French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[crunck]

After Francis has gone through three World Cup qualifiers, there is no doubt that they are one of the strongest candidates in this year's World Cup.
Anyways Ligue 1 will open in the next two weeks, I will be very curious to see how each club changes after the world cup matches. The opportunity to fight for second place in the standings will still be very interesting to watch

You are somewhat right. France is one of the strongest teams in this World Cup. But today they lost 1-0 against a small team like Tunisia. It is indeed very shameful for them.
Ligue 1 won't start for 2 weeks. Ligue 1 will start on December 28. And we will probably see a change in the performance of almost all the teams. Lens, Marseille and Rennes are all three likely to fight for second place in the table.

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[DanWalker]

currently Neymar being injured is a big blow for PSG, but the form of Messi and Mbappe should satisfy them. Furthermore I too strongly feel that they should comfortably win the Ligue title, but if Messi and Mbappe too come back injured then it’ll definitely cause them problem’s in their title race. Lastly they could always use the upcoming transfer window for a short term fix, however I believe that they’ll have to pay premium for their targeted player’s in January transfer window.

I guess that Neymar will eventually come back when they need him at the later stages of UCL correct? I do not know exactly when he will be 100% ready but if I remember correctly it was this year, not a season ending injury, which means he could very well come back for like quarter finals of UCL and such to make sure that he plays on the very important games. If that happens, they could play with Messi and Mbappe together with other players until he comes back and not miss him, they already have good players enough to beat everyone in Ligue 1, and that is going to be a tough time for UCL without him, so they need him asap before that starts, until then it's fine.

Since the injury of Neymar is an ankle injury, I think he will not play in the world cup again but I will probably be in action for PSG in the Champions League games but even in his absence the PSG team will surely be solid and they will still win games with Mbappe and informed Messi present in the team they are sure of qualifying to the semi-finals of the UCL and also fight to retain the French Ligue1 title which I believe they are close to securing it already. Regardless of the players of PSG Neymar's presence matters in the team because he has the pace to move with ball and he create more scoring chances for his teammates due to his skillful ways of dribbling I wish him quick recovery even as he watching his team perform in the world cup.

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.

I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

[TheGreatPython]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.

I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

Most chances Neymar injury is going to take time, but it's not matter of worry about the club because right now they have plenty of time 28th December Ligue 1 is going to start with in February we will have Champions League which mean already two months which is good for them to settle things in positive way specially for the Champions League because in Ligue 1 they have no issue Messi and Mbappé both can handle things easily.

Right now both Argentina and France having fair chance for the title in World Cup with this most chances these both players will be played for some more time, and hopefully they will end this cup without any serious issue because nothing's could be tricky as full strength needed for all countries as we are entering into last 16 round and Neymar injury is surely big setback for the Brazil which is also favourite for the title.

[Jody.Drummer]

After Francis has gone through three World Cup qualifiers, there is no doubt that they are one of the strongest candidates in this year's World Cup.
Anyways Ligue 1 will open in the next two weeks, I will be very curious to see how each club changes after the world cup matches. The opportunity to fight for second place in the standings will still be very interesting to watch

You are somewhat right. France is one of the strongest teams in this World Cup. But today they lost 1-0 against a small team like Tunisia. It is indeed very shameful for them.
Ligue 1 won't start for 2 weeks. Ligue 1 will start on December 28. And we will probably see a change in the performance of almost all the teams. Lens, Marseille and Rennes are all three likely to fight for second place in the table.

Maybe it's true that all clubs will show their changes after the league returns, but not for Paris Saint Germain. What I mean about Paris Saint Germain is that they are not going to change in terms of strength and position in the table because there are no natural competitors that exist in Ligue 1 right now.
It was quite surprising to see that France had to be defeated by Tunisia, even though they already held 1 last 16 ticket but I don't think they should have littered their match with defeat, moreover they got the defeat from a country that was not at all seeded. In that match they rotated and made many of their main players to enter in the second half. This made them difficult in the first round. Even though the players entered in the second half, they could not reply to the goal that was created by Tunisia in the 58th minute.

[Sirait]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.

I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

There is an interesting fact in Neymar's case, he has experienced something like this since he first participated in the world cup in 2014 and it will definitely take quite a long time to recover. the issue is that PSG is targeting Marcus Rashford, I don't know if Rashford is being prepared to replace Neymar. We'll just see the development of Neymar.

[sana54210]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.

I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

Neymar doesn't have an injury that will sideline him for a long time. There is even a possibility that he could return and play in the world cup itself, let alone in the league. Which means that he will %100 be ready for PSG when they face a bigger opponent.

Maybe the worst case would be him missing rest of the world cup, and not play in a few easy games at first, then 20-30 minutes in other games and then he could play 70+ minutes for PSG when they need him in the UCL, that would be the worst case, and even that's not bad. Better case would be him being ready by quarter or semi finals during world cup, and he would be fully ready when he goes back to PSG.

[Xxmodded]

Most chances Neymar injury is going to take time, but it's not matter of worry about the club because right now they have plenty of time 28th December Ligue 1 is going to start with in February we will have Champions League which mean already two months which is good for them to settle things in positive way specially for the Champions League because in Ligue 1 they have no issue Messi and Mbappé both can handle things easily.

PSG doesn't need to worry about the injury that Neymar is currently experiencing with the Brazilian national team because they still have one month later for Ligue 1 match begin. Champion League schedule match still running two months later and PSG have chance with Neymar back from injured. Actually have good news with Brazil national team medical check up with Neymar possibility playing at 16 round. PSG still have many players exist in World Cup after their national team success lead to 16 round, Lionel Messi, Marquinhos and Mbappe. Hope all PSG player back to their team without any serious injured because PSG have schedule match on 28th December.

[CLS63]

There is some positive news about Neymar's injury according to some sources. He is expected to be back in only a few days. The most important thing will be keeping him away from bigger injuries in the remaining time period of the World Cup. Because we must all be remembering the previous season. He had serious issues with injuries and this caused him to miss many matches with PSG.

I don't know if PSG had an option but they could have put a limit to the maximum time period he can play for Brazil. I guess they didn't have that chance. Neymar is very crucial for the Bayern Munich matchup so PSG must do their best to have him ready and fit for the first leg.

[Fritwakky]

currently Neymar being injured is a big blow for PSG, but the form of Messi and Mbappe should satisfy them. Furthermore I too strongly feel that they should comfortably win the Ligue title, but if Messi and Mbappe too come back injured then it’ll definitely cause them problem’s in their title race. Lastly they could always use the upcoming transfer window for a short term fix, however I believe that they’ll have to pay premium for their targeted player’s in January transfer window.

I guess that Neymar will eventually come back when they need him at the later stages of UCL correct? I do not know exactly when he will be 100% ready but if I remember correctly it was this year, not a season ending injury, which means he could very well come back for like quarter finals of UCL and such to make sure that he plays on the very important games. If that happens, they could play with Messi and Mbappe together with other players until he comes back and not miss him, they already have good players enough to beat everyone in Ligue 1, and that is going to be a tough time for UCL without him, so they need him asap before that starts, until then it's fine.

Since the injury of Neymar is an ankle injury, I think he will not play in the world cup again but I will probably be in action for PSG in the Champions League games but even in his absence the PSG team will surely be solid and they will still win games with Mbappe and informed Messi present in the team they are sure of qualifying to the semi-finals of the UCL and also fight to retain the French Ligue1 title which I believe they are close to securing it already. Regardless of the players of PSG Neymar's presence matters in the team because he has the pace to move with ball and he create more scoring chances for his teammates due to his skillful ways of dribbling I wish him quick recovery even as he watching his team perform in the world cup.

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

[bekti3]

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

I don't see exactly what injury Neymar has at the moment but indeed I saw some other news that he also has a fever which makes it even less good for him but there is still hope because in this case Tite is still quite sure that he will still play in that phase knock out later so that it can be ascertained that his injury is not too fatal, I think because if he was really serious, Tite would not say that he is quite sure that Neymar will recover in the knockout phase.

[bestcoins1]

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

Neymar suffered an injury during Brazil's first match against Serbia in the world cup this time and that means that Neymar has played in the world cup even if only for a short time and to play again at PSG after the world cup is over, it is obviously very possible for Neymar as long as his injury has fully recovered . Because Neymar only has an injury to his ankle and if it is treated properly then his recovery will surely go very smoothly.

[Jody.Drummer]

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

Neymar suffered an injury during Brazil's first match against Serbia in the world cup this time and that means that Neymar has played in the world cup even if only for a short time and to play again at PSG after the world cup is over, it is obviously very possible for Neymar as long as his injury has fully recovered . Because Neymar only has an injury to his ankle and if it is treated properly then his recovery will surely go very smoothly.

True, the problem with his leg occurred in Brazil's first match at that time so this does not mean he forced himself because he was fit at first.
On the other hand, I actually see his current condition, he will still be in good condition also when he returns from the world cup, it seems that because he is injured, he is confirmed only for the group phase and there is great hope to play in the next phase, especially now that Brazil has confirmed qualification. But it will be a different story later if he does have problems again and this possibility still exists even though I didn't expect this.

[redsun114]

Neymar doesn't have an injury that will sideline him for a long time. There is even a possibility that he could return and play in the world cup itself, let alone in the league. Which means that he will %100 be ready for PSG when they face a bigger opponent.

Maybe the worst case would be him missing rest of the world cup, and not play in a few easy games at first, then 20-30 minutes in other games and then he could play 70+ minutes for PSG when they need him in the UCL, that would be the worst case, and even that's not bad. Better case would be him being ready by quarter or semi finals during world cup, and he would be fully ready when he goes back to PSG.

Here I don't want to create any argument but things as going most chances he will be not able to play in remaining world cup games with this injury because they never want to take any risk with his career as he is still a start player for them, or maybe we have very few chances he will be able to play into knock out rounds nothing is clear because they are creating hype about him with this injury which is surely serious as doctors still looking into this all, and they will give all details in next few days.

Most chances if he has serious trouble then surely it's going to hurt his team in next round matches, but there is nothing serious problem going to happen for the PSG because they have enough firepower in Ligue 1 which can give them good advantage and for Champions League we have more than two months which will be helpful for them for having better things.

[tulusikhlas]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.

I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

There is an interesting fact in Neymar's case, he has experienced something like this since he first participated in the world cup in 2014 and it will definitely take quite a long time to recover. the issue is that PSG is targeting Marcus Rashford, I don't know if Rashford is being prepared to replace Neymar. We'll just see the development of Neymar.

Neymar has indeed become one of the important players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad. The injury he experienced while defending his country was one thing to worry about, but it happened to him. according to reports the injury is not too severe and allows for a quick return. Let's hope that this is true so he can return to play for Paris Saint-Germain and if possible return to play in the World Cup with Brazil.

[Slow death]

currently Neymar being injured is a big blow for PSG, but the form of Messi and Mbappe should satisfy them. Furthermore I too strongly feel that they should comfortably win the Ligue title, but if Messi and Mbappe too come back injured then it’ll definitely cause them problem’s in their title race. Lastly they could always use the upcoming transfer window for a short term fix, however I believe that they’ll have to pay premium for their targeted player’s in January transfer window.

I guess that Neymar will eventually come back when they need him at the later stages of UCL correct? I do not know exactly when he will be 100% ready but if I remember correctly it was this year, not a season ending injury, which means he could very well come back for like quarter finals of UCL and such to make sure that he plays on the very important games. If that happens, they could play with Messi and Mbappe together with other players until he comes back and not miss him, they already have good players enough to beat everyone in Ligue 1, and that is going to be a tough time for UCL without him, so they need him asap before that starts, until then it's fine.

Since the injury of Neymar is an ankle injury, I think he will not play in the world cup again but I will probably be in action for PSG in the Champions League games but even in his absence the PSG team will surely be solid and they will still win games with Mbappe and informed Messi present in the team they are sure of qualifying to the semi-finals of the UCL and also fight to retain the French Ligue1 title which I believe they are close to securing it already. Regardless of the players of PSG Neymar's presence matters in the team because he has the pace to move with ball and he create more scoring chances for his teammates due to his skillful ways of dribbling I wish him quick recovery even as he watching his team perform in the world cup.

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

this neymar always in all seasons he has a prolonged injury, but from what I understand his injury is not something where he has to spend many games without playing so he will be 100% when the games start and of course I believe that PSG must already have I gave him warnings about his issue of prolonged injuries in which he only gets paid without playing but he enjoys it in several places

Here I don't want to create any argument but things as going most chances he will be not able to play in remaining world cup games with this injury...

he is not serious, he can play in the games of the next phase, in all the news channels they are saying that, at least in the news channels in Portuguese they said that he will be able to play in the next games because his injury is not serious, but it is it is possible that even if brazil passes to another stage he will not be able to improve in time for the first game of the other stage, they say he cannot put on shoes, from what i see he could only play before the final or even if brazil reaches the final, as expected from him, I hope this season he plays all PSG games

[emrecemsan]

Neymar's absence wouldn't be a big problem in the Ligue 1 matches even if he doesn't return until then. Because PSG are still too powerful against the remaining teams in the league. Mbappe and Messi would already be enough to obtain comfortable victories in many matches. As you said Neymar is returning very soon so there isn't any problem for PSG. They will just hope for Brazil to have him playing for as short time as possible. If he gets another injury this time it might be more serious.

He is already an injury-prone player you know. PSG had to face with a serious injury for Neymar in the previous season. He missed so many matches due to this. PSG need to keep all of their players in the trio away from an injury before their Champions League matches. Otherwise the Champions League title would be no more than a dream.

[zuzie]

currently Neymar being injured is a big blow for PSG, but the form of Messi and Mbappe should satisfy them. Furthermore I too strongly feel that they should comfortably win the Ligue title, but if Messi and Mbappe too come back injured then it’ll definitely cause them problem’s in their title race. Lastly they could always use the upcoming transfer window for a short term fix, however I believe that they’ll have to pay premium for their targeted player’s in January transfer window.

I guess that Neymar will eventually come back when they need him at the later stages of UCL correct? I do not know exactly when he will be 100% ready but if I remember correctly it was this year, not a season ending injury, which means he could very well come back for like quarter finals of UCL and such to make sure that he plays on the very important games. If that happens, they could play with Messi and Mbappe together with other players until he comes back and not miss him, they already have good players enough to beat everyone in Ligue 1, and that is going to be a tough time for UCL without him, so they need him asap before that starts, until then it's fine.

Since the injury of Neymar is an ankle injury, I think he will not play in the world cup again but I will probably be in action for PSG in the Champions League games but even in his absence the PSG team will surely be solid and they will still win games with Mbappe and informed Messi present in the team they are sure of qualifying to the semi-finals of the UCL and also fight to retain the French Ligue1 title which I believe they are close to securing it already. Regardless of the players of PSG Neymar's presence matters in the team because he has the pace to move with ball and he create more scoring chances for his teammates due to his skillful ways of dribbling I wish him quick recovery even as he watching his team perform in the world cup.

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

Seriously, that meant it would take him a long time to recover. This will be very impact for Paris Saint-Germain considering the Champions League and Ligue 1 matches will start in the next few months. Even though PSG still has Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, Neymar has his own role on the Paris Saint-Germain front line. The absence of one of the main contributors will greatly impact PSG's upcoming matches

[Alanaz]

Neymar is seriously injured. But he is very confident to play the World Cup match. Also, his injury is being treated well. Even if he doesn't play in the World Cup, I hope he can play well in his club PSG after the World Cup.

Seriously, that meant it would take him a long time to recover. This will be very impact for Paris Saint-Germain considering the Champions League and Ligue 1 matches will start in the next few months. Even though PSG still has Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, Neymar has his own role on the Paris Saint-Germain front line. The absence of one of the main contributors will greatly impact PSG's upcoming matches

Neymar suffered an ankle injury when Brazil faced Serbia. This is bad news for a player as well as the team he is defending, because it will be detrimental for a team that cannot play him if the recovery process takes a long time. It is very likely that he will not be included in the rest of the World Cup matches. But I wish him a speedy recovery, at least when he returns to Paris Saint Germain

[DanWalker]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.
I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

Most chances Neymar injury is going to take time, but it's not matter of worry about the club because right now they have plenty of time 28th December Ligue 1 is going to start with in February we will have Champions League which mean already two months which is good for them to settle things in positive way specially for the Champions League because in Ligue 1 they have no issue Messi and Mbappé both can handle things easily.
Right now both Argentina and France having fair chance for the title in World Cup with this most chances these both players will be played for some more time, and hopefully they will end this cup without any serious issue because nothing's could be tricky as full strength needed for all countries as we are entering into last 16 round and Neymar injury is surely big setback for the Brazil which is also favourite for the title.

At first, we thought that the injury of Neymar is not going to be too much problematic for Brazil. But after watching the match which Brazil played in the World Cup after Neymar got injured I think we can say that we were wrong. Brazil needs Neymar on the team. And without him, the attack on Brazil is still good, but they lose their stability.

~snip~

Neymar doesn't have an injury that will sideline him for a long time. There is even a possibility that he could return and play in the world cup itself, let alone in the league. Which means that he will %100 be ready for PSG when they face a bigger opponent.
Maybe the worst case would be him missing rest of the world cup, and not play in a few easy games at first, then 20-30 minutes in other games and then he could play 70+ minutes for PSG when they need him in the UCL, that would be the worst case, and even that's not bad. Better case would be him being ready by quarter or semi finals during world cup, and he would be fully ready when he goes back to PSG.

Now there are two things that can be done. Even playing for Brazil four as much as he can whenever he gets a little bit healthier. Just so that he can play in the World Cup. Which is obviously going to have a devastating effect on his career. And the other thing is going to be waiting to get healthy so that he can play well for PSG in the Champions League. I think he should be wise and choose the letter option.

[püsür]

Neymar is the one performing the most well for PSG currently. So not having him available is going to be a problem for PSG.
In only 14 matches this season, he has scored 11 goals and dished out nine assists. This is a very positive record for him so far.
I am sure that Lionel Messi and Mbappé are going to be able to play well for PSG. I am not sure if Messi will be able to perform as well without Neymar, and this is my main concern at this point. Because we all know that Messi is a great friend of Neymar, but he does not have that type of friendship with Mbappé at all. So, I personally think that if Mama takes a long time to recover, it is going to be a problem for PSG. Especially in Champions League matches.

Most chances Neymar injury is going to take time, but it's not matter of worry about the club because right now they have plenty of time 28th December Ligue 1 is going to start with in February we will have Champions League which mean already two months which is good for them to settle things in positive way specially for the Champions League because in Ligue 1 they have no issue Messi and Mbappé both can handle things easily.
Right now both Argentina and France having fair chance for the title in World Cup with this most chances these both players will be played for some more time, and hopefully they will end this cup without any serious issue because nothing's could be tricky as full strength needed for all countries as we are entering into last 16 round and Neymar injury is surely big setback for the Brazil which is also favourite for the title.

At first, we thought that the injury of Neymar is not going to be too much problematic for Brazil. But after watching the match which Brazil played in the World Cup after Neymar got injured I think we can say that we were wrong. Brazil needs Neymar on the team. And without him, the attack on Brazil is still good, but they lose their stability.

~snip~

Neymar doesn't have an injury that will sideline him for a long time. There is even a possibility that he could return and play in the world cup itself, let alone in the league. Which means that he will %100 be ready for PSG when they face a bigger opponent.
Maybe the worst case would be him missing rest of the world cup, and not play in a few easy games at first, then 20-30 minutes in other games and then he could play 70+ minutes for PSG when they need him in the UCL, that would be the worst case, and even that's not bad. Better case would be him being ready by quarter or semi finals during world cup, and he would be fully ready when he goes back to PSG.

Now there are two things that can be done. Even playing for Brazil four as much as he can whenever he gets a little bit healthier. Just so that he can play in the World Cup. Which is obviously going to have a devastating effect on his career. And the other thing is going to be waiting to get healthy so that he can play well for PSG in the Champions League. I think he should be wise and choose the letter option.

Great football player ok, but I would not have guessed that his absence would be so sought after in a team like Brazil, where each of them are valuable top-level world stars. Luckily his ankle is said to be healed until the south korea game. If he recovers well from injury in the round of 16 and quarter finals for the argentina-brazil semi-finals, he will be immensely important. Also for the rest of the season for PSG. Neymar and Messi proved yet again that they are top of the most important players in the world in this World Cup. Messi gave one of the most incredible, most perfect, most extraordinary performance of the football player I've ever seen in my life. I haven't watched a game where a football player won the game so alone in a long time. There was nothing he didn't do. If he had a talented man beside him like he has in PSG instead of Martinez, he would have scored at least 2 of Messi's incredible passes and finished this match 4-1. These performances make one very hopeful for PSG's future in CL. With a couple of transfers after the WC, they can be maybe the biggest force in CL.