French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[ingiltere]

Metz make a great comeback even though they are one man down, it was unexpected for the bottom team. Bordeaux is in big trouble now because they are also very close to relegation zone. After two goals lead they conceded two goals in five minutes. There is still extra time but it looks like both teams are settled for draw. Metz should be happy about that because it's very hard thing to do, coming from behind with ten men. They are still in the last place though.

[tazmantasik]

PSG made me really worried after Navas got a red card and their opponent Nantes scored the equalizer in around ten minutes. But they were still the PSG we know and they would still be able to destroy Nantes. And that was what they did after. Appiah's own goal came in only five minutes and Messi scored his first ever goal in the Ligue 1 six minutes after that. And this finished Nantes' hopes about getting a point here. Messi's goal was really delightful though.

Messi at last scores his first Ligue 1 goal against Nantes, the important thing is that it was neither tap-in nor from penalty. Messi helped 10 man PSG go from 1-1 to a 3-1 win. This is just signaling better days ahead, he generally begins the season gradually then the proceeds to be the best player.

Not yet maybe next match Messi stuck and can't make any goal again, I appreciated with Messi success make first goal for PSG on Ligue 1 but he still make little goal so far for PSG on Ligue 1 or champion league, not any contribution from Messi without make goal or assist because he is star player and success make many goal for Barcelona on La Liga with most competitive league than Ligue 1.

[mrongoz_imut]

PSG now is 12 points far from its closest follower, Rennes, after 14 rounds. Wonder know if PSG could lift the title before 10 rounds..

It is very possible if PSG can win all matches at least 11 match in a row from now on, but with the record of the team in second place not having enough point to affect PSG's position as the leader of the table. The difference of 12 point mean that Rennes only has the opportunity to overtake PSG if they are able to win 4 match in a row while PSG must lose 3 match in a row. I think it will be very unlikely for PSG this season because we all know they deserve to be king of France this season.

last night messi listed his name on the scoreboard in 87 minutes, even though psg lacked one player due to a red card, but psg was able to add to their goals, in 87 minutes messi managed to change the position to 3-1, looking at psg's performance it can be said that psg could be earlier lifting the french league cup this year, psg has been very good playing in their league, the question is can their best performance, can take them to the final of the champions league this year..??

[sana54210]

PSG signed with Ramos with hope to use him in Champions League. The fact is Ramos is a very experienced player in Champions League, with 3 titles and many seasons played there. His skills and his experience can be helpful for PSG if they need to

I love to see teams not signing with players that gave nearly 2 decades of their life to the team. It shows that this is purely business and it opens the door for players to leave whenever they want to, because let's be honest teams do not have loyalty so why should the players have any? Many people blamed Messi leaving Barcelona during their hardest time, they assumed that other players could have been fired and Messi could have played for like 10 million euro instead and that could have been financially arranged somehow.

However, why would Messi leave money at the table and stay at Barcelona when it is known that teams do not care about players whenever it suits them? See how Ramos was treated at Madrid, and not like he was some horrible player neither he found a place at PSG and yes he hasn't provided anything so far but maybe in the future he will have some games that justifies his signing?

[mv1986]

Tuchel is going to do a great job in England and those who have responsibility at PSG are going to regret to let him go!

[coderben]

I think that the Monaco - Lille match was the most exciting match of the weekend. This match was open for any kind of surprises actually. We could have watched a boring match too but thankfully it was not the case. After a very competitive and enjoyable match, there was a 2-2 draw after the final whistle. Lille were 2-0 ahead actually but Monaco dropped the goal difference to one. And they got a red card after that. But they still managed to score the equalizer and got one point. Lille players must be sad that they missed a big opportunity to win.

[arallmuus]

However, why would Messi leave money at the table and stay at Barcelona when it is known that teams do not care about players whenever it suits them? See how Ramos was treated at Madrid, and not like he was some horrible player neither he found a place at PSG and yes he hasn't provided anything so far but maybe in the future he will have some games that justifies his signing?

Its called as exposure because by signing big names like Ramos, Messi and some other players, the Media all over the world will report it on their front page. PSG doesnt really need Messi or Ramos on the team, they have a decent chance to win the Champions League or Ligue 1 even without them so it wasnt necessary but it has to be done because PSG is trying to reach out all over the world by signing those big names and they got the cash to do that  so why not huh. Any sane football fans are going to love to see Messi on their club especially after he became a free agent so yeah

Messi at last scores his first Ligue 1 goal against Nantes, the important thing is that it was neither tap-in nor from penalty.

That bolded part sounds pretty weird, it doesnt really matter if a player score from the penalty spot or a tap in because its still counted as a goal.

[Pulsar77]

It must be a joyful weekend for Lionel Messi as he scored his first goal in the Ligue 1. And it was one of the classic Messi goals that we were accustomed when he was playing at Barcelona. And this goal was crucial for PSG to relieve and secure their win against Nantes. Because Keylor Navas' red card made things harder for them as Nantes started playing better. In the end, a 3-1 victory must be satisfying for the team. They scared their supporters after the score was equalized by Nantes first (1-1). But they made up for that very fast.

[AndySt]

PSG signed with Ramos with hope to use him in Champions League. The fact is Ramos is a very experienced player in Champions League, with 3 titles and many seasons played there. His skills and his experience can be helpful for PSG if they need to

I love to see teams not signing with players that gave nearly 2 decades of their life to the team. It shows that this is purely business and it opens the door for players to leave whenever they want to, because let's be honest teams do not have loyalty so why should the players have any? Many people blamed Messi leaving Barcelona during their hardest time, they assumed that other players could have been fired and Messi could have played for like 10 million euro instead and that could have been financially arranged somehow.
However, why would Messi leave money at the table and stay at Barcelona when it is known that teams do not care about players whenever it suits them? See how Ramos was treated at Madrid, and not like he was some horrible player neither he found a place at PSG and yes he hasn't provided anything so far but maybe in the future he will have some games that justifies his signing?

I also hope that Ramos will finally recover from his physical injuries and finally begin to show what he was actually signed by the club for. Unfortunately, this is the reality and big clubs cannot always thank their players, who have been creating glory for their clubs with their sweat and blood for many years. On the one hand, such clubs usually have excellent financial opportunities to do this, but on the other hand, in such clubs, first of all, the result is at the forefront and all financial resources are invested in it, while ruthlessly getting rid of those who can no longer provide this result. However, I would not say that Ramos and Messi suffered a lot in this situation and everything is quite normal for them, there are cases much worse.

[tazmantasik]

PSG signed with Ramos with hope to use him in Champions League. The fact is Ramos is a very experienced player in Champions League, with 3 titles and many seasons played there. His skills and his experience can be helpful for PSG if they need to

I love to see teams not signing with players that gave nearly 2 decades of their life to the team. It shows that this is purely business and it opens the door for players to leave whenever they want to, because let's be honest teams do not have loyalty so why should the players have any? Many people blamed Messi leaving Barcelona during their hardest time, they assumed that other players could have been fired and Messi could have played for like 10 million euro instead and that could have been financially arranged somehow.
However, why would Messi leave money at the table and stay at Barcelona when it is known that teams do not care about players whenever it suits them? See how Ramos was treated at Madrid, and not like he was some horrible player neither he found a place at PSG and yes he hasn't provided anything so far but maybe in the future he will have some games that justifies his signing?

I also hope that Ramos will finally recover from his physical injuries and finally begin to show what he was actually signed by the club for. Unfortunately, this is the reality and big clubs cannot always thank their players, who have been creating glory for their clubs with their sweat and blood for many years. On the one hand, such clubs usually have excellent financial opportunities to do this, but on the other hand, in such clubs, first of all, the result is at the forefront and all financial resources are invested in it, while ruthlessly getting rid of those who can no longer provide this result. However, I would not say that Ramos and Messi suffered a lot in this situation and everything is quite normal for them, there are cases much worse.

Ramos still not in the list player when PSG success defeat Nantes and Messi make first goal for PSG in Ligue 1, although few days before Ramos have looking on PSG training center and he looks healthy and ready for debut, but Pochettino not get in Ramos in the list and waiting again to see Ramos debut for PSG, but middle week have champion league will Ramos in the player list or we need waiting again to see Ramos playing for PSG.

[kassex]

PSG signed with Ramos with hope to use him in Champions League. The fact is Ramos is a very experienced player in Champions League, with 3 titles and many seasons played there. His skills and his experience can be helpful for PSG if they need to

I love to see teams not signing with players that gave nearly 2 decades of their life to the team. It shows that this is purely business and it opens the door for players to leave whenever they want to, because let's be honest teams do not have loyalty so why should the players have any? Many people blamed Messi leaving Barcelona during their hardest time, they assumed that other players could have been fired and Messi could have played for like 10 million euro instead and that could have been financially arranged somehow.
However, why would Messi leave money at the table and stay at Barcelona when it is known that teams do not care about players whenever it suits them? See how Ramos was treated at Madrid, and not like he was some horrible player neither he found a place at PSG and yes he hasn't provided anything so far but maybe in the future he will have some games that justifies his signing?

I also hope that Ramos will finally recover from his physical injuries and finally begin to show what he was actually signed by the club for. Unfortunately, this is the reality and big clubs cannot always thank their players, who have been creating glory for their clubs with their sweat and blood for many years. On the one hand, such clubs usually have excellent financial opportunities to do this, but on the other hand, in such clubs, first of all, the result is at the forefront and all financial resources are invested in it, while ruthlessly getting rid of those who can no longer provide this result. However, I would not say that Ramos and Messi suffered a lot in this situation and everything is quite normal for them, there are cases much worse.

Ramos still not in the list player when PSG success defeat Nantes and Messi make first goal for PSG in Ligue 1, although few days before Ramos have looking on PSG training center and he looks healthy and ready for debut, but Pochettino not get in Ramos in the list and waiting again to see Ramos debut for PSG, but middle week have champion league will Ramos in the player list or we need waiting again to see Ramos playing for PSG.

Ramos needs not only to fully recover, but also to get in shape to go out and play a full match. And I don't think he will be released in the Champions League right away. Most likely he will make his debut in League 1. Still, Ramos is no longer young and a relapse of an old injury is possible. which can leave him out of the game for a long time.

[snipie]

Lyon - Marseille game was suspended after a player from OM was hurt by a bottle from Lyon fans. Obviously there will be sanctions, probably few games without spectators for Lyon... I don't know how many games suspended for the same reason in Ligue 1..
Meanwhile Pochettino is reportedly open for talks about managing ManU if they are interested!

[bekti3]

Lyon - Marseille game was suspended after a player from OM was hurt by a bottle from Lyon fans. Obviously there will be sanctions, probably few games without spectators for Lyon... I don't know how many games suspended for the same reason in Ligue 1..

This is something that is quite disturbing and quite embarrassing for the fans because this is a very stupid act, I saw some news that the bottle thrower had been arrested by the authorities and Aulas had personally apologized to Payet for this embarrassing incident.
and this has added to the bad image of the supporters after some time ago supporters from Nice also invaded the field when their favorite team Nice met Marseille.

[_BlackStar]

Tuchel is going to do a great job in England and those who have responsibility at PSG are going to regret to let him go!

I think you have an unprofessional mind on this because no coach wants to tie up a lifetime contract with the only team in his career. PSG couldn't afford to win the Champions League with him, so it's good to consider him out even though he did well with Chelsea last season. Do you think it's wrong if the team owner wants to get the touch of another coach to achieve goals in every competition?

[Raflesia]

Lyon - Marseille game was suspended after a player from OM was hurt by a bottle from Lyon fans. Obviously there will be sanctions, probably few games without spectators for Lyon... I don't know how many games suspended for the same reason in Ligue 1..
Meanwhile Pochettino is reportedly open for talks about managing ManU if they are interested!

From the replay the bottle Throw was very clear on the head of a lyon player and I think this is something that is still happening in league 1.
When the PSG vs Marseille match was almost the same as experiencing a commotion from the pontoon, is it racist for Marseille fans?

I heard this news about Pochettino in Man United's lyrics but PSG will glance at Zidane if Pochettino agrees.

[Pulsar77]

On the game weekend we have left behind, Monaco - Lille seemed to be the most delightful game to me. It was a big game though but I can't say that they both were having their best times this season. Both of them were stuck in the middle positions in the league standings. This would have been a boring game also but it was not like that thankfully. After a really great rivalry, the final result was 2-2. It was worth watching I think.

[Ratash]

Metz make a great comeback even though they are one man down, it was unexpected for the bottom team. Bordeaux is in big trouble now because they are also very close to relegation zone. After two goals lead they conceded two goals in five minutes. There is still extra time but it looks like both teams are settled for draw. Metz should be happy about that because it's very hard thing to do, coming from behind with ten men. They are still in the last place though.

It was an exciting game and maybe it will put more excitment into metz team considering the bad situation they are in, last position in the standing with three points from the closest team on the otherhand bordeaux team lost two precious points which coulve put them on a more confortable situation.

[nelson4lov]

It must be a joyful weekend for Lionel Messi as he scored his first goal in the Ligue 1. And it was one of the classic Messi goals that we were accustomed when he was playing at Barcelona. And this goal was crucial for PSG to relieve and secure their win against Nantes. Because Keylor Navas' red card made things harder for them as Nantes started playing better. In the end, a 3-1 victory must be satisfying for the team. They scared their supporters after the score was equalized by Nantes first (1-1). But they made up for that very fast.

It was a close one. The fact that Nantes equalized after Navas got sent off made it seem like PSG would be lucky to finish the match with 1 point but they turned things around with that deflection before Messi finished it off in ground style. Throughout the match, Messi was everywhere trying to improve the team spirit after the equalizer came. Once PSG attackers understand themselves, it would be very hard to tame them.

[justdimin]

Ramos needs not only to fully recover, but also to get in shape to go out and play a full match. And I don't think he will be released in the Champions League right away. Most likely he will make his debut in League 1. Still, Ramos is no longer young and a relapse of an old injury is possible. which can leave him out of the game for a long time.

Ramos is definitely good enough to actually provide something to the table for sure, he could be as old as it gets and it doesn't really matter because he could still provide. Look at Ibrahimovic and how old he is and he still scores goals like its nothing, so why would Ramos have any problem at all?

This is why I believe that we should be focusing on Ramos on how he plays and not how old he is or how he got out of injury and all that. Obviously it is something that everyone has a question mark on their mind about how he is going to ocme back and yes maybe he won't be as good as he used to be and would need to recover a bit more and yet it doesn't matter in the long term.

[Rabi3]

It must be a joyful weekend for Lionel Messi as he scored his first goal in the Ligue 1. And it was one of the classic Messi goals that we were accustomed when he was playing at Barcelona. And this goal was crucial for PSG to relieve and secure their win against Nantes. Because Keylor Navas' red card made things harder for them as Nantes started playing better. In the end, a 3-1 victory must be satisfying for the team. They scared their supporters after the score was equalized by Nantes first (1-1). But they made up for that very fast.

It was a close one. The fact that Nantes equalized after Navas got sent off made it seem like PSG would be lucky to finish the match with 1 point but they turned things around with that deflection before Messi finished it off in ground style. Throughout the match, Messi was everywhere trying to improve the team spirit after the equalizer came. Once PSG attackers understand themselves, it would be very hard to tame them.

Messi showed up when they needed him, I think PSG play better under pressure and when they are the underdog, just like we have seen them beat man city even though they weren't playing good in CL at the time, and this is why I would stay away from betting on them when they are favorable to win by a lot, and I might even bet on the opposite team, + in handicap or under goals for PSG.