French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Minecache]

It will be interesting to see how PSG play after (hopefully) they are sent home from the Champions League by Bayern. For many PSG players (Mbappe, for example), this will be a severe psychological blow and, in fact, the end of the season. The paradox is that there will be many games ahead in Ligue 1 and maybe PSG will perform much worse in this scenario. It is hard to believe that any of the opponents will be able to take advantage of this opportunity, but in theory why not.

Hahaha, I don't think PSG is so bad this season mate. We know the statistics of these two teams and can probably determine which one deserves to go through, so the scenario may never be the same as we think now.
Neymar, Mbappe, Messi are great strikers this season with good performances. They have scored as many goals 16 goals during the group stage as a team and for now Mbappe is still the top scorer in the Champions League with his 7 goals. PSG will be weak if the defense is bad, but this season their defense seems good enough to rely on.

I agreed with you in this season we have some positive development in this team PSG even their two back to back draw matches are looking for few answers but still they can do good fight against Bayern Munich which is surely currently in the best shape after having few bad matches in Bundesliga their performance in Champions League is at their best but now this three months break can bring good changes in both teams which is surely going to have good impact on performance in knock out rounds.
Neymar and Messi are surely doing amazing job with Mbappé is also at his best, but his childish behaviour is surely creating problems for himself he needs to do change if he wants to be one of the best in current generation because this is also important for good performance.

I am willing to agree with @ShowOff in this because I know PSG certainly did not play well in the last season. But this season they are looking to perform well. They have played very solid so far this season. And I know it is not going to be easy but I will say that PSG would have had an advantage coming into the match against Bayern Munich. But the problem is we are going to have a big break and who knows how Messi and Neymar will perform after the World Cup as the World Cup is truly meaningful to them. Will they be able to stay out of injury is also a big question. Because without them, the attack of PSG is not good enough.

[Bobrox]

Hahaha, I don't think PSG is so bad this season mate. We know the statistics of these two teams and can probably determine which one deserves to go through, so the scenario may never be the same as we think now.

Neymar, Mbappe, Messi are great strikers this season with good performances. They have scored as many goals 16 goals during the group stage as a team and for now Mbappe is still the top scorer in the Champions League with his 7 goals. PSG will be weak if the defense is bad, but this season their defense seems good enough to rely on.

PSG's performance is much better this season compared to last season, apart from the failure to finish in first place in the Champions League, I think chemistry and teamwork are getting better. Great team working PSG in Champion League success scored 16 goals and compete to be top scorer at Ligue 1 with Mbappe and Neymar leading awhile with 12 and 11 goals.

The attacking line PSG not only dominance with scoring goals but also Lionel Messi and Neymar keep compete with created assists, in Ligue 1 Messi have made 10 assists and Neymar under one position with 9 assists. Its seem excited who will be top scorer for PSG in this season based on consistency and have team work building by Messi, Neymar and Mbappe.

[fachant]

Hahaha, I don't think PSG is so bad this season mate. We know the statistics of these two teams and can probably determine which one deserves to go through, so the scenario may never be the same as we think now.

Neymar, Mbappe, Messi are great strikers this season with good performances. They have scored as many goals 16 goals during the group stage as a team and for now Mbappe is still the top scorer in the Champions League with his 7 goals. PSG will be weak if the defense is bad, but this season their defense seems good enough to rely on.

PSG's performance is much better this season compared to last season, apart from the failure to finish in first place in the Champions League, I think chemistry and teamwork are getting better. Great team working PSG in Champion League success scored 16 goals and compete to be top scorer at Ligue 1 with Mbappe and Neymar leading awhile with 12 and 11 goals.

The attacking line PSG not only dominance with scoring goals but also Lionel Messi and Neymar keep compete with created assists, in Ligue 1 Messi have made 10 assists and Neymar under one position with 9 assists. Its seem excited who will be top scorer for PSG in this season based on consistency and have team work building by Messi, Neymar and Mbappe.

If Messi, Neymar and Mbappe have the right chemistry, no defense can stop them from scoring. Because the three are three-category players, Messi is an incredibly talented player, Neymar is a highly skilled player and Mbappé is a fast player. If their three strategies are the same, they will succeed.

[Alanaz]

Don't have to compare these two best players who are still active, because they are star players. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and if we compare the two it will be endless. Messi is a player whose football talent makes him one of the best players in the world, Ronaldo with his hard work also makes him the best player in the world. They are the best players with their respective portions.

Comparing them is not that important, but knowing every achievement they have had so far I think it is important because then everyone can know what achievements the two of them have not had so far. Because overall they are both very reliable football stars and have also become the best players in the world with their respective levels of achievement. And since there will be a world cup soon, it will be great if everyone can see them compete in Qatar's world cup matches this season.

The only title that these two players have not won is the World Cup title which may be the last chance for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win it. It will be very interesting if their countries meet in the final, it will be one of the historic matches because it will bring together two players who have the same flashy achievements and will fight for a title that neither of them have experienced. Qatar will be a witness where both GOAT will go all out for the title. If I was given a choice then I would give the title to both. 

[ginsan]

I am willing to agree with @ShowOff in this because I know PSG certainly did not play well in the last season. But this season they are looking to perform well. They have played very solid so far this season. And I know it is not going to be easy but I will say that PSG would have had an advantage coming into the match against Bayern Munich. But the problem is we are going to have a big break and who knows how Messi and Neymar will perform after the World Cup as the World Cup is truly meaningful to them. Will they be able to stay out of injury is also a big question. Because without them, the attack of PSG is not good enough.

Whether it's Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, these three players are the heart of PSG for this season, so it would be a shame if they were injured in the world cup later, although we hope these three players don't have bad luck in the world cup. indeed, PSG is very, very highly favored to be able to win the match against Bayern Munich, but statistics show that Bayern Munich is better than PSG this season. in Ligue 1 Psg was able to perform brilliantly by going unbeaten up to the 15th match that has been played, but the distance between their points and second place is not too far away and I hope they are really able to maintain their ranking as leaders until the end of the season.

[Jody.Drummer]

Don't have to compare these two best players who are still active, because they are star players. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and if we compare the two it will be endless. Messi is a player whose football talent makes him one of the best players in the world, Ronaldo with his hard work also makes him the best player in the world. They are the best players with their respective portions.

Although the two players have different qualities and play in different position, but currently Messi is more active and productive than Ronaldo. Messi had a bad season last year but his performance improved greatly this season. But Ronaldo have had a bad time both on and off the pitch. He looks frustrated because of his underperformance and he is expressing it in his frosty relationship with his club, colleagues, coach and management. While Messi have been able to handle Mbappe's excesses and have remain focused and positive. 

I agree that talking about the comparison of these two players will never end. Messi is Messi and Ronaldo is Ronaldo. There is no doubt about their quality on the pitch, the decline in the performance of these two players is inseparable from their current age.
When compared to Messi who is more developed and Ronaldo on the other hand, there will be a narrative about the comfort zone that Messi has always held hostage. While Ronaldo is able to make something in 3 different leagues. These two players, they have both achieved success in the last 10 decades, even now they are still a hot topic of conversation in front of many quality young players.

[sana54210]

It will be interesting to see how PSG play after (hopefully) they are sent home from the Champions League by Bayern. For many PSG players (Mbappe, for example), this will be a severe psychological blow and, in fact, the end of the season. The paradox is that there will be many games ahead in Ligue 1 and maybe PSG will perform much worse in this scenario. It is hard to believe that any of the opponents will be able to take advantage of this opportunity, but in theory why not.

Hahaha, I don't think PSG is so bad this season mate. We know the statistics of these two teams and can probably determine which one deserves to go through, so the scenario may never be the same as we think now.

Neymar, Mbappe, Messi are great strikers this season with good performances. They have scored as many goals 16 goals during the group stage as a team and for now Mbappe is still the top scorer in the Champions League with his 7 goals. PSG will be weak if the defense is bad, but this season their defense seems good enough to rely on.

But indeed, on the other hand, experience will also be a bit decisive now and if you look at that, of course, Bayern is much better.
Last season PSG lost to Madrid, one of the main reasons was because their experience was not very good in the Champions League. It's not impossible now too, especially in terms of statistics during the group phase they also lost when compared to Bayern.

PSG also ended up losing the top spot on their group as well, which is why they are facing Bayern, not like there aren't any other bad seconds in other groups, but if they finished first, they could have faced an easier opponent possibly, and that would have helped them.

Bayern finished first on their group, and when you compare just this information alone, it shows that Bayern is doing better this year than PSG is doing. On the other hand, Bayern started very terribly on their league, and wasn't first and were losing games at first, now they are doing better of course, whereas PSG started and kept going great in the league, so there is that difference too.

[BITCOIN4X]

PSG also ended up losing the top spot on their group as well, which is why they are facing Bayern, not like there aren't any other bad seconds in other groups, but if they finished first, they could have faced an easier opponent possibly, and that would have helped them.

Bayern finished first on their group, and when you compare just this information alone, it shows that Bayern is doing better this year than PSG is doing. On the other hand, Bayern started very terribly on their league, and wasn't first and were losing games at first, now they are doing better of course, whereas PSG started and kept going great in the league, so there is that difference too.

Both of these teams have their own advantages and disadvantages and this will be very interesting to look forward to. PSG will be favorites at home for the first leg, and Bayern Munich will also be favorites for the second leg which will be played at home as well. The two of them will both be favorites and this is what is match that will be difficult for people to predict.

The statistics in the group stages will be meaningless because in the last 16 both teams are under different pressure. I never thought Bayern Munich would be happy to meet PSG and underestimate their opponent, the same thing to PSG when the opponent was Bayern Munich.

[bekti3]

Obviously this will be a blow that hurts again and silences PSG fans who always say they can go further in the Champions League.
The last 2 seasons they have always been in second place in the group phase and for the knockout phase always facing a team that can be said to be a champion candidate is definitely a burden for them.
But indeed, if they fail again, this will surely become a subject of ridicule again.

Right now this all is too early who is going home after this round of 16 because PSG is also doing good work for their progress and their results are improving which is positive development for them even Bayern is one of the toughest teams in UEFA but still they are beatable and PSG with his current strength can do magic in this round which could be the biggest success for them even still they have to do hard work for reaching out into last four, but we can expect good match between two teams which are coming from same level league and same level environment as both are dominating in their leagues.

There is no doubt if in this season we have no positive results in knock out rounds from PSG then surely we can expect good changes even we can expect change of management because current owners are having dream of winning Champions League and right now they are looking for this otherwise they can sell this club after end of this season.

Actually if you look at their current condition when compared to last season I don't feel there is any progress for them in the Champions League.
Last season they were in 2nd place in the group phase because there was indeed a stronger Manchester City and this season with different conditions they remain in the same position indicating that there has been no real development for them apart from the addition of several other great players brought.

[Distraction]

Marseille impressed with their performance on the last two match weeks of the league. While they were maintaining a really poor form they had to face two challenging opponents like Lyon and Monaco. But these matches were also like opportunities for Marseille to stand up and get into the fight again. After playing really tough matches they really made it in both matches. Especially the Monaco match was very difficult for them as they had to make a comeback from a 2-1 disadvantage. But this kind of big wins must help them recover faster.

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

[izsara]

But indeed, on the other hand, experience will also be a bit decisive now and if you look at that, of course, Bayern is much better.
Last season PSG lost to Madrid, one of the main reasons was because their experience was not very good in the Champions League. It's not impossible now too, especially in terms of statistics during the group phase they also lost when compared to Bayern.

PSG also ended up losing the top spot on their group as well, which is why they are facing Bayern, not like there aren't any other bad seconds in other groups, but if they finished first, they could have faced an easier opponent possibly, and that would have helped them.

Bayern finished first on their group, and when you compare just this information alone, it shows that Bayern is doing better this year than PSG is doing. On the other hand, Bayern started very terribly on their league, and wasn't first and were losing games at first, now they are doing better of course, whereas PSG started and kept going great in the league, so there is that difference too.

Being in second place with Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa in the group phase is actually a failure in my opinion, especially in terms of their players, they are far superior.
On the other hand Bayern may have a real consideration when abandoning the domestic league and starting for the Champions League because they know that their domestic league will be won by them indeed this is the real difference because it looks like PSG wants to focus more on both (Ligue 1 and Champions League) but they failed to do so.

[Minor Miner]

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

There is a long break for the World Cup. And we still don't know how the teams will behave after the long break of the World Cup. But since Marseille's main and only goal is Ligue 1. So it can be assumed that they will probably be able to perform a bit better in Ligue 1. However, in Ligue 1, losing points in several consecutive matches, Marseille is now far behind. But they played well in the last two matches. And managed to win against big teams like Lyon and Monaco. If Marseille can continue with that consistency, I think we'll see them finish second in the points table at the end of the season.

[Velvet78]

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

[KTChampions]

It will be interesting to see how PSG play after (hopefully) they are sent home from the Champions League by Bayern. For many PSG players (Mbappe, for example), this will be a severe psychological blow and, in fact, the end of the season. The paradox is that there will be many games ahead in Ligue 1 and maybe PSG will perform much worse in this scenario. It is hard to believe that any of the opponents will be able to take advantage of this opportunity, but in theory why not.

Yes, there really isn't a problem, but I think it's interesting when you say with confidence that PSG will be sent home by Bayern Munich. But indeed, PSG's not-so-perfect performance in the group stage in the Champions League is a job that Christophe Galtier has not been able to overcome.
But for Bayern Munich, they got the perfect result and in fact, the two teams in the Bayern Munich group are two big teams. At least, on paper to get results without losing and drawing, is a difficult job but Bayern Munich managed to get it.

With these results, at least PSG doesn't have many chances to qualify, but if PSG have found comfort at the top of the standings in Ligue 1.
So, maybe PSG will be able to focus more on being able to play even better in the Champions League, because to get the expected achievements will not be easy and they must be able to make more efforts than usual.

Bayern have found similar comfort at the top of the Bundesliga table, so they are even in that sense. As for my confidence, I can say that I understand that any result is possible in football - even Leipzig can send City home, but when we make a forecast, we focus on a more probable event. In this pair, Bayern is the favorite in all respects.

[Lorokan]

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

The french league is quite unpredictable; from 2nd to 6th position; they usually swap the positions amongst their self until the final game week of the season. With the worldcup break and player fatigue; i think Marseille will have to put in more efforts to keep the second spot come end of the season

[bering]

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

There is a long break for the World Cup. And we still don't know how the teams will behave after the long break of the World Cup. But since Marseille's main and only goal is Ligue 1. So it can be assumed that they will probably be able to perform a bit better in Ligue 1. However, in Ligue 1, losing points in several consecutive matches, Marseille is now far behind. But they played well in the last two matches. And managed to win against big teams like Lyon and Monaco. If Marseille can continue with that consistency, I think we'll see them finish second in the points table at the end of the season.

Marseille can able to managed 2 consecutive wins from their recent matches on France league this is good for them because finally Marseille can bounce back and their distances points between them and Rennes on 3rd position is not too far so they can chased it in case Marseille should be playing more consistent but unfortunately most of France clubs didn't used this break to do some of friendly matches and after failed on champion league Marseille only focus to Ligue 1 and their schedules on next month and January also not so hard because Marseille only faced mediocre teams such as Toulouse, Montpellier and Troyes so they have to utilized those matches to gets full points and if Marseille can managed their performance i am sure it won't be hard to gets the winning results from them

[keyscore44]

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

The french league is quite unpredictable; from 2nd to 6th position; they usually swap the positions amongst their self until the final game week of the season. With the worldcup break and player fatigue; i think Marseille will have to put in more efforts to keep the second spot come end of the season

Almost all leagues are now closed for the World Cup. This can change the performance of almost all team players. Maybe someone will do great and someone will not be able to do well. We will see the new performance of the clubs after the World Cup.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG also ended up losing the top spot on their group as well, which is why they are facing Bayern, not like there aren't any other bad seconds in other groups, but if they finished first, they could have faced an easier opponent possibly, and that would have helped them.

Bayern finished first on their group, and when you compare just this information alone, it shows that Bayern is doing better this year than PSG is doing. On the other hand, Bayern started very terribly on their league, and wasn't first and were losing games at first, now they are doing better of course, whereas PSG started and kept going great in the league, so there is that difference too.

Both of these teams have their own advantages and disadvantages and this will be very interesting to look forward to. PSG will be favorites at home for the first leg, and Bayern Munich will also be favorites for the second leg which will be played at home as well. The two of them will both be favorites and this is what is match that will be difficult for people to predict.

The statistics in the group stages will be meaningless because in the last 16 both teams are under different pressure. I never thought Bayern Munich would be happy to meet PSG and underestimate their opponent, the same thing to PSG when the opponent was Bayern Munich.

PSG and Munich on paper have equal strength, this makes it difficult for us to predict it. however, in terms of attack. PSG are sharper because they have the MNM Trio, they will often take turns threatening to create goal opportunities when applying pressure in the opponent's defense. of course, Nagelsmann has more eyes on them and looks for the right formula to stop every attack PSG builds. clearly PSG is not Barcelona, ​​which was easily conquered by Bayern Munich.

On the other hand, Galtier will pay more attention to the midfielders owned by Bayern Munich, not to mention the existence of Sadio Mane and Muller. Bayern Munich has benefited from its players who are very productive in terms of scoring goals, plus a fairly solid defense.
IMO, this match is a premature final. I hope both teams will present beautiful football with high tension. whoever wins this fight, they have the right to appear in the next round.

[Ratash]

Marseille impressed with their performance on the last two match weeks of the league. While they were maintaining a really poor form they had to face two challenging opponents like Lyon and Monaco. But these matches were also like opportunities for Marseille to stand up and get into the fight again. After playing really tough matches they really made it in both matches. Especially the Monaco match was very difficult for them as they had to make a comeback from a 2-1 disadvantage. But this kind of big wins must help them recover faster.

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

It seems that in tough games marseille team always stand out but their problem is against medium and weak teams they lost many points even at home and that problem persist since last season, they managed to get the second position in the last one but will they be ablle to do it in this one with many teams in good shape.

[Davian144]

The french league is quite unpredictable; from 2nd to 6th position; they usually swap the positions amongst their self until the final game week of the season. With the worldcup break and player fatigue; i think Marseille will have to put in more efforts to keep the second spot come end of the season

Marseille is now in fourth place in the standings in Ligue1 and has a six-point gap with second place in the standings (Lens). And it's clear to regain second place this season after the World Cup break is a good target for Marseille, but Marseille also need to improve their consistency in playing more, because considering that Lorient, who are currently in fifth place in the standings, are not far behind Marseille. And if Marseille don't improve their way of playing in matches in the second half of the season, it is very likely that their position will be shifted again by Lorient if Lorient can appear more competitive in the second half later.