French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Ayers]

When we talk about competition in the Ligue 1 let's forget about Monaco, Lille, Marseille, Lyon and the other clubs I forgot to mention, we should be expecting that competition to come from teams that we least expected to do the needful, PSG can lose 10 games and before march they are leading the table with a promising point so where's the competition? As far as I know, the Ligue 1 is for PSG, they own it and nothing can be done to chase them off that number 1 position.

These are exact reason why ligue 1 is called farmers league. Apart from PSG, there are no other wealthy clubs here. Nasser Al Khelaifi is ready to spend record amount of money to strengthen his squad. They have built one of strongest squads in europe and appointed one of the smart manager. It is natural that any other team in ligue 1 will lag behind PSG in terms of competition. If french clubs were bit more free spending and capable of preparing large fund for player transfer, perhaps ligue 1 would become more competitive.

[puloweh555]

Can OL hold PSG to a draw in match week 8. This is one important match in the Ligue 1 that will decide who stays at the top of the table. PSG has become a big threat in European games and OL don't stand a chance in this game. If it's a draw at the end of the game OL retains their position else they relinquish it to PSG. It's going to be one match where both sides will protect their interests. If OL can they can use the number of injured players in PSG as their strength to get a draw or possible win.

If my prediction is right OL won’t be able to hold PSG. The reason is pretty simple because the match is played at PSG home and PSG is going into this game with high confidence after beating Barcelona in the UCL. Besides, PSG really needs three points to catch up with Lille at the top of the standings, especially since Lille is currently leading 1-0 against Monaco and will most likely maintain that score until the end of the match.

On the other hand, Lyon is facing PSG with low confidence after losing 3-0 to Hoffenheim in the Europa League. What makes me sure that Lyon can’t draw, let alone win against PSG is that statistically PSG has been stronger in several recent encounters.

[Mansoveh]

When we talk about competition in the Ligue 1 let's forget about Monaco, Lille, Marseille, Lyon and the other clubs I forgot to mention, we should be expecting that competition to come from teams that we least expected to do the needful, PSG can lose 10 games and before march they are leading the table with a promising point so where's the competition? As far as I know, the Ligue 1 is for PSG, they own it and nothing can be done to chase them off that number 1 position. After winning Barcelona the message was clear and they lost some of their key players due to injury which means their opponent need to take advantage of the fact that their key players are unavailable but it doesn't stop them from being the dominant and aggressive team in the Ligue 1.

You’ve to be the kidding me!! Is there any season where other teams are playing at their best, and PSG loses 10 games in a row, but the league finished in their favour? I can’t remember when that happened in Ligue 1. It may be I’ve never start watching football by then. We all that PSG have the spirit of turning things around, besides I don’t think the referees are helping them to win the league.

Monaco, Marseille, Lille and other teams are not playing consistent games in the league, I bet you is one of the reasons why they failed to win the league over the years. Lens had the chance last season, and what did they do? It slipped out of their hands.

[Humblevirus]

PSG is seriously giving their fans and non fans topic to discuss. They have climbed to second place in the Ligue 1 and dominant team in the Champions League. Their last game against Barcelona sends a serious message to every other team in the CL. Monaco whom I thought were ready for a competition this season has already dropped to 5th. I doubt of OL will stand at that top position after match day 8.

When we talk about competition in the Ligue 1 let's forget about Monaco, Lille, Marseille, Lyon and the other clubs I forgot to mention, we should be expecting that competition to come from teams that we least expected to do the needful, PSG can lose 10 games and before march they are leading the table with a promising point so where's the competition? As far as I know, the Ligue 1 is for PSG, they own it and nothing can be done to chase them off that number 1 position. After winning Barcelona the message was clear and they lost some of their key players due to injury which means their opponent need to take advantage of the fact that their key players are unavailable but it doesn't stop them from being the dominant and aggressive team in the Ligue 1.

Seriously, it is very hard to compare PSG with any other team in Ligue 1. No team can actually withstand their performances, and that is why they have always been the favourite team to win the league title, even though they have faced some challenges from the beginning.
But I would say that it is possible for PSG to lose as many as ten matches and still end up winning the league title.The other teams are not that weak, though.

I can't deny the fact that PSG are in great form, judging by the results we have been seeing from them, especially in the Champions League. If PSG can beat Barcelona, considering Barcelona's current form, there aren't many teams they cannot beat unless they are not determined enough.Even I expected Barcelona to take advantage of PSG's injuries and win the match, but PSG proved to us that even without some of their key players, they can still survive because they have other players who can really perform well as key players.