French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

They built a great squad with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe for the Champions League. But they didn't succeed in the Champions League. That's why the great squad they had assembled fell apart in an instant. Now they are making long-term plans with a younger squad. Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele and Gonçalo Ramos are clear examples of this. I don't expect any major successes from Paris Saint-Germain this season either, but if their squad planning continues consistently, they can become an ambitious team again. They have this potential. If they use their energy in the right direction, they can achieve this.

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The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

[Oneandpure]

They built a great squad with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe for the Champions League. But they didn't succeed in the Champions League. That's why the great squad they had assembled fell apart in an instant. Now they are making long-term plans with a younger squad. Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele and Gonçalo Ramos are clear examples of this. I don't expect any major successes from Paris Saint-Germain this season either, but if their squad planning continues consistently, they can become an ambitious team again. They have this potential. If they use their energy in the right direction, they can achieve this.

PSG have build with great squad last two season with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe but many of them not playing as teammates and more individual until make PSG have failed in UEFA Champion League. In this season looks difference after PSG leaving by Lionel Messi, Neymar and Marco Veratti will make PSG more play as teammates again? Actually in domestic league, PSG not have quit well performance with 2 won of 4 games and they loss four points from maximum can get 12 points with 4 matches.

But its not give bad impact for PSG performance will play in Champion League although have difficult opponent teams in group stage.  How potential with Luis Henrique make change for PSG playing in Champion League will success lead to final stage or stuck in 16th round.

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I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

Given the state of the group of strong clubs, what you say is possible but they are still strong candidates to qualify now compared to some of the other clubs.
But in this case they will have to work harder because of Milan, Dortmund and Newcastle. They are not clubs that can be underestimated.

With the improved condition of the attacking line after Mbappe returned to the squad this could provide a positive thing for PSG because now they can apply the new trio of Mbappe, Asensio and Dembele in attack but on the other hand Enrique's work is still a lot at this time because even though the attacking line has improved but the effectiveness of their attacks is still quite weak and goal conversion.

[Die_empty]

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

The Champions League is the League of Champions therefore no club or group should be lowly valued. All groups have quality clubs that will make qualification difficult.

Comparing the performance of the clubs in the group I will say that Borussia Dortmund is not on top form, the club has won just one game and drew two in the Bundesliga.  Milan is in top form, winning all their three games in the Seria A. Newcastle is in bad shape this season, winning just one game and losing three. They are the underdogs of this group and need to work harder if they want to qualify for the next round. Maybe the Europa League might be the best competition for the English side.

All eyes will be on the two close friends Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé to shoulder PSG to victory. Both players have been outstanding and we hope the Champions League trophy will be a good parting gift Mbappe would give PSG.

[execijutiere]

France continues to send players to the Turkish league.After the transfer of Arber Zeneli from Reims to Adana Demirspor, we saw the transfer of Flavien Tait from Rennes to Smasunspor and finally Batista Mendy from Angers to Trabzon.It is important that such players come to the Turkish league from an experienced league.
Of course trabzonspor paid 4.5 million euros for Mendy.I think this is actually due to the age of the player.we can say that he is a younger and experienced player.Zeneli and Tait I think were transferred for free.

[Bananington]

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

The Champions League is the League of Champions therefore no club or group should be lowly valued. All groups have quality clubs that will make qualification difficult.

Comparing the performance of the clubs in the group I will say that Borussia Dortmund is not on top form, the club has won just one game and drew two in the Bundesliga.  Milan is in top form, winning all their three games in the Seria A. Newcastle is in bad shape this season, winning just one game and losing three. They are the underdogs of this group and need to work harder if they want to qualify for the next round. Maybe the Europa League might be the best competition for the English side.

All eyes will be on the two close friends Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé to shoulder PSG to victory. Both players have been outstanding and we hope the Champions League trophy will be a good parting gift Mbappe would give PSG.

Supposing Dembele stays injury free till seasons end, because as we know, he is an injury that has been prone to injuries and with less time on the pitch for Barca back then last season.
I believe PSG and Milan would qualify from their group because they are the better performers in their respective leagues and from records so far.

[Litzki1990]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

They built a great squad with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe for the Champions League. But they didn't succeed in the Champions League. That's why the great squad they had assembled fell apart in an instant. Now they are making long-term plans with a younger squad. Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele and Gonçalo Ramos are clear examples of this. I don't expect any major successes from Paris Saint-Germain this season either, but if their squad planning continues consistently, they can become an ambitious team again. They have this potential. If they use their energy in the right direction, they can achieve this.

You must have noticed that even though PSG have formed the best attacking line-up with Messi-Neymar and Mbappe, they have been stingy in buying midfielders, many times seeing Messi or Neymar come into the midfield and supply the ball in strike positions due to the lack of suitable midfielders. If PSG had a quality manager at that time, they would never have made such a mistake.
A team that has players like Messi Neymar and Mbappe should be arranged considering the players in each position of the team. If there are three world class strikers in a team, the midfielders and defenders of the team must be world class and only then can we expect 100% performance from that team. 

The new team that PSG have assembled will do very poorly if they enter the field without Mbappe. The team is still dependent on Mbappe's performance.

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France continues to send players to the Turkish league.After the transfer of Arber Zeneli from Reims to Adana Demirspor, we saw the transfer of Flavien Tait from Rennes to Smasunspor and finally Batista Mendy from Angers to Trabzon.It is important that such players come to the Turkish league from an experienced league.
Of course trabzonspor paid 4.5 million euros for Mendy.I think this is actually due to the age of the player.we can say that he is a younger and experienced player.Zeneli and Tait I think were transferred for free.

It is normal to see top players moving to the upper leagues and players with reduced performance trying to find a lower team inside the league itself or move to a lower league. The ranking of teams and leagues are based on scores and FIFA one.

[ginsan]

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

I think a team that has let go of its star in the transfer window will not think about it again because if they don't move on it will have a negative impact on their performance this season. For now, PSG is only thinking about players who are on the same team as their team and players who are no longer on the team of for course why are they thinking anymore.

PSG have struggled quite well to improve their quality in this transfer window and they have succeeded in doing so. For now, Luis Enrique is ready with his perfect squad to compete in Ligue 1 and the Champions League to achieve their targets. On the one hand, the PSG squad is very strong in Ligue 1 so there is not the slightest obstacle for them due to the departure of Messi or Neymar.

[Velvet78]

The upcoming game week starts with a PSG - Nice game. This should technically be a comfortable game for PSG considering that they have started to find their rhythm. They scored 7 goals in total against Lens and Lyon in their last 2 games and they were really decent at defending at the same time.

Mbappe's contribution in this is just huge obviously and he will be the most relied player here as well. Nice finally got their first win after 3 draws. However they are very likely to get their first loss. Mbappe should be continuing to score and PSG should be winning this one.

[Leviathan.007]

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

The Champions League is the League of Champions therefore no club or group should be lowly valued. All groups have quality clubs that will make qualification difficult.

Comparing the performance of the clubs in the group I will say that Borussia Dortmund is not on top form, the club has won just one game and drew two in the Bundesliga.  Milan is in top form, winning all their three games in the Seria A. Newcastle is in bad shape this season, winning just one game and losing three. They are the underdogs of this group and need to work harder if they want to qualify for the next round. Maybe the Europa League might be the best competition for the English side.

All eyes will be on the two close friends Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé to shoulder PSG to victory. Both players have been outstanding and we hope the Champions League trophy will be a good parting gift Mbappe would give PSG.

Yes, that's true. The Chmapnios Leageu is a difficult tournament for any team and they should top team of their country to get qualify for this tournament, but still, sometimes we see some groups in Chmapnios Leageu that are just harder than they should be For example this season in group F we have many strong teams and sadly one good and high-quality team will not pass the grouping stage.

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The Champions League is the League of Champions therefore no club or group should be lowly valued. All groups have quality clubs that will make qualification difficult.

Comparing the performance of the clubs in the group I will say that Borussia Dortmund is not on top form, the club has won just one game and drew two in the Bundesliga.  Milan is in top form, winning all their three games in the Seria A. Newcastle is in bad shape this season, winning just one game and losing three. They are the underdogs of this group and need to work harder if they want to qualify for the next round. Maybe the Europa League might be the best competition for the English side.

All eyes will be on the two close friends Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé to shoulder PSG to victory. Both players have been outstanding and we hope the Champions League trophy will be a good parting gift Mbappe would give PSG.

Yes, that's true. The Chmapnios Leageu is a difficult tournament for any team and they should top team of their country to get qualify for this tournament, but still, sometimes we see some groups in Chmapnios Leageu that are just harder than they should be For example this season in group F we have many strong teams and sadly one good and high-quality team will not pass the grouping stage.

The big obstacle for every team in the Champions League is none other than the storm of injuries that befell their players so that they did not perform perfectly in this important match. So, this season Group F is the most difficult group for those who are part of this group and these 4 teams had quite impressive performances last season. But I believe PSG is still the strongest team in Group F if we look at the overall depth of the average strength of each team.

The first match in the Champions League this season, PSG will face Dortmund. Delving into this match, of course we can see the quality of these two teams in their domestic leagues and they both have performed well so far. Maybe it is an advantage for Psg that they will host the first leg so that if they win, their players' confidence will be stronger to face the next match.

[AndySt]

I think a team that has let go of its star in the transfer window will not think about it again because if they don't move on it will have a negative impact on their performance this season. For now, PSG is only thinking about players who are on the same team as their team and players who are no longer on the team of for course why are they thinking anymore. PSG have struggled quite well to improve their quality in this transfer window and they have succeeded in doing so. For now, Luis Enrique is ready with his perfect squad to compete in Ligue 1 and the Champions League to achieve their targets. On the one hand, the PSG squad is very strong in Ligue 1 so there is not the slightest obstacle for them due to the departure of Messi or Neymar.

The departure of Messi and Neymar and clarity with Mbappe, on the contrary, can strengthen the power of the team and finally build the team chemistry that will finally allow Paris Saint-Germain to become the club that can claim the title of the winner of the Champions League. A lot already depends on the figure of the head coach in the person of Luis Enrique, whether he will be able to build the right game and chemistry in the team. But still, it may take some time and affect the game of teams not only in the Champions League, but also in domestic tournaments, not for the better. The most important thing is that the club management has enough patience, and not as it was before.

[Docnaster]

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.

The Champions League is the League of Champions therefore no club or group should be lowly valued. All groups have quality clubs that will make qualification difficult.

Comparing the performance of the clubs in the group I will say that Borussia Dortmund is not on top form, the club has won just one game and drew two in the Bundesliga.  Milan is in top form, winning all their three games in the Seria A. Newcastle is in bad shape this season, winning just one game and losing three. They are the underdogs of this group and need to work harder if they want to qualify for the next round. Maybe the Europa League might be the best competition for the English side.

All eyes will be on the two close friends Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé to shoulder PSG to victory. Both players have been outstanding and we hope the Champions League trophy will be a good parting gift Mbappe would give PSG.

Yes, that's true. The Chmapnios Leageu is a difficult tournament for any team and they should top team of their country to get qualify for this tournament, but still, sometimes we see some groups in Chmapnios Leageu that are just harder than they should be For example this season in group F we have many strong teams and sadly one good and high-quality team will not pass the grouping stage.

The group F of this season's UEFA Champions League competition has been tagged the group of death because of the fact that the four teams involved are very strong sides that in their respective leagues so many believes that any club in the group deserves to progress to the knockout stages.
That being said, there's no other club in that group of death that's more expected to not just reach the knockout stages of the competition but to as well win the group like Paris Saint Germaine. in terms of quality of players, they possess the strongest squad among the teams in that group and would definitely progress to the next round.

[rahmad2nd]

The upcoming game week starts with a PSG - Nice game. This should technically be a comfortable game for PSG considering that they have started to find their rhythm. They scored 7 goals in total against Lens and Lyon in their last 2 games and they were really decent at defending at the same time.

Mbappe's contribution in this is just huge obviously and he will be the most relied player here as well. Nice finally got their first win after 3 draws. However they are very likely to get their first loss. Mbappe should be continuing to score and PSG should be winning this one.

Enrique has found his playing rhythm for his squad, but it seems that Mbappe's role is still too big for the PSG squad. Next week PSG will host Nice, we will see whether PSG is able to maintain its consistency to win this match. However, PSG should be able to overthrow their opponents in the next match, because Nice is not in quite an impressive performance. Of the 4 matches they played, Nice was only able to win one of the five matches. even then, against Strasbourg. the rest, with a draw. against PSG at the Parc del Princess, it will not be an easy matter for Nice to achieve full points. Moreover, currently PSG is in quite confident condition.

In another match, Monaco will play an away match at Lorient's headquarters. Looks like there will be a change in standings. especially if Manoco is unable to overthrow Lorient as the home team. If Lorient is able to balance and win the match against Manoco, then their ranking has the potential to be shifted by PSG.
Well, next week's match will be quite an interesting match for both teams, because both will be targeting full points. well, interesting let's wait.

[Leviathan.007]

Honestly Lens lost some good players, and hoping some of the players they got gets adjustment, even if you get a better player there is an adjustment period, and some good ones left so it may take some time. Lyon is even in worse situation, they have sold players worth of 100+ million euro total, and got 20 million worth of players. That means there is a near 90 million euro difference between the players they sold and they got. That causes any team to be a lot worse without a doubt.

Of course they would have been worse, sure they got some players too, but nobody that is gamechanger. So that is why I believe that it is going to be something that would be tough for them and shouldn't be a shock to see them at the bottom.

Yes indeed, it is also unfortunate for Lens, because in this season Lens also has to play in the Champion League. Therefore, at this moment Lens is experiencing a very difficult situation and conditions and again, Ligue 1 teams will not succeed in the Champions League and that is a bad result too. But yes, maybe Lens will put that aside because after all, improving their position in the Ligue 1 standings is the main thing. Because if not, then Lens and Lyon will struggle in the relegation zone throughout this season.

Lens had a good performance in the last season and they had a close race with PSG for first place in the table This made them to get the ticket for the Champions League this season but we can't expect a lot from the French team. Lens lost some players in this summer after we saw good performances from these players in the past surely losing these palyer and affect the team. On the other hand, because of not having a competitive league in France usually the French teams are not successful in the Champions League.
 

[Litzki1990]

I think a team that has let go of its star in the transfer window will not think about it again because if they don't move on it will have a negative impact on their performance this season. For now, PSG is only thinking about players who are on the same team as their team and players who are no longer on the team of for course why are they thinking anymore. PSG have struggled quite well to improve their quality in this transfer window and they have succeeded in doing so. For now, Luis Enrique is ready with his perfect squad to compete in Ligue 1 and the Champions League to achieve their targets. On the one hand, the PSG squad is very strong in Ligue 1 so there is not the slightest obstacle for them due to the departure of Messi or Neymar.

The departure of Messi and Neymar and clarity with Mbappe, on the contrary, can strengthen the power of the team and finally build the team chemistry that will finally allow Paris Saint-Germain to become the club that can claim the title of the winner of the Champions League. A lot already depends on the figure of the head coach in the person of Luis Enrique, whether he will be able to build the right game and chemistry in the team. But still, it may take some time and affect the game of teams not only in the Champions League, but also in domestic tournaments, not for the better. The most important thing is that the club management has enough patience, and not as it was before.

PSG appointed Luis Enrique as their club manager but too late. If Luis Enrique had been appointed when PSG had all kinds of stars, Luis Enrique might have created a better relationship between all the players as well as overcome the weakness they had in midfield. Luis Enrique took over as manager but late as key players including Messi-Neymar Ramos had already left PSG. Taking charge of PSG is certainly a big challenge for Luis Enrique. PSG have spent a lot of money on the back of their club but so far they have not won the Champions League trophy. PSG is dreaming of the Champions League through Luis Enrique. If Luis Enrique can lead this club to the Champions League title then it will be a huge success for Luis Enrique.

[QueenVera]

PSG appointed Luis Enrique as their club manager but too late. If Luis Enrique had been appointed when PSG had all kinds of stars, Luis Enrique might have created a better relationship between all the players as well as overcome the weakness they had in midfield. Luis Enrique took over as manager but late as key players including Messi-Neymar Ramos had already left PSG. Taking charge of PSG is certainly a big challenge for Luis Enrique. PSG have spent a lot of money on the back of their club but so far they have not won the Champions League trophy. PSG is dreaming of the Champions League through Luis Enrique. If Luis Enrique can lead this club to the Champions League title then it will be a huge success for Luis Enrique.

You're on point though, judging from the fact that Enrique is experienced and has managed several top class players in the past and would had handled the situation better than their previous manager who couldn't lead the squad he had to victory in the Champions League, but it's not too late because this season he was backed with funds to recruit the players he could work with and he's got a handful of younger talents and the help of a Mbappe maybe they could do better than the previous season.
 So far in the league they're very impressive and have started well this season, and i love how his players are able to communicate with themselves on the pitch and create good result, the luck they had is that they didn't let Mbappe leave this summer because he's been very impressive and getting the goals for them so far.

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PSG appointed Luis Enrique as their club manager but too late. If Luis Enrique had been appointed when PSG had all kinds of stars, Luis Enrique might have created a better relationship between all the players as well as overcome the weakness they had in midfield. Luis Enrique took over as manager but late as key players including Messi-Neymar Ramos had already left PSG. Taking charge of PSG is certainly a big challenge for Luis Enrique.

It's also big challenge for all coaches to take a job in PSG because they are very rich, don't hesitate to sack a coach if they feel bad with results from that coach. About Neymar, Messi and Ramos, I don't think Enrique can do anything even if he comes sooner. Those star players already in plans of PSG to sell like Neymar is already for sales recent years after Mbappe no longer wanted to see Neymar in PSG. Messi and Ramos are old and did not create much good contributions for PSG with their two seasons for them so their departures are not surprise at all.

I agree that PSG would appoint Enrique as their coach sooner but it already happened and at least he had a few weeks with PSG before a season start.

PSG have spent a lot of money on the back of their club but so far they have not won the Champions League trophy. PSG is dreaming of the Champions League through Luis Enrique. If Luis Enrique can lead this club to the Champions League title then it will be a huge success for Luis Enrique.

They are changing by buying less famous players but aiming at players who can sacrifice their ego to contribute for a team and to win as a team. So far they did not perform well but the season is long and they can have good improvement in coming months.