French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Oneandpure]

PSG loss their opportunity to be the winner in French Cup after eliminating by rival team Marseille last night with score 2-1, Left two tittle in this season opportunity for PSG from UEFA Champion League and Ligue 1. Current standing, PSG having 8 points from Marseille and possibility get back to back for Ligue 1 tittle.

I think have difficult with Champion League tittle because Bayern Munich opponent on 16 round not easy how to eliminated Bundesliga team from Champion League with 100% winning record in group stage.

[zuzie]

Yes, without Mbappe PSG does not exist, they seems lost the heroes.

I think that's too much, the success of a team cannot only be focused on one player even though the player has made a big contribution to the club. Parist Sain Germain is the club that raised the name Kylian Mbappe

Parist Saint Germain have talented striker options at the moment, even if Kylian Mbappe is unable to play they will have no problem winning the match with the striker options they have

[ZAINmalik75]

PSG suffered a defeat in the Coupe de France competition against Marseille with a score of 2-1 and this was a defeat that the Galtier squad did not want. As far as I see the formations of the two teams, here I see the formation changes made by Galtier, he uses the 4-1-3-2 formation which makes Messi and Neymar the main spearheads for PSG's attack line. However, it seems that the formation is not effective enough because we know PSG has always used 2 wingers and 1 striker in every game this season, but it seems that Mbappe's injury made Galtier try other options and this time they failed.

Yeh absolutely injury of mbappe really affect the entire performance of PSG, because he play an important role in goal scoring of PSG, now in this round of 16 match against Marseille exposed how weak are Thier attack, also Ramos foul cause a penelty which put extra pressure on them also. But anyway now I think PSG player and manager should focus on upcoming two import matches,  league match against Monaco and the most important match of UEFA champions league against Bayern Munich.
C. Galtier should change tactics as well as formation and a player who should cover mbappe postion , because Bayern Munich will not allow any strike easily to strike against them. Hope Messi and Neymar should find a best solution for them

[sana54210]

the problem is that PSG cannot improve their defense, in most games they concede goals and to make matters worse, if they don't score they will lose, this problem comes from a long time ago, they changed coach precisely because they couldn't solve the problem in their defense, and from what I see this current coach has not been able to solve the problem in defense either

and this situation clearly puts PSG in a big failure in the champions league in which having a defense as fragile as their defense is the same as asking to lose and concede a lot of goals, PSG has no conditions to win the champions league that way , in any case, at least I left with a profit, even if it was a small profit, it would already give me enough to take the amount I won in that game and make another bet in other games

That is a curse on big teams when they play worse teams. The reality is that they are so much better than other teams that, even their defensive line is near the midfield, because they keep attacking, and that means their strikers and wingers are already at the other teams goal, and their midfield is near the offensive line, which makes their defense too much ahead and not right in front of the goalkeeper.

So, when they lose the ball, they have to rush back on defense and before they can settle into their positions, other teams score. This has been fine so far because even though they concede goals, they also managed to score and that's why they are the leaders.

[Pulsar77]

I wasn't expecting to see Messi and Neymar both on the field actually. Because Neymar was also said to be injured like Mbappe. But even with this great duo PSG couldn't manage to eliminate Marseille. I must admit that Marseille made a really good effort. They played fearlessly just as they should play. Their second goal was due to a defensive mistake by PSG. They left a big space in the middle and Malinovsky made use of this opportunity in a great way. His shot was really impressive that Donnarumma didn't have much thing to do.

There was a shot by Neymar coming back from the post and Messi also wasted an important opportunity while the score was 2-1. Congrats to Marseille on this big win!

[tulusikhlas]

Yes, without Mbappe PSG does not exist, they seems lost the heroes.

I think that's too much, the success of a team cannot only be focused on one player even though the player has made a big contribution to the club. Parist Sain Germain is the club that raised the name Kylian Mbappe

Parist Saint Germain have talented striker options at the moment, even if Kylian Mbappe is unable to play they will have no problem winning the match with the striker options they have

I agree with you that it is too much to think that only 1 player is very influential in a team's game. I actually saw because they failed to build a solid squad as a whole with their abilities which in my opinion were very capable of building that dream squad. It's the other way around, they even fail if one of the "star" players can't play, this is something that shouldn't happen in a team, especially if the team has a very good line-up.

[hahay]

PSG only won in ball possession in yesterday's match against Marseille in the Coupe de France event and PSG had to accept a 2-1 defeat and also, PSG had to be eliminated from the Coupe de France. But indeed, PSG will get an opponent that is not easy this week or in the near future, because in the Ligue 1 match tomorrow PSG also has to play away against Monaco which is certainly not easy.

Because after that PSG still has to play in the Champions League against Bayern Munich and then, PSG has to play against Lille. These opponents were indeed not easy opponents, so naturally PSG accepted defeat in the Coupe de France because Marseille also had a good performance at this moment and PSG was under heavy pressure at this moment.

[maju69]

Paris Saint Germain is very fortunate due to the fact that the teams they are competing with now are not very consistent, so when Marseille and Lens for example managed to reduce their point difference, these two teams also dropped points at the same time. And again it caused their points to widen again. I don't know what's really a problem for teams like them, because almost every time they do a pretty good chase, after they get close they miss the opportunity.

[LittleBitFunny]

PSG only won in ball possession in yesterday's match against Marseille in the Coupe de France event and PSG had to accept a 2-1 defeat and also, PSG had to be eliminated from the Coupe de France. But indeed, PSG will get an opponent that is not easy this week or in the near future, because in the Ligue 1 match tomorrow PSG also has to play away against Monaco which is certainly not easy.
Because after that PSG still has to play in the Champions League against Bayern Munich and then, PSG has to play against Lille. These opponents were indeed not easy opponents, so naturally PSG accepted defeat in the Coupe de France because Marseille also had a good performance at this moment and PSG was under heavy pressure at this moment.

Well, PSG did keep the ball better. But the opponent Marseille was actually taking their chances very well. They were shooting from almost anywhere. I have to say some of the attacks that they did were very coordinated. And that is something, unlike PSG. PSG was unable to show coordination on the attacking side. And also the defensive side as well. They were leaving gaps in the defense. Which has been correctly exploited by their opponent in this match.

[Altryist]

 I saw on the news today that PSG could invite Guardiola to the post of head coach if he decides to leave City in connection with the scandal that broke out due to financial fraud of the club. If I'm not mistaken, PSG wanted Guardiola to be their coach back in the Pochettino days, but Guardiola has a contract until 2025 with City. In other words, this story with a scandal may affect Guardiola if sanctions are applied to the club and the team will be deprived of points. I have not yet seen any comments by Guardiola on this matter, perhaps we first need to see how this story ends.

[rby]

I saw on the news today that PSG could invite Guardiola to the post of head coach if he decides to leave City in connection with the scandal that broke out due to financial fraud of the club. If I'm not mistaken, PSG wanted Guardiola to be their coach back in the Pochettino days, but Guardiola has a contract until 2025 with City. In other words, this story with a scandal may affect Guardiola if sanctions are applied to the club and the team will be deprived of points. I have not yet seen any comments by Guardiola on this matter, perhaps we first need to see how this story ends.

I know that this is purely a rumour but the rumour is sounding like something that is Real. I so much know that if Guardiola should leave Manchester City and a club like PSG approaches him he will not think twice to join PSG and it could be the right man in the right club to get the Champions League for PSG. Although let us not rush into a sudden conclusion until the matter is decided

[herurist]

PSG loss their opportunity to be the winner in French Cup after eliminating by rival team Marseille last night with score 2-1, Left two tittle in this season opportunity for PSG from UEFA Champion League and Ligue 1. Current standing, PSG having 8 points from Marseille and possibility get back to back for Ligue 1 tittle.

I think have difficult with Champion League tittle because Bayern Munich opponent on 16 round not easy how to eliminated Bundesliga team from Champion League with 100% winning record in group stage.

And now saying the Champions League is also very difficult actually in my opinion and still they will still get Ligue 1 as the only trophy this season.
The conditions remain the same as before and it's not very interesting now, especially with the condition they face Bayern without the figure of Mbappe there, obviously it will be very difficult for PSG to win unless they really maximize the draw and hope that the 2nd leg will be the same so there will be a penalty later.

[Davian144]

I agree with you that it is too much to think that only 1 player is very influential in a team's game. I actually saw because they failed to build a solid squad as a whole with their abilities which in my opinion were very capable of building that dream squad. It's the other way around, they even fail if one of the "star" players can't play, this is something that shouldn't happen in a team, especially if the team has a very good line-up.

That's absolutely not wrong, because every team that is able to build a very solid squad always gets more wins and the fewest defeats or draws that the team gets. And a very close example is the Italian football team, namely Napoli, who are currently still very solid in building their squad so that good results can be very visible. I think for the PSG team it can also be because the PSG team has more star players than any other team in Ligue1 now, so it is very possible for PSG to be solid and better than their rivals in Ligue1.

[GxSTxV]

Yes, without Mbappe PSG does not exist, they seems lost the heroes. Mbappe will try very well in that match, but indeed PSG defense looks very weak. Marseille has many opportunities in this match, they should be able to make more than 2 scores. Now PSG do not qualify for the next round in the Coupe de France, but the coach must be able to make PSG defense more better, so that it is difficult for opponents to get opportunities.

That wasn’t my expectations at all since PSG has Messi and Neymar i thought they will do just as great with or without the presence of Mbappé but i was wrong after the match against Olympique Marseille i have seen what PSG is missing! A fast and smart attacker to find solutions from the left side. Neymar wasn’t enough for that mission and Messi was covered well by OM defense which was so enough to take them off from Coupe de France.
The coming matches for PSG they should look for a solution and i don’t know if Mbappé will come back for Champions League against Bayern Munich or it going to be so hard for them

[Docnaster]

PSG's loss to Marseille was indeed so discouraging.  Though I knew it was going to be a tough game for them. But this tells the effect of dependency on key players .. Neyma wasn't substituted even with the fact that he wasn't too fit, Yet in the presence of Neymar and Messi, it was still so difficult, even more, difficult when Marco Verratti was substituted. I wonder what prompted the replacement of veratti with Carlos solar. I do blame the coach for PSG's loss against Marseille.

[GiftedMAN]

PSG lose to Marsseille was indeed so discouraging.  Though I knew its going to be a tough game for them. But this really tell the effect of dependency on key players. Even in the presence of Neymar and Messi, it was still so difficult, even more difficult when Marco Verratti was substituted. I wonder what prompted the replacement of veratti with Carlos solar. I really do blame the coach

The PSG game against Marseille was meant to be a tough game no doubt but no one expected the outcome of the game considering the presence of Messi and Naymer. The key players that was left in the game were Mbappe and I think the coach Changed Verratti because of the fear for an injury which may affect him in their big clash against Bayern Munich. The loss will give PSG more focus on the League and Champions League because they only have the two competitions and they must win one to retain the job of their coach.

[KTChampions]

League 1 as a business is much worse than the Premier League and no sheikhs and artificial infusions of money can change this. As far as I heard, tickets for League 1 games are several times cheaper than for Premier League games, and everyone knows that TV rights to show EPL games bring record amounts. League 1 needs to develop as a business, then over time they will be able to reach the level of the EPL, all other artificial methods are nonsense.

Yes that is what I meant. Ligue 1 as a commercial product will probably never even get close to what the EPL is today. I can't really recall what the EPL was like decades ago, but if my feeling is right here I think the EPL has always been on top of things along with the Primera Division? Is that about right?

The EPL has so many top clubs with a long established history. Well, it might not be impossible to turn a club like Olympique Marseille into a huge club with sheikh money. There is a little number of clubs with a long and well known history as well in Ligue 1 if I am not mistaken, but still the effort to elevate Ligue 1 to EPL levels is just outrageous I would imagine.

For now they can be happy to have at least PSG in order to be perceived on international stages as well. But that might be over against Bayern Munich already. Looking forward to those games as well!

I remember when Serie A was top 1, hehe. But the Premier League has always been >> than Ligue 1. In fact, Ligue 1 is closer to the weaker championships than to the big four (although this is subjective and I may be wrong).

In any case, reform processes are underway and we will see the struggle between two projects - the Super League and the Super League from UEFA (the new format of the Champions League). Whoever wins, everything is going to be something like a single European league and no doubt several teams from France will get there. Perhaps this will smooth out the differences between countries (although it is likely that smaller clubs will suffer).

[kro55]

PSG suffered a defeat in the Coupe de France competition against Marseille with a score of 2-1 and this was a defeat that the Galtier squad did not want. As far as I see the formations of the two teams, here I see the formation changes made by Galtier, he uses the 4-1-3-2 formation which makes Messi and Neymar the main spearheads for PSG's attack line. However, it seems that the formation is not effective enough because we know PSG has always used 2 wingers and 1 striker in every game this season, but it seems that Mbappe's injury made Galtier try other options and this time they failed.

PSG can't win this match and I'm not worried about that at all. I don't even think PSG played to win this match. PSG players performed very cautiously in this match. Because no player wants to get injured before a Champions League match. And that's why PSG attacked very little in this match. However, PSG's defenders could have performed a bit better. I am not satisfied with the performance of the defenders. Such a defense will not be effective against Bayern Munich. Galtier will definitely need to stabilize his defense if Bayern are to win against Munich. PSG will play against Monaco in the next match. Galtier has one more chance to solidify his match strategy.

Just like i said before i am not saying PSG not serious for this match but because they have more important matches in other competitions so their players will playing carefully and attempts not to get injured and this probably makes them lose because although they had dominate the match but Marseille were more good in the term of shot on goals and indeed defensive lines could be main concern for Galtier because recently their defender couldn't performing well and after world cup PSG has conceded 8 goals on France league and this is not impressive records considering they are the team with strongest defense before
On the other hand today Lens will fight against Lorient and i am waiting Lens performance can they bounce back from this match or not and i can see Lens is the favourite today with odds @2.06 but i feel like this match will ended draw at normal time considering Lorient recent performance also not so bad

you are right This match was less important than other matches for PSG. The main goal of PSG players in this match was to avoid injuries. And so we don't see any player in the team in an attacking mood. Every player played very carefully. Especially between Messi and Neymar I saw less tendency to attack. This is why Galtier did not comment on the performance of the players in this match. Ligue 1 and Champions League matches are more important for them than this match. I would say, if PSG wins against Bayern Munich, Christopher Galtier will be worth it.

Today's match between Lorient and Lens was very competitive. Both teams played very well. And the match was drawn 1-1. However, Lens won by 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

[skarais]

you are right This match was less important than other matches for PSG. The main goal of PSG players in this match was to avoid injuries. And so we don't see any player in the team in an attacking mood. Every player played very carefully. Especially between Messi and Neymar I saw less tendency to attack. This is why Galtier did not comment on the performance of the players in this match. Ligue 1 and Champions League matches are more important for them than this match. I would say, if PSG wins against Bayern Munich, Christopher Galtier will be worth it.

I don't fully think so because I watched this match. PSG really tried to win this game but Marseille played the better and took their chances to win.
Even though Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important at the moment for PSG, losing in the French League competition is something that also needs to be avoided. The main problem is not the tendency of players to try to attack a little, but that Marseille's defense has performed well in the face of PSG's attacks.

I saw Messi several times dribble past the mark, but in the end Neymar and the others failed to convert it into goals. PSG's lack of goal productivity in its last few matches has been the problem of why they lost, but the team's current performance seems good to look forward to the Champions League match, but before that Monaco will meet PSG for Ligue 1.

[Patrol69]

The PSG game against Marseille was meant to be a tough game no doubt but no one expected the outcome of the game considering the presence of Messi and Naymer. The key players that was left in the game were Mbappe and I think the coach Changed Verratti because of the fear for an injury which may affect him in their big clash against Bayern Munich. The loss will give PSG more focus on the League and Champions League because they only have the two competitions and they must win one to retain the job of their coach.

PSG's loss against Marseille was really unexpected. When a team like PSG loses to Marseille even after Neymar Messi is present on the field, neither the management nor the PSG fans can accept it. I saw many people made bad comments about Messi and Neymar on Twitter, they said that Messi and Neymar should be removed from the team and Mbappe should be formed. Bayern Munich have a Champions League match against PSG on the 15th, if PSG perform like this then things are really disappointing.