French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[BALIK]

Marseille had very bad luck in this match so they lost. Its performance in Marseille was good. But every attack by Nice's players was planned and organized. Nice were very tactical in this match. A total of 14 shots were taken by Nice players, and 8 of them were on target. On the other hand, Marseille did more attacks. They had 22 shots, but only 4 were on target. In Marseille it should have kept the defense tight and then tried to attack. Then maybe they wouldn't have conceded 3 goals.

I don't agree with you, Marseille doesn't play very well when compared to Nice, if we look at the course of the match, the effectiveness of the Marseille attack is very low compared to Nice, out of 8 shots on target that were made nice, 3 were goals while Marseille only have 1 goal from the 5 shots on target they got.

I'm not saying that Nice didn't play well. However, the performance of its players in Marseille was good. They have been able to create a lot of attacking opportunities. And attacked a lot. But they can't finish properly. Marseille's players created plenty of attacking opportunities as well as missed plenty. And that's why they lost. Nice on the other hand attacked less but every attack was strong. And that's why they easily broke through Marseille's defense and scored 3 goals.

[Rigon]

PSG definitely looks like the winners again, yeah I know Mbappe is missing and many are putting that as reason to lose points here, but I agree with luckmcfly, this is a game PSG could easily win. Messi has beaten these type of easy games all by himself before, and maybe he is older now and may not do it all by himself, but he is still a huge force that could bring a win and him getting that time with Neymar? That's going to be easy win for them unless something changes.

Plus, we should stop acting as if the only good players in PSG are Messi-Neymar-Mbappe trio, they have plenty other good players, all the way starting from goalkeeper to defense to midfield, they are all good.

If Neymar, Messi and Mbappe are taken away from PSG now, this will affect the team to a large extent, because the whole attack is now built on them. And Mbappe has become a very important player for PSG, his absence can be felt. Of course each of them is very strong individually and can score goals, let's see how they play against Marseille. So far, it is known that Mbappe will miss about three weeks, this is not so much, he will just have time to miss football. )

You are right, if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are removed from PSG, PSG will have no one to attack. These three stars are now the superpower of PAG. Neymar Mbappe and Messi will both be back on the pitch and will play well for PSG against Marseille and pull off a win. Neymar is now ready to practice on the field after recovering from his injury. And expect Mbappe to return to PSG very soon.

[Z-tight]

You are right, if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are removed from PSG, PSG will have no one to attack.

If you remove the three best attackers or players from any club in the world, it is surely going to affect that team, that is why this doesn't have anything to do with psg alone. Psg also have some other attackers who are also good, but they are not as good as this trio, that is why they wanted to buy Ziyech, so if one out of the trio is absent, then Ziyech can replace the person, the deal did not work out anyway. Psg need messi and neymar to step up against bayern, mbappe would miss the game, but i believe whoever replaces him would do his best, they need to win that first leg so that their qualification to the next round would be made easy. Psg will surely win the Ligue 1, they know it is the champions league that their fans want.

[rendravolt]

PSG definitely looks like the winners again, yeah I know Mbappe is missing and many are putting that as reason to lose points here, but I agree with luckmcfly, this is a game PSG could easily win. Messi has beaten these type of easy games all by himself before, and maybe he is older now and may not do it all by himself, but he is still a huge force that could bring a win and him getting that time with Neymar? That's going to be easy win for them unless something changes.

Plus, we should stop acting as if the only good players in PSG are Messi-Neymar-Mbappe trio, they have plenty other good players, all the way starting from goalkeeper to defense to midfield, they are all good.

PSG are a big team in Ligue 1 and when Mbappe was out through injury it seemed that it could be overcome with the depth of squad they have. Next week PSG will face Monaco and in this match PSG will have an away game which will certainly make it a little difficult for them, we know Monaco is not an easy opponent especially now that Monaco has a target to shift Marseille's position in 2nd place in the standings, while PSG must win the match so that they can continue to widen the distance from their competitors.

[bering]

Psg team will have a tough game next round against monaco, it will be an away game against a team in a good shape, it will be difficult since psg team performance doesn't seem convincing recently, monaco team is currently fourth and only two points separate them from marseille so they will surely want to win against psg and climb the ranks so i wouldnt be surprised if they manage to beat them.

In fact PSG will have 2 hard games before Champions League match against Bayern.
The first game is vs Marseille in 2 days in round of 16 in French Cup which will be crucial for both teams to pass. They don't have choice here.
The second game is vs Monaco 3 days after Marseille one and this time in Ligue 1 which will make it important too.
PSG don't have a chance other than winning without doing much efforts while trying to avoid injuries. Such combination is unlikely to occur and who knows how PSG will deal with these issues..

The match against Monaco looks interesting because this time the bookie provide high odds for PSG @2.25 and as a host Monaco has odds @3.05 and if i am not mistaken this is one of the highest odds for them during this season because usually the odds for them usually low considering they are the favourite for almost every matches
I think PSG will be in trouble because Monaco in the good shape especially PSG possibly will not playing full team and in Monaco they have Ben Yedder and Embolo who very sharp recently i think these players will scoring goals and i was thinking probably PSG will slipped this time

[fadhilz123]

PSG are a big team in Ligue 1 and when Mbappe was out through injury it seemed that it could be overcome with the depth of squad they have. Next week PSG will face Monaco and in this match PSG will have an away game which will certainly make it a little difficult for them, we know Monaco is not an easy opponent especially now that Monaco has a target to shift Marseille's position in 2nd place in the standings, while PSG must win the match so that they can continue to widen the distance from their competitors.

Even though it looks a little difficult for PSG who will play away in the match this weekend. I still have faith in PSG who will be able to win the match for the purpose of widening the gap in the temporary standings. Even if they lose that match, PSG's position will not shift or be disturbed by the other teams under it now. Because Monaco is only able to shift Marseille in the standings, while for PSG it is still difficult to be shifted by Monaco.

[RealMalatesta]

I wouldn't have expected to see Marseille's unbeaten streak to end by the Nice game honestly.

Marseille played so badly against nice. Marseille didn't have a proper attacks against nice.

I don't know if this thing was caused by marseille's player being frastated or not but here's main concern.

22 shots and only 5 on goals. It has also 58% ball possessions compared with nice. i think that the attacking line was facing a problem. It was making any attack that has been making by marseille looks inaffective against nice.

They weren't very effective this time. Nice found quite many opportunities to score and benefited from them in a great way. Marseille should have been better at defending. I don't know if it was due to complacency. But I don't want to believe such thing. Because Marseille had a good opportunity to chase PSG for even the league title. But now the point gap has got bigger now.

I saw that too. Missing so many opportunities. Marseille's players were doing too many trial and error by making so many non target shots.

It is not easy to fix a team that has an issue on offense, and it's not easy to attack a team that closes down and parks the bus like Nice did. This allowed Nice to have a good defense and not get scored easily, but it also gave them plenty of counter attacking chances as well, defense of Marseille got caught off guard plenty of times.

I guess that we know from history that just because you have possession doesn't mean you are going to win the game, it's quite possible for everyone that you could end up losing the game even when you end up with more shots and more passes and control the ball all game, as long as one team scores more than the other, that's all that matters.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG are a big team in Ligue 1 and when Mbappe was out through injury it seemed that it could be overcome with the depth of squad they have. Next week PSG will face Monaco and in this match PSG will have an away game which will certainly make it a little difficult for them, we know Monaco is not an easy opponent especially now that Monaco has a target to shift Marseille's position in 2nd place in the standings, while PSG must win the match so that they can continue to widen the distance from their competitors.

Even though Mbappe is absent, at least Galtier can still rely on Neymar, who has been confirmed to have fully recovered. after all, PSG still has Messi. also, PSG can rely on Ekkitike even though he is not as sharp as Mbappe. but I'm sure PSG will still be a very tough team if only for Ligue 1.

Talking about the AS Monaco vs PSG match, let's see how the two coaches will apply their tactics and formations. however, when referring to their first meeting of the season. Monaco tends to play more defensively, but I'm not sure Monaco will use the same formation when playing at home, especially if Monaco are targeting full points in the match. Like it or not, Phillipe Clement's squad had to play a bit open and take advantage of the momentum due to Mbappe's absence. but, however, PSG is still PSG which is too strong for its opponents in this competition.

[zaki12]

You are right, if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are removed from PSG, PSG will have no one to attack. These three stars are now the superpower of PAG. Neymar Mbappe and Messi will both be back on the pitch and will play well for PSG against Marseille and pull off a win. Neymar is now ready to practice on the field after recovering from his injury. And expect Mbappe to return to PSG very soon.

I also agree with you that these three players complement each other. I realize Messi can pull defenders to him by taking a few steps to the sides so Mbappe and Neymar can find good angles to score goals.

The players seem so effective when they play together and it's very impressive. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe have great chemistry. I hope they won't lose it until the end of the season and while playing in the UCL.

[DanWalker]

PSG are a big team in Ligue 1 and when Mbappe was out through injury it seemed that it could be overcome with the depth of squad they have. Next week PSG will face Monaco and in this match PSG will have an away game which will certainly make it a little difficult for them, we know Monaco is not an easy opponent especially now that Monaco has a target to shift Marseille's position in 2nd place in the standings, while PSG must win the match so that they can continue to widen the distance from their competitors.

Even though it looks a little difficult for PSG who will play away in the match this weekend. I still have faith in PSG who will be able to win the match for the purpose of widening the gap in the temporary standings. Even if they lose that match, PSG's position will not shift or be disturbed by the other teams under it now. Because Monaco is only able to shift Marseille in the standings, while for PSG it is still difficult to be shifted by Monaco.

Next match PSG will play against Marseille in the French Cup. And in the next match, PSG will play in Ligue 1 against Monaco. And getting points in these two matches is crucial for PSG. Even more important is a good performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League match. All three matches are very important for PSG. And so I don't understand which match PSG coach Galtier will focus more on. Perhaps he will focus entirely on the Champions League. And so PSG are likely to drop points against Marseille and Monaco. And they are likely to rest their key players in these two matches.

[hahay]

You are right, if Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are removed from PSG, PSG will have no one to attack. These three stars are now the superpower of PAG. Neymar Mbappe and Messi will both be back on the pitch and will play well for PSG against Marseille and pull off a win. Neymar is now ready to practice on the field after recovering from his injury. And expect Mbappe to return to PSG very soon.

I also agree with you that these three players complement each other. I realize Messi can pull defenders to him by taking a few steps to the sides so Mbappe and Neymar can find good angles to score goals.

The players seem so effective when they play together and it's very impressive. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe have great chemistry. I hope they won't lose it until the end of the season and while playing in the UCL.

If PSG don't have Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, then PSG will have attackers or other players because as a big team, of course, they will have players who have great potential too. But yes, if for example at this moment and then all three players are injured and cannot be played, then PSG will not be able to do much to attack and score goals.
Anyway, on paper PSG are still in their best form but unfortunately, PSG often have difficulty winning and it is still a problem for them.

[asriloni]

PSG are a big team in Ligue 1 and when Mbappe was out through injury it seemed that it could be overcome with the depth of squad they have. Next week PSG will face Monaco and in this match PSG will have an away game which will certainly make it a little difficult for them, we know Monaco is not an easy opponent especially now that Monaco has a target to shift Marseille's position in 2nd place in the standings, while PSG must win the match so that they can continue to widen the distance from their competitors.

Even though it looks a little difficult for PSG who will play away in the match this weekend. I still have faith in PSG who will be able to win the match for the purpose of widening the gap in the temporary standings. Even if they lose that match, PSG's position will not shift or be disturbed by the other teams under it now. Because Monaco is only able to shift Marseille in the standings, while for PSG it is still difficult to be shifted by Monaco.

I think that it will be so difficult for monaco to beat PSG. I think that the possible result between PSG against monaco will be a draw. Monaco has been performing so well during the last 5 matches in french league. PSG still becomes favorite against monaco. PSG's odd really good even though it will be playing away against monaco. PSG will not play with its star mbappe. Messi itself will be leaving PSG at the end of the season. Im sure that PSG will win against monaco although by a small sccore. It's not a problem as long as PSG win the game against monaco.

[armanda90]

Next match PSG will play against Marseille in the French Cup. And in the next match, PSG will play in Ligue 1 against Monaco. And getting points in these two matches is crucial for PSG. Even more important is a good performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League match. All three matches are very important for PSG. And so I don't understand which match PSG coach Galtier will focus more on. Perhaps he will focus entirely on the Champions League. And so PSG are likely to drop points against Marseille and Monaco. And they are likely to rest their key players in these two matches.

All important match for PSG starting from French Cup against Marseille and three days later AS Monaco waiting for in Ligue and most important match in Champion League against Bayern Munich on first leg. Actually PSG will be not completed starting eleven actually after Mbappe confirming get injury and absent until two or three weeks later. Possibility in French Cup Lionel Messi or Neymar will settle in the bench because Ligue 1 and Champion League matches most important than French Cup round 16th. Depend on Christophe Galtier how to manage with starting eleven on three important matches later, actually I don't think he will push main player have to play for three matches.

[skarais]

All important match for PSG starting from French Cup against Marseille and three days later AS Monaco waiting for in Ligue and most important match in Champion League against Bayern Munich on first leg. Actually PSG will be not completed starting eleven actually after Mbappe confirming get injury and absent until two or three weeks later. Possibility in French Cup Lionel Messi or Neymar will settle in the bench because Ligue 1 and Champion League matches most important than French Cup round 16th. Depend on Christophe Galtier how to manage with starting eleven on three important matches later, actually I don't think he will push main player have to play for three matches.

PSG will visit the Louis II-Monaco-Castelans Stadium this weekend, yes, that is against Monaco, which is currently struggling to reach the Champions League position.

For the Coupe de France, I think you are right. Christophe Galtier may bench some of his main players to stay fit against Monaco at the weekend, and that too in an effort to prevent injury to his main players. I know the Coupe de France is important, but Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important. But if PSG struggle to get goals, then I think this main player maybe you get minutes to try to win the match. The match against Marseille will be held in the next 2 days at the Vélodrome Stadium.

[Minecache]

For the Coupe de France, I think you are right. Christophe Galtier may bench some of his main players to stay fit against Monaco at the weekend, and that too in an effort to prevent injury to his main players. I know the Coupe de France is important, but Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important. But if PSG struggle to get goals, then I think this main player maybe you get minutes to try to win the match. The match against Marseille will be held in the next 2 days at the Vélodrome Stadium.

The main goal of PSG management is to perform well in the Champions League by any means. They can avoid the Ligue 1 and French Cup titles for the Champions League title. And so Galtier will not field his full-strength squad against Marseille and Monaco. He may rest key players in his squad, or allow them to play 45 minutes. But I don't think Galtier will rest his key players completely in these two games. Then they will lose both matches. So my guess is that Messi and Mbappe will probably be on the pitch for 45-60 minutes.

[hahay]

For the Coupe de France, I think you are right. Christophe Galtier may bench some of his main players to stay fit against Monaco at the weekend, and that too in an effort to prevent injury to his main players. I know the Coupe de France is important, but Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important. But if PSG struggle to get goals, then I think this main player maybe you get minutes to try to win the match. The match against Marseille will be held in the next 2 days at the Vélodrome Stadium.

The main goal of PSG management is to perform well in the Champions League by any means. They can avoid the Ligue 1 and French Cup titles for the Champions League title. And so Galtier will not field his full-strength squad against Marseille and Monaco. He may rest key players in his squad, or allow them to play 45 minutes. But I don't think Galtier will rest his key players completely in these two games. Then they will lose both matches. So my guess is that Messi and Mbappe will probably be on the pitch for 45-60 minutes.

Obviously this is a difficult situation for PSG, making several rotations also I think the rotations will not be optimal. Considering that the opponents that PSG will face in the near future are rival teams who will certainly have high prestige, so PSG will still be targeting a win or at least a draw.
I personally don't think PSG will give up the Ligue 1 title and also the Coupe de France, because with the luxurious squad that PSG has, at least PSG is required to be able to win many titles.

[indah rezqi]

Obviously this is a difficult situation for PSG, making several rotations also I think the rotations will not be optimal. Considering that the opponents that PSG will face in the near future are rival teams who will certainly have high prestige, so PSG will still be targeting a win or at least a draw.
I personally don't think PSG will give up the Ligue 1 title and also the Coupe de France, because with the luxurious squad that PSG has, at least PSG is required to be able to win many titles.

Without Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, I believe PSG is an ordinary team on par with Lens, Monaco or Marseille. There's nothing special about PSG without the three superstars, so don't think too much about PSG as luxury team when these three are absent and you can expect defeat at any time.

I don't think PSG are really strong without all the star players in defence, midfield or striker. Not all players have average quality at PSG, but the three superstars currently owned by PSG have made the PSG squad look luxurious. So PSG may still fail in the French Cup, while they may also fail in Ligue 1 and the Champions League more easily without their three superstars.

[emrecemsan]

Lyon v Lille and Marseille v PSG are big matches in the Coupe de France in this round already. Lyon are favoured against Lille. Actually in the Ligue 1, Lille's condition is better now. But when it comes to this cup it is really hard to predict a side to win. No matter which side wins it won't be a big surprise to me. Because normally both of them are big teams in France. I will go with Lyon in this. Because as they are struggling more in the Ligue 1 they might care about this cup more.

Marseille have a potential to beat PSG as well. 2.71 is a pretty nice odd to bet on in my opinion. PSG have more important affairs to attend to. Besides Neymar and Mbappe both are injured as it seems. Marseille have a great chance ahead to eliminate the biggest threat in the tournament.

[W Jr.]

For the Coupe de France, I think you are right. Christophe Galtier may bench some of his main players to stay fit against Monaco at the weekend, and that too in an effort to prevent injury to his main players. I know the Coupe de France is important, but Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important. But if PSG struggle to get goals, then I think this main player maybe you get minutes to try to win the match. The match against Marseille will be held in the next 2 days at the Vélodrome Stadium.

The main goal of PSG management is to perform well in the Champions League by any means. They can avoid the Ligue 1 and French Cup titles for the Champions League title. And so Galtier will not field his full-strength squad against Marseille and Monaco. He may rest key players in his squad, or allow them to play 45 minutes. But I don't think Galtier will rest his key players completely in these two games. Then they will lose both matches. So my guess is that Messi and Mbappe will probably be on the pitch for 45-60 minutes.

Obviously this is a difficult situation for PSG, making several rotations also I think the rotations will not be optimal. Considering that the opponents that PSG will face in the near future are rival teams who will certainly have high prestige, so PSG will still be targeting a win or at least a draw.
I personally don't think PSG will give up the Ligue 1 title and also the Coupe de France, because with the luxurious squad that PSG has, at least PSG is required to be able to win many titles.

Paris SG already wins trophies in France. Everyone's expectation is that this team, which is one of the teams with the best squad in Europe, can reach the finals at UCL. But they are in a dangerous position right now, even in League 1. Still, I think they will win League 1 easily. What I'm really curious about will be their UCL performance.

[skarais]

The main goal of PSG management is to perform well in the Champions League by any means. They can avoid the Ligue 1 and French Cup titles for the Champions League title. And so Galtier will not field his full-strength squad against Marseille and Monaco. He may rest key players in his squad, or allow them to play 45 minutes. But I don't think Galtier will rest his key players completely in these two games. Then they will lose both matches. So my guess is that Messi and Mbappe will probably be on the pitch for 45-60 minutes.

Rotation is needed, of course it can be justified because PSG has a high focus on the Champions League.
Meanwhile, Mbappe is still injured and may still miss some of PSG's matches, who may also miss the first leg of the Champions League against Bayern Munich. Messi and Neymar can be expected in the line-up, but only if both are fully fit without any problems.

I don't think PSG will give up many title chances this season including Ligue 1 and Coupe de France just because of the Champions League. They have to stay realistic about their achievements, so about what they might be able to win should be maximized. Even though PSG was very focused and rotated their players in the two matches before Bayern Munich, that is not a guarantee to win the match.