French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Ratash]

It seems that marseille team will put the pressure on psg and they will have a difficult time winning the ligue 1 on the contrary of what we expected but they still need to put a better performance especially when they face the leader in less than a month i think that game will have a major role on whatever they can compete for the title.

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[buwaytress]

Or is this time to double on the money on Marseille?

Well for me, Marseille and Lille were the teams that I thought were going to stand out the most in the French league, I thought they were going to face PSG, because a team like Marseille has everything it takes to be able to stop a team like PSG, my epseranzans changed in that direction, and it's not because I don't want PSG to stay in the league again, not at all, I just want a rival to come out that doesn't make it easy for them like it was last season, to That is very important to me, just as I think that for now these teams will hardly get out of where they are stuck, and PSG the only one that can give them a fight is any team from the UCL.

To be fair, the expectations on them are more or less the same every season. Even last season, everyone expected Lille to fall apart (and they actually did I guess, if you consider what they'd achieved the season before), it was a last-gasp effort and PSG had a hell of a blip of a season.

Monaco I think have been on a slow and arduous road to recovery but I think they're just suspect at the back now, but this season I do think Marseille (and Lens) are still unbeaten.

What are you talking about PSG not staying in the league? Ha.

[Docnaster]

Ligue 1 could just transform after this season. What they need is just one or two clubs that will buy big players to compete with Psg. When this happens, one step is achieved successfully. Another step is to make Psg win champions league and if they do, Mbappe would be projected for Ballon d'Or and he will win the prestigious award. These are the promises that kept Mbappe in the club against going to Real Madrid.

I'm not sure about PSG in the Champions League, but this season they have good stats with 2 wins in the group stages. For that, PSG have to prove many things, especially they have to get used to playing as a big team with very good cohesiveness. Mbappe, Messi and Neymar would be terrible if they helped each other but several times I have actually seen Mbappe play alone when he has the ball.

Earlier this season Messi had good stats for PSG. He started to feel like he found his game again and that made him perform better than the previous season. However, some players at PSG had high egos, it didn't really help the team in the end.

The internal ego and competition is much with Mbappe than the other two star players. Obviously Messi has nothing to bother about in football except winning the World Cup. He is old and he is successful and he is arguably the best player football has produced, left for him there won't be troubles in the psg squad.
The challenge will always be Neymar because he cannot overlook Mbappe. Neymar is young and could have a better season still, that is why he is not always comfortable with Mbappe claiming dominance in the team.

[arimamib]

With the caliber of players they have, the league is already theirs. And this is not because they put in so much to maintain the spot but because there is no competition in the Ligue 1. They very reason we see professional players play like average players in the CL and i doubt if there is any possibility they will make it through the the Semi finals

In the slightest there is no doubt that PSG will win the Ligue 1 title again this season, because no team can break PSG dominance as the strongest team in Ligue 1. PSG squad is very difficult to match other teams, it's natural that PSG often get big wins in the Domestic League because the difference in team quality is very far. The only weakness of PSG when they come to the Champions League, since forming the strongest team in Ligue 1, PSG has not once been able to win the Champions League trophy. Maybe because Ligue 1 is less competitive, PSG have difficulty when facing other strong teams.

[Shasha80]

With the caliber of players they have, the league is already theirs. And this is not because they put in so much to maintain the spot but because there is no competition in the Ligue 1. They very reason we see professional players play like average players in the CL and i doubt if there is any possibility they will make it through the the Semi finals

In the slightest there is no doubt that PSG will win the Ligue 1 title again this season, because no team can break PSG dominance as the strongest team in Ligue 1. PSG squad is very difficult to match other teams, it's natural that PSG often get big wins in the Domestic League because the difference in team quality is very far. The only weakness of PSG when they come to the Champions League, since forming the strongest team in Ligue 1, PSG has not once been able to win the Champions League trophy. Maybe because Ligue 1 is less competitive, PSG have difficulty when facing other strong teams.

We can see PSG's performance this season, which of the 8 matches played, PSG are completely unbeaten. Even 5 matches were won by PSG with
a fairly large score. One of them when PSG managed to beat Lille with a score of 1-7, this is PSG's biggest win this season. It proves PSG too strong
in Ligue 1, and I'm 99% sure PSG will win the Ligue 1 trophy again this season. Because the difference in strength of PSG with other teams in Ligue 1 is
too far, so it's very difficult for other teams to compete with PSG. That's why PSG's management always prioritizes the Champions League trophy
to be won. Unfortunately, no matter how much money PSG has spent to bring in star players, it can't make PSG win the Champions League trophy.
Because when playing in the Champions League PSG has a lot of competitors, we will see if PSG this season can win the Champions League trophy,
or for the many times PSG again failed to win the Champions League trophy. If we see the cooperation of PSG players is not too solid, my prediction is
that PSG will again fail to win the Champions League trophy this season.

[Sterbens]

With the caliber of players they have, the league is already theirs. And this is not because they put in so much to maintain the spot but because there is no competition in the Ligue 1. They very reason we see professional players play like average players in the CL and i doubt if there is any possibility they will make it through the the Semi finals

In the slightest there is no doubt that PSG will win the Ligue 1 title again this season, because no team can break PSG dominance as the strongest team in Ligue 1. PSG squad is very difficult to match other teams, it's natural that PSG often get big wins in the Domestic League because the difference in team quality is very far. The only weakness of PSG when they come to the Champions League, since forming the strongest team in Ligue 1, PSG has not once been able to win the Champions League trophy. Maybe because Ligue 1 is less competitive, PSG have difficulty when facing other strong teams.

Paris Saint Germain's super power in Ligue 1 is unquestionable. We already know that even just mentioning the name Paris Saint Germain can already imagine the luxury they have. Not only about the existing players but also as a whole. I don't think any other team will be able to match the luxury that Paris Saint Germain have now. The only thing they lack is that they still can't give their best in the Champions League.

[OcTradism]

Paris Saint Germain's super power in Ligue 1 is unquestionable. We already know that even just mentioning the name Paris Saint Germain can already imagine the luxury they have. Not only about the existing players but also as a whole. I don't think any other team will be able to match the luxury that Paris Saint Germain have now.

They have most valuable players in Ligue 1 and their squad is the most expensive one in the league too. It is boring to discuss about the domination, super power of PSG in Ligue 1 that is well known.

The only thing they lack is that they still can't give their best in the Champions League.

It's right. They are obsessed with Champions League after spending lot of money for player transfers and salary. They bought Neymar, signed with Messi and convinced Mbappe to stay as well as buying other good players only to win Champions League.

The only weakness of PSG when they come to the Champions League, since forming the strongest team in Ligue 1, PSG has not once been able to win the Champions League trophy. Maybe because Ligue 1 is less competitive, PSG have difficulty when facing other strong teams.

They are not weak in Champions League but they just lack of ability to protect advantages, leading goals they had and lost at the ends. It happened in many recent seasons but I believe soon they will be able to fix it. Then they will win Champions League. Chelsea can win Champions League so PSG will be able to win it. Matter of time only.

[Sirait]

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Ligue 1 problem is with marketing they arent on the level as premier league and they wont come even close to it. England fans are always on stands and their leagues stadiums are always full even the leagues below. PSG is the richest team in the league and the only one so this is why they win the title every year and dont have any competition. While in england premier league a lot of rich clubs and really powerfull clubs.

PSG's goal of buying great and expensive players like messi and neymar is actually to increase the interest of the audience and also investors to be interested in ligue 1 but over time it doesn't seem to work at all. Premier League is the best league in the world and also has the most loyal fans, this is what makes investors interested in Premier League clubs, besides Serie A is also the best after the EPL. btw, if PSG can get the UCL trophy then I'm sure they will make history and make investors see that ligue 1 is a league with potential for the long term.

[W Jr.]

Yes, they are very different when compared to Paris Saint Germain, they not only lost in terms of players, money, also all aspects that the team needs. This makes it difficult for us to find competitive competition here. How is it possible that a team that doesn't have everything that Paris Saint Germain has will be able to provide stiff competition. I can't think of that in Ligue 1 competition.

Ligue 1 doesn't have more big investors going into each team, so only Paris Saint Germain are showing up more because they have the money and good players that the team needs. Because it will be very difficult for a team to be competitive if the team does not want to spend money to get better players. That's why Ligue 1 is not so exciting and competitive in terms of competition when compared to other Leagues in every season. This season in Ligue 1 I have only seen a slight difference in the Marseille team from several teams with the same performance as last season.

Marseille is only able to provide competition in the top flight but cannot break PSG dominance as Ligue 1 champions. From year to year only PSG are able to win the Ligue 1 title, other teams are only complementary. The quality of Ligue 1 is still below other top European leagues, for that reason investors are less interested in looking at Ligue 1. So it is not wrong if Ligue 1 is called an agricultural league because only PSG always dominates the standings.

All teams in Ligue 1 are very weak compared to PSG. While PSG has plenty of money, the rest of the Ligue 1 teams are not financially strong. And so they cannot buy star players to strengthen the squad. As long as clubs don't find rich owners, they won't be able to build a team as strong as PSG. As long as the teams are not able to strengthen themselves, we will continue to see PSG reign.

If a team is to be bought in the French league after Paris SG, it would be Lyon or Marseille. Paris SG will continue to dominate the French league until these teams are sold. League 1 is to Paris SG what the Bundesliga is to Bayern Munich. Both teams win by dominating their respective leagues and are said to be champions before the league starts. Of course, Paris SG can easily do this with its financial superiority.

[fullhdpixel]

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Ligue 1 problem is with marketing they arent on the level as premier league and they wont come even close to it. England fans are always on stands and their leagues stadiums are always full even the leagues below. PSG is the richest team in the league and the only one so this is why they win the title every year and dont have any competition. While in england premier league a lot of rich clubs and really powerfull clubs.

PSG's goal of buying great and expensive players like messi and neymar is actually to increase the interest of the audience and also investors to be interested in ligue 1 but over time it doesn't seem to work at all. Premier League is the best league in the world and also has the most loyal fans, this is what makes investors interested in Premier League clubs, besides Serie A is also the best after the EPL. btw, if PSG can get the UCL trophy then I'm sure they will make history and make investors see that ligue 1 is a league with potential for the long term.

PSG alone can't do anything for increase of quality in French League here it's time for sports authorities and clubs owners to sit and talk about issues are preventing fans from coming into stadiums, and also they need to work on marketing as well which bring some good investors and sponsors which help them for having better quality and facilities because right now French League is surely one of the most boring leagues in UEFA with dominant by PSG and second place first for Marseille.

All other clubs are struggling badly have no enough funds for bringing quality players there were few hopes from few clubs but in this season these all are down badly and have no good results Lyon is also on decline in quality even they have few good players but still these are not enough for bringing better results in this league.

[Docnaster]

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Ligue 1 problem is with marketing they arent on the level as premier league and they wont come even close to it. England fans are always on stands and their leagues stadiums are always full even the leagues below. PSG is the richest team in the league and the only one so this is why they win the title every year and dont have any competition. While in england premier league a lot of rich clubs and really powerfull clubs.

PSG's goal of buying great and expensive players like messi and neymar is actually to increase the interest of the audience and also investors to be interested in ligue 1 but over time it doesn't seem to work at all. Premier League is the best league in the world and also has the most loyal fans, this is what makes investors interested in Premier League clubs, besides Serie A is also the best after the EPL. btw, if PSG can get the UCL trophy then I'm sure they will make history and make investors see that ligue 1 is a league with potential for the long term.

When you talk about quality of the leagues, ligue 1 is no where close to English Premier league, both in quality of players, quality of coaches, quality and number of titles contested for, the amount of money involved, the viewing rites and so on.
There is also no kind of money France will put in to compete with England,  they will have to beat Bundesliga, Laliga, Serial A before you talk about the mighty and prestigious English Premier league.  But the  first test is to win champions league.

[CLS63]

Marseille have had a pretty impressive form since the beginning of the season. They have two more easy matches ahead of them before playing their most important and difficult match in the league against PSG.

These opponents are Angers and Ajaccio. Angers are their opponent up next. Maybe they won their last two league matches but they are way worse than the previous season now. Marseille shouldn't have a big struggle against them. It is the same for Ajaccio and they are in much worse condition now as well. They finally got a win on the 8th week but it was against Brest which are no different than them now. Marseille have started concentrating on the Ligue 1 more than the Champions League. So I expect them not to make any point loss before facing PSG.

[Z-tight]

When you talk about quality of the leagues, ligue 1 is no where close to English Premier league, both in quality of players, quality of coaches, quality and number of titles contested for, the amount of money involved, the viewing rites and so on.
There is also no kind of money France will put in to compete with England,  they will have to beat Bundesliga, Laliga, Serial A before you talk about the mighty and prestigious English Premier league.  But the  first test is to win champions league.

English premier league fans so much love to hype their league , i know the premier league is better than the French Ligue 1, and it will take years if the Ligue 1 is ever going to rival it, but i don't think the premier league is a better league than the La Liga, more people may be interested in the premier league, but the La Liga produces stronger teams, and most times they beat the premier league teams when they play against each other in European tournaments.

Don't sound like the premier league is untouchable, it is, even in the last few years the Italian league has been more competitive than it is. Clubs in the Ligue 1 obviously have to do better, and if some of them get interests from rich people that will change the complete team and make them stronger to fight for titles, then in a few years the league may be a different place for the better.

[fuguebtc]

These opponents are Angers and Ajaccio. Angers are their opponent up next. Maybe they won their last two league matches but they are way worse than the previous season now. Marseille shouldn't have a big struggle against them. It is the same for Ajaccio and they are in much worse condition now as well. They finally got a win on the 8th week but it was against Brest which are no different than them now. Marseille have started concentrating on the Ligue 1 more than the Champions League. So I expect them not to make any point loss before facing PSG.

With Marseille's current form, it seems unlikely that any team other than PSG will be able to break their streak. Marseille's opponent in the next match, Angers, is a relatively weak team. However, Angers have returned to form in the last two matches and have played quite well. So Marseille must play carefully in this match. This new match is likely to be a draw. But Ajaccio is the weakest team in the league. Marseille will undoubtedly be able to pick up three points in this match. Marseille has now turned their full attention to Ligue 1 fixtures. And so they don't want to lose their position in the points table very quickly.

[udidrone]

Paris Saint Germain's super power in Ligue 1 is unquestionable. We already know that even just mentioning the name Paris Saint Germain can already imagine the luxury they have. Not only about the existing players but also as a whole. I don't think any other team will be able to match the luxury that Paris Saint Germain have now. The only thing they lack is that they still can't give their best in the Champions League.

PSG's failure in round of 16 of the Champions League last season was the worst achievement in PSG's last three seasons in the Champions League. despite having won in Leg 1 of round of 16, but in the end PSG had to be eliminated in leg 2 after get resistance from Madrid and end with 3-2 on aggregate.
This will be the first season for PSG's new coach in the Champions League, Christophe Galtier has the main task of bring PSG not to repeat the same mistakes as last season. Based on PSG's activity in the transfer market this season, they appear to be focus on improving their defense and midfield with the deals of several new players like Vítor Ferreira for example.

[sana54210]

The only weakness of PSG when they come to the Champions League, since forming the strongest team in Ligue 1, PSG has not once been able to win the Champions League trophy. Maybe because Ligue 1 is less competitive, PSG have difficulty when facing other strong teams.

They are not weak in Champions League but they just lack of ability to protect advantages, leading goals they had and lost at the ends. It happened in many recent seasons but I believe soon they will be able to fix it. Then they will win Champions League. Chelsea can win Champions League so PSG will be able to win it. Matter of time only.

It's not as simple as "if chelsea managed to win it, then PSG could too". City beats Chelsea in the league all the time, they won EPL so many times in a row now, and I feel like if they could do that, then why not do the same as chelsea did when playing in UCL? It's a different league, and even if you are a good team you could end up losing in Champions league.

I fear that the time for PSG hasn't come yet, maybe City will manage to do it finally with Haaland added, but PSG needs to figure out a way to get rid of Mbappe's selfishness first. You can't be a UCL winning team when one of your players wants the ball at all times and gets angry and gives up when he doesn't get it.

[Docnaster]

When you talk about quality of the leagues, ligue 1 is no where close to English Premier league, both in quality of players, quality of coaches, quality and number of titles contested for, the amount of money involved, the viewing rites and so on.
There is also no kind of money France will put in to compete with England,  they will have to beat Bundesliga, Laliga, Serial A before you talk about the mighty and prestigious English Premier league.  But the  first test is to win champions league.

English premier league fans so much love to hype their league , i know the premier league is better than the French Ligue 1, and it will take years if the Ligue 1 is ever going to rival it, but i don't think the premier league is a better league than the La Liga, more people may be interested in the premier league, but the La Liga produces stronger teams, and most times they beat the premier league teams when they play against each other in European tournaments.

Don't sound like the premier league is untouchable, it is, even in the last few years the Italian league has been more competitive than it is. Clubs in the Ligue 1 obviously have to do better, and if some of them get interests from rich people that will change the complete team and make them stronger to fight for titles, then in a few years the league may be a different place for the better.

Wonderful mate...all these you wrote was to describe how Laliga is better than EPL . You could be right mate, but I bet you that you are wrong in this. England has the money, they have the fans, the hype and the business. Apart from champions league success where England clubs go to finals and or eliminated in round 8 or 4.
If you are asked to predict who will win Laliga, you will say Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Now, predict who will win Epl. Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United how about Liverpool, not to talk about Chelsea. There are many good clubs in England .

[alpamar99]

It's not as simple as "if chelsea managed to win it, then PSG could too". City beats Chelsea in the league all the time, they won EPL so many times in a row now, and I feel like if they could do that, then why not do the same as chelsea did when playing in UCL? It's a different league, and even if you are a good team you could end up losing in Champions league.

I fear that the time for PSG hasn't come yet, maybe City will manage to do it finally with Haaland added, but PSG needs to figure out a way to get rid of Mbappe's selfishness first. You can't be a UCL winning team when one of your players wants the ball at all times and gets angry and gives up when he doesn't get it.

Indeed everything is still possible but the problem for PSG they are always unlucky in the Champions League even though in terms of strength they are a club that should be able to talk more in the Champions League but indeed in terms of experience and readiness maybe they are still not ready for that.
Currently, the Champions League still favors City and PSG, of course, although other big teams in La Liga like Madrid and Barcelona are also big, PSG and City are always the biggest opportunities but still haven't been able to win the Champions League once.

[snipie]

PSG's failure in round of 16 of the Champions League last season was the worst achievement in PSG's last three seasons in the Champions League. despite having won in Leg 1 of round of 16, but in the end PSG had to be eliminated in leg 2 after get resistance from Madrid and end with 3-2 on aggregate.
This will be the first season for PSG's new coach in the Champions League, Christophe Galtier has the main task of bring PSG not to repeat the same mistakes as last season. Based on PSG's activity in the transfer market this season, they appear to be focus on improving their defense and midfield with the deals of several new players like Vítor Ferreira for example.

Last season they were unfortunate to face Real Madrid early while they are destroying every team they stand in front of them. Previously, it was Mbappe the one that was shining while the others aren't playing top.
This season is quite different. Messi is doing good, Neymar and Mbappe too. In addition to the reinforcement that was done, I assume they will be a hard challenger for City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

[tulusikhlas]

PSG's failure in round of 16 of the Champions League last season was the worst achievement in PSG's last three seasons in the Champions League. despite having won in Leg 1 of round of 16, but in the end PSG had to be eliminated in leg 2 after get resistance from Madrid and end with 3-2 on aggregate.
This will be the first season for PSG's new coach in the Champions League, Christophe Galtier has the main task of bring PSG not to repeat the same mistakes as last season. Based on PSG's activity in the transfer market this season, they appear to be focus on improving their defense and midfield with the deals of several new players like Vítor Ferreira for example.

Last season they were unfortunate to face Real Madrid early while they are destroying every team they stand in front of them. Previously, it was Mbappe the one that was shining while the others aren't playing top.
This season is quite different. Messi is doing good, Neymar and Mbappe too. In addition to the reinforcement that was done, I assume they will be a hard challenger for City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

It might be true that they were unlucky to have to face Real Madrid early. But I don't think they will be able to get past at least the last 8, because last season almost all the teams that were in the top 8 were favourites. Until now I have not seen a satisfactory performance from Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League. This season has been an opportunity for them because now their players are playing better.