French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Sirait]

It was a really disappointing week for PSG this time. Because unexpectedly they lost to Nantes by a score like 3-1 in an away game. I wouldn't expect more than a draw for Nantes side here. But they did a huge job that's for sure. PSG had no idea what to do against Nantes' scoring three goals in the first half already. They started answering this in the second half but they shouldn't have missed the penalty. That made things worse for them and Nantes got a comfortable win. Nantes are like a nightmare for them now as they defeated them last season too.

no team is absolutely perfect, even though they have messi, neymar and mbappe, PSG can still lose from another team. PSG's defeat to Nantes made me doubt PSG's performance against Madrid on UCL later, whether they will disappoint again??

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[yayayo]

The entire star team was in it from PSG and still lost this week. that can happen. I don't think there's much pressure at PSG either, they know they're going to be champions anyway and that's going to happen. I don't think Neymar Messi and Mbappe are too concerned about this either. All eyes are on the Champions League, in which they have to play the return against Madrid to defend a 1-0 lead.

ya.ya.yo!

[_BlackStar]

It's done and dusted. PSG lost to 5th placed Nantes and it's one of the most beautiful thing I've seen today. I'm sure no one expected it but it's done.  I was kinda thinking that PSG would do a comeback after that early second half goal from Neymar but couldn't produce anything afterwards. PSG started poorly and paid dearly for it let's hope thru don't put up such a terrible display in the return leg against Madrid.

Apparently PSG really had to lose that match even though Neymar had opened up hope when he scored. Neymar was also awarded a penalty, but failed to convert it into a goal as his weak shot was easily read by the goalkeeper. It was another miss from the penalty spot after Messi also missed his chance in the Champions League. But at least PSG will play 2 other matches before the second leg of the Champions League begins.

But PSG's poor results will not cost them the title this season as PSG still lead the Ligue 1 standings with a 13-point advantage over other competitors.

[Anguwa]

The entire star team was in it from PSG and still lost this week. that can happen. I don't think there's much pressure at PSG either, they know they're going to be champions anyway and that's going to happen. I don't think Neymar Messi and Mbappe are too concerned about this either. All eyes are on the Champions League, in which they have to play the return against Madrid to defend a 1-0 lead.

ya.ya.yo!

Sometimes something odd can happen in football that almost everyone can't really explain what happened and how it happened, maybe that's what happen to PSG, because they are not expected to loose to Nantes that are not even in the top five in the league table. Nevertheless it was a lucky day for Nantes and they took the 3-points they are now 7th in the league table.

[Pulsar77]

Just as I predicted, Nantes really made a surprise against PSG. And it was a big surprise like a 3-1 victory.    Nantes win had an odd around 9.00 before the game and congrats to every people who tried their luck by betting on it. Something went really wrong for PSG and they lost. They shouldn't have let Nantes play so effectively in the first half. Because it was the decider of this game as Nantes scored three goals. It was good to see Neymar scoring but he shouldn't have taken the penalty I think.

[Tumanggor]

Just as I predicted, Nantes really made a surprise against PSG. And it was a big surprise like a 3-1 victory.    Nantes win had an odd around 9.00 before the game and congrats to every people who tried their luck by betting on it. Something went really wrong for PSG and they lost. They shouldn't have let Nantes play so effectively in the first half. Because it was the decider of this game as Nantes scored three goals. It was good to see Neymar scoring but he shouldn't have taken the penalty I think.

My coworker was really lucky, he placed a bet on Nantes, with little capital but he made a big profit

many other surprises have befallen PSG, the next PSG opponent is Saint Etienne and Nice, will there be another big surprise?

apart from PSG another surprising thing is that until 62 minutes, Marseille hasn't scored a goal against clermont yet, what's going on LOL

[Trojane]

Just as I predicted, Nantes really made a surprise against PSG. And it was a big surprise like a 3-1 victory.    Nantes win had an odd around 9.00 before the game and congrats to every people who tried their luck by betting on it. Something went really wrong for PSG and they lost. They shouldn't have let Nantes play so effectively in the first half. Because it was the decider of this game as Nantes scored three goals. It was good to see Neymar scoring but he shouldn't have taken the penalty I think.

Well, I'm not too surprised that Nantes defeated Paris for some reasons and that's because they've been possessing a very awkward gameplay this days and you cannot tell me that when you play with understanding in the game with people that have the consciousness of winning, that you'll prevail with victory, that's not possible! They're over confident and it kills their coordination in the game. I think pochettinho has alot to do in the club when it comes to selecting players for the first start of the game and substitutes too

[Ratash]

Its almost 90 minutes and marseille are losing 2 0 at home against clermont what a disapointing result for them despite being dominant all game long clermont managed to score two goals with only two shots on target the only positive thing for marseille is the fact that they are still on the second position with a point away from nice.

[Doell]

Sometimes something odd can happen in football that almost everyone can't really explain what happened and how it happened, maybe that's what happen to PSG, because they are not expected to loose to Nantes that are not even in the top five in the league table. Nevertheless it was a lucky day for Nantes and they took the 3-points they are now 7th in the league table.

PSG are still at the top position it doesn't matter if they lose one or two in 25 games, because they have to focus on other prestigious events. Other than that Nantes got his chance to beat PSG and yes It's a lucky, unpredictable cycle but there are many match like that also the players are tired after the last game which makes the performance drop.

[BuNga_cute]

Its almost 90 minutes and marseille are losing 2 0 at home against clermont what a disapointing result for them despite being dominant all game long clermont managed to score two goals with only two shots on target the only positive thing for marseille is the fact that they are still on the second position with a point away from nice.

I am very disappointed too with the result of the Marseille vs Clermont match, Marseille should not have dropped points against Clermont.
Moreover, the previous match PSG lost, if Marseille manages to beat Clermont, this is the chance for Marseille to reduce the points gap with PSG.
Even though Marseille played at home and dominated the match, but not only conceded two goals, however Marseille could not score a single goal.
This means that not only the Marseille defense is playing badly, but Marseille's front line also did not play well. With 18 kicks, none of them was a goal.
This should be a lesson for Jorge Sampaoli that the strategy used did not work well against Clermont, hopefully Sampaoli can make Marseille play better
in the next match. Because if Marseille lose points again, not only will it be more difficult to catch up to PSG's points, Marseille's position can be replaced
by Nice, which is only one point away from Marseille.

[slaman29]

Reading some frankly dumb headlines about Messi being vindicated because of mistakes made by Neymar (penalty, of course, yes it was weak but he also scored so the media is being unfair I think, even if I did previously say Mbappe should be PK taker) and worse, because of Wijnaldum's handball. I mean come on everybody gives away sometimes it was obviously unintentional right. Anyway, 10 points lead (considering game extra). It's nothing.

[TheGreatPython]

Its almost 90 minutes and marseille are losing 2 0 at home against clermont what a disapointing result for them despite being dominant all game long clermont managed to score two goals with only two shots on target the only positive thing for marseille is the fact that they are still on the second position with a point away from nice.

This 25th round of French Ligue 1 was full of shocking results because two top ranked teams lost their matches and few other good teams were also down against weak sides which make some interesting changes in league table even PSG is still 13 points ahead of second seed team Marseille which means they have no challenge for this year's title race.

Moreover, the race for other top ranks is now very interesting because few teams are improving their performance and want to have some better spot with European connection, but it's not easy for them because shocking result can happen against any team like we have Bottom side team Bordeaux done good performance against Monaco and match end with score of 1 - 1, and now we have Marseille lost at home against another lower rank which give them some good points for staying in good position.

[Ebede]

Nantes' Counter Attack strategy was beyond expectations they managed to score 2 goals early in the first half and this was quite a surprise for PSG because they kept pressing but their defense looked like they were fragile.
Even though it's still quite a long time and PSG Points don't really matter but for some reason I like seeing them lose in Ligue 1 Hopefully there will be a pretty cool surprise shown later until the end of the game

3-0 already 
And the odds of Nantes winning fell sharply from 1.85 to 1.16. I think few people doubt that today they will win. A very interesting and emotional match (which is worth only a canceled red card and a penalty in the added minutes of the first half). It will be difficult for PSG to make the score more or less decent, it seems that today is not their day and it is unlikely that they will be able to reduce the difference in the score in the second half.

And in the end they lost quite embarrassingly
They controlled the game even more than 70% but on the other hand their defense was so bad that the constant counter-attacks became a good opportunity to add goals.
This is a pretty humiliating defeat as well as a loss that makes bettors confused about the final result
I think a lot of people will lose in this gamble

I think Nantes was so good today,  they capitalized on PSG  defensive errors to score those beautiful early goals. PSG on the other hand were just busy dominating the game while Nantes counter-attacked and scored 2goals.
A lot of people have lost already following the defect of the big guys I hope they do better in their next match.

[skarais]

But PSG's poor results will not cost them the title this season as PSG still lead the Ligue 1 standings with a 13-point advantage over other competitors.

Maybe you are right because I believe Marseille and some other teams will not be able to make PSG lose the title this season even though PSG can still drop a few more points in the remaining 13 match this season.

I believe PSG can lock up the title sooner this season if they are able to win the remaining 8/13 match remaining in the season because other teams will also drop points in the rest of the season in my opinion. So far, PSG seems to be still focusing on the Champions League and this is a mandatory target this season in addition to the Ligue 1 title.

[KingsDen]

But PSG's poor results will not cost them the title this season as PSG still lead the Ligue 1 standings with a 13-point advantage over other competitors.

Maybe you are right because I believe Marseille and some other teams will not be able to make PSG lose the title this season even though PSG can still drop a few more points in the remaining 13 match this season.

I believe PSG can lock up the title sooner this season if they are able to win the remaining 8/13 match remaining in the season because other teams will also drop points in the rest of the season in my opinion. So far, PSG seems to be still focusing on the Champions League and this is a mandatory target this season in addition to the Ligue 1 title.

I have weighed the strength of the other teams in ligue 1, no one is showing sign to contend with PSG. Then, PSG is too relaxed and very sure they have won the league. Their only target which has been their target from onset is Champions league.
They spent much for Neymar because of it and yet didn't get it. They spent for Mbappe to synergise with Neymar but to no avail. Finally, they bought arguably the world best player. Let us see how the trio will fair.

[ropyu1978]

But PSG's poor results will not cost them the title this season as PSG still lead the Ligue 1 standings with a 13-point advantage over other competitors.

Maybe you are right because I believe Marseille and some other teams will not be able to make PSG lose the title this season even though PSG can still drop a few more points in the remaining 13 match this season.

I believe PSG can lock up the title sooner this season if they are able to win the remaining 8/13 match remaining in the season because other teams will also drop points in the rest of the season in my opinion. So far, PSG seems to be still focusing on the Champions League and this is a mandatory target this season in addition to the Ligue 1 title.

I have weighed the strength of the other teams in ligue 1, no one is showing sign to contend with PSG. Then, PSG is too relaxed and very sure they have won the league. Their only target which has been their target from onset is Champions league.
They spent much for Neymar because of it and yet didn't get it. They spent for Mbappe to synergise with Neymar but to no avail. Finally, they bought arguably the world best player. Let us see how the trio will fair.

Although in yesterday's match PSG was defeated by Rannes with a score of 3-1, but PSG are still comfortably sitting in the standings, in 25 matches they have collected 59 points, while Marshall has only collected 46 points, it is a pity that there is no competition at all in the struggle title, PSG just run alone without anyone to catch up, I really want a new rich person who wants to buy a French club, so that PSG have a rival in the race for the title...

[CryptocurencyKing]

It was a really disappointing week for PSG this time. Because unexpectedly they lost to Nantes by a score like 3-1 in an away game. I wouldn't expect more than a draw for Nantes side here. But they did a huge job that's for sure. PSG had no idea what to do against Nantes' scoring three goals in the first half already. They started answering this in the second half but they shouldn't have missed the penalty. That made things worse for them and Nantes got a comfortable win. Nantes are like a nightmare for them now as they defeated them last season too.

no team is absolutely perfect, even though they have messi, neymar and mbappe, PSG can still lose from another team. PSG's defeat to Nantes made me doubt PSG's performance against Madrid on UCL later, whether they will disappoint again??

Nantes were not good but do you know why they won the match? They played as a team and beat PSG. You don’t always need an individual performance to win a game at times you need some group work to win the game. PSG is not playing as a team or unit this individualism indiscipline amongst players who think they are the team is killing this group which should have been the deadliest team put together but EGO getting the best of them. First half was poor coaching and second half was poor finishing. Neymar's missed penalty was pathetic (way worse than Messi's against Real), but Mbappe's miss from inside the 6 yard box might have been worse.

[rby]

Although in yesterday's match PSG was defeated by Rannes with a score of 3-1, but PSG are still comfortably sitting in the standings, in 25 matches they have collected 59 points, while Marshall has only collected 46 points, it is a pity that there is no competition at all in the struggle title, PSG just run alone without anyone to catch up, I really want a new rich person who wants to buy a French club, so that PSG have a rival in the race for the title...

PSG are still comfortable at the top and I am not comfortable about that. I know even if nobody buys any club if the clubs in France want their team to be strong they can do it. I know it was not psg that lifted the league last season. The club that lifted the league why didn't they bring out money and buy good players to add to their to make it more solid. If they can buy good players and employ good manager, we can have a strong team to compete with PSG

[snipie]

Reading some frankly dumb headlines about Messi being vindicated because of mistakes made by Neymar (penalty, of course, yes it was weak but he also scored so the media is being unfair I think, even if I did previously say Mbappe should be PK taker) and worse, because of Wijnaldum's handball. I mean come on everybody gives away sometimes it was obviously unintentional right. Anyway, 10 points lead (considering game extra). It's nothing.

When you spend a fortune in a player but he performs like an ordinary player and he miss a penalty then everyone will roast him. They will criticise everything in fact related to him until he returns to his actual performance then they will say that's the player we know. Personally I am still waiting for way more from him..

[skarais]

I have weighed the strength of the other teams in ligue 1, no one is showing sign to contend with PSG. Then, PSG is too relaxed and very sure they have won the league. Their only target which has been their target from onset is Champions league.
They spent much for Neymar because of it and yet didn't get it. They spent for Mbappe to synergise with Neymar but to no avail. Finally, they bought arguably the world best player. Let us see how the trio will fair.

Pochettino has not succeeded in formulating the right strategy for his three mainstay players so far so there has not been an extraordinary appearance when all three are played in a match. I think there is something Pochettino has to work on for his team at the moment and having a midfielder backing his three star players out there is even more exciting.

Some midfielders don't seem to like Messi at the moment so the ball flow for him is much lower. I didn't see that happen when he was playing at Barcelona because all the players believe in the potential he has when the ball is given to him. So Pochettino has to finish it in my opinion if he is to see the true strength of the best three players.