French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[sana54210]

Lorient which was second in league table now having the worst time and not able to win any match from last four matches but still done good job against world's toughest attack and not allowed them to play freely with they were able to have late goal for their win against them with this win now they are widening gape from second rank team Lens, but things are surely positive for them and they are going to be winner of this season again without any challenge because no club able to resist against them in current conditions as they are best in business and their quality players are giving their best.

In this match most were expecting good number of goals from PSG but Lorient defence were good and adjusted which help their team for having good resistance and not allow players like Mbappé and Neymar to have ruined them in this game as Messi was not available in this match through his injury.

This one makes sense though. I mean there were a few teams in the second position not doing great after a while, Marseille literally fought with PSG and were same points after like 6-7 games at the start, but they are not doing that close anymore, Lorient did lose some games earlier and they could have won them, but this one makes sense.

Even without Messi, PSG is a much better team than any other team in the league, not just Lorient, and the way they play shows that they are just not that easy to be beaten. Lorient should have lost this game, but won earlier games so that they would be doing a lot better right now and one loss wouldn't have mean that much.

[LittleBitFunny]

PSG must be feeling really comfortable in the lead by a point gap like this right now. Actually Lens are not too far from them as it is only 5 points. However the rest of the teams are at a distance of 10 points at least. Besides PSG have a big time period until their Champions League matches. I assume they would focus on opening the gap with Lens also as much as possible. They would like to finish the season in the Ligue 1 as early as possible to have their full focus on the Champions League.

Their opponent in last 16 round is Bayern Munich in the end. They need to fight with all they've got to be able to eliminate one of the strongest contenders of the title. Messi's condition is still doubtful as you know he has an achilles tendon injury. Not having a clear return date must be really worrying for PSG despite still having three months to go for the matches. Messi's absence would drop their chance of moving on too much for sure. But hopefully he will be back and we will enjoy a solid clash between these teams.

As I understand it, Messi has nothing serious, otherwise all the media would have been trumpeting that he might miss the World Cup. By the way, PSG will be very lucky if Messi misses the games with Bayern - he has a lot of experience in losing to them 
I'm more interested in Mbappe's situation - it will be interesting to see his reaction when PSG get knocked out by Bayern (I hope) and he leaves the tournament again in the 1/8 finals.

In the first round, Bayern Munich battled Inter Milan and Barcelona from the top of the table to qualify for the knockout round. And their opponent in this round is PSG. This is going to be the most important and competitive match of the knockout round. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG are considered to be the favorites for this season's title.
I will put PSG team ahead in this match. The main reason for this is that Messi is in very good form right now. And if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can maintain such consistency, it will not be difficult for them to break down Bayern Munich's defence. However, there is a possibility of players getting injured in the World Cup. I'd definitely bet PSG to win this match unless the players suffer horrendous injuries.

[Smack That Ace]

Lorient which was second in league table now having the worst time and not able to win any match from last four matches but still done good job against world's toughest attack and not allowed them to play freely with they were able to have late goal for their win against them with this win now they are widening gape from second rank team Lens, but things are surely positive for them and they are going to be winner of this season again without any challenge because no club able to resist against them in current conditions as they are best in business and their quality players are giving their best.
In this match most were expecting good number of goals from PSG but Lorient defence were good and adjusted which help their team for having good resistance and not allow players like Mbappé and Neymar to have ruined them in this game as Messi was not available in this match through his injury.

This one makes sense though. I mean there were a few teams in the second position not doing great after a while, Marseille literally fought with PSG and were same points after like 6-7 games at the start, but they are not doing that close anymore, Lorient did lose some games earlier and they could have won them, but this one makes sense.
Even without Messi, PSG is a much better team than any other team in the league, not just Lorient, and the way they play shows that they are just not that easy to be beaten. Lorient should have lost this game, but won earlier games so that they would be doing a lot better right now and one loss wouldn't have mean that much.

Lorient is not having a good time at all at the moment. In addition to that, they also played against PSG in their last match. It was actually supposed to be a loss for them in that match. As a result, they will have a hard time trying to move back into the top two positions. It is my opinion that if they play well, they will be able to get back into the top three since the difference in points between the two teams is not that big. In order to reach the second position, they will have to work very hard in order to achieve it.

Obviously, PSG is a much better team. As far as I am concerned, they are the leading team in this league and they deserve to be crowned champions.


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Duke

[KTChampions]

As I understand it, Messi has nothing serious, otherwise all the media would have been trumpeting that he might miss the World Cup. By the way, PSG will be very lucky if Messi misses the games with Bayern - he has a lot of experience in losing to them 
I'm more interested in Mbappe's situation - it will be interesting to see his reaction when PSG get knocked out by Bayern (I hope) and he leaves the tournament again in the 1/8 finals.

In the first round, Bayern Munich battled Inter Milan and Barcelona from the top of the table to qualify for the knockout round. And their opponent in this round is PSG. This is going to be the most important and competitive match of the knockout round. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG are considered to be the favorites for this season's title.
I will put PSG team ahead in this match. The main reason for this is that Messi is in very good form right now. And if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can maintain such consistency, it will not be difficult for them to break down Bayern Munich's defence. However, there is a possibility of players getting injured in the World Cup. I'd definitely bet PSG to win this match unless the players suffer horrendous injuries.

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

[izsara]

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

He is used to good performances at Barcelona and with achievements that are of course difficult to catch so looking at Messi's current condition it seems normal but the comparison of the first season and this season is clear I agree with you that he is better.
For PSG now it's a bit difficult, Bayern is one of the Champions League subscribers who can always penetrate the last eight every season and of course compared to PSG I also feel that currently Bayern have more chances.

[Marvell1]

As I understand it, Messi has nothing serious, otherwise all the media would have been trumpeting that he might miss the World Cup. By the way, PSG will be very lucky if Messi misses the games with Bayern - he has a lot of experience in losing to them 
I'm more interested in Mbappe's situation - it will be interesting to see his reaction when PSG get knocked out by Bayern (I hope) and he leaves the tournament again in the 1/8 finals.

In the first round, Bayern Munich battled Inter Milan and Barcelona from the top of the table to qualify for the knockout round. And their opponent in this round is PSG. This is going to be the most important and competitive match of the knockout round. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG are considered to be the favorites for this season's title.
I will put PSG team ahead in this match. The main reason for this is that Messi is in very good form right now. And if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can maintain such consistency, it will not be difficult for them to break down Bayern Munich's defence. However, there is a possibility of players getting injured in the World Cup. I'd definitely bet PSG to win this match unless the players suffer horrendous injuries.

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

In my opinion, Lionel Messi is just saving himself for the World Cup. There is no reason for him to play for PSG and jeopardize his World Cup. It will be better for him if he takes an adequate amount of rest and gets himself ready for the World Cup which is very near. PSG has a lot of good players and having Lionel Messi of a level is not going to be too much of a problem for them.

Mbappe's ego won't diminish even if PSG are knocked out of the Champions League very early. But I think this time it is not going to be very easy to beat PSG. They are currently playing well. I think they actually have a good chance of beating Bayern Munich.

[EdenHazard]

As I understand it, Messi has nothing serious, otherwise all the media would have been trumpeting that he might miss the World Cup. By the way, PSG will be very lucky if Messi misses the games with Bayern - he has a lot of experience in losing to them 
I'm more interested in Mbappe's situation - it will be interesting to see his reaction when PSG get knocked out by Bayern (I hope) and he leaves the tournament again in the 1/8 finals.

In the first round, Bayern Munich battled Inter Milan and Barcelona from the top of the table to qualify for the knockout round. And their opponent in this round is PSG. This is going to be the most important and competitive match of the knockout round. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG are considered to be the favorites for this season's title.
I will put PSG team ahead in this match. The main reason for this is that Messi is in very good form right now. And if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can maintain such consistency, it will not be difficult for them to break down Bayern Munich's defence. However, there is a possibility of players getting injured in the World Cup. I'd definitely bet PSG to win this match unless the players suffer horrendous injuries.

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

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For sure it's something else for neymar this season , could be more than what they have achieved in the past and become the greatest season for him as brazil could win the world cup and psg could win their first champions league trophy as well.

Ligue 1 title are almost guaranteed for psg.

[Velvet78]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

[Republikcoin.com]

Marseille have just come back from a slump by picking up points in this week's game, it is undeniable that their 4 matches without a win will lower their confidence a bit. But they were lucky enough with their only goal in the first half which they could defend until the end of the game. Yes even though they did not play optimally in the match, but this result will make them more confident for their next match.

A better position than now is also very possible for Marseille to achieve if the consistency starts to improve again, because I don't think that Marseille can be at the top. Because it belongs to PSG that cannot be taken by other teams, but to be in second place is still very possible as long as Marseille are able to improve their game to be better than now or in the next match for Marseille.

[Prince Malik]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

[makishart]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

The history has been saying about the truth. bayern munich is always become the strongest opponent in the champion league. People know that bayern is always having more chance to go to the final. PSG is strong but people know the history of bayern in UCL. that's more than PSG. I think that you shall not be surprised to see that if people put more on bayern rather than PSG.

[hahay]

Marseille have just come back from a slump by picking up points in this week's game, it is undeniable that their 4 matches without a win will lower their confidence a bit. But they were lucky enough with their only goal in the first half which they could defend until the end of the game. Yes even though they did not play optimally in the match, but this result will make them more confident for their next match.

A better position than now is also very possible for Marseille to achieve if the consistency starts to improve again, because I don't think that Marseille can be at the top. Because it belongs to PSG that cannot be taken by other teams, but to be in second place is still very possible as long as Marseille are able to improve their game to be better than now or in the next match for Marseille.

Not sure about luck but indeed, Marseille's match against Lyon yesterday was statistically Marseille lost. But because Marseille were able to score in the first half, it was like Lyon finding it difficult to get a goal back because of the pressure of playing away.
But indeed, basically Marseille are still not getting their best form this season, so the advantage that they already have is of course Marseille will make a bigger effort to be able to maintain it.

But even so, I personally still don't believe Marseille will be able to end the season in second place because it looks like the two teams above it like Lens or Rennes will be able to become the runners-up team, who knows. Because so far this season they are quite consistent especially for Lens being the only team so far that is undefeated at home.

So yes, let's wait but for the next match, I personally believe Lens and Rennes will still get full points. But for Marseille I would doubt for full points but for a draw is still possible, because Marseille will play away against Monaco which of course is not an easy opponent for Marseille.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

Although it seems that PSG is more lethal up front because it has the MNM Trio, PSG is often careless in defense. PSG can rummage through Bayern Munich's defensive line to create goal chances, but it won't be easy. As for Bayern, they have a very collective game as a team.
Even without a pure striker, they were able to qualify quite easily in the Champions League group stage. Nagalesmann is a truly excellent tactician, and has proven to be able to smoothly lead Bayern to group winners in the champions league, and is currently back to being a leader in the Bundesliga.

To be honest, I really like the style of play of these two teams.

for Ligue 1, as we know it so far. PSG are too tough to be conquered by their opposing teams, only Lens who has a point difference that is not far adrift. so as you said, PSG is safe to stay on track.

[youdacapt]

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

The truth is that Bayern munich are strong favorites; not just because they are Bayern munich but the fact that they have a complete quality squad. To add context, Bayern got 18 points from a group of Barcelona, Inter and maccabi. psg could not even top their group. The PSG VS Bayern tie will be won in the midfield; whoever dictates the play over the 2 legs win the knockout round

[kotwica666]

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

The truth is that Bayern munich are strong favorites; not just because they are Bayern munich but the fact that they have a complete quality squad. To add context, Bayern got 18 points from a group of Barcelona, Inter and maccabi. psg could not even top their group. The PSG VS Bayern tie will be won in the midfield; whoever dictates the play over the 2 legs win the knockout round

In fact, we are all interested in the game between Bayern Munich and PSG. I think this game will be very competitive as the team that loses this game will be eliminated from the league. Firstly, I think PSG's attack is the best, while Bayern Munich's defense is stronger. Hope both teams will play desperately. Now it's just a matter of time to see which team wins.

[xzone]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

Bayern has been one of the strongest teams in the world for many years, their performance this season is also very good as in other seasons. They have hardly lost any matches, so many think Bayern is a stronger team against PSG. I agree with this too and I think Bayern will go to the next round.
There is still a lot of time in the match, I'm sure the strength of the teams can become much different. Therefore, it would not be healthy to comment too early

[KTChampions]

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

In my opinion, Lionel Messi is just saving himself for the World Cup. There is no reason for him to play for PSG and jeopardize his World Cup. It will be better for him if he takes an adequate amount of rest and gets himself ready for the World Cup which is very near. PSG has a lot of good players and having Lionel Messi of a level is not going to be too much of a problem for them.

Mbappe's ego won't diminish even if PSG are knocked out of the Champions League very early. But I think this time it is not going to be very easy to beat PSG. They are currently playing well. I think they actually have a good chance of beating Bayern Munich.

Now everyone is trying to "save themselves" for the World Cup, but this is impossible to predict and sometimes skipping games can only worsen your ability to avoid injuries (undertraining, less functional readiness, etc.), so I don't think Messi is deliberately doing this.
As for a good PSG game, where did you see it? In the farm league or in the group stage where PSG couldn't even beat Benfica? I'm not saying that PSG is bad, but it doesn't seem like a top to me.

[Davidvictorson]

In fact, we are all interested in the game between Bayern Munich and PSG. I think this game will be very competitive as the team that loses this game will be eliminated from the league. Firstly, I think PSG's attack is the best, while Bayern Munich's defense is stronger. Hope both teams will play desperately. Now it's just a matter of time to see which team wins.

I see Bayern ahead, but always dangerous when the PSG attack is in a good shape, but they have a way of destroying PSG attack. My sincere hope for all the players is that they come back fit from the World Cup so that we can enjoy two great games and not have to discuss afterwards -what if this player or that player had been fit? Or this loss is because this player or that player isn't fit.

[onecall123]

In fact, we are all interested in the game between Bayern Munich and PSG. I think this game will be very competitive as the team that loses this game will be eliminated from the league. Firstly, I think PSG's attack is the best, while Bayern Munich's defense is stronger. Hope both teams will play desperately. Now it's just a matter of time to see which team wins.

I see Bayern ahead, but always dangerous when the PSG attack is in a good shape, but they have a way of destroying PSG attack. My sincere hope for all the players is that they come back fit from the World Cup so that we can enjoy two great games and not have to discuss afterwards -what if this player or that player had been fit? Or this loss is because this player or that player isn't fit.

As the game between Bayern Munich and PSG drawn, things are already getting spicy. The absence of Lewandowski will be tough for Bayern. The result would have been PSG's victory over Munich. There's no doubt that PSG has the best player of all time and an attack that is top-notch. It's going to be a disaster for Bayern. The World Cup is just around the corner, let's hope those key players stay healthy.

[LittleBitFunny]

As I understand it, Messi has nothing serious, otherwise all the media would have been trumpeting that he might miss the World Cup. By the way, PSG will be very lucky if Messi misses the games with Bayern - he has a lot of experience in losing to them 
I'm more interested in Mbappe's situation - it will be interesting to see his reaction when PSG get knocked out by Bayern (I hope) and he leaves the tournament again in the 1/8 finals.

In the first round, Bayern Munich battled Inter Milan and Barcelona from the top of the table to qualify for the knockout round. And their opponent in this round is PSG. This is going to be the most important and competitive match of the knockout round. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG are considered to be the favorites for this season's title.
I will put PSG team ahead in this match. The main reason for this is that Messi is in very good form right now. And if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can maintain such consistency, it will not be difficult for them to break down Bayern Munich's defence. However, there is a possibility of players getting injured in the World Cup. I'd definitely bet PSG to win this match unless the players suffer horrendous injuries.

In my opinion, Messi does not show anything special this season (but compared to the disastrous last season, he certainly performs better). Neymar, in my opinion, performs more brigtly and this is reflected in his statistics. But in general, PSG remains not a star team, but a team of stars, so such a standard of team play as Bayern for me will be a favorite in this confrontation.

Sorry, I can't agree with you. Messi is playing well this season. He scored 7 goals and 10 assists in 12 Ligue 1 matches. Does it perform well? However, if we compare Messi's performance in Barcelona with his current performance, then this performance will not be good. But don't forget that Messi was the most important player in the Barcelona team. And the match strategy was made based on him. The players of the team helped Messi a lot to score goals. But Messi is not the main striker in PSG. Messi's performance at PSG suggests he is primarily a midfielder. And his main job is to create scoring chances. And considering this aspect, Messi is performing very well this season.