French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Silence Scream]

PSG should not be dependent on Mbappe. And PSG management wants a stable squad. And that's why they coached Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique has experience working with new squads. I would say Spain's team is stronger because of Luis Enrique's hard work. And I believe Enrique will do well with PSG as well. First he is trying to stabilize the team. He is looking for a suitable match strategy for PSg. And if he is able to stabilize the team, I think he will build the squad with the players of his choice next season. Not expecting much from PSG in the Champions League this season. However, I think PSG will be one of the most worthy contenders for the Champions League title next season.

I agree that Luis Enrique is a coach who has a lot of experience, but he also needs support both financially and in terms of trust from all parties to build a better squad. Enrique has handled many top European players including Messi as one of his mainstays, but I think he should not really rely on one player in a team even though it can sometimes make a lot of difference.
Kylian Mbappe will leave PSG sooner or later, so it doesn't make sense to rely on him all this season. Luis Enrique may just need to use Mbappe to support his game plan while hoping PSG give him the green light to bring in a suitable striker to replace him, but I believe Enrique can handle it this season. Regarding the Champions League, Luis Enrique and PSG are not favorites to reach the final this season, but something unexpected is still very possible.

PSG is financially sound. PSG can pay Luis Enrique big funds to buy players. And I think Luis Enrique will be able to put the players in the team according to his choice. PSG and Luis Enrique are probably planning for the long term. PSG management understands very well that spending money alone is not enough to build a strong squad and win the Champions League title. Winning the Champions League requires a stable squad and strong bonding between the players. And so they put Luis Enrique in charge of long-term planning. Luis Enrique will be able to gradually solve all the problems within the PSG squad. And if PSG add star players like Osimhen or Vlahovic to the squad next season, maybe the team will be able to build a squad worthy of winning the Champions League title.

If the UCL had been won with Vlahovic or Osimhen, Juventus or Napoli should have won this cup last year. A player and a team do not change from start to finish. Even Messi couldn't make PSG the Champions League champion. So it's not tied to one player. As you said, Luis Enrique needs to make PSG stand out as a team. If he can achieve this, PSG may have a chance.

[borovichok]

If the UCL had been won with Vlahovic or Osimhen, Juventus or Napoli should have won this cup last year. A player and a team do not change from start to finish. Even Messi couldn't make PSG the Champions League champion. So it's not tied to one player. As you said, Luis Enrique needs to make PSG stand out as a team. If he can achieve this, PSG may have a chance.

PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have the authority to make things right for the club, he's taking crucial actions to upgrade the team. PSG coach, Luis Enrique have the potentials to bring the team back to stand. UCL is a difficult trophy to win, it's clear how these elite clubs win the trophy. PSG are not fit to withstand there elite opponents, rather they should be keen on winning the usual titles. PSG winning the UEFA Champions League is weigh out of the picture because the Parisians are yet to discover their purpose, the team having challenges when it comes to elite competition.

[dezoel]

Luis Enrique is a very good coach, atleast we've began to see some changes in their pattern of gameplay and the players are beginning to understand themselves better, i believe this is just the beginning of their success this season and sooner when the new players have fully adapted to the game play and learn to communicate better amongst themselves on the pitch we'll begin to see them at their best performance.

 Mbappé is the star player at PSG, just like Messi is to Intermiami, Haaland is to Mancity and Harry Kane is to Bayern Munich, and their not big team that won't rely on their star player, else why is he their player? And since the board has given him the task of delivering the UCL, Mbappé has a very good role to play for him to be able to success since he's their star player, and i believe Luis Enrique would try as much as possible to help them achieve success in both the domestic and major league competitions.

With every one is going with his own views about Luis Enrique and regardless what we are thinking he is one of the best in his job and bringing good changes in this team in last few weeks which are going to have good impact for the future as well even right now we have few issues which needs to be settled but still his strategy and game playing style is working for the PSG which is going to have led from the front in coming weeks as well right now they are having few good players which can give their best and able to keep things on positive without Mbappé which is currently talked of the town because mostly feeling he will be leave the club in coming transfer window, and they can face big problem but most chances nothing will happen.

Now it's time for the PSG management to have faith in this coach and give him time for the bringing good results even Mbappé leave the club right now they can bring few other quality players as well which will give them good results, and they will be able to secure many successes.

[Silence Scream]

If the UCL had been won with Vlahovic or Osimhen, Juventus or Napoli should have won this cup last year. A player and a team do not change from start to finish. Even Messi couldn't make PSG the Champions League champion. So it's not tied to one player. As you said, Luis Enrique needs to make PSG stand out as a team. If he can achieve this, PSG may have a chance.

PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have the authority to make things right for the club, he's taking crucial actions to upgrade the team. PSG coach, Luis Enrique have the potentials to bring the team back to stand. UCL is a difficult trophy to win, it's clear how these elite clubs win the trophy. PSG are not fit to withstand there elite opponents, rather they should be keen on winning the usual titles. PSG winning the UEFA Champions League is weigh out of the picture because the Parisians are yet to discover their purpose, the team having challenges when it comes to elite competition.

PSG also started to have difficulties in the French league. I think they are in a risky situation in both places this year. League 1 championship is also in a risky situation right now. They must only be dreaming of the UCL cup. If they actually win the UCL this year, I will be as surprised as an average, unambitious team. If Enrique establishes the basics well, PSG can be a completely different company in 2 years. PSG could be a better team as transfers come from the best options in the regions. Consider that they have difficulty even with Prime Messi.

[beerlover]

PSG are more organized and deliberate this season compared to last year. Kolo Mouani and Ramos are indeed spot transfers, they fit right in. We will talk a lot about the Ugarte Vitinha Emery trio this year. It seems like this season will be the most prime period of his career. And I have to give special mention to Dembeleye, his fitness is legendary. If you put Messi Neymar and build a midfield with Pereira behind him, nothing will happen. They have already won the league, there is no team to rival them, the important thing is what they will do in the champions league. They spent more than 400 million this year, they bought the best in their position, even if they are not necessarily named Messi. As if the failure was caused by Messi Neymar.

I do agree that the yare better but that is because they basically got players at the positions they need, instead of trying to get famous stars. This allowed them to buy players for their talent and not name. Look at Ronaldo and Messi, can you honestly say that they are getting paid (or for the past 2-3 years they weren't) for their talent level? They are getting paid because of their name and that means they are not paying players for their talent.

I believe that with Messi and Neymar gone, they did a great job which will end up with something that would help them on the long run, that should be the important part of the puzzle. I get that maybe not everyone likes that for now, but that's the reality we are living in.

[Distraction]

Everything seemed fine for PSG in the match against Marseille in Parc des Princes. After seeing this performance I expect the same thing to happen against Clermont tomorrow also. There was some good improvement in team effort which was nice to watch. PSG can't achieve the Champions League title unless they show a strong team effort regularly.

Mbappe can't be there for them for everything in the end. We have seen this so many times so far. I must admit that it was really impressive when they reached the finale in the 2019/20 season. However they still have no CL title which is the truth now. In case Mbappe leaves they will need to stay strong somehow.

[LUCKMCFLY]

4-0 is decent scores for PSG considering their performance were quite impressive yesterday and a bit surprised because without Mbappe PSG has able to win with big scores and indeed Goncalo Ramos who played as the replacement of Mbappe can able to performing well and after spend 7 matches without scores goals finally Ramos can make his goals for PSG and help PSG to collect 3 points

Paris Saint-Germain FC's new signings have fully adapted to the team. Ousmane Dembélé and Kolo Mouani were very effective in this match. Achraf Hakimi was very good as usual. He scored a free-kick goal but also gave a lot of support to the attackers. Everything was positive for Paris Saint-Germain FC in this match. They only had one problem. Mbappe got injured in this match. I hope he doesn't have a serious injury. Gonçalo Ramos, who came off the bench to replace him, scored two goals, but no one can replace Mbappe. He is a very important player for Paris Saint-Germain FC.

Well, it is known that these players are very good, Dembleé for his part can do a lot, and the truth is he is doing it. The truth is that I have never been happy with the fact that Luis Enrique is in charge of a great team like this, because in my opinion I was very disappointed when Spain went to the World Cup and they did absolutely nothing, just on his whim not to. bring the best players because they were from Real Madrid, so these types of things make me think that the coahc is a little immature, and he doesn't mind sacrificing anything in order not to do things as he says, so that's why it's I don't see this man very well, however, Ligue 1 is still starting, all the teams know that he is not as strong as he is, because these players are good, but they are not going to be able to do more than Messi and Neymar, another thing is that when I was there, they were able to win absolutely nothing apart from the local league, so for me things don't sound good, until now, it could be that Luis Enrique does well and my mouth falls , but I don't really have faith in him.

The teams in France already know that they can beat PSG Because they see it as too Weak , they don't see it as the titan they used to be, they know that very good players are gone, and that they only have to move forward with what they have , for that reason we must Always see Things from Different points of view, the main one is that PSG does not produce the same fear as before, now Marseille, Lille, All these teams know that PSG is not 100% , and since they will undoubtedly take advantage of this, for now it seems to me that they continue to win, but I know that later on Ligue 1 will become more exciting, and it is always good to have that little bit of insight that makes a league exciting, I no longer see the hegemony of a PSG, I see PSG as just another team, therefore what I see is that Things are getting more and more complicated and what is coming Could be a great Competition.

Ligue 1 results | Round 6: PSG win Le Classique, Brest go top of the league

Paris Saint-Germain have piled more misery on a sorry Marseille side in complete disarray in a one-sided Classique. AS Monaco are no longer top of the league after losing the Riviera derby against OGC Nice. Surprise package Brest have rocked up to the top in winning their fourth game of the Ligue 1 season.
Monaco 0 – 1 Nice

The Principality side have conceded their first defeat of the season against their bitter Riviera rivals. Les Monégasques had two opportunities to open the scoring from the penalty spot. However, inspired Nice goalie Marcin Bulka deflected Folarin Balogun’s two attempts. Ivory Coast winger Jérémie Boga stunned the hosts in injury time after a mazing run in Monaco’s defence. Les Aiglons have racked up a third Ligue 1 win on the bounce.

Source: https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/ligue-1-results-round-6-psg-win-le-classique-brest-go-top-of-the-league/

[Dewi Aries]

The fact is that it is like that, PSG's success is due to its star players and also the contribution of all its players and staff. Kylian Mbappe has contributed the most goals to PSG in the last few seasons, it is clear why he is always relied on even though he has different coaches. Luis Enrique must utilize these players to achieve success in his first season, but Mbappe is not the only player he must rely on.

Marco Asensio, Goncalo Ramos, Dembele are a number of good names who can be relied on as attackers, so it is clear that Mbappe is not alone there. Luis Enrique has to organize his line-up as well as possible so that the team can achieve good results every match, but without Mbappe I think the team will lack a lot of attack power.

For PSG, they still cannot let go of Mbappe big role this season. A team always has one player who is quite influential in their game and it could be that Mbappe is one of the players who is always PSG's mainstay as their goal machine. So if Mbappe doesn't play in a single match they will seem to have lost their best playing form in Ligue 1. Even this season, Luis Enrique really needs Mbappe to improve their performance in Ligue 1.

Meanwhile, the role of other players is also very influential in a team, but they still need someone to lead in every game. PSG did not start this season quite perfectly because the obstacles were clearly visible, Without Mbappe, they would have difficulty winning. This week PSG will face Clermont again, of course Mbappe cannot strengthen the PSG team this week due to his injury. So we will wait for their performance without Mbappe in this match.

[rendravolt]

It seems that Lens are back to winning ways after beating Strasbourg with a narrow score of 0-1. The only goal in this match was scored by Elye Wahi which also became the decisive goal for Lens. This is a very important win for Lens because they still need points to continue to stay out of the red zone. I think now Lens can little by little correct their mistakes at the start of the season and if they can maintain their performance it is possible that they will be able to compete at the top again. Meanwhile for Strasbourg, of course this is quite a bad result considering they have a chance to stay in the top flight until this week.

[Spack17]

Brest are one of the sensational teams now. So far so good for them in the league. They are the leader currently but I'm not sure about them when it comes to consistency in the long run. For example what can they do in big matches? They lost to Marseille already. I think PSG would also destroy them if they play just as their performance against Marseille recently.

But maybe Brest can be this season's Lens. They could finish the season in top 4 which would help them gain a ticket for the Champions League. It all depends on maintaining concentration during the whole season.

[Weawant]

Lens did put up an unexpected  performance this evening as they won Strasbourg, this happens to be their first away victory since this season as they have not won any away match this season in the Ligue 1. Going by statistics for tonight game, the had the most of possession, shots on target and other leads in the statistics.

It was more like a deserving win for lens as they obviously performed well as shown by the statistics, although they just got to the thirteenth position just a few steps from relegation, but Strasbourg is at  sixth position and they were at home so it really shocking how they lost to lens where by all indicators were pointing to them been the possible winners of this game

Sadly not only did Strasbourg lost at home the also performed poorly although it wasn't easy for lens to secure the victory but then they later got a victory which took them out of danger zone. I hope Strasbourg lens their lesson and in subsequent games improve so as to continually climb up the table and finish at least top five by the end of the season.

[lalabotax]

Sadly not only did Strasbourg lost at home the also performed poorly although it wasn't easy for lens to secure the victory but then they later got a victory which took them out of danger zone. I hope Strasbourg lens their lesson and in subsequent games improve so as to continually climb up the table and finish at least top five by the end of the season.

Lens finished quite well by getting a win over Starsbourg. The only goal scored by Wahi in the first minute made him the winner. Both of them actually played quite evenly. However, they were not very strong in their respective lines of attack so it was still difficult to accurately shoot the goal into the net. But at least, Lens has got 3 points and is not in the bottom position again.

[Leviathan.007]

Have good news to see Ligue 1 not dominance by PSG only after issues and rumor with Marseille will acquisition by Saudi Arabia.
According to France Bleu, Zidane will be Marseille manager if club success acquisition by Saudi Arabia and he will get budget more than 300 million euro for signing top players. Actually is not close with fact but excited have rumor with Marseille will be the next elite team in Ligue 1 after PSG dominating every season.

This one side announcement only and Marseille still not update yet about Marseille will have new owner from Saudi Arabia,  still not clearly with this rumor not publish by more media and we are waiting its true or only issues to make Ligue 1 stock up if acquisition is not true.

https://en.as.com/soccer/zinedine-zidane-agrees-to-become-marseille-manager-on-one-condition-n/

Even if this really happens for Marseille still there is not a high chance for Marseille to change in the short term, with or without Zidane in their team.
The next they are going to have is very important for them and hard to predict. Marseille is going to face Monaco, both teams are very near in the performance we see from these two teams and the the rates for both teams are nearly the same.
Also in the past five meets they had each team won two times, and they had one draw.

[ginsan]

It seems that Lens are back to winning ways after beating Strasbourg with a narrow score of 0-1. The only goal in this match was scored by Elye Wahi which also became the decisive goal for Lens. This is a very important win for Lens because they still need points to continue to stay out of the red zone. I think now Lens can little by little correct their mistakes at the start of the season and if they can maintain their performance it is possible that they will be able to compete at the top again. Meanwhile for Strasbourg, of course this is quite a bad result considering they have a chance to stay in the top flight until this week.

Lens again maintained their winning trend in this week's match by successfully securing 3 points at home to Strasbourg which made Lens successfully get out of the relegation zone after recording two wins in their last two matches. Lens were able to improve their performance slowly because in this match they also played quite well by successfully controlling possession of the ball and also recording a lot of shots when compared to the hosts.

These two wins are good capital for Lens because in the next match they will face Arsenal in the Champions League. Indeed, the match was quite tough for them, but if Lens is able to play better, I think they can provide resistance to Arsenal in that match. Wahi must be able to maintain his best form in that match because he is the spearhead who is expected to make a big contribution to Lens, both in the Champions League and in Ligue 1.

[arimamib]

Have good news to see Ligue 1 not dominance by PSG only after issues and rumor with Marseille will acquisition by Saudi Arabia.
According to France Bleu, Zidane will be Marseille manager if club success acquisition by Saudi Arabia and he will get budget more than 300 million euro for signing top players. Actually is not close with fact but excited have rumor with Marseille will be the next elite team in Ligue 1 after PSG dominating every season.

This one side announcement only and Marseille still not update yet about Marseille will have new owner from Saudi Arabia,  still not clearly with this rumor not publish by more media and we are waiting its true or only issues to make Ligue 1 stock up if acquisition is not true.

https://en.as.com/soccer/zinedine-zidane-agrees-to-become-marseille-manager-on-one-condition-n/

Even if this really happens for Marseille still there is not a high chance for Marseille to change in the short term, with or without Zidane in their team.
The next they are going to have is very important for them and hard to predict. Marseille is going to face Monaco, both teams are very near in the performance we see from these two teams and the the rates for both teams are nearly the same.
Also in the past five meets they had each team won two times, and they had one draw.

If this acquisition is successful and true then I am sure the competition in Ligue 1 will be quite interesting because we know that if it is controlled by the Saudi Arabian. Then the club will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy the players they are targeting in the transfer window.

Indeed, not many media have confirmed this news because the media is waiting for clarity on this news whether this acquisition really happened or is just a fairy tale being developed. I think Zidane could surprise many people if he really officially wants to become Marseille coach after changing ownership.

In tomorrow's match, Marseille will travel to the Louis II stadium to face Monaco. This match is quite difficult to predict considering that these two teams had equal strength at the start of this season. But I believe there is a big possibility that this match will end in a draw.

[makishart]

Sadly not only did Strasbourg lost at home the also performed poorly although it wasn't easy for lens to secure the victory but then they later got a victory which took them out of danger zone. I hope Strasbourg lens their lesson and in subsequent games improve so as to continually climb up the table and finish at least top five by the end of the season.

Lens finished quite well by getting a win over Starsbourg. The only goal scored by Wahi in the first minute made him the winner. Both of them actually played quite evenly. However, they were not very strong in their respective lines of attack so it was still difficult to accurately shoot the goal into the net. But at least, Lens has got 3 points and is not in the bottom position again.

Lens having equal statisttic against strasbourg and wahi helping the club so much in securing three points from lens at this moment. Glad to see lens defenders are not making blunders that would lead the club in getting draw or lose against lens.
The lens is making a slow but steady move up, and I hope it continues until the club can catch up with PSG and Marseille. It's quite disppoint to see lens stay at the bottom right now.

[borovichok]

Lens having equal statisttic against strasbourg and wahi helping the club so much in securing three points from lens at this moment. Glad to see lens defenders are not making blunders that would lead the club in getting draw or lose against lens.
The lens is making a slow but steady move up, and I hope it continues until the club can catch up with PSG and Marseille. It's quite disppoint to see lens stay at the bottom right now.

Winning is the appropriate priority for all clubs, despite the statue of the team. Ligue One involves enough action this weekend and also watching some average teams taking leads seems quite impressive. Lens boss, Franck Haise is an ambitious coach who solemnly wants the better of his team in all modifications. Beating Strasbourg wasn't that simple but with the aides of his players, they were able to score in the early sections of the first half, they were able to maintain their lead despite the strong performance pulled by the home team.

[Strongkored]

Clermont vs PSG, the last meeting Clermont managed to win at PSG's home ground but in fact overall PSG was always able to beat their opponent with a very convincing score with lots of goals, and Clermont has not won a single win this season, so it can be seen that the two teams are in very different conditions So PSG will probably repeat its great success by beating this home team with a big score, my prediction is that PSG will score 3 goals or more and there is a big chance for the PSG striker to score a hat trick in this match which will probably be a one-sided match.

[len01]

Clermont vs PSG, the last meeting Clermont managed to win at PSG's home ground but in fact overall PSG was always able to beat their opponent with a very convincing score with lots of goals, and Clermont has not won a single win this season, so it can be seen that the two teams are in very different conditions So PSG will probably repeat its great success by beating this home team with a big score, my prediction is that PSG will score 3 goals or more and there is a big chance for the PSG striker to score a hat trick in this match which will probably be a one-sided match.

maybe some people will have doubts about this match because they would have doubts when they saw PSG performance when they played away and were defeated by Clermont with a narrow score. but that just the past and for now its a little different PSG may be improving a little to take revenge from the previous defeat against Clermont but definitely be a little careful betting on this match because surprises always happen to teams not too strong like Clermont and its better to still choose betting option with less risk and if you predict PSG will score 3 scores maybe I am different and I predict this match will only win narrowly at least 1-2.

[klidex]

It seems that Lens are back to winning ways after beating Strasbourg with a narrow score of 0-1. The only goal in this match was scored by Elye Wahi which also became the decisive goal for Lens. This is a very important win for Lens because they still need points to continue to stay out of the red zone. I think now Lens can little by little correct their mistakes at the start of the season and if they can maintain their performance it is possible that they will be able to compete at the top again. Meanwhile for Strasbourg, of course this is quite a bad result considering they have a chance to stay in the top flight until this week.

It's a shame that Strasbourg had to suffer defeat at home, even though many people favorite Strasbourg to winner the match but it turned out that beyond predictions Lens was able to perform optimally in the away match even though Lens's was in poor condition but little by little he start to improved himself to continue to try to got up and was able to catch up with his defeat.
So far Strasbourg appearance is stills unstable but at least he in the top 10 of the standing and thats is not too bad but Strasbourg must continue to perform optimally in the upcoming matches so as not to be further displaced by others clubs who might shift their position.