French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[BITCOIN4X]

In the last two matches PSG have lost and in fact, PSG cannot score and I think this is a strange result for me personally. Also, with a result like this, then I think maybe the PSG squad no longer has the desire to win in matches.

If PSG really no longer have the ambition to be able to win, then maybe I will hope that PSG will continue to experience defeats so that PSG is overtaken by other teams. If that happens, then it looks like PSG will be better off without winning any titles this season, considering their poor mentality.

I'm going to have a different opinion on this mainly because I watched the game. Messi and Mbappe repeatedly tried to score from the several opportunities that were created, but all of them failed due to Lyon's tight defense and good goalkeeper performance. I saw PSG really wanted to score, but just failed. On the other hand, you could say that Lyon is very focused on defending while taking advantage of counterattacks and set pieces to score goals, I think that's what I saw from the PSG vs Lyon game yesterday.

So I don't agree if you say PSG have no desire to win, that can only be said if you don't watch the match. I don't mean to contradict, but it is a fact. Then from that too, PSG lacks creative players to push for more attractions when attacking. The experience and technical ability of the coach to be the cause.

[Sirait]

What happening with psg is totally logic, it's seems that the team is totally destroyed because theirs main focus was in the champoins league, the league 1 isn't really a big deal for them and they proof is even with the recent bad results they still 6 points ahead from the second lens

There are several factors that cause a team's performance to decline, including fatigue and internal conflict and what I see happening in the PSG case is both. even though there is nothing lacking with the PSG squad but they don't seem to work so hard to be able to win against lyon yesterday. failure in the champions league must have left a scar on the entire PSG squad and I'm sure the management scolded them very hard, PSG and Lens are only 6 points apart, hopefully PSG won't make any more mistakes, which could prevent them from becoming the Ligue 1 champions this season.

[rendravolt]

Reims managed to beat Nantes with a score of 0-3 on the road. This was a very important victory after losing against Marseille in the previous match. Moreover, the achievement of these 3 points also had an impact on their current standing and they are getting closer to Rennes, which is only 4 points away. While Nantes they continued to achieve bad results and had to be willing to be at the bottom of the standings. Nantes must win in the next match so they are not getting closer to the relegation zone.

Reims did their job very well, they were able to bring home 3 very valuable points for them to stay in a very safe position. In fact, they are a threat to LOSC and Rennes if they can't appear consistently in the remaining matches this season. Nantes continued their negative trend by losing in this match, they ended 5 matches without a win at all, they only got 2 additional points from their 2 draws. They too are now under threat if this continues.

Indeed, Reims' competition with these teams is now starting to see a bright spot and I think if they can continue to consistently win, then Reims' opportunity to shift the team's position will become a reality. But indeed both Rennes and Lille are quite consistent teams this season, they have achieved positive results in several matches and in my opinion it will be quite a difficult job for Reims. For Nantes they are not like last season, they are losing games and dropping points, it's so bad their minor trend continues.

[Ratash]

Another loss for psg team, and its the second one in a row, they lost to rennes at home and now to lyon and without scoring a single goal, its one of their weakest seasons recently, Galtier failed big time and they need to replace him if they want a shot at the champions league next season.

[Balmain]

PSG is really progressing with inconsistencies, if they go on like this one more defeat, they will lose the first place to Lens or Marsilya. There is a separate conflict there, of course. It would be inexcusable for them to have so much money and players on the team and have so many bad results. I mean the players on the team can disperse. There are too many inconsistencies in the team at the front. Throughout the match, own team in control of the ball. Despite many attempts, defeat is the result.

[makishart]

In the last two matches PSG have lost and in fact, PSG cannot score and I think this is a strange result for me personally. Also, with a result like this, then I think maybe the PSG squad no longer has the desire to win in matches.

Im so happy PSG was losing against lyon. The chance for marseille to take the trophy becomes even higher. I hope that PSG will get lose streak as soon as possible. So many PSG fans were mocking messi.

Disgruntled Paris Saint-Germain fans whistled after hearing Lionel Messi's name announced in the starting lineup ahead of the club's 1-0 home defeat to Lyon on Sunday.

The Argentina captain was booed by PSG supporters during their previous game, a 2-0 home loss to Rennes on March 19.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/paris-saint-germain--frapsg/story/4915114/psg-fans-whistle-messis-name-as-ligue-1-leaders-lose-again

Glad to see that PSG fans were doing it to the messi to make him lose his spirit to play again. This is also triggering the internal problem that happened in the club. There was no neymar and everything still bad at this mment. galtier confused what happened with his team.
After all PSG was just PSG. This club will never be a champion of UCL. It has poor mentality.

If PSG really no longer have the ambition to be able to win, then maybe I will hope that PSG will continue to experience defeats so that PSG is overtaken by other teams. If that happens, then it looks like PSG will be better off without winning any titles this season, considering their poor mentality.

That's really good. Marseilla has a chance to take over PSG. This gonna be real soon. Please PSG you shall face lose streak. Come on PSG. PSG fans tired with all of dramatic stories in the club especially anything that linked to the neymar and messi.

The best modern teams have two things: a tactically astute manager and players who buy into his ideas. PSG have neither

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/03/psg-still-do-not-understand-how-succeed-top-manager-players

[Velvet78]

I would really like to see the title rivalry alive until the final moments of the season. There isn't too much time left for the end already. The gap is also not that big as well - only six points. PSG are a quite unpredictable team these days so they can really risk their title in this way. The important part is whether any of their closest rivals will be able to catch up with PSG or not.

Lens don't make me feel like they can do this still. However Marseille might be the only team that have a chance for that. But they haven't been consistent recently so they need to make an improvement in this form.

[Rabi3]

PSG not doing really good lately and today they're just fell to a 0-1 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais,  This froze the Parisian team's points tally at 66, still leading the league with a 6-point lead over Lens and Marseille.

Even Lionel Messi headed straight to the dressing room after the end of the match, without greeting the Parisian fans.

losing 2 times in a row (lost to rennes and lyon), PSG's performance is really worrying. In fact, I really regret choosing PSG in my bet, Neymar's absence really makes ball support decrease, because Messi is not very suitable to play with Mbappe, if it continues like this then there is a possibility that Galtier will be replaced.

i don't think the problem is with Messi and Mbappe not playing well together, i've seen some good chemistry between them in a lot of matches, Messi got that killer pass and Mbappe got the speed, that's an amazing combination, midfield of PSG is weak in my opinion, they really need an upgrade there.

[EdenHazard]

things are heating up in France.
We can say that the fact that PSG could not open the point difference with its defeat to Lyon is actually a kind of morale for other teams. While PSG, which was also eliminated from the Champions League, should not concentrate on anything other than the league, losing at home to a tough opponent like Lyon can change the whole balance. We know that Lyon is the form team of the last weeks.It should be noted that they missed a penalty in the first half.Lacazette could not convert the penalty shot into a goal.Despite this, they managed to win the match with the goal they found in the second half.Lens and marsila are among the teams that are happy about this. The point difference between them has remained at 6.

Psg can never be too comfortable with the current situation , it's crazy to have such huge pressure as psg expectation will always high ... to win the ligue 1 every single season , that's a tough job ... high demands ... the players must be get used to it as they have been paid a lot of money in salary .

If they can't delivered it then yeah frustration after frustration coming after them.

[bitgov]

PSG not doing really good lately and today they're just fell to a 0-1 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais,  This froze the Parisian team's points tally at 66, still leading the league with a 6-point lead over Lens and Marseille.

Even Lionel Messi headed straight to the dressing room after the end of the match, without greeting the Parisian fans.

losing 2 times in a row (lost to rennes and lyon), PSG's performance is really worrying. In fact, I really regret choosing PSG in my bet, Neymar's absence really makes ball support decrease, because Messi is not very suitable to play with Mbappe, if it continues like this then there is a possibility that Galtier will be replaced.

i don't think the problem is with Messi and Mbappe not playing well together, i've seen some good chemistry between them in a lot of matches, Messi got that killer pass and Mbappe got the speed, that's an amazing combination, midfield of PSG is weak in my opinion, they really need an upgrade there.

Actually PSG failed to win the match despite playing extremely well. The reason for this may be that the team has too many star players or there was something wrong in the management of the coach of the team. Which gets the players in big trouble.

[Minor Miner]

I would really like to see the title rivalry alive until the final moments of the season. There isn't too much time left for the end already. The gap is also not that big as well - only six points. PSG are a quite unpredictable team these days so they can really risk their title in this way. The important part is whether any of their closest rivals will be able to catch up with PSG or not.
Lens don't make me feel like they can do this still. However Marseille might be the only team that have a chance for that. But they haven't been consistent recently so they need to make an improvement in this form.

I am totally fed up with PSG's performance. They have played very badly in the last two matches. There are many star players on the team. However, they failed to score in the last two matches. And if they perform like this, it will become more difficult for them to win the title. Marseille and Lens are only 6 points behind PSG. While PSG's performances have been erratic, Lens and Marseille's performances have been fairly stable. They are consistently able to perform well. If PSG cannot return to form and play well in the upcoming matches then the PSG team will lose the title again like in the 2020-21 season.

[borovichok]

I am totally fed up with PSG's performance. They have played very badly in the last two matches. There are many star players on the team. However, they failed to score in the last two matches. And if they perform like this, it will become more difficult for them to win the title. Marseille and Lens are only 6 points behind PSG. While PSG's performances have been erratic, Lens and Marseille's performances have been fairly stable. They are consistently able to perform well. If PSG cannot return to form and play well in the upcoming matches then the PSG team will lose the title again like in the 2020-21 season.

PSG not meeting up standard performance on the table, probably after their elimination from the champions league. It's high time they play as a team rather than allowing one man to carry the team on his shoulders, talking about Leo Messi or Kylian Mbappe. PSG passing through a difficult phase this season with poor performance in their previous games. The Parisians needs to get back up on their heel if they want to be Ligue one champions, of course there are contenders for the title. Christophe Galtier should implement good chemistry with the players and provide backup tactics if the primary plan fails.

[Jody.Drummer]

Reims managed to beat Nantes with a score of 0-3 on the road. This was a very important victory after losing against Marseille in the previous match. Moreover, the achievement of these 3 points also had an impact on their current standing and they are getting closer to Rennes, which is only 4 points away. While Nantes they continued to achieve bad results and had to be willing to be at the bottom of the standings. Nantes must win in the next match so they are not getting closer to the relegation zone.

Reims did their job very well, they were able to bring home 3 very valuable points for them to stay in a very safe position. In fact, they are a threat to LOSC and Rennes if they can't appear consistently in the remaining matches this season. Nantes continued their negative trend by losing in this match, they ended 5 matches without a win at all, they only got 2 additional points from their 2 draws. They too are now under threat if this continues.

Indeed, Reims' competition with these teams is now starting to see a bright spot and I think if they can continue to consistently win, then Reims' opportunity to shift the team's position will become a reality. But indeed both Rennes and Lille are quite consistent teams this season, they have achieved positive results in several matches and in my opinion it will be quite a difficult job for Reims. For Nantes they are not like last season, they are losing games and dropping points, it's so bad their minor trend continues.

For the top 4 of course this is quite difficult, but indeed to be in the top 5 it is still possible. 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 matches that they have, of course, this is getting better for them to be able to compete.
Rennes haven't been up to par in the last few matches and LOSC is still playing really well.
Now the decision is in the last few matches that they will run, especially for Reims, there are still Rennes, Lens, LOSC and Lyon that they have to pass in the remaining matches to come.

[Alanaz]

PSG not doing really good lately and today they're just fell to a 0-1 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais,  This froze the Parisian team's points tally at 66, still leading the league with a 6-point lead over Lens and Marseille.

Even Lionel Messi headed straight to the dressing room after the end of the match, without greeting the Parisian fans.

losing 2 times in a row (lost to rennes and lyon), PSG's performance is really worrying. In fact, I really regret choosing PSG in my bet, Neymar's absence really makes ball support decrease, because Messi is not very suitable to play with Mbappe, if it continues like this then there is a possibility that Galtier will be replaced.

i don't think the problem is with Messi and Mbappe not playing well together, i've seen some good chemistry between them in a lot of matches, Messi got that killer pass and Mbappe got the speed, that's an amazing combination, midfield of PSG is weak in my opinion, they really need an upgrade there.

From the start, their chemistry was not well formed, so they couldn't play well consistently. I still wonder why something like this could happen, is it because they also competed personally and disrupted their cooperation. If that was the case, then how unprofessional they would be for sacrificing the team with their selfishness.

[rendravolt]

Nice won another draw against Angers, even though a few weeks earlier Nice had also achieved the same result against Lorient, Nantes and Auxerre. This is definitely a bad result, they lost 12 points and only got 4 points during the week. Moreover, Nice could actually compete with Lille, but they were displaced by Rennes and Reims who got better results. I think coach Didier Digard must immediately evaluate the results of this series of draws and make it possible for them to win again in the next match.

[Iranus]

Nice won another draw against Angers, even though a few weeks earlier Nice had also achieved the same result against Lorient, Nantes and Auxerre. This is definitely a bad result, they lost 12 points and only got 4 points during the week. Moreover, Nice could actually compete with Lille, but they were displaced by Rennes and Reims who got better results. I think coach Didier Digard must immediately evaluate the results of this series of draws and make it possible for them to win again in the next match.

The nice team shared points in 4 consecutive matches. Looking at their matches, I think they played only to share points. They also failed to win against Angers, who are at the bottom of the points table. Even Nice's performance in this match was worse than Angers' performance. Nice is very lucky that they managed to get 1 point in this match. Otherwise, the way they performed, they were likely to lose this match.
Nice's next match is against PSG. PSG is a strong team but they are not in good form. The PSG team is now in quite a crisis after losing the last two matches. PSG desperately needs 3 points against Nice. On the other hand, Nice will try to share the points in one more match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

This was a hard blow for PSG, here it is shown that not everything can be bought by money, PSG's main project was to win the UCL, and they could not beat Messi or Mbappé, what will the sheikh think now? How will they face this new failure? the fútbol they showed was not enough, they are not at the level of a UCL final.

I'm sure PSG would like to have the same luck as Real Madrid, they're not doing well in La Liga but they're doing well in the UCL, plus Real Madrid have a great track record in the UCL showing dream fútbol that's way above from PSG, now if they want to do without the services of Messi and Neymar, how will they hold up? This is something that must be thought about very carefully, they cannot kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

I am sure that a lot of things could be happening this summer. I think there are three big question marks behind Mbappe, Neymar and Messi. The fans lose interest in keeping Neymar. His stats aren't bad, but he is injured all the time, comes across as if he is 50% motivated at best, and behaves not very professionally too often.

Mbappe is probably the most interesting player here, but his decision might also depend on what the club is going to do during the next transfer period. He knows that they are far behind a club like Bayern. The difference was huge last time. Messi, who knows, if he is really offered over 300 million per season, hard to guess what he is going to do. I would like to see him in a strong league for one more year. I think he is still amazing in contributing to the team either as a scorer or with assists. But no club would be willing to pay him his current salary except for PSG. I would like to see him make a move and perhaps forgo an unreal salary and try his luck with a decent club in a decent league.

There are also many rumors about special clauses in Mbappe's contract, but they are contradictory for the most part. Anyways, I think it would be a waste of an outstanding potential career if Mbappe stays at PSG for another few years. Ligue 1 is just not the place such a player belongs to.

The case of Messi is very strange, because I don't know he is a person who has not yet defined where he wants to go or what team he wants, but I am sure that he is not comfortable at PSG, I don't think he will go again either to Barcelona where they took him out through the back door, that is an act of total masochism, what he said seems fine to me, but I hope he doesn't go to the MLS because there he will burn, Ney's case is obvious that he will He will go, he is a very good player but he has not been valued as he should be, and Mbappé is leaving daisies with Real Madrid.

Marseille are struggling against Montpellier and they are unable to get the three points, so far the secore is 1 1 and 20 minutes to go in the second half it seems that no team is hugely dominant the early goal by montpellier made it harder for marseille players because they found themselves behind in the score early in the game, if they fail to win their second position willl be in danger.

These are the things that usually disappoint me about teams like Marseille, they have to win and they can do it, but I don't know what happens to them, when they get closer to PSG to Fight, it's like they're scared and lose, they can't maintain a good position, they were only 6 points away, if they won they had only 3 points left to reach them, and the pressure and everything was going to happen to PSG, I don't understand these things, they should always play with a cool head, a draw is nothing, it's 1 point puts them 5 points away,that is something that should not be allowed,Marseille should have won.

[rahmad2nd]

I am totally fed up with PSG's performance. They have played very badly in the last two matches. There are many star players on the team. However, they failed to score in the last two matches. And if they perform like this, it will become more difficult for them to win the title. Marseille and Lens are only 6 points behind PSG. While PSG's performances have been erratic, Lens and Marseille's performances have been fairly stable. They are consistently able to perform well. If PSG cannot return to form and play well in the upcoming matches then the PSG team will lose the title again like in the 2020-21 season.

PSG not meeting up standard performance on the table, probably after their elimination from the champions league. It's high time they play as a team rather than allowing one man to carry the team on his shoulders, talking about Leo Messi or Kylian Mbappe. PSG passing through a difficult phase this season with poor performance in their previous games. The Parisians needs to get back up on their heel if they want to be Ligue one champions, of course there are contenders for the title. Christophe Galtier should implement good chemistry with the players and provide backup tactics if the primary plan fails.

Ah, looks like this team is losing direction and passion to perform optimally in every game after falling from Bayern Munich. plus, the relationship between supporters and other PSG players is not harmonious. especially, for Messi, but the truth is football is teamwork. I honestly don't know what's going on in the PSG dressing room, but it seems the bond between the players is starting to shake as there are lots of rumors going around about the departure of some of their stars next summer.

But for sure, Galtier has a job that is not easy until the end of this season. at the very least, he must maximize his care team to return to true performance. there is a lot that Galtier needs to correct, not just the front line. and I'm sure Galtier understands his team's problems very well. there are still 9 matches left, at least PSG must win their 8 matches. if not, then the team that is under them has the potential to reduce the gap in points and even shift the top of the standings.

[Hirose UK]

The case of Messi is very strange, because I don't know he is a person who has not yet defined where he wants to go or what team he wants, but I am sure that he is not comfortable at PSG, I don't think he will go again either to Barcelona where they took him out through the back door, that is an act of total masochism, what he said seems fine to me, but I hope he doesn't go to the MLS because there he will burn,

After all, Messi's contract with PSG will also end and we won't know which club he will move to because Messi himself has not provided a leak where he will start his contract next season.
It's exactly what you said that Messi seems uncomfortable with PSG and so far there has been no significant development seen from Messi while playing with PSG.
In fact, it would be a shame if a great player like Messi did not join a big, strong team and from the contract previously agreed with PSG, many football observers said that Messi could play epic and make a difference for PSG, but unfortunately all these hopes were not true.
Not only you, but almost all Messi fans and some of his teammates when he was at Barcelona hoped that Messi could make a contract and start playing again with Barcelona until he retires later.

[rendravolt]

Nice won another draw against Angers, even though a few weeks earlier Nice had also achieved the same result against Lorient, Nantes and Auxerre. This is definitely a bad result, they lost 12 points and only got 4 points during the week. Moreover, Nice could actually compete with Lille, but they were displaced by Rennes and Reims who got better results. I think coach Didier Digard must immediately evaluate the results of this series of draws and make it possible for them to win again in the next match.

The nice team shared points in 4 consecutive matches. Looking at their matches, I think they played only to share points. They also failed to win against Angers, who are at the bottom of the points table. Even Nice's performance in this match was worse than Angers' performance. Nice is very lucky that they managed to get 1 point in this match. Otherwise, the way they performed, they were likely to lose this match.
Nice's next match is against PSG. PSG is a strong team but they are not in good form. The PSG team is now in quite a crisis after losing the last two matches. PSG desperately needs 3 points against Nice. On the other hand, Nice will try to share the points in one more match.

Even though the statistics against Angers, Nice managed to control the ball possession with 64%, but even though they were able to dominate the game sometimes winning results were also very difficult to achieve if they couldn't create many opportunities. What's more, Angers are even superior to shoots on target. It is very clear that Nice's defense has a gap that is wide enough so that the Angers players are free to direct their shots at Nice's goal. For the next match against PSG, I think Nice will try to get full points in this match considering that PSG are still under pressure from poor performance and if Nice can take advantage of this opportunity then they can beat PSG.