French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[execijutiere]

Monaco were the winners in today's hard fought match. This was a very important match for the course of the league. It must be said that the side that played better won the match. Monaco really deserved this win and managed to reduce the points difference to 7 for them. If Marseille win tonight they will reduce the points difference with PSG to 5 and this is very important in the championship race.

[dwminer1]

Congratulations to Monaco for a well deserved win over PSG. The score 3-1 reflects the situation on the pitch. The absence of Messi and Mbappe from the visiting team was very noticeable. PSG's attack lacked quality and Monaco's quick goals set the game. With this result, Olympigue Marseille have a chance to move within 5 points of PSG if they win away to Clermont today. I think that's a very likely scenario.

[minime0105]

Monaco won today match against PSG outrightly because they were much prepared and eager to win, in this game I will say the good team won, to me french senior league is still open because the extent I have known PSG they are very inconsistent most time unpredictable so to this effect they are going to loss more points to even unexpected teams, Monaco has shown that home advantage works in football.

[Velvet78]

It was a really bad day for PSG in the league. Messi also got injured before as you know and only Neymar was on the field considering the attacking trio.

This affected their offensive effort significantly as a result. PSG played like they were the underdog there really. They didn't have so many goal attempts and they had only 2 attempts on target at the same time. This might be one of the worst games of the season for them. Now I understand why PSG were given such odds for the win. Monaco really deserved that 3-1 win by a decent effort.

[Sterbens]

Monaco won today match against PSG outrightly because they were much prepared and eager to win, in this game I will say the good team won, to me french senior league is still open because the extent I have known PSG they are very inconsistent most time unpredictable so to this effect they are going to loss more points to even unexpected teams, Monaco has shown that home advantage works in football.

Monaco did their job well by thumping the pace of Paris Saint Germain and making them feel defeat again. I'm happy with this result because it will give the team who are under Paris Saint Germain another chance to reduce their gap to Paris Saint Germain. Monaco really deserved this victory, they played so organized and didn't allow PSG to freely go towards their defense, and as a result they were able to keep 3 points at home.

[MAAManda]

It was a really bad day for PSG in the league. Messi also got injured before as you know and only Neymar was on the field considering the attacking trio.

This affected their offensive effort significantly as a result. PSG played like they were the underdog there really. They didn't have so many goal attempts and they had only 2 attempts on target at the same time. This might be one of the worst games of the season for them. Now I understand why PSG were given such odds for the win. Monaco really deserved that 3-1 win by a decent effort.

They can't do more without Mbappe and Messi, this match also doesn't seem like a match between 2 big clubs, PSG looks like Montpellier and Nantes who are currently in the middle of the Ligue 1 standings. But no matter how Monaco plays after this, they won't get the Ligue 1 title, because we already know how this league will end, LOL.

[youdacapt]

Monaco were the winners in today's hard fought match. This was a very important match for the course of the league. It must be said that the side that played better won the match. Monaco really deserved this win and managed to reduce the points difference to 7 for them. If Marseille win tonight they will reduce the points difference with PSG to 5 and this is very important in the championship race.

A very deserved victory for Monaco today and yet another bad display from the psg side who are missing key players to injury. With Mbappe out, psg has struggled to win their games; the coach must solve this conundrum as they head off to europe inn the champions league last of 16. Will PSG miss out on the lique 1 title? time will tell

[buwaytress]

Wow, it seems that PSG are not the favorites in this away match against Monaco, because the odds currently available are @2.30 for Monaco and @3.10 for PSG. It seems that just at this moment I got PSG who are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings, but PSG are not the favorite team to win this away match.

Yeah, what a shame. I'd have taken Monaco anyway but it was the odds that stopped me, sure they're at home, sure PSG's at their most vulnerable but even then they've got enough in the team that should have put them as firm favourites in every single Ligue 1 game.

Ben Yedder's a hero anyway tonight!

Great match already started but I'm not really able to see properly but Monaco all the way for me!! I still have a bet from a long time ago on Monaco, and they are looking better every game, while PSG still has to worry about injuries. If Monaco can't win this today, it's all over.

Wait, are you also another outright taker on Monaco? I put about $4 on them pre-season once I knew Minamino was on his way, I always thought he would do good eventually (he hasn't really, but he's not been bad for them either).

20/1 so of course I'd like them to win it all!

[Queentoshi]

PSG right now are really in big trouble because Monaco take a lead of 3 -1 against them, which is really anoying for any fan, I taught they will beat Monaco or level it but unfortunately they didn't it's true that this loss will didn't affect the points table but will put pressure on PSG, because Monaco will be just 3 point away from them and one more loss will damage Thier top position on league table, hope C. Galtier will try some new combination, formation, and tactics against Munich because of his loss really affect the player moral.

What is wrong with this Paris Saint German side at the moment or is it because of the absence of their key players they cannot play good football. They lost point against Reim last week, and today they lost to Monaco, with all the money they have invested and the players they got, they still cannot play well. Monaco deserves the three points, they had more shots on target, the only thing Paris Saint German had was the possession and possession cannot win you game, so as you create a lot of chances, be able to make good use of them.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Mbappe and Messi's absence was felt quite a lot in this game indeed. It affected them in the attacking line really negatively.

In addition to that I can say that PSG weren't good at defending today. Monaco's second goal came after a big mistake by Bitshiabu in defense for example. PSG gave big spaces to their competitor during the game also. Donnarumma made some important saves also otherwise Monaco could have won this game by a bigger goal difference honestly. Ben Yedder had an amazing day with 2 goals and 1 assist. The game ended in the first half already in fact as we watched all the goals there. PSG weren't even like they were competing in the game in the other half. They had only one goal attempt.

[Silence Scream]

Look at the status of the PSG team. Honestly watching PSG play makes me laugh. PSG will never do well in the Champions League with this level of performance.

PSG right now are really in big trouble because Monaco take a lead of 3 -1 against them, which is really anoying for any fan, I taught they will beat Monaco or level it but unfortunately they didn't it's true that this loss will didn't affect the points table but will put pressure on PSG, because Monaco will be just 3 point away from them and one more loss will damage Thier top position on league table, hope C. Galtier will try some new combination, formation, and tactics against Munich because of his loss really affect the player moral.

Despite Monaco's clear win, they are still second in the league, 7 points behind Psg. We can't say that psg suffered much loss. They still lead the league in points by far. Monaco and other teams are currently fighting for second place in the league. I still think Psg will win the league.

[Joca97]

Look at the status of the PSG team. Honestly watching PSG play makes me laugh. PSG will never do well in the Champions League with this level of performance.

PSG right now are really in big trouble because Monaco take a lead of 3 -1 against them, which is really anoying for any fan, I taught they will beat Monaco or level it but unfortunately they didn't it's true that this loss will didn't affect the points table but will put pressure on PSG, because Monaco will be just 3 point away from them and one more loss will damage Thier top position on league table, hope C. Galtier will try some new combination, formation, and tactics against Munich because of his loss really affect the player moral.

Despite Monaco's clear win, they are still second in the league, 7 points behind Psg. We can't say that psg suffered much loss. They still lead the league in points by far. Monaco and other teams are currently fighting for second place in the league. I still think Psg will win the league.

For me this was an expected win from Monaco and huge win for them to try and catch PSG. But i think its o most impossible that they drop such a big lead. PSG focuses on champions league and they dont care much about their own league. They got a big match against Bayern Munich so i think this wasnt their 100%

[KTChampions]

Yes, it's quite strange to see such odds of PSG against the 4th team of France. Even with injuries to Mbappe and Messi, PSG should be the clear favorite. It may be assumed that PSG will put up a reserve squad for this game in general, as it will save energy before the game with Bayern. It is quite logical since nothing threatens the position of PSG in the championship.

I don't think this is strange because right now Monaco is doing good job even they are at fourth but still a good team which having fair chance into this match for winning in absence of Mbappé and Messi with we can expect few reserve players as well which will also give advantage to Monaco because currently PSG is leading by eight points and if they lost this match still they are having healthy lead so just because of this now their main target is Bayern Munich which is also just four days away, and they don't want to risk their players having any further injury or any issue before this big game which is their target for many years, and now they have good chance against German giants for going into next round.

In the end, under the pretext (or was it true?) of an intestinal infection, PSG really played with the reserve squad and lost 3-1 (and they say that 6-1 would also be a completely logical score). I don't think that the result of this game is of any importance as now PSG are preparing for the game with Bayern and I'm sure that many players will "magically" recover and take part in this match  

[ingiltere]

It's time for Alexis and Cengiz to take responsibility and bring three points to Marseille. If that happens Marseille will be closer to PSG and point difference will be only five. Especially Cengiz Ünder needs to contribute to scoring. He only has one goal and two assists this season. He's far away from last years performance. Even defenders Tavares and Mbemba contributed more to scoring. Malinovskyi is another player that we wait to contribute. He adapted to the team and left wing should be more productive now.

[slapper]

PSG right now are really in big trouble because Monaco take a lead of 3 -1 against them, which is really anoying for any fan, I taught they will beat Monaco or level it but unfortunately they didn't it's true that this loss will didn't affect the points table but will put pressure on PSG, because Monaco will be just 3 point away from them and one more loss will damage Thier top position on league table, hope C. Galtier will try some new combination, formation, and tactics against Munich because of his loss really affect the player moral.

A PSG like they were today doesn't have many chances against Bayern. Here, someone wrote that the absence of Messi and Mbappe would not be a problem for PSG, but as we saw, the team looked completely different without them, Monaco dominated and in the first half they already decided the outcome of this match. Two matches with strong teams and two defeats, this is a sign for Galtier that the team is not all right.

A recent setback to Monaco doesn't bode well for PSG as they prepare to face Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. The absence of Messi and Mbappe left the team looking depleted and lacking in energy. After two consecutive losses, fans could be pessimistic about their chances against a formidable opponent like Bayern. Losing the Champions League again this season would be devastating, so I'm crossing my fingers that they can find their mojo and play well.

[Inwestour]

For me this was an expected win from Monaco and huge win for them to try and catch PSG. But i think its o most impossible that they drop such a big lead. PSG focuses on champions league and they dont care much about their own league. They got a big match against Bayern Munich so i think this wasnt their 100%

So far, this defeat will not affect their position in Ligue 1 in any way, as they have a good advantage. And of course, this defeat can be justified by the fact that PSG are preparing for a very important match against Bayern, which will take place this Tuesday. Galtier understands that if they win, in the match with Bayern, no one even talks about this defeat, but for this they need to win.

And Bayern in recent matches is only gaining form and I am more inclined to believe that Bayern will dominate this match and they will have more chances to win.

[Ratash]

Marseille are leading in the first half 1 0 thanks to alexis sanchez goal from the penalty spot it is a really good result since psg team lost today the three points will put them on the secnd spot with five points away from the leader and since they will be facing them soon they might even narrow it down i don't think clerment team will equalize considering how well marseille played in the first half.

[Hyphen(-)]

Monaco won today match against PSG outrightly because they were much prepared and eager to win, in this game I will say the good team won, to me french senior league is still open because the extent I have known PSG they are very inconsistent most time unpredictable so to this effect they are going to loss more points to even unexpected teams, Monaco has shown that home advantage works in football.

PSG's inconsistency will surely affect their league position with time. The way so many teams in the French league one are struggling if they keep this poor performance they will be overtaking by either Monaco, Olympic Marseile or Lens because these teams are very serious and are all in good form.

Futhetmore, with level of performance PSG is showing, I don't think they can eliminate Bayern Munich in their Champions League round of 16 matches.

[Sirait]

Monaco vs Paris Saint Germain, who do you think will win and get 3 points in this match?
I understand that Paris Saint Germain are always the favorites to win, but it looks like Monaco could give them another defeat. They will play a home game, that will add to their motivation to be able to beat Paris Saint Germain in front of their own fans.

Galtier used the 3-5-2 formation to face Monaco, I think he was able to predict the dominance of Monaco's attack from the start and prepare a counterattack strategy but what he did was ineffective. without the presence of messi and mbappe, PSG looks very bad, this is something that galtier must pay attention to because a team that is dependent on 1 or 2 players will always end badly without those players.

[X-ray]

Monaco won today match against PSG outrightly because they were much prepared and eager to win, in this game I will say the good team won, to me french senior league is still open because the extent I have known PSG they are very inconsistent most time unpredictable so to this effect they are going to loss more points to even unexpected teams, Monaco has shown that home advantage works in football.

Some people said that before. PSG without its great players is nothing for sure. it has been proven from the result of this match. Galtier has no choice other than relying on its trio. The quality of monaco in this case is far better compared with PSG. PSG without mbappe and messi? it's just another mediocre team for sure. you can imagine once messi and mbappe will be leaving the club even neymar. That will be so hard for PSG to win french cup in upcoming season. Its competitors have been increasing a lot in the consistency of results.
A bit surprised to see that PSG was using fully defense against monaco. it's not even working to change the strategy. monaco is far better than PSG.