French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Hvdv]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

Mbappe didn't score a single goal in this match, is this because he is rarely played so his attacks become dull, that's why young players who are on fire shouldn't be kept for too long and not played, even if it's for the benefit of an important match like the UCL. However, Mbappe has to be played for a few minutes just to hone his attacking skills so that he remains sharp, but unfortunately Mbappe was unable to score a goal in the match against Barcelona yesterday and looked dull in scoring goals.

It's a normal thing to see big name players not able to perform or score goals in an important match or when they face fellow big teams, Last night's match was a game night for the Barcelona side to shine, and they did incredibly well, they went on an away match and picked up all three points, and not from a small team but a big team, with this result so far, PSG this season's Champions League trophy hope is almost like gone because this was not even a draw but lost of 3 points 2–3. So, I wonder what they will do when they visit Camp Nou for the second leg game because they will need to work very hard and need two goals to qualify, whereas Barcelona needs little or no goal to qualify for the next stage.

We can say that Barcelona has now passed 70% of the round. This is a big advantage. They won 3-2 and this victory in France will help them relax in Spain. In Spain, they don't even need to show their best performance; just trying not to concede a goal will be enough for them to pass the tour. It was a great match for Barcelona.

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[tusandii]

To win again seems very difficult for Nice and they only got 1 win in the last 5 matches. Now their chances are dwindling to secure the top four in the standings and with a difference of 5 points from Lille, they have to work even harder to achieve this. As much as possible they have to show the good game they showed at the start of the season.

Now Nice cannot continue to experience a decline in performance and they must win this week against relegation zone team Lorient. In the next match this should not be a problem for Nice and they must get full points again to reduce the existing gap. They also have to be careful because the difference in points between the teams below them is very small so if Nice draws or loses again then they will go down again.

Big competition going on between Lens and Nice. The competition for the fifth position which is in the Europa League group stage. The team which finishes in the fifth position will be able to play in the Europa League group stages. And there is only one point difference between these two. The problem is none of them are actually performing well and consistently in recent weeks. Lens objectively has a better performance compared to Nice. But it is not that much better for sure. And in these circumstances, it is actually hard to expect what will happen. Because any prediction can go wrong when both teams are performing badly.

What do you guys think about this?

Duke Khan

Yes, they are indeed fighting for a place in the European zone, but only one of them can occupy that position, the performance of both of them is not very consistent and there is only a small difference in points. I think they will alternate places for 5th place unless one of them is able to perform. If the rest of the season is impressive, one will be sure of placing it, but if it is still unstable, it is not yet certain who will qualify for the qualifying round.
Nice is experiencing a decline at the moment and is no longer like the start of the season, therefore maybe he will fight as hard as possible for one of the big competitions so that the struggle since the start of the season is not in vain, while Lens also doesn't want to miss a big competition because he has felt it this season and wants to Again, repeating that, currently it is quite difficult to predict whether these two clubs will occupy the top 5 positions.

[Falconer]

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I think had bad mentality impact for PSG performance in domestic league match after defeating by Barcelona on first leg quarter final match in champion league although lead over many points left from Brest on the top Ligue 1 standings. Second leg matches will play on the next middle week so left day taking rest for Luis Henrique recovery their players back to winning mentality on second leg.
PSG has advantage with domestic league schedule match, in this week without any Ligue 1 match and their players will recovery and come back on second leg match win above two aggregate goals if want eliminate Barcelona in front of their fans.
Still has chance for PSG get Champion League semifinal qualify and defend potential treble winner in this season by winning domestic league, french cup and champion league.

PSG doesn't lack mentality, but they just lack quality players in the middle. They have good attackers in Dembele, Mbappe and Asensio, but PSG do not have great defenders and midfielders in their squad. This is one of PSG's shortcomings that so far has not been resolved, while they are too busy building a squad with lots of good strikers and wingers.

Barcelona had an experienced midfielder in their main squad last night. Ilkay Gundogan, Sergi Roberto and Frenkie de Jong appeared impressive throughout the match, even though they also failed to control the midfield due to PSG's high pressure at the start of the match. At least Barcelona played well after being able to withstand PSG's high pressure, Barcelona actually dominated with a number of good attacks in that match.

[Salahmu]

And on Monday, Lyon will face Brest. This is quite a difficult match even though both clubs are in good form, but Brest looks more convincing to win the match compared to Lyon, but because the match is held at home, Lyon will get an advantage and will try hard so as not to disappoint their supporters, but I think the possible result for Lyon is to achieve a draw.

Yeah is going to be a difficult match for the both teams but if we consider there previous meeting Brest has been more good than Lyon because they have made such a good impact on this season and there last meeting with Lyon was a win match for them, although they were playing from their home but this time they will be going to the home of Lyon which will make the match more tougher than we expected because Lyon will not like to lose the match again.

Although Lyon may not perform so well even in their home because they seem not to be active on wining there home matches, so i doubt if there would be any difference on there returning match against Brest because on their last match Brest was able to identify there weak points so there is every chance they will like to follow that method in other to win them again, so there is a big chance for Brest to either win or they draw the match.

[Jegileman]

It's a normal thing to see big name players not able to perform or score goals in an important match or when they face fellow big teams, Last night's match was a game night for the Barcelona side to shine, and they did incredibly well, they went on an away match and picked up all three points, and not from a small team but a big team, with this result so far, PSG this season's Champions League trophy hope is almost like gone because this was not even a draw but lost of 3 points 2–3. So, I wonder what they will do when they visit Camp Nou for the second leg game because they will need to work very hard and need two goals to qualify, whereas Barcelona needs little or no goal to qualify for the next stage.

The fact that PSG needs to play at Camp Nou for their second leg match and needs to win that match with at least two goals difference in order to qualify makes it more intriguing to watch. Barcelona have only one goal ahead of PSG and if PSG can put in their best form in this game, they can do a comeback and win the match. PSG’s match was not that bad but Barcelona had the most opportunities and utilized them well. I don’t believe that PSG will not win the competition or they should lose hope so soon that they can’t win the Champions League or even get to qualify for the next stage. Defeating them by three goals to two is not enough to conclude that nothing can be done for them. An interesting and more competitive game is coming for them and will be played at Camp Nou to know the better team to qualify for the next round of the Champions League competition.

[rahmad2nd]

We can say that Barcelona has now passed 70% of the round. This is a big advantage. They won 3-2 and this victory in France will help them relax in Spain. In Spain, they don't even need to show their best performance; just trying not to concede a goal will be enough for them to pass the tour. It was a great match for Barcelona.

But in football it's not this simple, in fact Paris Saint-Germain still has a chance even though the second leg is being held at Camp Nou, Barcelona's home ground. Both PSG and Barcelona will prepare their strategies for the match in the second leg. PSG doesn't want to just give up, while Barcelona won't let go of the big momentum that will take them to the next round. So, the point is that in the match in the second leg, there are many possibilities that could happen. if Enrique doesn't change his tactics and strategy, it will be difficult to overthrow Barcelona, ​​let alone the title match at Camp Nou.

On the contrary, Barcelona needs to optimize so that they actually qualify for the next phase. So, Xavi and his team will play normally with an offensive pattern. Moreover, in the second leg Paris Saint-Germain will go all out for their victory. I am sure that this match is still worth enjoying when it is held.

[len01]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

Lyon did wonders in the second half of the league. They played admirable games. They were fantastic and there was no trace of the bad football they played in the first term. Even if they cannot go to the European cups this year, the football they play in at least the second half of the league shows us how dangerous a team they can be when concentrated.

I can't understand what happened in Lyon to make this team get progress after the new year but they had a really bad performance and got bad results even against the weaker teams that were expected them to win. Lyon was a strong team in the past and was racing in the top side of the French League with the other teams but now this Lyon is far from the good days, However, they have got much better results than before.
They even won the Sema final match of the French Cup against Valenciennes with a 3-0 recently.
 

some people may have missed the interesting news regarding the changes that occurred at Lyon and actually this happened because in last winter's transfer Lyon got several new players such as Gift Orban, even though it was only on loan, but this player made a good contribution to Lyon and also the new arrival Jake O'Brien provided the quality of the squad is getting better.
after making a major overhaul of Lyon line-up, Lacazette felt confident and more enthusiastic after getting support from other very solid players to work together to bring Lyon to a top 10 finish.
Lyon decline at the start of this season was only due to poor finances and also a lack of better quality players.

[hahay]

The only reason they are able to get away with such bad performance in the Ligue 1 is because they do not have any proper competition

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG drew against Clermont. PSG have a tough game against Barcelona in the Champions league so I think they are focusing more on the UCL. PSG has a 10 point advantage over second place. That makes them not have any pressure in the League. They can play with reserve players or try to rotate players to adopt the coach's tactics. I think other teams will be very difficult to catch PSG. I'm sure even Brest won't be able to get 1 or 2 points behind PSG. I agree with what you said that PSG does not have worthy competitors in Ligue 1. That is what allows them to continue to dominate Ligue 1 for a long time.

It doesn't matter about whatever situation PSG is in because after all, the fact is that from last seasons too when PSG has been at the top of the table the fact is that PSG has lost several match even though PSG only played against mediocreteams. Therefore, that draw result against Clermont for me is no longer surprising because after all, at the same time PSG is preparing the team to be able to play well in the Champion League . But yes, even though PSG has made preparations but still, PSG still failed to beat Barcelona, instead of beating Barcelona at Parc des Princes but in fact PSG was defeated at home by Barcelona. Well, the fact is PSG really not have the good quality to compete in the Champions League, and PSG really have to make a big overhaul and improvement next season if they want to do better in the Champions League.

[Palakka]

The fact that PSG needs to play at Camp Nou for their second leg match and needs to win that match with at least two goals difference in order to qualify makes it more intriguing to watch. Barcelona have only one goal ahead of PSG and if PSG can put in their best form in this game, they can do a comeback and win the match. PSG’s match was not that bad but Barcelona had the most opportunities and utilized them well. I don’t believe that PSG will not win the competition or they should lose hope so soon that they can’t win the Champions League or even get to qualify for the next stage. Defeating them by three goals to two is not enough to conclude that nothing can be done for them. An interesting and more competitive game is coming for them and will be played at Camp Nou to know the better team to qualify for the next round of the Champions League competition.

It was quite surprising to see the results of yesterday's match between Barcelona and PSG, although able to dominate the game but PSG still failed to be able to match Barcelona's ability in the match, I think PSG's current comfort in the league does not make PSG can play better in the Champions League and even actually PSG's performance is far below Barcelona which this season is no longer the favorite to win the Champions League,  Barcelona's backline ability was able to stifle every attack from PSG and we can saw Mbappe seemed to lose his magic in the match despite being able to threaten Barcelona several times.

Indeed, currently Barcelona only narrowly won at PSG  home  but I think when PSG fail to secure a victory at home, of course it will be difficult for them to be able to do much at Camp Nou later, it is not impossible for PSG to win in the second leg later, but if you look at Barcelona's game yesterday of course we are also pessimistic if PSG will easily turn things around,  In my opinion, Enrique should look for another strategy to face the second leg, especially in my opinion Barcelona's trio up front is quite dangerous with a combination of fast and accurate play from Rapinha, Gundogan and also Lamine Yamal who supports Lewandowski as a striker.

[indah rezqi]

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The fact that PSG needs to play at Camp Nou for their second leg match and needs to win that match with at least two goals difference in order to qualify makes it more intriguing to watch. Barcelona have only one goal ahead of PSG and if PSG can put in their best form in this game, they can do a comeback and win the match. PSG’s match was not that bad but Barcelona had the most opportunities and utilized them well. I don’t believe that PSG will not win the competition or they should lose hope so soon that they can’t win the Champions League or even get to qualify for the next stage. Defeating them by three goals to two is not enough to conclude that nothing can be done for them. An interesting and more competitive game is coming for them and will be played at Camp Nou to know the better team to qualify for the next round of the Champions League competition.

There is still a chance for PSG to turn things around but this is of course very difficult to do, Barcelona, who will act as hosts in the second leg, will benefit thanks to their superior goal margin. If PSG fails to advance to the semifinals, I don't think it will be a surprise, because previously they escaped the group phase due to luck. In the round of 16, PSG also faced a club like Real Sociedad, which is considered weak for them. So when Enrique squad faced a more experienced team in the Champions League like Barcelona, hey were overwhelmed, even though we know that PSG has very good squad depth.

PSG needs a miracle to be able to turn things around, they are now under great pressure, PSG officials will definitely demand that Enrique and his squad can beat Barcelona. I predict that in the second leg PSG will play very aggressively to catch up with a 1 goal deficit, and Xavi must improve his defense so as not to concede. In fact, Indeed, PSG has a better and more even squad depth, but they failed to dominate Barcelona, because Ligue 1 is not very competitive, it makes it difficult for them to play in the Champions League every season.

[QueenVera]

I agree with you with Lyon's current situation, they are safe enough to be in the top 8-10, if they can be in a better ranking, but the obstacles that Lyon has to face in the remainder of this match are not easy for them to overcome and win consistently, because in the remaining 6 matches this season, 4 of them have to face clubs that are currently at the top and 2 of them face mediocre clubs and relegated clubs, so technically Lyon will face quite tough clubs in the remainder of this season, so it is impossible for Lyon to be ranked in the top 6 if Lyon is unable to beat these clubs even though the difference in points with the club that is ranked 6th is not too big.

And on Monday, Lyon will face Brest. This is quite a difficult match even though both clubs are in good form, but Brest looks more convincing to win the match compared to Lyon, but because the match is held at home, Lyon will get an advantage and will try hard so as not to disappoint their supporters, but I think the possible result for Lyon is to achieve a draw.

Lyon started the season on a very poor note but were able to pick up form and get themselves to the the top half of the table and sincerely the efforts of the board and players aren’t going unnoticed in this rise. Now they’re struggling to get into a spot for European competition next season but that will seem pretty difficult.

 This is because the opponents they’ll be facing are real top teams who are also in a run for UCL football and with these teams what Lyon can try to get is at least a draw as the hope on getting full 3 points will really be a tough one. For such reasons i agree with you that they might not be able to go past 8th position.

 ⁠On the other hand, determination and mentality is one big factor that will help this Lyon team succeed as the team needs to be fully determined and they can try to get at least a win in these 4 encounters. In the match against Psg, they can spoil the celebrations by defeating PSG and either Brest and that will see Lyon being placed in good position on the standings.

 ⁠Lyon will be using it’s home advantage against Brest as that seems to be what could work for Lyon in this their match. A full dedication will help this Lyon team be able to overcome their obstacle and I think that is what could play out nevertheless the team must still be commended for how hard they’ve been able to fight to get to this spot on the log.

[ancafe]

PSG should be happy enough because they've one of the best player alive and he's Kylian Mbappe who's outstanding in matches. Paris Saint-Germain will always come out first on the Ligue One table with enormous winnings and streak stellar performance when it comes to matches. PSG will always push forward for big winnings and they're not stopping for anything, always keeping top edges and fighting for significant winnings. Luis Enrique have a better plan to fixed his team and he will definitely put his team together, atleast he will be having good results.

PSG must get out of dependence on Mbappe because they also have other players who are much more important. Making a more special difference will create competition within the squad which will influence the results of the match. For Ligue 1, PSG is indeed one of the strongest clubs that has not been able to break the dominance of any other club there. But this achievement is not enough because they have great players who were bought at high prices but their performances have not been able to produce good results in the Champions League.

But to achieve better results, PSG must target the Champions League competition and they do not have to rely on one player. Luis Enrique's job is to be able to try to combine players. Facing Barcelona at home meant that PSG had to accept defeat so that in the second leg it would be much more difficult for PSG to win.

[entertheabyss]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

PSG are not even voted among the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Barcelona headcoach, Xavi Hernandez will only relaxed his mind because his boys have been outstanding and performing the top job this season. At this phase, the odds of qualifying for next round belongs to Barcelona because they're now the hosts and will gladly welcome Les Parisiens to Camp Nou where the Blaugrana style of ticki-taka originates.

[snipie]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

PSG are not even voted among the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Barcelona headcoach, Xavi Hernandez will only relaxed his mind because his boys have been outstanding and performing the top job this season. At this phase, the odds of qualifying for next round belongs to Barcelona because they're now the hosts and will gladly welcome Les Parisiens to Camp Nou where the Blaugrana style of ticki-taka originates.

PSG are leaving one of their bad era with many disappointments especially in European competitions. The failure to reach the finals became a normal pattern and now they are seeing themselves leaving the competition earlier than what they used to be.
Once Kylian Mbappe leave the team, things will go to worse in my opinion and there isn't enough preventive measures for that..

[Weawant]

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG drew against Clermont. PSG have a tough game against Barcelona in the Champions league so I think they are focusing more on the UCL. PSG has a 10 point advantage over second place. That makes them not have any pressure in the League. They can play with reserve players or try to rotate players to adopt the coach's tactics. I think other teams will be very difficult to catch PSG. I'm sure even Brest won't be able to get 1 or 2 points behind PSG. I agree with what you said that PSG does not have worthy competitors in Ligue 1. That is what allows them to continue to dominate Ligue 1 for a long time.

PSG don't really look solid again in their form, before now they were actually very dominant in the Ligue 1 such that we don't get to really bother so much about their performance because some how we felt they were used to winning the Ligue 1 even with every thing that may come their way, although they have got a  good point at the top of the table but they don't really look strong as they had looked earlier.

The point PSG was able to accumulate to further strengthening their position at the top of the table is actually to their advantage and will be their cushioning effect for times as this, mostly they will not be in a very sound mind due to the loss they just suffered in the champions league will definitely have a whole lot of effect on them because they have esteemed the champions league much more as been their dream league but now it looks like they may not have. Chance at it anymore so that alone may even get to affect their performance in the Ligue 1 before their next champions league fixtures.

Against Clermont i doubt if PSG will be so poor with their performance that they will loose, rather what i really think they may do may be a draw because they are wouldn't want to suffer a second loss as such after loosing that which they had in the champions league and this will be because of the losses else Clermont isn't a team that will most likely be able to win PSG in any way not even with the kind of form they have had this season.

[rendravolt]

Metz against Lens will be the opening match of Ligue One this week and as we know the difference in the quality of the players is quite large. This time Lens must not fail again and they must steal 3 points from Metz as much as possible. The reason is that they need full points to be able to secure the opportunity before their eyes to be able to participate in the European competition zone.

On the other hand, Metz is sinking further into the relegation zone and it is possible that if they continue to lose, their chances of being relegated will also increase. They need to get more than 5 points to survive this season but that also requires defeats against Lorient and Nantes to get a safe place.

If we look at the odds given by the bookie, Lens' winning option with odds @1.80 is very worth betting on and there is no doubt that Lens cannot win. I will enter this match in multibet and hope that everything will be correct in my predictions.

[klidex]

The only reason they are able to get away with such bad performance in the Ligue 1 is because they do not have any proper competition

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG drew against Clermont. PSG have a tough game against Barcelona in the Champions league so I think they are focusing more on the UCL. PSG has a 10 point advantage over second place. That makes them not have any pressure in the League. They can play with reserve players or try to rotate players to adopt the coach's tactics. I think other teams will be very difficult to catch PSG. I'm sure even Brest won't be able to get 1 or 2 points behind PSG. I agree with what you said that PSG does not have worthy competitors in Ligue 1. That is what allows them to continue to dominate Ligue 1 for a long time.

But even though PSG is more focused on the Champions League, it should also be able to beat Clermont, which is the weakest club in the league, even though it has a composition of players that can be relied on and maybe only playing players who sit on the bench, if you look at the competition, PSG is by far the strongest club in the league 1 he should be able to provide resistance that is worthy of being called the strongest club in League 1, indeed a draw does not affect PSG's ranking but still he achieved PSG's draw when facing a weak club which is in the relegation zone which could be said to be a bad result achieved by PSG.

Even more focused on the Champions League, in fact PSG was still unable to beat Barcelona, even though playing at home, they experienced quite a painful defeat and it is very likely that PSG will not qualify for the semifinals. Because the opportunity to advance is increasingly difficult for PSG, even though initially PSG was quite confident in facing Barcelona who currently unstable but still PSG's competition in league 1 will not be able to beat more competitive leagues, PSG is only strong in the domestic league if there is no competitive competition in league 1 PSG will not reach the level of other more competitive leagues, let alone compete with clubs strong who are always in the Champions League.

[beerlover]

PSG should be able to defeat a team at Clermont's level with the available player material. even though in reality, the coach, Luis Enrique, did not reduce his main players to become the starting eleven. however, it is understandable that Luis Enrique gave more opportunities to 17 year old young players who played on the wing and other young players who played as wing defenders. and as a result, PSG was unable to get full points even though in the second half the main players such as Mbappe and others were introduced. the match ended with a score of 1-1, despite the fact that Paris Saint-Germain fell behind first.

Fortunately, towards the end of the match, Mbappe provided an assist which Goncalo Ramos converted into an equalizer. and yeah, the match ended 1-1. and as we know, the result of this match has no influence at all on PSG's ranking in the Ligue 1 table. And as we all agree, Luis Enrique prioritizes the Champions League quarter-final match against Barcelona later. That's why several of PSG's core players were not the main starters in the match against Clermont. For Lique 1, PSG will not have any significant obstacles. but in the Champions League, PSG needs to concentrate to focus on overthrowing Barcelona. That's why some players save their energy.

PSG in the league are doing very greatly and in that match against Clermont, you would not expect PSG to be struggling as psg are far doing great as they’re clear even on point. In that match over the weekend, PSG rested most of her key players for the UCL game and you can see the difference im the second half

 In the second half, we saw PSG having introduced her major players and you can see the difference in how they played just that they were only able to get a draw in that fixture and it’s not really bad especially as they’re very clear on being the league winners. Mbappe who’s about to leave keep increasing his numbers for the club as he was able to provide an assist that helped PSG get their draw.

 ⁠In the league, I don’t think PSG will be having any difficulty of any sort as they’re in a better position in the league table and as such you can understand why the coach rested most of the club’s key players in this fixture. PSG main target is the ucl and as such they’re are doing everything possible to be able to get to the UCL semi final and probably the final. The club will have to prepare very well because Barcelona won’t be an easy opponent for PSG to face in this round of the competition. I’m very confident that PSG could get something but they’ve got to do more than the ordinary to be able to defeat Barca.

PSG basically has another same copy season as they always do. They will win Ligue one, and they will probably lose at UCL, and that's how they will end the season. This is why PSG fans are not that much mad about Mbappe leaving anymore, they used to believe that with him, they could maybe win UCL but looking at the team, it is obvious that they are not going to win the UCL with him neither, so why keep him?

He is not a change maker, he is not the difference maker, he is the guy who gets paid nearly hundred million a year and the team would get exactly the same result without him as with him, so why keep paying him? I feel like this Barcelona game was the last straw, of course it all depends on the second leg, if PSG wins and goes further, maybe things could change.

[Cryptoprincess101]

The only reason they are able to get away with such bad performance in the Ligue 1 is because they do not have any proper competition

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG drew against Clermont. PSG have a tough game against Barcelona in the Champions league so I think they are focusing more on the UCL. PSG has a 10 point advantage over second place. That makes them not have any pressure in the League. They can play with reserve players or try to rotate players to adopt the coach's tactics. I think other teams will be very difficult to catch PSG. I'm sure even Brest won't be able to get 1 or 2 points behind PSG. I agree with what you said that PSG does not have worthy competitors in Ligue 1. That is what allows them to continue to dominate Ligue 1 for a long time.

I have same thoughts as you because PSG is in pressure now because they lost to Barcelona in their home and for them to win Barcelona in their second leg at Camp Nou will be difficult for PSG and since Barcelona have scored three goals at PSG's home means that PSG needs to win Barcelona like 2:0 before they can qualify for the semi finals of the champions league so all PSG concentration will be on strategy to win Barcelona. PSG might win Barcelona if we check back at that season when PSG won Barcelona 4:0 and Barcelona reciprocated and won PSG by 6:1 so a surprise may be expected in that game.

As for PSG's match against Clermont FC, they may not take the match seriously because they are already topping the league with some good gaps so the match is of less importance to PSG for now, they can still win Clermont but I don't see them putting much efforts in that game.

[bering]

Metz vs Lens

In Ligue 1 Metz was suffering 4 losing streak and this also causes their position cannot lifted up from relegation zone with only 6 matches remaining before the league ended i highly doubt Metz can able to bounce back and avoiding relegation zone and for Lens last season they were surprised people because at that time Lens can finish at runner up place under PSG and this also makes them can automatically advances to the group stages of Champion League without through an qualification matches for the first time but i don't know why Lens performance was decline even i think it's quite impossible for them to repeat last season achievement

Lens was unable to win in the last 3 matches in Ligue 1 and this also makes them lost some points and their position currently out from top 3 but considering today they only facing Metz which is weak team i think Lens can able to return to the winning ways and collect 3 points from this match and for squad update i can see there was no injured lists from Lens so their key players will be available today and about betting option the bookmakers provide decent odds for Lens win @1.82 i think this is good odds to bets on them and my predictions is Lens will be the winner of this match with final scores 1-0 or 2-1