French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[G_Besar]

Lyon attacking play was really boring, it should have been game where they could have taken all 3 points but Reims managed to equalize and share the points, after the score became 1 - 1 it was clear that Lyon game changed significantly.
Maybe they are taking better care of their players to stay fit for the next very important match in the Europa League against Qarabag FK and there Lyon performed better than in Ligue 1, I think they are really focused on the Europa League and trying to stay in comfortable position until this phase of the standings is over.

Maybe what you said is true because a team like Lyon also really wants to be more competitive in the Europa League besides Ligue 1 because here PSG's dominance is always difficult to break by any team and that is already clearly seen from the number of PSG points and also the number of points from all other teams. So it would be good if Lyon also considered the fitness of their main players for other competitions so that they can be in a much better position during the standings phase.

[Farma]

Lyon attacking play was really boring, it should have been game where they could have taken all 3 points but Reims managed to equalize and share the points, after the score became 1 - 1 it was clear that Lyon game changed significantly.
Maybe they are taking better care of their players to stay fit for the next very important match in the Europa League against Qarabag FK and there Lyon performed better than in Ligue 1, I think they are really focused on the Europa League and trying to stay in comfortable position until this phase of the standings is over.

Maybe what you said is true because a team like Lyon also really wants to be more competitive in the Europa League besides Ligue 1 because here PSG's dominance is always difficult to break by any team and that is already clearly seen from the number of PSG points and also the number of points from all other teams. So it would be good if Lyon also considered the fitness of their main players for other competitions so that they can be in a much better position during the standings phase.

Lyon this season is not that strong and for them to be able to compete in the top I think it will be very difficult because overall Lyon's game is not so consistent this season.
And for the draw against Reims is a natural thing because these two teams have very balanced strengths so it is difficult for Lyon to be able to dominate the game plus this match is played at Reims' home ground of course they have greater motivation not to lose in front of their own supporters.

[Jossque]

Lille hosted Rennes at home.In a match where neither team played well, Lille managed to win the match 1-0 with Zhegrova's goal towards the end of the first half.It was a very unpleasant match and both teams were playing for the match to end as soon as possible.We could say that Lille would not lose points here because there is still no trace of the old Rennes.Lille increased their points to 22 with the win while Rennes remained on 11 points.
Nice hosted Strasbourg.Strasbourg scored the go-ahead goal in the first half but Nice managed to turn the game around with goals in the second half and won 2-1.Both teams have no problem scoring goals in matches and so I expected more goals in this match but there were no more than 3 goals.

[Palakka]

Lyon attacking play was really boring, it should have been game where they could have taken all 3 points but Reims managed to equalize and share the points, after the score became 1 - 1 it was clear that Lyon game changed significantly.
Maybe they are taking better care of their players to stay fit for the next very important match in the Europa League against Qarabag FK and there Lyon performed better than in Ligue 1, I think they are really focused on the Europa League and trying to stay in comfortable position until this phase of the standings is over.

Maybe what you said is true because a team like Lyon also really wants to be more competitive in the Europa League besides Ligue 1 because here PSG's dominance is always difficult to break by any team and that is already clearly seen from the number of PSG points and also the number of points from all other teams. So it would be good if Lyon also considered the fitness of their main players for other competitions so that they can be in a much better position during the standings phase.

With PSG dominance in Ligue 1 of course being champions in the domestic league is not an easy thing for them and obviously they only need to target a good position in the standing when season over, while in the European league of course it should be their main focus because of the competition and better chances to get the trophy, so indeed the rotation of players to maintain good fitness can help Lyon maintain its performance in the European league later, in addition to that with the bad conditions and situations that befall their finances at the moment, I think they has lost concentration and also focus on Ligue 1, remembering how hard they are trying still they will be relegated to Ligue 1 if they have not settled their outstanding debts.

[Lida93]

Looking at the French league standings, I think it's very safe to say that Paris Saint Germaine are mostly likely to retain the league title at the end of the season. The reigning champions are currently six points above second placed Monaco but considering the performances of both teams in the league this season, I strongly doubt Monaco will be able to catch up with them and that I think means that the dominance of PSG in the league is ending anytime soon.
Do you you have a contrary opinion? If yes, let me read yours.

A 6 points difference at this stage of the competition isn't that much of a big deal as there's still plenty games more to pla. We can't be sure yet about what Monaco can do or can not do before the end of this season, so I think it is pretty too close to think PSG are going to win it, from now till the end of the season a lot could still happen in the french Ligue1.

Perchance they might drop points along the way, perhaps they might encounter injury problems that might affect their performance during the title race so I don't think it is actually over yet until next year by April when they would have been getting closer to the end of the league season, then it would very easy to determine if they would actually win it based on their performance and position on the table at that very moment next year.

[RaltcoinsB]

After Reims managed to equalize to 1-1 early in the second half, both teams started to play it safe because if one of them took the initiative to play openly, the opposing team would take advantage with a quick counter-attack. Lyon played very disciplined in the first half, they also managed to make it difficult for the home team to create chances, Reims were very lucky to equalize, a draw is very fair for both teams because they both played cautiously in this game.

Looking at the statistics of yesterday's match, what you said is very true that both teams actually do not want to lose points and getting 1 point is a satisfactory result for both teams to secure their respective positions. But Lyon could have actually gotten 3 points in yesterday's match if they dared to make a quick attack at least 1 time and continued to put pressure on Reims. Unfortunately, Lyon as the away team did not dare to take the risk so they preferred to defend stronger after scoring 1 goal.

We can say that it was a neck and neck fight. Lyon also fought well despite being away. Lyon, who had a hard time away, could have come close to 3 points but could not do it. They should win as many 3 points as possible before the big changes that may happen in the team during the break.

[shogun47]

Looking at the French league standings, I think it's very safe to say that Paris Saint Germaine are mostly likely to retain the league title at the end of the season. The reigning champions are currently six points above second placed Monaco but considering the performances of both teams in the league this season, I strongly doubt Monaco will be able to catch up with them and that I think means that the dominance of PSG in the league is ending anytime soon.
Do you you have a contrary opinion? If yes, let me read yours.

But do you honestly need a look at the table to tell that PSG is probably going to retain the title? That's kind of funny because if PSG was now 3 points behind Monaco, would you then come to a different conclusion?

They are at +26 after 12 games and on average win their games with 2 goals score more than their opponents. The 2 draws were when PSG took a rest, that's it. It is one of the most boring leagues in Europe or actually in the world. But they have got all the money and therefore they can convince great players to go there. But if I was a professional player, I wouldn't be proud if I was to tell my kids later that I won Ligue 1 10 times playing for PSG. It has nothing to do with an era.

If you play for Barcelona and you beat Real Madrid 5 years and win title after title, then you can call it an era. It is a huge difference winning the Premier League or La Liga or Serie A. But you can see that so many superstars go there sometimes at a young age. Mbappe wasting half of his career there.

When Messi went there, he was done with his career and it was like a bonus, making some good money and playing in a different country. But he didn't go there because he wanted to write history.

[hahay]

PSG is getting further away and difficult to catch up with, but at least the competition between the teams below PSG is still quite interesting with the points gap still close. But yes, Monaco should also be able to make its position quite safe if in the next match Monaco is able to beat Marseille. Because after all, Marseille is still a team that has bad  results for home games and thus, Monaco who will play away should be able to maximize the chance or moment  like this to create and make a six-point gap with Marseille if in the  next  match Monaco really manages to win.

But indeed, there is still Lille who will only play against Montpellier, and of course Lille can be sure to win because Montpellier is only a team at the  bottom of the standings. If the scenario is Monaco wins and Lille wins, then Lille will overtake Marseille and have a four-point gap with Monaco, interesting  to look forward to.

[Obari]

PSG is getting further away and difficult to catch up with, but at least the competition between the teams below PSG is still quite interesting with the points gap still close. But yes, Monaco should also be able to make its position quite safe if in the next match Monaco is able to beat Marseille. Because after all, Marseille is still a team that has bad  results for home games and thus, Monaco who will play away should be able to maximize the chance or moment  like this to create and make a six-point gap with Marseille if in the  next  match Monaco really manages to win.

But indeed, there is still Lille who will only play against Montpellier, and of course Lille can be sure to win because Montpellier is only a team at the  bottom of the standings. If the scenario is Monaco wins and Lille wins, then Lille will overtake Marseille and have a four-point gap with Monaco, interesting  to look forward to.

What's making the game funny? We clearly understand the ultimate game pattern of the team, they're able to match strength with opponents. Football is game of passion and not by standing elite team. Although the supremacy of these elite teams depend mainly on the big winnings. The France Ligue One is an important league, but also popular referred to as the farmer's league because Paris Saint-Germain remained the elite team to dominate and win games without stress. Luis Enrique can do this for PSG because they're the best team, suiting in for the title race this season. Les Parisiens are doing quite smooth in the UEFA Champions League.

[Rampagoe004]

What's making the game funny? We clearly understand the ultimate game pattern of the team, they're able to match strength with opponents. Football is game of passion and not by standing elite team. Although the supremacy of these elite teams depend mainly on the big winnings. The France Ligue One is an important league, but also popular referred to as the farmer's league because Paris Saint-Germain remained the elite team to dominate and win games without stress. Luis Enrique can do this for PSG because they're the best team, suiting in for the title race this season. Les Parisiens are doing quite smooth in the UEFA Champions League.

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

[Farma]

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

It is indeed fitting that Luis Enrique builds the PSG team and focuses on the Champions League stage because so far PSG has not had a strong competitor in Ligue 1 and there is even no team that is able to match their quality so that several teams in Ligue 1 are currently only able to be a shadow for PSG.
Luis Enrique has so far been making a process with PSG and I think what Luis Enrique has done is not that bad, he managed to make the PSG team not only depend on one player so that slowly Luis Enrique will be able to make PSG much stronger, it's all just a matter of time.

[ancafe]

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

To achieve consistent victory, a team must have quality players to compete and dominate the league and what PSG did will be much more difficult for other teams to do because they do not have quality players and also their management does not have good finances to recruit players needed by the coach. It is difficult to stop PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 because there is no quality for other teams to achieve more satisfying results and they are also not supported by the club's finances.

PSG's burden is only one, they have not been able to do much in the Champions League and maybe this problem must be overcome by Luis Enrique in order to become one of the teams to be reckoned with because now when talking about competition in the highest league, PSG is not included in the category of strong teams to compete.

[G_Besar]

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

Yesterday, PSG lost directly when facing Bayern Munich so that PSG can only be the ruler in Ligue 1 without being able to do anything outside this competition. That is a fact that all PSG fans must accept right now because PSG only has more Ligue 1 trophies but has not had a UCL trophy during his career until last season and the possibility for this season will be the same. Now PSG's position in the UCL standings is very worrying because if the team continues to be in that position at the bottom of the table, of course PSG will not have the opportunity to qualify for the last 16 in the UCL.

[Weawant]

Looking at the French league standings, I think it's very safe to say that Paris Saint Germaine are mostly likely to retain the league title at the end of the season. The reigning champions are currently six points above second placed Monaco but considering the performances of both teams in the league this season, I strongly doubt Monaco will be able to catch up with them and that I think means that the dominance of PSG in the league is ending anytime soon.
Do you you have a contrary opinion? If yes, let me read yours.

Well lest not forget he point difference from Monaco is just six and that means it's very possible that any possible slack from PSG end, would be an advantage for Monaco, rhya haven't gotten the point difference that can be really reassuring enough for them to really relax, they can still be left behind if they loose two games in a row, I know the dominance of PSG is strong in ligue 1 but don't underestimate what can happen just like Manchester City in the premier League.

[ITExpert]

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

Yes, there are so many teams in each league otherwise the two teams would have been compared because having more teams means more matches and winning more matches then the title match then the championship title. In this way, every team wants and hopes to be the strongest and best team.It is because of their hard work that they would have joined these teams if they had not played this role in it. In every league there will be one or the other team which will be at the top and with good performance. Along with this, other teams are also strong. If it also works a little harder, it will also be in the title of this league. The matches will be interesting because there are many teams who play with equal performance so there is more interest in these matches.

[Palakka]

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

It is indeed fitting that Luis Enrique builds the PSG team and focuses on the Champions League stage because so far PSG has not had a strong competitor in Ligue 1 and there is even no team that is able to match their quality so that several teams in Ligue 1 are currently only able to be a shadow for PSG.
Luis Enrique has so far been making a process with PSG and I think what Luis Enrique has done is not that bad, he managed to make the PSG team not only depend on one player so that slowly Luis Enrique will be able to make PSG much stronger, it's all just a matter of time.

PSG is an unbeaten team in Ligue 1 this season, obviously this shows the ability and depth of the squad they have although they are no longer strengthened by players such as Messi, Neymar and also Mbappe, the performance they showed is of course Enrique hard work in forming a solid squad without relying on any of the existing star players, but unfortunately Enrique seems to forget if mentality is the main problem of their squad at the moment, including when playing in the UCL, currently there is no trophy that is most expected by their management and fans other than the first UCL trophy, so I am very sure if they will even sacrifice 10 domestic trophies if it is necessary to get 1 UCL trophy,  this season is Enrique last season at PSG as a coach, so let's see how his story will end.

[DanWalker]

As far i know financial condition cannot be solved in the short term and it took time for the particular teams to solved these situations and for an example since several years ago Sevilla and Barcelona had a problem from their financial and until now these teams cannot be says health from the financial even Sevilla has no money to bought the players this summer so from these teams we can see financial conditions is serious problem and hard to be solved

The current solution is sell some players but it would be effect to the performance of Lyon and rely on the youth players also is not good because usually they have unstable mentally and lack of experience so i think Lyon has facing very difficult situations and not impossible at the end of this season France Football Federation will decide to throw them to the Ligue 2

It is definitely going to take time for them to dig themselves out of this whole. I think they should take time and try to bring in some young players who are less known relatively and also not going to cost them a lot of money. At the same time, they will also have to let those players go who are actually taking a lot of money as wages. I understand that the performance is going to deteriorate a little. I think the target is currently for them to finish in the 6th position somehow. But the way they are playing right now, they might not be able to do that though.

[Pokapoka124]

Finally, the end of the circus. The owner of Lyon must sell his club to the new owners who wanting to acquire the club and pay its debt. I do agree with you to sell this club to the Saudis, but the only problem is that no commitment has came from Saudis to acquire Lyon.

I think no billionaire investors in europe wanna acquire this club caused by it will be relegated at the end of season as per the DNCG's statement, and got a transfer ban as well. It's hard to find the new owner for this club in this situation.

I agree with you. It's imperative for the current owners of the Lyon to sell the club to a wealthy individual that will be willing to settle it's debt, probably an investor from Saudi Arabia will be a good idea for them to sell the club to. Saudi owners have a reputation of being big spenders. But like you said, the news from DNCG'S read that Lyon will be relegated at the end of the season and will also be giving a transfer ban, it will be really hard for them to see an investor who will be willing to buy the club for the price they would want.

[len01]

We can say that it was a neck and neck fight. Lyon also fought well despite being away. Lyon, who had a hard time away, could have come close to 3 points but could not do it. They should win as many 3 points as possible before the big changes that may happen in the team during the break.

Yeah, it should be like that, but I remember that Lyon is struggling in a difficult challenge when they have a tight schedule. Lyon also has to fight in the European league, on the one hand Lyon will not be able to put pressure on players to continue to exert more energy in league 1 just for 3 points and it will have a bad impact on the UEL. So Lyon experiencing a few draws is a very good result and it is the best way to maintain performance stability in several competitions.

[Lidger]

Lyon attacking play was really boring, it should have been game where they could have taken all 3 points but Reims managed to equalize and share the points, after the score became 1 - 1 it was clear that Lyon game changed significantly.
Maybe they are taking better care of their players to stay fit for the next very important match in the Europa League against Qarabag FK and there Lyon performed better than in Ligue 1, I think they are really focused on the Europa League and trying to stay in comfortable position until this phase of the standings is over.

Maybe what you said is true because a team like Lyon also really wants to be more competitive in the Europa League besides Ligue 1 because here PSG's dominance is always difficult to break by any team and that is already clearly seen from the number of PSG points and also the number of points from all other teams. So it would be good if Lyon also considered the fitness of their main players for other competitions so that they can be in a much better position during the standings phase.

Single-handedly dominating Ligue 1 is something of a tradition for PSG. They have been doing this for many seasons and other teams in this league have not been able to produce a team that can beat PSG and win the league title. Every season PSG wins their domestic league but PSG's points difference with the second placed team is huge. PSG has played 12 matches in France league this season and second placed Monaco has played twelve matches but the difference here is that PSG has 32 points while Monaco has 26 points. There is no room to tell how many points difference can be made between these two teams at the end of the season if such a difference of points has been made in the first 12 matches.