhdpixel]

Nantes managed to hold Monaco to a draw, They even managed to win first in the first half with a score of 2-1 and the second half started they managed to make the goal margin even bigger, Monaco almost lost if they couldn't catch up with Nantes two goals behind. Nantes managed to play more effectively through dangerous counter-attacks as Monaco controlled the game with all their efforts to penetrate the Nantes defense, but many of these efforts were well saved by the Nantes defenders, but in the end, they managed to make it 3-3 and had to settle for by just one point, and actually it was like a defeat like Nantes because they weren't able to defend the lead well.

Marseille vs. Brest, as the home team Marseille will try to make this a match with a win for them especially when they face a mediocre team, but Brest, who haven't lost in their previous two matches, might try to continue their positive trend by making a surprise.

Now we have just few minutes before this game and right now situation is clearly not favorable for the home-side as they have not good start of this season, but they have guts for to fightback in this competition because quality is much better than Brest, but surely it's start of the new season and things are not perfect as they needed to be for the better results hopefully Marseille will try to keep things at good level and win today which will bring them to top.

Nantes done impressive job in their game against Monaco which is currently at the top of the league table in this game Monaco were in complete control, but their conversation was not perfect as they have 27 shots but just three goals and Nantes have three shots which give them three goals which is impressive while they were leading by 3 - 1 my feelings was they can go through as winner but still Monaco done good job and have fight back into this match for the one crucial point.

[hahay]

I think the match between PSG vs Lens is could be a considered as big match because both teams has been able to performing well last season especially for Lens that i think nobody will thought Lens can finish at runner up position under PSG but with their internal issue which make them still unable to showing their performance until week 2 that Lens has losing some of their important players and PSG too has been changing the manager

According to the head to head statistics i can see both teams can able to defeated each other so it proven Lens is not a weak team for PSG and for today match according to the odds i can see PSG is the favourite with odds @1.55 but their recent performance makes me doubt PSG will be overcomes Lens especially PSG still required more time to adapt with new manager but for other options i was thinking to pick both teams to scores maybe this option is good for this match

Although last season Lens was very impressive because it managed to finish in second place but it seems, in this season Lens still does not have the same good performance as last season. Because in fact, in the previous two matches also Lens only got one draw and one defeat. So I think it is clear, that as a team that finished in second place last season and then, the results obtained by Lens in these first two matches are clearly a bad result for Lens. But unfortunately, at this moment PSG still hasn't managed to show good performance and results and thus, it looks like Lens will still have a chance to provide difficult resistance to PSG. But still, PSG has a good chance of getting its first three points this season through this match.

[dezoel]

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I think the reason Paris SG took Ousmane Dembele from Barca was because Luis Enrique thought that this player could replace Neymar even though he didn't have the same playing style but at least the void was filled by players who already had good experience and also had almost equal talent.
But regarding other issues, I won't dare to tell here because I think Xavi and Ousmane Dembele's problems have always been a hot rumor and one of the best ways is that Ousmane Dembele has to leave Barca because I see Xavi and Ousmane Dembele always have different opinions and it ends by having personal problems that will affect the quality of the Barca club's performance.

There is no doubt about Osman Dembélé's skills but right now situation is clearly not good for the PSG and their all team with management in coming matches we can expect better results from the Dembélé in this league because right now he is trying to adjust with this new team and strategy of the coach as well which is never been easy for any player even Xavi was not happy with this transfer but still this all is past and Barcelona can manage this in coming days with their available sources, but problem is PSG still not having anything which give them any hope for the best in Champions League which is important for them.

Luis Enrique is a man with experience and vision which is required for the win in any event, but he can't change this all mess-up in quick time, he needs time which is also important for the club and all to bring good results in near future.

[borovichok]

Although last season Lens was very impressive because it managed to finish in second place but it seems, in this season Lens still does not have the same good performance as last season. Because in fact, in the previous two matches also Lens only got one draw and one defeat. So I think it is clear, that as a team that finished in second place last season and then, the results obtained by Lens in these first two matches are clearly a bad result for Lens. But unfortunately, at this moment PSG still hasn't managed to show good performance and results and thus, it looks like Lens will still have a chance to provide difficult resistance to PSG. But still, PSG has a good chance of getting its first three points this season through this match.

I placed my wager in favour of the parisians because they're yet to receive three points this new season. Last season is very different from this season; a lot of things have changed. Lens will be hoping to defeat Paris Saint-Germain, but it will be an important game to watch. Both managers want to win because it is important and necessary for them to succeed in doing so. However, only the club with the most effective performance is going to win the game, and I doubt Lens will surpass PSG because Luis Enrique is not relenting and is focused on the positive aspects in tonight's game.

[KTChampions]

I got the impression that these rumors are being spread by representatives of PSG to put pressure on Mbappe (but it’s not clear due to what - the reaction of the fans maybe?). There is no confirmation of these negotiations, and judging by the fact that PSG once again announced the desired amount that they want to receive for Mbappe (250 million), this sounds like an invitation to all interested clubs (in fact, only to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid is not interested in such nonsense).

This may be a strategy of PSG management. They may be spreading rumors that Mbappe is interested in renewing his contract with PSG. And as a result, teams like Real Madrid who are ready to bring Mbappe into the squad can offer a bigger sum. And I've also heard rumors that Real Madrid management will try one more time to sign Mbappe before the transfer window closes. But it is not sure yet.

Most of Mbappe's relationship rumors are false. In the last few seasons we have seen Mbappe express interest in coming to Madrid. But every year he renewed his contract with PSG. And it won't be surprising if we see the same thing again.

If I remember correctly, Mbappe only renewed his contract with PSG once and that was last year when he chose between PSG and Real Madrid. He has already realized his mistake and is now trying to escape from there.
I'm sure Real Madrid will try to get him (although Ancelotti recently once again spoke on the topic that Real have a definitive squad and they don't need reinforcements), but this will clearly not be the amount that PSG wants.

[Awaklara]

Marseille is currently 1 goal ahead of Brest. they scored a quick goal early in the first half and kept it until the end of the first half. Brest also showed an improvement in their game compared to last season. Brest tried to increase the opportunity to catch up.

The other game today is PSG who will face Lens. PSG still struggled in its first 2 matches. I hope in this match they can perform better. against Toulouse, Enrique brought on Mbappe and managed to score even from the penalty spot. PSG still really need Mbappe and they don't have a replacement yet if Mbappe does leave next season.

[Oneandpure]

If I remember correctly, Mbappe only renewed his contract with PSG once and that was last year when he chose between PSG and Real Madrid. He has already realized his mistake and is now trying to escape from there.
I'm sure Real Madrid will try to get him (although Ancelotti recently once again spoke on the topic that Real have a definitive squad and they don't need reinforcements), but this will clearly not be the amount that PSG wants.

Although have good communication again after Mbappe withdrew from PSG squad in the first match, until right now not any any rumor with Mbappe will renew contract with PSG will over on next season. There are close possibilities with Mbappe move to Real Madrid in this season after Carlo Ancelotti announcing their transfer have been over in this season and there are not any player buy or sell anymore. But I don't think with PSG want Mbappe becoming free agent because have one left opportunity in next transfer window January transfer opening several months later.  Sell mbappe or he will be free agent and PSG will loss Mbappe without get fees transfer yet due Mbappe contract will over on next season.

[rendravolt]

A sweet victory for Marseille against Brest with a score of 2-0. In this match, Marseille seemed to be enjoying themselves and Brest, as the visitors, did not want to waste this opportunity. But indeed the hosts were still too strong for Brest and the two goals that Marseille managed to score were very difficult to catch. I had expected the score would end 2-1 but the two keepers also presented good performances, who made several saves. In 3 matches, 2 wins and 1 draw and this is a pretty good result for Marseille to maintain its top position in the standings.

[Blitzboy]

Monaco started their disappointing games yesterday night against Nantes,a team which had only two lost games both at home and away.Nantes in fact played much better in the sense that they were much more pragmatic by scoring all the opportunities created by them while Monaco created more than 20 goal occasions only to fail scoring most of them,of course a great deal in this draw result for Nantes has their goalkeeper which saved at least 7 critical goal occasions so in this context Monaco needs to better,much better if they want to have a go for the title fight.Yesterday game though demonstrated that Monaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title fight.

The notifications I received during that Monaco-Nantes game were unbelievable! I mean, Nantes put on such a show against Monaco despite having only two losses? Imaginary, huh? Although I didnt watch the match, I have a good feelings for Nantes. I mean, I've liked them . then bang! With a 3-3 tie, they did in fact catch up! However, lets be honest here. Given their erratic play, it seems unlikely that Monaco will win the championship this year. Simply put, I believe they're not yet ready. Oh, and the goalkeeper for Nantes? What an icon! More than 20 goal opportunities from Monaco, and most of them were blown? Monaco, get your act together