French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[darewaller]

PSG are still safe at the top of the standings even though they dropped points last night against Lens and of course that doesn't make the PSG team discouraged because they didn't play with a full squad team, so yesterday's defeat made PSG have to improve so they don't lose points in the next game, Lens can just overtook PSG at the top of the standings because they are only 4 points apart

The opportunity for Lens to overtake PSG at the top of the standings does exist because the point gap for the two teams is very close, but Lens needs to hope for two more defeats at PSG because if PSG only loses once more and Lens is able to win again in the next game, PSG will still be on top standings and Lens still has to be in second place in the standings. And this seems to be a little difficult for Lens as well considering that PSG can still be consistent in the next match.

It is rare situations where teams have a chance to see PSG lose, and just because they got a loss doesn't mean that PSG will give up that position. I mean there is a subtle situation where teams would lose to whoever is fighting PSG, just so PSG wouldn't be the winner and usually that doesn't work, just worked for Lille once but usually it won't work.

Because, PSG would beat everyone anyway and be the winner. I personally believe that the best thing here for Lens is to focus on staying as second since that would give them a lot of money and a bit of wiggle room to get great players with that much money in the long run and they could become much better as well.

[izsara]

Judging from the current line-up and the bench registered in this match, there is no Messi's name there because he will only return after the new year and the time does not allow him to play now even though he is already in Paris.
But now it will be even more interesting, I think without the presence of Messi and Neymar, will PSG still be able to get 3 points.

The first half so far is very intriguing. Lance was able to score a quick goal, but Psg answered just as quickly. Now the score is 2-1, but the second half is still ahead. I also think that PSG will not win this match, although they can shoot as well as Lance. For me, this game, as expected, is really interesting. The teams are attacking, there are already a lot of goals. I hope the game will be no less interesting.

The match was quite exciting and I like PSG's defeat in this match.
But on the other hand I see one thing now, PSG are a good team but on the other hand the absence of some of their core players clearly makes the difference and of course Mbappe cannot fend for himself in this match. Regardless it's an embarrassing defeat but I love this.

[arimamib]

The first half so far is very intriguing. Lance was able to score a quick goal, but Psg answered just as quickly. Now the score is 2-1, but the second half is still ahead. I also think that PSG will not win this match, although they can shoot as well as Lance. For me, this game, as expected, is really interesting. The teams are attacking, there are already a lot of goals. I hope the game will be no less interesting.

The match was quite exciting and I like PSG's defeat in this match.
But on the other hand I see one thing now, PSG are a good team but on the other hand the absence of some of their core players clearly makes the difference and of course Mbappe cannot fend for himself in this match. Regardless it's an embarrassing defeat but I love this.

The defeat that PSG recently experienced was due to several of its flagship players not being included in the squad. Mbappe has to fend for himself due to the absence of Neymar and Messi on the PSG front line. Conceding three goals due to not being able to build a strong defense, PSG played like a bottom team that was not aiming. As a result of this defeat, PSG is closer to Lens, now PSG is only 4 points ahead with Lens who is in second place.

[imamusma]

The defeat that PSG recently experienced was due to several of its flagship players not being included in the squad. Mbappe has to fend for himself due to the absence of Neymar and Messi on the PSG front line. Conceding three goals due to not being able to build a strong defense, PSG played like a bottom team that was not aiming. As a result of this defeat, PSG is closer to Lens, now PSG is only 4 points ahead with Lens who is in second place.

And this can also argue that PSG has no rivals in Ligue 1. Some people even say Ligue 1 is a farmers' league, but Lens really proves that anyone can compete at the top even though PSG is known as the most dominating team right now. Lens' success in defeating PSG is inseparable from their good defense and attack. Those two things put them ahead of PSG during the match even though PSG actually had more goal chances.

Yes, now the two teams are only 4 points gap, but it looks like PSG will step on the gas again after Neymar and Messi return to the team in the next match. There's nothing wrong about losing, but it was a shocked.

[trendcoin]

Undoubtedly, the match of the week in France was played between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain. Frankly, I thought Paris Saint-Germain would win the match, but Lens managed to take the lead at the beginning of the match by scoring a fantastic goal with an organized attack. The goal in the 5th minute of the match upset all the plans of Paris Saint-Germain. Then, critical mistakes by the Paris Saint-Germain defense and the great support of Lens fans took the game to a different point... Also, I don't want to go without saying that I really liked Seko Fofana's performance in this match. He gave a really impressive performance.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It was a fateful game for Lens and he won it. Any loss of points would have led to a widening gap in the championship race and perhaps a loss of mental strength. Their win both reduced the gap and renewed their hopes. PSG also lost a game after a long time. We can say that the league started to get a bit more exciting after this match.  PSG didn't play badly but it's worth noting that they couldn't capitalize on the positions they found.

Paris Saint-Germain FC were defeated for the first time in the league this season. If Messi had played in this match, things might have been different. Because the matches where Paris Saint-Germain FC lost points this season were the matches that he did not play. Messi had not been played in the Reims and Benfica games, and Paris Saint-Germain FC had lost points in those games. I attribute the excuse of this match to his absence. Paris Saint-Germain FC continue their league leadership with 44 points. Lens also solidified their second place with 40 points. Lens made a New Year's surprise with this result, and Paris Saint-Germain FC entered the new year with disappointment. I think this match will remain as an exception and Paris Saint-Germain FC will be the champions at the end of the season.

PSG is already built for the front three. Now they are without 2 players and that's why they have problems. We have seen that it's not enough to have only mbappe playing. If a game plan had been drawn accordingly, we would have seen a different result yesterday. I think this match was a lesson for psg, so they saw where they were lacking. For Lens, it was a completely important match. They reduced the points difference to 4 and showed that they are in the race. This match was not only a title race but also a match in which they overturned psg's unbeaten record.

I think that all the teams in the French league were able to reveal what PSG's weak point is, they cannot do anything without their stars, the fact that Ney earned his red card and not having played affected them, Mbappé is not a god He can't do much, he's a very good player but he still can't do that much, Lens was masterful, I like when this team or these teams beat the greats, because they gain confidence, they believe it and they see that the teams Those who are first in the table can end their hegemony, not every day they are the same, even if all the stars are playing, they can lose the same.

Here it is evidenced:

Kylian Mbappe granted leave by Christophe Galtier after humbling PSG defeat

Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi have both been handed "a few days off" after PSG 's shock loss to Lens.

The Ligue 1 leaders won on their return from the World Cup, seeing off Strasbourg, but were undone by their nearest challengers four days later. Mbappe, fresh from his heartbreak in Qatar, was among the star-studded cast who were beaten in Lens.

PSG conceded after four minutes before levelling the contest, but then conceded twice to lose 3-1, which has seen their gap at the top trimmed to four points. Mbappe was without Neymar or Lionel Messi alongside him and will now take some time out as the games continue to come thick and fast.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kylian-mbappe-granted-leave-christophe-28856450

[Hyphen(-)]

Undoubtedly, the match of the week in France was played between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain. Frankly, I thought Paris Saint-Germain would win the match, but Lens managed to take the lead at the beginning of the match by scoring a fantastic goal with an organized attack. The goal in the 5th minute of the match upset all the plans of Paris Saint-Germain. Then, critical mistakes by the Paris Saint-Germain defense and the great support of Lens fans took the game to a different point... Also, I don't want to go without saying that I really liked Seko Fofana's performance in this match. He gave a really impressive performance.

Lens has had a fantastic start to the season, and I expect at least a draw in the match, but it will end in their favor due to their hard work.

Lens has only lost one match this season, against Lile in the League One competition, and they are currently second in the League One table, four points behind PSG. They have hopes of finishing in the top three of the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, because they are very dedicated and play very good football.

[execijutiere]

we saw a lot of goals in today's games. to start with strasbourg-troyes, strasbourg were the better and more dominant side but they couldn't find the goals they were hoping for. it's a pity for them because the points lost here could be very valuable for them in the future. As for the lille-reims game, lille played better as the hosts but they also struggled to take advantage of their positions. they had to settle for a draw with a second half goal. marseille made no mistakes in a week when psg lost points and took 3 points away from home. it was actually a good game and they kept their claim.

[Sirait]

Lens team showed us very well yesterday that furball is a team game. The PSG team may be a group of stars, but yesterday they lost 3-1 to Lens on the road. Messi did not play because he was tired. With this win, Lens made 40 points and reduced the point difference with Psg to 4. By the end of the year, Psg will probably be the champion, but I think the football played by Lens should be appreciated. Because it is a fact that PSG is far behind in terms of budget.

based on statistical data that I have seen, currently Lens is ranked 8th in ligue 1 as the team with the most squad value while PSG is in first place, so I also see that the defeat that happened to PSG doesn't make sense. One more defeat, Lens will definitely shift PSG's position. in another match, the match between nice vs rennes is in progress, the current score is still 1-1.

[Slow death]

Montpellier 1 - 2 Marseille

I did an analysis of this game and then I left home and I forgot to bet on Marseille, they have been performing well and in the last few games they managed to win in 3 and draw in 1 game, so they were the favorites in this game and playing against Montpellier, which is an unstable team that came into this game with 2 draws, a win and a defeat, so I already imagined that they would lose in that game, but I didn't place a bet so I didn't make any profit, a real pity, I feel irritated

Lille 1 - 1 Reims

before starting that game I looked at him and told myself that I wouldn't bet, it was a very unpredictable game given that these two teams don't have consistency, Reims comes from a lot of draws, in the last 4 games they had 3 draws while Lille there was a draw and 2 wins and 1 loss, this was a propitious scenario for us to see a draw in this game, I'm glad I didn't place any bets on this game

Strasbourg 2 - 3 Troyes

wow this was a game in which there were many goals, Troyes were the favorites to win this game in my opinion, they came into this game with 2 defeats and 2 draws in the last 4 games, while their opponent Strasbourg was also in the same situation, they came into this game with 2 defeats and 2 draws, I confess that I didn't expect to see so many goals

[Velvet78]

Marseille have started to maintain a reliable performance again. Their effort against Montpellier was just delightful honestly. Tavares is also doing pretty good since he has joined Marseille. He scored his 5th goal in 16 games in the Ligue 1. Lens are also continuing to win on one hand maybe but this effort is still important for Marseille to keep up with them.

Because we never know how long Lens will be able to maintain this level. Their huge win over PSG reassured people more about their determination though but we will see.

[Falconer]

I think that all the teams in the French league were able to reveal what PSG's weak point is, they cannot do anything without their stars, the fact that Ney earned his red card and not having played affected them, Mbappé is not a god He can't do much, he's a very good player but he still can't do that much, Lens was masterful, I like when this team or these teams beat the greats, because they gain confidence, they believe it and they see that the teams Those who are first in the table can end their hegemony, not every day they are the same, even if all the stars are playing, they can lose the same.

But anyway Lens has succeeded with its mission for 3 very important points to keep close. A natural defeat for PSG this week and I think Lens have improved too over the course of the competition. Now that PSG only has a 4-point advantage, they may not easily let go of that advantage to 1 point with a loss in their next match. In PSG's next match Neymar and Messi will be back, it will be a good boost after the 3-1 defeat to Lens.

Furthermore, Mbappe and Hakimi will not play with PSG in the next two matches after Christophe Galtier gave them time off after the World Cup. Mbappe isn't really a king without other players helping him, that's been proven to be true.

[Docnaster]

When I saw that PSG lost what I did first was to check the line up and noticed that Ney wasn't in the line up due to red card and Messi wasn't around which I don't know if he is still resting from world cup. Only Mbappe could not do it.
I heard that Mbappe is now granted a leave which I belive he needs

[NicNacCoin]

PSG lost the first match of the year without Messi and Neymar. Lens beat Kylian Mbappe 3-1 to finish second in Ligue A. With this victory, Lens reduced the gap in the points table with the current champions. Lionel Messi has not yet returned to Paris after going to Argentina after winning the World Cup. Neymar didn't have a chance to play as he was shown a red card in the previous match. PSG lost the first match of the year without two attacking stars. Lens beat Kylian Mbappe 3-1 in second place in Ligue A. In this victory, Lens reduced the gap in the points list with the current champions. At the end of 17 matches, PNG points are 44, Lens points are 40.

[Google+]

The match was quite exciting and I like PSG's defeat in this match.
But on the other hand I see one thing now, PSG are a good team but on the other hand the absence of some of their core players clearly makes the difference and of course Mbappe cannot fend for himself in this match. Regardless it's an embarrassing defeat but I love this.

If you like the defeat suffered by PSG, that is the right for every other team fan or spectator who may place bets for other teams. But I don't think it was a very embarrassing defeat because PSG was beaten at home to Lens with several key players absent from the game. So this is not embarrassing enough for PSG and is still in a very reasonable category because PSG themselves know where the mistake lies.

[snipie]

When I saw that PSG lost what I did first was to check the line up and noticed that Ney wasn't in the line up due to red card and Messi wasn't around which I don't know if he is still resting from world cup. Only Mbappe could not do it.
I heard that Mbappe is now granted a leave which I belive he needs

Such bad results will make him unsure about how far the club can go in Champions League and whether it worth staying in PSG or not..
For the other games, it is incredible how Strasbourg is performing this season, very poorly.. Lille missed 2 points, Nice lost vs Rennes and Marseille got their 3 points.
Overall, the resistance of Lens is impressive and the European competition spots are challenging since the number of points isn't that big between these teams.

[Rabi3]

Marseille have started to maintain a reliable performance again. Their effort against Montpellier was just delightful honestly. Tavares is also doing pretty good since he has joined Marseille. He scored his 5th goal in 16 games in the Ligue 1. Lens are also continuing to win on one hand maybe but this effort is still important for Marseille to keep up with them.

Because we never know how long Lens will be able to maintain this level. Their huge win over PSG reassured people more about their determination though but we will see.

I'm predicting that by the end of the season Marseille will be ahead of Lens, the results so far are favoring Lens but I doubt Lens can maintain those good results for long, Marseille on the other hand has a better team and I can see them keeping a high level throughout the whole season, unlike Lens who probably will stumble upon some hard time and the positive streak will come to an end.

[Rigon]

PSG had to lose the match due to the absence of two attacking players. It was the second match after the World Cup break. Messi did not return to PSG after winning the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. After Neymar got a red card in the first match, he could not play this match. PSG were missing Messi and Neymar after conceding 3 goals. Mbappe and Hakimi were also seen in a very helpless state. Kylian Mbappe could not shine in this match without Neymar and Messi. All in all, PSG had to lose without Messi and Neymar.

[Republikcoin.com]

I'm predicting that by the end of the season Marseille will be ahead of Lens, the results so far are favoring Lens but I doubt Lens can maintain those good results for long, Marseille on the other hand has a better team and I can see them keeping a high level throughout the whole season, unlike Lens who probably will stumble upon some hard time and the positive streak will come to an end.

It will also not be so easy for Marseille because the Marseille team must expect two defeats at the Lens team besides Marseille who must always win in the match. And on the one hand we also have to look at the opponents they face in the rest of the season, because that is the basis for them to continue to get up to get a better position and stay there for the long term. Because for the top of the standings I am still very sure that PSG will dominate it even though I lost to Lens yesterday.

[Smack That Ace]

PSG have finally lost a game in the league this season. Lens's win is not a big surprise to me at all. The hosts at their stadium won all 9 matches, and in yesterday's match they confirmed their high form this season. However, I doubt if Lens will be able to maintain such a disposition until the end of the season. However, I keep my fingers crossed for this to happen and the fight for the championship title lasted until the last matches. Today, Olympique Marseille, which is in third place, has a chance to reduce the gap to the leader. OM is playing away game with very mediocre Montpellier, so it's very likely that they will take 3 points.

I am going to say that this result was a little unexpected for me. But at the same time, it was not very surprising as well. You know, PSG did not have a lot of important players available in this match. So it makes total sense that they lost this much.

But the problem is Lens have done well in this match and they have on this matter convincingly. This is a quite rare thing to see for any team in Ligue 1 to do against PSG. But this is not going to cost PSG too much because they are still at the top of the table. And I still have no doubt that they are going to be the winner of the league anyway.


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Duke