French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[rahmad2nd]

The return of Lionel Messi to PSG is obviously going to be very good for the team. Honestly, I think they wouldn’t have lost in the last match if Lionel Messi was with them.

Anyway, there is no point in talking about what has already happened in the past. I believe from now on Lionel Messi is going to be a very important player for the team. Especially after witnessing what happened in the last match without him.

Another thing is I believe if Mbappé is going to be friendly with Lionel Messi, it is going to be better for PSG. I know that they are eventually going to win the league title. At this point, I am only interested to see how Lionel Messi can perform, and if he can break any personal records.

At least if Neymar doesn't get a red card for the RC Strasbourg match, he won't miss the game when PSG travel to Lens headquarters and PSG won't suffer an embarrassing defeat. even without Messi, PSG are still too strong for their opponents in Ligue 1. and if in yesterday's match Neymar was not absent due to a red card suspension, Lens is not a difficult opponent for them to overthrow.

IMO, actually the match against Lens was a valuable lesson for Galtier and his troops. Galtier can measure the weaknesses of his team, both in terms of the front line and in defense. at this point, PSG is like a helpless team against Lens.
The good news, Messi has rejoined and trained with the team. even though Neymar must be absent in the next two matches, PSG will still be a tough team even though Galtier only plays Mbappe and Messi.

The bad news, there are many rumors that always link the rift between the MNM Trio. I think the sports news media give too much of an impression that PSG are never free from their internal problems.

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[maju69]

The overall performance of the PSG team without Messi is very poor. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a great player. But he is very selfish. Although he can score a lot of goals, he cannot contribute to keeping the overall performance of the team stable. And so the most important player of the PSG team at the moment is Messi. In the next match, we will see Messi with PSG. PSG are 4 points ahead of Lens despite losing badly against Lens in their last match. This gap should be increased in the next matches.

The next game will be easier for PSG to win, because PSG will be against the last ranked team in Ligue1, namely Angers. Even without Messi, PSG can still win if the opponent is Angers, because that is a team that has had very bad performances this season so it won't be so difficult for PSG. And that match could also be an opportunity for PSG to widen the points gap with Lens again if Lens does not win in the next match.

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them. Just like Angers, Strasbourg is also a Ligue 1 team, they are only 1 level above Angers who are bottom of the relegation zone. I think the gap in points between Paris Saint Germain and Lens will remain the same after the 18th week.

[Raflesia]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them. Just like Angers, Strasbourg is also a Ligue 1 team, they are only 1 level above Angers who are bottom of the relegation zone. I think the gap in points between Paris Saint Germain and Lens will remain the same after the 18th week.

The condition of the two clubs at the top facing the club at the bottom of the standings is actually like 3 real points for them in any case they clearly want to get full points in this match.
With Lens' current condition which is quite solid and by looking at the results of the match from Strasbourg which can be said to have decreased quite a bit this season, of course the chance is still very big for 3 points.

[emrecemsan]

Marseille have made a big improvement recently and this is making me happy for them. Because I see them as the second strongest team in the league right after PSG now. They were able to steal the second position from Monaco in the last moments of the season the last time. This time maybe it will happen between Lens and Marseille who knows. Lens have done a pretty good job so far and they even beat PSG last week. This win must be a big motivation for them to maintain a good form for a longer time.

However I still doubt they have the same spirit with Lille. I think they won't be able to keep up with PSG throughout the season anyway and they will lose their place to Marseille before the end of the season as well. But they can still qualify for the Champions League group stage qualifiers by finishing at the 3rd position.

[el kaka22]

The good "welcome" gesture they had for Messi was a very important one. PSG is a French club, and there are many French players, namely Mbappe as the best one playing at PSG. They could have been hating him all this time all he knew, because his team got the world cup title and not France, so who knows how they felt.

But, they have shown true professionalism and applauded him and welcomed him very warmly, and that is definitely an important thing to show that the team is one as a unit and whatever happens at national teams stays at national teams. I believe this is going to be very important for their future, they will probably get a lot more success with this chemistry.

[terrorJR]

The good "welcome" gesture they had for Messi was a very important one. PSG is a French club, and there are many French players, namely Mbappe as the best one playing at PSG. They could have been hating him all this time all he knew, because his team got the world cup title and not France, so who knows how they felt.

But, they have shown true professionalism and applauded him and welcomed him very warmly, and that is definitely an important thing to show that the team is one as a unit and whatever happens at national teams stays at national teams. I believe this is going to be very important for their future, they will probably get a lot more success with this chemistry.

Regardless of anything, I feel that in this case, individual interests and the club must be put aside. Messi is indeed a player from Argentina but now it is different because we are talking about a club not the national team even though this hurts a little but I think the integrity of the club and professionalism must be upheld in this matter. But it will be interesting to see whether or not this will also be a relationship breaker in the end.

[KTChampions]

Chance to see conflicts between Messi, Neymar and Mbappe is big. Even the conflict in early of season was handled well and quick enough by PSG board engagement. However with the high ego and high ambition of Mbappe, he will not stay silent and keep calm too long. He can start a new drama again when his mood is bad again.

PSG are still stronger than all clubs in Ligue 1 but if they continue to play carelessly and decentralize their concentration for Champions League too much, they can lose Ligue 1 in this season. It is possible but only they can throw it away and another club will take it.

If PSG concentrate enough for Ligue 1, no French club can win it by beating PSG in a long season because with abundant good players, PSG have very big advantage.

In fact, the likelihood of a conflict is already much less than at the beginning of the season - firstly, relations with Neymar were settled, and secondly, Mbappe has already shown at the World Cup that he is a stronger player. A conflict with Messi is impossible since Messi is old and does not pose a threat to Mbappe. Mbappe can only be expected to try to leave for another club if he again unsuccessfully performs in the Champions League with PSG. But it will be a conflict with management and not with teammates.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There will be a quite big competition for the second spot in the standings for certain.

I especially expect a competition among Marseille, Monaco and Rennes for that. Maybe I'm prejudiced about Lens but I don't feel like they will be able to keep up this level until the end of the season. They aren't normally a very familiar team with their current place in the league. I can't overlook their impressive effort until now of course. But considering their performance last season I feel like it will be the same for them. They will lose their momentum at a point and it will be the start of their fall. For the second spot, I'm favouring Marseille for now.

Well, for a long time there has been a hegemony of PSG, so the first place is no longer debatable, because it is always PSG, but I think that in this case the best lineup has is Marseille, I see it well and It is a team that when they say they play very well7, they do it in a spectacular way, but nevertheless I have been seeing some not very good behaviors, they are somewhat negative and the players do not believe it, and that is something negative, when they play against PSG it is as if they had too much respect for them and it is not something that is good, they should lose that respect and play one on one, without lowering their heads, that is why I have more expectations about Marseille than any other.

Even though there were some players at PSG who might have had to lose when they met Messi and also Argentina in the world cup round yesterday, it seems that it is not a problem now that they are all getting along and are back to focusing together to give the best for PSG. In the next game PSG will host against Angers which we know is now in the relegation zone and it looks like it will be an easy opponent for PSG, I'm sure this time PSG will win easily.

they were professional players, of course it would be fine as long as they weren't involved in any troublesome personal conflicts.
PSG in the previous match against Lens had to lose 3-1. this makes Lens continue to pursue the difference in points. the next match should be easy for PSG to get 3 points and also quite a lot of goals. but now that competition in Europe has also become denser, PSG must also focus on the French Cup and the Champions League.

It would be very funny when the Paris Saint Germain players who competed in the Qatar 2022 World Cup didn't get along. lol
Their interests are different if they are already in a team, moreover that team pays them. They are professional players and as professional players they must put their personal interests above the interests of the team they strengthen, that's how it should be. At club level, this is an opportunity for them to complement each other to create a dream team.

It is that this happens, at least I know that Mbappé with Messi and Ney the relationship is not very good, I think it can be strictly professional, however they must understand each other in their team to be able to have good results, but the combination Messi + Ney is enough how to get PSG forward without any problem, and taking into account that between Messi and Mbappé there is a disagreement that became evident in the final, that is something that is not forgotten, with Ney it is obvious that there will always be, but the quality Ney's is too big to be tarnished by Mbappé, these things will always spread in football and the mere fact that Ney and Messi are South Americans adds much more to Mbappé's pique.

And here it becomes clear:

5 things we noticed about Lionel Messi's return to PSG, including Kylian Mbappe's absence

Lionel Messi received a guard of honour as he made his return to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday – and we spotted a number of interesting details throughout, including the reaction of Ethan Mbappe.

After helping Argentina lift a historic World Cup last month, Messi was handed a well-deserved 10-day break by the Ligue 1 champions.

During that time, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner celebrated with his La Albiceleste teammates on an open-top bus parade before being mobbed by thousands of fans in his hometown of Rosario.

And now, the former Barcelona forward has returned to Les Parisiens' training base ahead of their Coupe de France clash against Chateauroux on Friday.

Source: https://www.sportbible.com/football/lionel-messi-psg-return-kylian-mbappe-391606-20230104


It is evident that envy exists at all levels, it is something normal, it is like that everywhere, now, I am not satisfied with this, if France had been champion and Mbappé had won the Champion's gait, I am sure Messi would have done. been there and happy anyway to honor an Mbappé.

[rendravolt]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them.

But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.

[Docnaster]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them.

But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.

That is what I wanted to say. It was not easy for PSG to get a win against Strasbourg. If Strasbourg can give a strong fight against PSG, they will do it against Lens.
Lenz having won psg last week may feel superior and not be vigilant and Strasbourg will take them by surprise.
That match wi be an interesting one but Lenz has the upper hand to win.

[rendravolt]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them.

But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.

That is what I wanted to say. It was not easy for PSG to get a win against Strasbourg. If Strasbourg can give a strong fight against PSG, they will do it against Lens.
Lenz having won psg last week may feel superior and not be vigilant and Strasbourg will take them by surprise.
That match wi be an interesting one but Lenz has the upper hand to win.

If you look at the H2H statistics for the last 5 matches between Lens vs Strasbourg, on paper Strasbourg is very superior with 3 wins, while Lens only won 1 time and the rest were draws. This proves that the history of the meeting between the two has always belonged to Strasbourg, it's no wonder that PSG, which is so strong, is having a hard time winning over Strasbourg.

[keyscore44]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them.

But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.

That is what I wanted to say. It was not easy for PSG to get a win against Strasbourg. If Strasbourg can give a strong fight against PSG, they will do it against Lens.
Lenz having won psg last week may feel superior and not be vigilant and Strasbourg will take them by surprise.
That match wi be an interesting one but Lenz has the upper hand to win.

The World Cup best Lionel Messi has already joined the PSG team in training. In the next match, PSG will play with the full strength of their attack. So it is expected that they will be able to secure victory in the next match.

[keyscore44]

There will be a quite big competition for the second spot in the standings for certain.

I especially expect a competition among Marseille, Monaco and Rennes for that. Maybe I'm prejudiced about Lens but I don't feel like they will be able to keep up this level until the end of the season. They aren't normally a very familiar team with their current place in the league. I can't overlook their impressive effort until now of course. But considering their performance last season I feel like it will be the same for them. They will lose their momentum at a point and it will be the start of their fall. For the second spot, I'm favouring Marseille for now.

Well, for a long time there has been a hegemony of PSG, so the first place is no longer debatable, because it is always PSG, but I think that in this case the best lineup has is Marseille, I see it well and It is a team that when they say they play very well7, they do it in a spectacular way, but nevertheless I have been seeing some not very good behaviors, they are somewhat negative and the players do not believe it, and that is something negative, when they play against PSG it is as if they had too much respect for them and it is not something that is good, they should lose that respect and play one on one, without lowering their heads, that is why I have more expectations about Marseille than any other.

Even though there were some players at PSG who might have had to lose when they met Messi and also Argentina in the world cup round yesterday, it seems that it is not a problem now that they are all getting along and are back to focusing together to give the best for PSG. In the next game PSG will host against Angers which we know is now in the relegation zone and it looks like it will be an easy opponent for PSG, I'm sure this time PSG will win easily.

they were professional players, of course it would be fine as long as they weren't involved in any troublesome personal conflicts.
PSG in the previous match against Lens had to lose 3-1. this makes Lens continue to pursue the difference in points. the next match should be easy for PSG to get 3 points and also quite a lot of goals. but now that competition in Europe has also become denser, PSG must also focus on the French Cup and the Champions League.

It would be very funny when the Paris Saint Germain players who competed in the Qatar 2022 World Cup didn't get along. lol
Their interests are different if they are already in a team, moreover that team pays them. They are professional players and as professional players they must put their personal interests above the interests of the team they strengthen, that's how it should be. At club level, this is an opportunity for them to complement each other to create a dream team.

It is that this happens, at least I know that Mbappé with Messi and Ney the relationship is not very good, I think it can be strictly professional, however they must understand each other in their team to be able to have good results, but the combination Messi + Ney is enough how to get PSG forward without any problem, and taking into account that between Messi and Mbappé there is a disagreement that became evident in the final, that is something that is not forgotten, with Ney it is obvious that there will always be, but the quality Ney's is too big to be tarnished by Mbappé, these things will always spread in football and the mere fact that Ney and Messi are South Americans adds much more to Mbappé's pique.

And here it becomes clear:

5 things we noticed about Lionel Messi's return to PSG, including Kylian Mbappe's absence

Lionel Messi received a guard of honour as he made his return to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday – and we spotted a number of interesting details throughout, including the reaction of Ethan Mbappe.

After helping Argentina lift a historic World Cup last month, Messi was handed a well-deserved 10-day break by the Ligue 1 champions.

During that time, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner celebrated with his La Albiceleste teammates on an open-top bus parade before being mobbed by thousands of fans in his hometown of Rosario.

And now, the former Barcelona forward has returned to Les Parisiens' training base ahead of their Coupe de France clash against Chateauroux on Friday.

Source: https://www.sportbible.com/football/lionel-messi-psg-return-kylian-mbappe-391606-20230104


It is evident that envy exists at all levels, it is something normal, it is like that everywhere, now, I am not satisfied with this, if France had been champion and Mbappé had won the Champion's gait, I am sure Messi would have done. been there and happy anyway to honor an Mbappé.

All PSG officials welcomed Lionel Messi to their training with a grand reception. This is really a must see for all football fans. As well as the Argentine, all other players are highly regarded at their own clubs.

[keyscore44]

PSG need all of the players in this trio to be successful for real. We all have witnessed the change in the Lens match as they didn't have Messi - Neymar duo there. Mbappe couldn't carry on the role of making the team win this match one way or another. He can't be enough to win this kind of matches all the time. PSG are a team that are highly dependent on all of this trio. Yes maybe they had good times before Messi signed for the team as well. But now they are building their game plan by considering his big contribution too.

Against Bayern Munich this is going to be the same again. They will need all of these three players on the field to increase their chance.

PSG got first loss in this season from Lens and the attacking line not completed with after Neymar and Lionel Messi absent, seems PSG can't have consistency performance without having trio tandem in attacking line. Lionel Messi have returning back to the team after World Cup and Neymar have finish punishment after receiving red card.

Up next match PSG will play on French Cup round 64 and I don't think with Lionel Messi make his debut after returning to the team last few days, actually Christophe Galtier will use second players composition to this competition and preparing for next match Anger on Thursday, January 12.

PSG must now take every upcoming match seriously. Their main responsibility now is to continue the winning streak. All the players of the team have already joined the team and are preparing themselves for the next matches.

[Docnaster]

Lens itself will play the following week's match against Strasbourg, capitalizing on the victory from Paris Saint Germain and with their weak opponents this week, it will also be an easy win for them.

But in the previous match PSG had a lot of trouble against Strasbourg, even PSG's victory had to go through the white point in the final minutes. Plus Neymar also got a red card which made him feel frustrated. Maybe it's better for Lens to be vigilant when they meet Strasbourg later, this is a team full of surprises when they meet opponents who are far superior.

That is what I wanted to say. It was not easy for PSG to get a win against Strasbourg. If Strasbourg can give a strong fight against PSG, they will do it against Lens.
Lenz having won psg last week may feel superior and not be vigilant and Strasbourg will take them by surprise.
That match wi be an interesting one but Lenz has the upper hand to win.

The World Cup best Lionel Messi has already joined the PSG team in training. In the next match, PSG will play with the full strength of their attack. So it is expected that they will be able to secure victory in the next match.

Messi was given a warm reception few days ago.
I don't know when Neymar red card suspension will end. If Ney Leo and Kylian will feature in PSG next match that will be very wonderful to watch.
Those three super stars are so good with what they do but among three of them I love Ney more

[rahmad2nd]

PSG must now take every upcoming match seriously. Their main responsibility now is to continue the winning streak. All the players of the team have already joined the team and are preparing themselves for the next matches.

I don't see anything crisis happening in the PSG camp at the moment, there's no need to worry. after all, now all the PSG players have joined the team. as for PSG's defeat against Lens, it was a natural thing to happen. a stronger team will not always win in every match, after all Neymar and Messi were absent in the match.

IMO, there is no stronger challenger in Ligue 1 they will progress smoothly in their next matches. in fact, Galtier could make a benchmark when PSG had to be humiliated by Lens. as a coach, Galtier could see how it would be when PSG did not play its core starting line-up. Galtier, too, can correct his defense and fix every weakness in his squad. and I'm sure Galtier understands that very well. actually PSG's biggest challenge is not Ligue 1 but against Bayern in the round of 16 later. meaning, Galtier will focus more on improving his squad and preparing for the match vs Bayern.

[Pandu Geddon]

PSG must now take every upcoming match seriously. Their main responsibility now is to continue the winning streak. All the players of the team have already joined the team and are preparing themselves for the next matches.

I don't see anything crisis happening in the PSG camp at the moment, there's no need to worry. after all, now all the PSG players have joined the team. as for PSG's defeat against Lens, it was a natural thing to happen. a stronger team will not always win in every match, after all Neymar and Messi were absent in the match.

IMO, there is no stronger challenger in Ligue 1 they will progress smoothly in their next matches. in fact, Galtier could make a benchmark when PSG had to be humiliated by Lens. as a coach, Galtier could see how it would be when PSG did not play its core starting line-up. Galtier, too, can correct his defense and fix every weakness in his squad. and I'm sure Galtier understands that very well. actually PSG's biggest challenge is not Ligue 1 but against Bayern in the round of 16 later. meaning, Galtier will focus more on improving his squad and preparing for the match vs Bayern.

however, Lens is also not a bad team. they played well by taking advantage of opportunities, so they were ahead of PSG. This is of course a loss for PSG, but they are not playing with their best squad. their position in the standings is also still secure. after all, I don't think their focus is the French Ligue 1 trophy. but the Champions League trophy. and they will give it their all for the Champions League.

[Alanaz]

PSG got first loss in this season from Lens and the attacking line not completed with after Neymar and Lionel Messi absent, seems PSG can't have consistency performance without having trio tandem in attacking line. Lionel Messi have returning back to the team after World Cup and Neymar have finish punishment after receiving red card.

Up next match PSG will play on French Cup round 64 and I don't think with Lionel Messi make his debut after returning to the team last few days, actually Christophe Galtier will use second players composition to this competition and preparing for next match Anger on Thursday, January 12.

PSG must now take every upcoming match seriously. Their main responsibility now is to continue the winning streak. All the players of the team have already joined the team and are preparing themselves for the next matches.

Is Paris Saint Germain dependent on the players mentioned? if true, then it is a big mistake that they should immediately leave. They have a very capable squad but are unable to win in the absence of their star players. I question the performance of a coach here, because with the luxurious squad he has he still finds it difficult. Imagine, if they didn't have quality players, what would they become. 

[piebeyb]

The good "welcome" gesture they had for Messi was a very important one. PSG is a French club, and there are many French players, namely Mbappe as the best one playing at PSG. They could have been hating him all this time all he knew, because his team got the world cup title and not France, so who knows how they felt.

But, they have shown true professionalism and applauded him and welcomed him very warmly, and that is definitely an important thing to show that the team is one as a unit and whatever happens at national teams stays at national teams. I believe this is going to be very important for their future, they will probably get a lot more success with this chemistry.

I think the welcome shows their professional attitude as a team and not like a child just because the french national team lost in the final to argentina, why hate messi and there is no reason for that, of course the PSG team is a team with players from many countries , so it would not be possible like a child to hate messi because only the last world cup final match

[bering]

The overall performance of the PSG team without Messi is very poor. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a great player. But he is very selfish. Although he can score a lot of goals, he cannot contribute to keeping the overall performance of the team stable. And so the most important player of the PSG team at the moment is Messi. In the next match, we will see Messi with PSG. PSG are 4 points ahead of Lens despite losing badly against Lens in their last match. This gap should be increased in the next matches.

The next game will be easier for PSG to win, because PSG will be against the last ranked team in Ligue1, namely Angers. Even without Messi, PSG can still win if the opponent is Angers, because that is a team that has had very bad performances this season so it won't be so difficult for PSG. And that match could also be an opportunity for PSG to widen the points gap with Lens again if Lens does not win in the next match.

Whether it PSG or Lens on week 18 they will faced weak opponents that while PSG have to fight against Angers but Lens also will faced easy match against Strasbourg and these teams currently at relegation zone and it's very difficult for them to win from PSG and Lens so i am sure they can able to beat their opponents without any problem especially PSG that probably they will going to win the match with 2 goals margin or more because Angers was so weak this season even they had spend 9 latest matches without a single winning and 4 difference points is not comfortable for PSG so they shouldn't be slipped again because besides Lens other teams such as Marseille also has successfully to improved their performance and not impossible to chasing PSG points