French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 0 Bordeaux

with this well-deserved victory, PSG are practically champions, I think it's impossible at the moment to have any team that can overcome them, they are 15 points ahead of them against second place, PSG can already celebrate that they are champions. As for the other teams, I just hope that next season they will become very strong to be champions and Ligue 1 to become more competitive. funniest aside is that Neymar scored, but Messi seems to be in a crisis of not scoring goals

[diderdrogba]

Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 0 Bordeaux

with this well-deserved victory, PSG are practically champions, I think it's impossible at the moment to have any team that can overcome them, they are 15 points ahead of them against second place, PSG can already celebrate that they are champions. As for the other teams, I just hope that next season they will become very strong to be champions and Ligue 1 to become more competitive. funniest aside is that Neymar scored, but Messi seems to be in a crisis of not scoring goals

This was already an obvious score to me. Because PSG were the leader and Bordeaux were at the last place in the standings. And in this situation, Bordeaux had really no chance technically. PSG consolidated their place more by defeating them by a comfortable score. But even in a game like this, Messi didn't do anything. He is still not able to give what is expected from him. And I really wonder whether Messi will go back to Barcelona after this season. There have been some speculations in that way but let's wait and see.

[mv1986]

Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 0 Bordeaux

with this well-deserved victory, PSG are practically champions, I think it's impossible at the moment to have any team that can overcome them, they are 15 points ahead of them against second place, PSG can already celebrate that they are champions. As for the other teams, I just hope that next season they will become very strong to be champions and Ligue 1 to become more competitive. funniest aside is that Neymar scored, but Messi seems to be in a crisis of not scoring goals

This was already an obvious score to me. Because PSG were the leader and Bordeaux were at the last place in the standings. And in this situation, Bordeaux had really no chance technically. PSG consolidated their place more by defeating them by a comfortable score. But even in a game like this, Messi didn't do anything. He is still not able to give what is expected from him. And I really wonder whether Messi will go back to Barcelona after this season. There have been some speculations in that way but let's wait and see.

But in the end the win doesn't really mean anything anymore in light of all the things that are about to happen for PSG. They will be punished by the UEFA, Mbappe is going to leave the club. I also can't see why Messi would stay until 2023. Who knows what Neymar is going to do? He is 30 years old now, if he wants to change something one more time, it is now or never. Pochettino will be fired after the season and even the director of sports is probably supposed to leave. There will be a new PSG next season I guess. The fans are even yelling that the sheikh should step back, but what would PSG be without all the money?

[AndySt]

I admit Mbappe has always given his best and scored more goals than any other PSG star ahead of them but Mbappe is said to be moving as well. Rumors also say Neymar will also be sold but what is PSG's desire after bringing in a great player but if he doesn't win the UCL everything will be in vain, is that so? Messi is only a statue but with high fees that are not commensurate with his appearance because he began to decline in his performance.

I honestly think the problem is the coach. Because, if the coach was someone like Zidane, he would have managed the team far better. Because then if any player set that I would not want to do this, he would have said that ""I'm Zidane, you do what I say"" , he has enough confidence to say like that & dominance over other. But the other coaches certainly cannot do that in my opinion, and that is a big problem, to be honest.

With all my great respect for Pochettino's coaching talents, it is still worth admitting that he cannot cope with the overwhelming ego of his star players and bring everything to a common denominator. It is not for nothing that Paris Saint-Germain fans in their appeal to the club's management said that why would a coach be respected in the locker room if the decisions are clearly not made by him. In principle, Zidane had a similar situation in Real Madrid and thanks to his authority, including as a former top player, he could manage the situation, even if not always successfully with everyone, but when there are a lot of players in the team constantly claiming leadership, such a situation is inevitable.

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Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 0 Bordeaux

with this well-deserved victory, PSG are practically champions, I think it's impossible at the moment to have any team that can overcome them, they are 15 points ahead of them against second place, PSG can already celebrate that they are champions. As for the other teams, I just hope that next season they will become very strong to be champions and Ligue 1 to become more competitive. funniest aside is that Neymar scored, but Messi seems to be in a crisis of not scoring goals

The whistle against Messi and Neymar is showing how much PSG fans are unsatisfied with their performance. Getting out of the CL that humiliating way wasn't acceptable for them. Even winning in this match didn't calm them down.
15 points difference for the moment with 10 games left, PSG has to win 5 matches to get the title, well seeing their rivals performance, they might finish the race earlier tho

[dezoel]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.

Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

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With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.

Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

Paris Saint German are not happy ever since they were knock-out of the champions league by their rival Real Madrid. Madrid did an incredible come-back with a 3-2 aggregate, all thanks to Madrid top striker Benzema. He made it happen after recording a hattrick within the space of 10th minutes against PSG goal keeper who is currently one time winner of the Euro 2021, Donnarumma. All eyes on Pochetino, the former Spur's boss who is looking forward to get the team back to it's best form again.It was a disastrous night for PSG. Their elimination spell doom for them, they would focus on their league games now in other to maintain their Top1 on the Ligue 1 table.

[OcTradism]

Paris Saint German are not happy ever since they were knock-out of the champions league by their rival Real Madrid. Madrid did an incredible come-back with a 3-2 aggregate, all thanks to Madrid top striker Benzema. He made it happen after recording a hattrick within the space of 10th minutes against PSG goal keeper who is currently one time winner of the Euro 2021, Donnarumma.

Understandable because the main target of PSG is Champions League, not Ligue 1. They rejected the big offer of Real Madrid for Mbappe last year just because of Champions League. They also brought Messi, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Ramos, Wilnaldum to Paris but they failed with this target. They disappointed for sure and I understand why.

People talked too much about Donnarumma who made a mistake but of course there is something wrong with VAR as well. In addition, don't blame on all Donnnarumma and that goal because before that goal, Donnarumma did have a good save for PSG. In my opinion, it is one good save to reject one goal and one bad mistake causes a goal. Fair enough for Donnarumma to say he has a normal match.

All eyes on Pochetino, the former Spur's boss who is looking forward to get the team back to it's best form again.It was a disastrous night for PSG. Their elimination spell doom for them, they would focus on their league games now in other to maintain their Top1 on the Ligue 1 table.

Pochettino is only a coach and he can not play on behalf of his players. His plan almost works well but some serious mistakes of his players changed all. Bad decision from VAR and referee contribute to that result too. It is very likely that Pochettino will be sacked after this season.

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Rennes' performance so far has been very satisfying, they managed to win 4-2 from lyon and that victory made them move up to 3rd place in the standings.  marseille will face brest, and the match will take place at home brest. if marseille manages to win then they will shift NICE's position and occupy the 2nd position in the standings.

Today we have one off most entertaining match of Super Sunday which give a big defeat to home team Lyon with this defeat now their hopes for European qualification for next season have big below because now they are down and need some strong comeback which is not looking good with their current form.

At half-time, result was 0 - 3 which was really shocking, but Rennes were completely in control, and they were not allowing home players for any fight back which give them good advantage with this success now they are at third spot which is not secure but today if Brest beat Marseille then surely they can stay here for some more weeks as now few good teams are struggling but Nice, Rennes And Strasbourg are very good and strong for good end of this season and few teams are unexpectedly going down due to poor form and unpredictable performance in all season.

Big win for Renne, they are trying to secure a spot in the top3. After winning Lyon at home 4-2. It was a bad results for Lyon. The Renne team is extremely careful not to drop points and slide over their rival on the table Marseille. Although, Lyon are also looking forward to qualify for the Europa league. They lost their game against Renne which makes them to be out of the contender for the top4 for the champions league qualifier this season. They will rather focus for the europa season qualifier for next season, and also focus on their game on Tuesday. Lyon will be hosting their rival Porto at home, after a 1-0 win in the first leg. They would just played a defensive game on Tuesday to to see through into the next round.

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Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 0 Bordeaux

with this well-deserved victory, PSG are practically champions, I think it's impossible at the moment to have any team that can overcome them, they are 15 points ahead of them against second place, PSG can already celebrate that they are champions. As for the other teams, I just hope that next season they will become very strong to be champions and Ligue 1 to become more competitive. funniest aside is that Neymar scored, but Messi seems to be in a crisis of not scoring goals

The whistle against Messi and Neymar is showing how much PSG fans are unsatisfied with their performance. Getting out of the CL that humiliating way wasn't acceptable for them. Even winning in this match didn't calm them down.
15 points difference for the moment with 10 games left, PSG has to win 5 matches to get the title, well seeing their rivals performance, they might finish the race earlier tho

At least this will strengthen them to have come enthusiastically. After being eliminated, the hope only in Ligue 1, his popular name only in the local league, but the problem is Ligue 1 is not soo popular like premier Liga, La Liga, and Serie A, IMO. I don't know what is Mbappe feeling?, he is still young, if still only has just 1 kind of trophy I think is not the best player in the world.

[Fakhrulenclix]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.

Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

I don't think so, on the contrary after being eliminated in the UCL stage they only focus on the domestic league and with the star players they have they will be very difficult to beat again, like this weekend they won 3-0 against Bordeaux and played almost all the main players , maybe I think PSG will be able to win the league earlier this season because the points are not being chased anymore.
For the players, they definitely have their own motivation to be able to show their best game, whether for the sake of being called up to the national team, attracting other teams who want to buy it or being included in the club's plans for next season.
I think that being eliminated from the UCL stage does not affect the performance shown by the players.

[Tumanggor]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.

Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

PSG continues to receive pressure after pressure, even the fans mock the performance of Messi and Neymar, which is far from their expectations

although NICE and Marseille seem to be catching up at the back but I believe PSG will be able to become champions this season

[Minecache]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.
Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

For PSG winning league 1 doesn't mean anything in my opinion. because they are expected to win the league one because they are the best team in the whole League and no one even comes close to them in terms of power. I think for PSG now UEFA Champions League was the main target but they failed to achieve that and now a lot of their star players are showing interest to leave the team.

We all knew about Mbappe, but now we are also hearing about Messi wanting to leave the team. I think it's quite obvious that PSG is not the best place for these players.  and it's totally understandable why they want to leave.

[casperBGD]

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PSG winning league 1 doesn't mean anything in my opinion

they do not need league 1 title for anything, they want CL title, and this is what they want
League 1 championship would not satisfy anyone, and Mbappe is closer to be out, than in, for next season

where is he heading, Real probably, and that will be a top tandem, he and Benzema, to avoid any goalless match
Messi is also under question, probably Neymar as well, there is money, but without titles, it will be hard to retain them

[swogerino]

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PSG winning league 1 doesn't mean anything in my opinion

they do not need league 1 title for anything, they want CL title, and this is what they want
League 1 championship would not satisfy anyone, and Mbappe is closer to be out, than in, for next season

where is he heading, Real probably, and that will be a top tandem, he and Benzema, to avoid any goalless match
Messi is also under question, probably Neymar as well, there is money, but without titles, it will be hard to retain them

I think the direction of PSG will give Messi and Neymar another chance after all it was their first year playing together at PSG.They will probably get better and be more harmonized next year in Champions League,maybe Mbappe goes out,they need some more harmony because all these great players playing together it looks like it is impossible to harmonize on field.Has anyone thought that maybe the coach is the one to be changed and not the players,nothing against the coach but just making an assumption.

[KTChampions]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.

Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

I'm sure that PSG will have no problem finishing the season in Ligue 1. No team there, no matter how much they want to take a bite out of them, can't adequately compete with them. The only very unpleasant moment for PSG is that they have been eliminated from all competitions (even from the French Cup) and now they will be “cramped” in Ligue 1, which they have actually won. It will be something like a routine boring championship that you just have to wait. It's a sad situation for fans and players alike.

[BALIK]

With PSG gone from UCL and the team is in disarray I believe that the league will be even more harsh for them. I mean every team will want to take a bite out of them meanwhile their own players would be unhappy with the current situation and Mbappe looking to get out. When you are in that much trouble and you are not really doing that well, it is not really that easy to have a great result even against easier opponents.
Yes, they have been great in the league so far and have a lot of point difference but I believe that they could be hopeless about rest of the season and there could be a lot more "given up" results coming very soon.

I'm sure that PSG will have no problem finishing the season in Ligue 1. No team there, no matter how much they want to take a bite out of them, can't adequately compete with them. The only very unpleasant moment for PSG is that they have been eliminated from all competitions (even from the French Cup) and now they will be “cramped” in Ligue 1, which they have actually won. It will be something like a routine boring championship that you just have to wait. It's a sad situation for fans and players alike.

PSG's main goal was to win the Champions League. But after losing to Real Madrid, they were eliminated from the Champions League. PSG will have no problem winning the Ligue 1 title. They have already come a long way. 15 points difference between the second team in the table. At the moment it is impossible to reduce this 15 point gap. So even if PSG's performance is a bit weak now, they will win the title.

[jaberwock]

I think the direction of PSG will give Messi and Neymar another chance after all it was their first year playing together at PSG.They will probably get better and be more harmonized next year in Champions League,maybe Mbappe goes out,they need some more harmony because all these great players playing together it looks like it is impossible to harmonize on field.Has anyone thought that maybe the coach is the one to be changed and not the players,nothing against the coach but just making an assumption.

Every defeat is having his own lessons here PSG also can take some good lessons from this one because now it's first year they have Messi even it's not works, but he is staying for another year which is good and with the exit of Mbappé they can work on better strategy because still too many skilled players available. Right now they have nothing to do as Ligue 1 is already under their belt, so trying for few experiments also can help them for next season.

Few rumours around working as new coach is also under pipeline may be it's also good but staying with current is also not bad because he is doing good just fail to have any Champions League win which is also happening in England with Manchester City, but they are still going with Pepe which is very good because these things can change fortune anytime in near future.

[Alanaz]

PSG's main goal was to win the Champions League. But after losing to Real Madrid, they were eliminated from the Champions League. PSG will have no problem winning the Ligue 1 title. They have already come a long way. 15 points difference between the second team in the table. At the moment it is impossible to reduce this 15 point gap. So even if PSG's performance is a bit weak now, they will win the title.

Their focus this season has been lost because what they are after is impossible to get now.
As for the title from the League, I think that even if it provides a sufficient reward, people will consider this as a matter of course because this is definitely going to happen considering their squad is so classy and very different from other clubs in Ligue 1.

[el kaka22]

It really doesn't matter to PSG if they win a ligue 1 game or not. Their entire team was built to win UCL and that is why the owner spent so much money on this team. If they only cared about the ligue, they would have played a lot better last season as well and kept the streak going. They only cared about the UCL because that is what the owner wants.

I guess with UCL gone this year, and 99% chance Mbappe will be gone next season as well, we are going to see them getting a bit worse overall. They still have Neymar and that is a great player to have, even if you do not believe that Messi could get it together next season, Neymar is definitely still great, but they will probably never be as good again.