French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[TopT3ns]

We should stick to the facts here. Did PSG over the last years epically fail in the Champions League? In my opinion they clearly didn't. They have delivered amazing fights against all the top teams. It usually never was going to be an obvious loss. Just last season they delivered an epic fight against Real Madrid and Madrid was lucky enough to land the lucky punch and make it to the next round.

In fact, PSG always fails in the knockout round which means the team still has a problem with mentality even having a player who often plays in that round, In reality, Messi and friends can't apply it on PSG despite getting the title on the previous club. So, I believe the problem is just coordination and mental club, if PSG can do in Ligue 1 so I think will not problem to do also in the champions league if the squad reduces self of interest.

Maybe it's PSG's past and I'm sure this year or this season they've learned from their mistakes and won't repeat them again, it can be seen from their recent game that they always get wins with very many points and shows that they are ready to win. to get his victory in the first league and face other big teams when he entered the Champions League.

[GatotKaca]

Maybe it's PSG's past and I'm sure this year or this season they've learned from their mistakes and won't repeat them again, it can be seen from their recent game that they always get wins with very many points and shows that they are ready to win. to get his victory in the first league and face other big teams when he entered the Champions League.

PSG will not be under any significant pressure in Ligue 1. now they will be very focused on the Champions League. they missed it last season. but this season they come with strong ambitions.
Rich club with super expensive players there. it's hard to imagine if they also ended up not being able to bring the champions league trophy this year. it must have frustrated the club owner.

[Wawa2013]

We should stick to the facts here. Did PSG over the last years epically fail in the Champions League? In my opinion they clearly didn't. They have delivered amazing fights against all the top teams. It usually never was going to be an obvious loss. Just last season they delivered an epic fight against Real Madrid and Madrid was lucky enough to land the lucky punch and make it to the next round.

In fact, PSG always fails in the knockout round which means the team still has a problem with mentality even having a player who often plays in that round, In reality, Messi and friends can't apply it on PSG despite getting the title on the previous club. So, I believe the problem is just coordination and mental club, if PSG can do in Ligue 1 so I think will not problem to do also in the champions league if the squad reduces self of interest.

Maybe it's PSG's past and I'm sure this year or this season they've learned from their mistakes and won't repeat them again, it can be seen from their recent game that they always get wins with very many points and shows that they are ready to win. to get his victory in the first league and face other big teams when he entered the Champions League.

After looking at the 3 matches played by PSG in Ligue 1, where not only PSG can win 3 matches in a row, but PSG can also score a lot of goals.
Imagine PSG can score 17 goals in 3 games, this proves PSG is very productive in scoring goals. But if we look at the PSG match, we can see
that the cooperation of PSG players is very solid, therefore it is not surprising that PSG can score a lot of goals. After all PSG's defense is not bad
in 3 games conceding 3 goals, but it is necessary to improve the performance of PSG's back line.

What makes me believe PSG this season is much more than the previous season how PSG star players can be controlled by Galtier, which when
Pochettino was still PSG coach, Pochettino was not as assertive as Galtier. Even though at first I doubted Galtier was a good coach for PSG,
but seeing Galtier can make Mbappe and Neymar work well together, I believe Galtier can make PSG play better this season. I'm sure PSG's
performance in the Champions League will improve this season. Moreover, the Champions League is PSG's main target, we will see how Galtier's
strategy is to make PSG win against its rivals in the Champions League.

[Minecache]

Maybe it's PSG's past and I'm sure this year or this season they've learned from their mistakes and won't repeat them again, it can be seen from their recent game that they always get wins with very many points and shows that they are ready to win. to get his victory in the first league and face other big teams when he entered the Champions League.

PSG will not be under any significant pressure in Ligue 1. now they will be very focused on the Champions League. they missed it last season. but this season they come with strong ambitions.
Rich club with super expensive players there. it's hard to imagine if they also ended up not being able to bring the champions league trophy this year. it must have frustrated the club owner.

PSG scored 17 goals in 3 matches in Ligue 1. They managed to score 7 goals even against a strong team like Lille. So it can easily be assumed that PSG will not face any major problems to win the Ligue 1 title. And so from now, they can start preparing for the Champions League title.
PSG's squad is now strong, with many experienced players in the squad. Also, almost all the players on the team are now fully fit. Galtier's match strategy is quite good. All in all, PSG is in a very strong position right now.

[Xxmodded]

PSG scored 17 goals in 3 matches in Ligue 1. They managed to score 7 goals even against a strong team like Lille. So it can easily be assumed that PSG will not face any major problems to win the Ligue 1 title. And so from now, they can start preparing for the Champions League title.
PSG's squad is now strong, with many experienced players in the squad. Also, almost all the players on the team are now fully fit. Galtier's match strategy is quite good. All in all, PSG is in a very strong position right now.

In three games so far PSG have scored 17 goals and conceded 3 goals when they beat Montpellier 5-2 and the last match beat Lille 1-7, If you play with a full team, I think PSG can score more goals every game in Ligue 1. Look different team and performance show by PSG in Ligue 1 this season, but still have several match left to know about how long PSG keep consistent actually when have busy match with UEFA Champion league matchday. Few hours later will make drawing Champion League group stage and how possibility for PSG can talk more in UEFA Champion League. Will PSG have long journey on UEFA Champion League this season until final stage or not any different with like season were PSG stuck on 16 round stage.

[Iranus]

PSG are almost certain to dominate the French league and win the title, but Marseille, Lens and Lyon have been performing well so far this season. Lens and Marseille have 7 points from 3 matches. Lyon, on the other hand, won both of the two matches. Maybe any teams will not compete with PSG for the top spot in the points table. But I think several teams will compete hard to qualify for the Champions League. Marseille, Lyon, Lens and Clermont Foot are playing well enough. Also, the Lille team may return to form very quickly.

[hahay]

PSG are almost certain to dominate the French league and win the title, but Marseille, Lens and Lyon have been performing well so far this season. Lens and Marseille have 7 points from 3 matches. Lyon, on the other hand, won both of the two matches. Maybe any teams will not compete with PSG for the top spot in the points table. But I think several teams will compete hard to qualify for the Champions League. Marseille, Lyon, Lens and Clermont Foot are playing well enough. Also, the Lille team may return to form very quickly.

Of course PSG will not have a tough competitor in the title race, except for the Champions League place or a position below it is a competition that will occur throughout the season. Because if I consider that PSG will start to become a regular title holder for Ligue 1 for every season. Unlike the previous ones, which had four successive titles and also three successive titles, there are still teams that can break this dominance. But for now or starting from here, it looks like it will be difficult for them to break PSG's dominance.

[S A KHAIR]

In terms of the quality they currently have, of course, PSG will have no difficulty in Ligue 1 because no other team can compete with it.
and for the Champions League I think PSG this season is much stronger than the previous season and it is very likely that they will be able to go further in the Champions League stage even if we look at the players in their squad that deserve to be counted as champion candidates.

PSG are favorites to win the Champions League title if they can continue the way they have started this season. But if they slowly lose form, or a key player suffers a long-term injury, it will be very difficult for PSG to perform well in the Champions League. After watching the performance of PSG for a few more days, it will be possible to estimate how much PSG is eligible for the Champions League.

[tarable]

The 1-7 PSG victory is ordinary because they have a team that has world class players. If PSG cannot score 7 goals when Lille has lost enthusiasm in the match, then it is in vain to have a MMN trio. I do not intend to underestimate PSG and Ligue 1, but in Spain (La Liga) and in England (Premier League) the big score is rare, because all teams can provide resistance, even the team at the bottom of the standings can beat the ranking team at the standings.

Ligue 1 teams are relatively less powerful than La Liga and Premier League. However, Lille is not a weak team. Lille was the Ligue 1 champion in the 2020-21 season. Scoring 7 goals against such a renowned team were not easy. PSG played very well. They scored in the first minute of the match. Maybe PSG won't be able to score 7 goals against any Premier League or La Liga team. But if PSG are able to maintain such consistent performance, they are capable of defeating any strong team.

If so, we can also equate great teams outside Europe. They can also beat Europe's great teams if they are able to maintain a consistent performance.
I know that Lille is not a weak team, but the players in the PSG squad are not comparable to the average players in the Ligue 1 squad. Logically, PSG are able to score more than 4 goals when they face other teams in Ligue 1 although on the field luck factor also affects the results.

The PSG versus Lille Match is over and as expected PSG won the match very easily. The score was 7-1 at the end of the match. Kylian Mbappé scored a Hattrick, Neymar scored a brace and Messi scored one goal. The defender Achraf Hakimi also scored one goal. This was a really good performance from PSG. But if I have to nitpick I am going to say they could have done better on the defensive side. But on the attacking side, there is no problem right now. I am glad to see Kylian Mbappé understand that he is a player and not above the team. That is why I think the team is starting to work well. And obviously, the arrival of a new coach for PSG also did well for their performance. Just look at how they started the last season and how they have started the season.

PSG must be able to win Ligue 1 this season and at the same time must be able to win the European champions league because the depth of the PSG squad is quite good because a series of world star players are there, ranging from goalkeepers, midfield, main strikers, wing attackers to reserve players. If this season PSG fail to marry Ligue 1 and the European champions league, then the money spent by the club owners will be in vain.

[Xxmodded]

Of course PSG will not have a tough competitor in the title race, except for the Champions League place or a position below it is a competition that will occur throughout the season. Because if I consider that PSG will start to become a regular title holder for Ligue 1 for every season. Unlike the previous ones, which had four successive titles and also three successive titles, there are still teams that can break this dominance. But for now or starting from here, it looks like it will be difficult for them to break PSG's dominance.

Not faced difficulty for domestic league tittle race on Ligue 1 for PSG because last season on 2021/2022 they have 15 points different from Marseille as settle second position standing place. For this season looks not any different competitive on Ligue 1 and I think PSG keep as the most strong candidate for getting Ligue 1 trophy again than other team like AS Monaco or Marseille. Just have trouble and difficulty faced by PSG on champion league, still not find great achievement after last time success lead until final stage before defeating by Bayern Munich, bad performance last champion league season because PSG stuck on 16 round phase.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG must be able to win Ligue 1 this season and at the same time must be able to win the European champions league because the depth of the PSG squad is quite good because a series of world star players are there, ranging from goalkeepers, midfield, main strikers, wing attackers to reserve players. If this season PSG fail to marry Ligue 1 and the European champions league, then the money spent by the club owners will be in vain.

It looks like PSG will not have significant problems in Ligue 1 this season, PSG's dominance is so strong to win the domestic league. in three matches this season their performance has been outstanding with many goals being scored in every game. In every season, PSG always target the Champions League trophy even though they always fail to get it.
this season also psg is targeting the champions league trophy but i think their struggle in the champions league will get serious challenges from other clubs who are also competing in the champions league tournament. with the depth of the current spg squad, they should be able to finish as champions league winners.
but to make it happen, they must remain consistent and maintain cohesiveness in each of their players, especially for the compactness of the MNM trio who are very vulnerable to disputes.

[Smack That Ace]

PSG must be able to win Ligue 1 this season and at the same time must be able to win the European champions league because the depth of the PSG squad is quite good because a series of world star players are there, ranging from goalkeepers, midfield, main strikers, wing attackers to reserve players. If this season PSG fail to marry Ligue 1 and the European champions league, then the money spent by the club owners will be in vain.

It looks like PSG will not have significant problems in Ligue 1 this season, PSG's dominance is so strong to win the domestic league. in three matches this season their performance has been outstanding with many goals being scored in every game. In every season, PSG always target the Champions League trophy even though they always fail to get it.
this season also psg is targeting the champions league trophy but i think their struggle in the champions league will get serious challenges from other clubs who are also competing in the champions league tournament. with the depth of the current spg squad, they should be able to finish as champions league winners.
but to make it happen, they must remain consistent and maintain cohesiveness in each of their players, especially for the compactness of the MNM trio who are very vulnerable to disputes.

PSG is trying to strengthen their squad, while Ligue 1 teams are getting weaker day by day. They are not interested in spending money on new talented players. And so winning the Ligue 1 title is becoming very easy for PSG.

As the Ligue 1 title is easy for PSG. So they are not thinking about the Ligue 1 title now. Their target now is the Champions League title. And I think Galtier is slowly building his team to be fit for the Champions League. Finding problems within the team. And trying hard to solve them.
 
Neymar and Mbappe's feud at the start of the season was revealed quite badly. But in the last match, we saw great performances from Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. Mbappe's behavior in the last match was friendly. Neymar's conflict with Mbappe may have been resolved by PSG management.

[KTChampions]

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Money does not guarantee success, but success is possible because of money if the team and the players alike strive to put the team mission above the individual mission.

Remember how Porto won the Champions League in the 2003-2004 season? Who says they are star-studded team with good financial conditions. But teamwork has made them win the title back then.



So apart from strategy, squad depth and collaboration between players are the reasons why these teams won the Champions League title. Solid cooperation, having good players are things that will support this team to achieve success in a competition. So if PSG want to win titles, then they have to have some of those things in my opinion.

I think you understand very well that if these billions had not been invested in PSG, then now they would not be a top club, but would be at the same level as the rest of the French teams. Single successes do not prove anything. Underdogs win even in big tournaments, but it's easy to see what their chances are (with all the factors you listed) if you look at the frequency with which they win  

[mv1986]

We should stick to the facts here. Did PSG over the last years epically fail in the Champions League? In my opinion they clearly didn't. They have delivered amazing fights against all the top teams. It usually never was going to be an obvious loss. Just last season they delivered an epic fight against Real Madrid and Madrid was lucky enough to land the lucky punch and make it to the next round.

In fact, PSG always fails in the knockout round which means the team still has a problem with mentality even having a player who often plays in that round, In reality, Messi and friends can't apply it on PSG despite getting the title on the previous club. So, I believe the problem is just coordination and mental club, if PSG can do in Ligue 1 so I think will not problem to do also in the champions league if the squad reduces self of interest.

Maybe it's PSG's past and I'm sure this year or this season they've learned from their mistakes and won't repeat them again, it can be seen from their recent game that they always get wins with very many points and shows that they are ready to win. to get his victory in the first league and face other big teams when he entered the Champions League.

After looking at the 3 matches played by PSG in Ligue 1, where not only PSG can win 3 matches in a row, but PSG can also score a lot of goals.
Imagine PSG can score 17 goals in 3 games, this proves PSG is very productive in scoring goals. But if we look at the PSG match, we can see
that the cooperation of PSG players is very solid, therefore it is not surprising that PSG can score a lot of goals. After all PSG's defense is not bad
in 3 games conceding 3 goals, but it is necessary to improve the performance of PSG's back line.

What makes me believe PSG this season is much more than the previous season how PSG star players can be controlled by Galtier, which when
Pochettino was still PSG coach, Pochettino was not as assertive as Galtier. Even though at first I doubted Galtier was a good coach for PSG,
but seeing Galtier can make Mbappe and Neymar work well together, I believe Galtier can make PSG play better this season. I'm sure PSG's
performance in the Champions League will improve this season. Moreover, the Champions League is PSG's main target, we will see how Galtier's
strategy is to make PSG win against its rivals in the Champions League.

In my opinion it is waaaaay too early to judge whether Galtier can handle the superstars or not. Let there just be one serious crisis, also maybe some injuries (Neymar and even Mbappe do miss quite some games), then we can see how Galtier is able to get along with tough circumstances. Now winning the first three games doesn't mean much. It is the same as saying Nagelsmann is the perfect man for Bayern after winning three matches. It is not representative when you have a great start when all players are on board, everything is cool and the opponents aren't really that hard.

Let's wait and see what happens when for instance PSG loses the first game against Benfica in the champions league. Or when Neymar and Mbappe are fighting each other again after a loss. Give the season some time to develop!

[Iranus]

PSG are almost certain to dominate the French league and win the title, but Marseille, Lens and Lyon have been performing well so far this season. Lens and Marseille have 7 points from 3 matches. Lyon, on the other hand, won both of the two matches. Maybe any teams will not compete with PSG for the top spot in the points table. But I think several teams will compete hard to qualify for the Champions League. Marseille, Lyon, Lens and Clermont Foot are playing well enough. Also, the Lille team may return to form very quickly.

Of course PSG will not have a tough competitor in the title race, except for the Champions League place or a position below it is a competition that will occur throughout the season. Because if I consider that PSG will start to become a regular title holder for Ligue 1 for every season. Unlike the previous ones, which had four successive titles and also three successive titles, there are still teams that can break this dominance. But for now or starting from here, it looks like it will be difficult for them to break PSG's dominance.

The performance of Ligue 1 teams is weaker than last season. Lyon, Lens and Marseille, however, are yet to lose a match. But I don't think their performance is very good. I think PSG will easily win against these teams. A strong squad is needed to fight for the title, who can consistently perform well. But no team in Ligue 1 can consistently perform well. And so PSG is the favorite for the title this season too. And it is believed that they will win the title without facing any obstacles.

[el kaka22]

What we are talking about here is that money doesn't mean you will be good, of course PSG wouldn't be good without that much money, these are not really two different things. What is meant is that you could spend a billion dollars for a club and could still manage to build a club that is bad, would be hard to do but a few bad transfers, a couple of injuries, constant changing of important positions and the manager, and you got yourself a bad team that spent a billion dollars.

So, even though you could spend money and be like PSG and good, or you could spend money and be a bad team as well. The reason why PSG is good would be money for sure, but that is still good because they knew how to use it well.

[lixer]

The performance of Ligue 1 teams is weaker than last season. Lyon, Lens and Marseille, however, are yet to lose a match. But I don't think their performance is very good. I think PSG will easily win against these teams. A strong squad is needed to fight for the title, who can consistently perform well. But no team in Ligue 1 can consistently perform well. And so PSG is the favorite for the title this season too. And it is believed that they will win the title without facing any obstacles.

In Ligue 1 we have most of the teams losing quality because they are not capable of buying quality players and give tough challenge to PSG which is dominant team in French League for last one decade here the biggest issue is no prestigious cup and no entertaining soccer which is surely important for better investment. French soccer authorities needs to work on marketing as well because without this they have never been any chance of bringing big investors for their clubs, and they will be surely lost quality after every season and this is never been ideal situation for them.

Few seasons back we have tough challenge from few teams like Monaco, Marseille and Lyon but sadly recently these clubs are also losing quality due to not good investment and having quality players for themselves which help them in this crucial time.

[CLS63]

PSG are the only consistent team in the league which makes the Ligue 1 very boring to follow. We all know much before that PSG will open the point gap too much in time and become the champions very comfortably. Of course there are some exceptions like the season Lille won the title but it is rarely seen in the end. Having not even one team to compete with PSG till the end decreases the quality of this league a lot. But nothing would change as long as PSG stay as the only rich team in the whole league.

[bekti3]

What we are talking about here is that money doesn't mean you will be good, of course PSG wouldn't be good without that much money, these are not really two different things. What is meant is that you could spend a billion dollars for a club and could still manage to build a club that is bad, would be hard to do but a few bad transfers, a couple of injuries, constant changing of important positions and the manager, and you got yourself a bad team that spent a billion dollars.

So, even though you could spend money and be like PSG and good, or you could spend money and be a bad team as well. The reason why PSG is good would be money for sure, but that is still good because they knew how to use it well.

I do not think so. Despite PSG's success now it's clear money talks there.
We can't hide the fact that the interest of some players like Neymar and Mbappe in their contracts is a big salary and when PSG don't have the money then indeed they will still be ordinary clubs without the presence of some big players there.

[kamvreto]

What we are talking about here is that money doesn't mean you will be good, of course PSG wouldn't be good without that much money, these are not really two different things. What is meant is that you could spend a billion dollars for a club and could still manage to build a club that is bad, would be hard to do but a few bad transfers, a couple of injuries, constant changing of important positions and the manager, and you got yourself a bad team that spent a billion dollars.

So, even though you could spend money and be like PSG and good, or you could spend money and be a bad team as well. The reason why PSG is good would be money for sure, but that is still good because they knew how to use it well.

I do not think so. Despite PSG's success now it's clear money talks there.
We can't hide the fact that the interest of some players like Neymar and Mbappe in their contracts is a big salary and when PSG don't have the money then indeed they will still be ordinary clubs without the presence of some big players there.

Neymar and Mbappe's relationship was strained because of friction during last week's French league match when PSG faced Montpellier. This is certainly a conflict that is not good for the PSG club. and currently Luis Campos is also reported to be raging against internal parties at the PSG club. This was due to a conflict over the transfer issue of Antero Henrique due to different views on the transfer agreement. Of course, this conflict causes slow progress, both regarding the arrival or departure of players.
PSG is a club at the top of the table in the French league and this problem must be quickly resolved to improve PSG's image in the eyes of its fans.