French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Swordsoffreedom]

Breaking News!

PSG suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, this was because Messi made an unauthorized trip. Maybe if we look at Messi's latest posts on his personal Instagram, he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia and it seems he did not get permission from PSG regarding the trip. Obviously this is not a great example for one of the best players in the world and it's only natural that PSG would impose this punishment on Messi. With this, Messi will not be able to strengthen PSG for the next two weeks and obviously this will make it more difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title without Messi in the next match.

Glad to see that PSG was doing it. PSG will be playing without messi. Let's see how strong PSG without him or PSG may life the ban as if the club is very close to the next match. Since messi's contract will be ended very soon and i think that messi is doing what he wanna do.
As far as i know if messi get three sanctions in total

1. PSG is not allowing him to train with the club
2. PSG is banning from playing in the league 1 for two consecutive weeks
3. PSG will not pay his salary for two consecutive weeks when he is still banning by the club.

I think that if it will be a wise decision for lionel messi to join with al hilal. It will be an easy task for him to play in arabian league rather than waiting for the uncertain decision by barcelona regarding his future.
Barcelona has no money to pay him anymore. Messi must accept the reality. Barcelona has very big debt that impossible to be paid in a short time.

Messi visited Saudi Arabia to promote Saudi Arabia's tourism. But he did not feel the need to take any permission from the PSG management. And this is probably why Messi has been banned by PSG management for two weeks for breaching club discipline. And he will not be able to play any match in the club's jersey during these two weeks. He cannot even participate in training.

I think Messi has some conflict with PSG management. But if this conflict escalates, it is certain that Messi will not be with the PSG management next season. So indirectly PSG will not be affected? In my opinion, it would have been better for both Messi and PSG if Messi was fined instead of banned.

[klidex]

Breaking News!

PSG suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, this was because Messi made an unauthorized trip. Maybe if we look at Messi's latest posts on his personal Instagram, he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia and it seems he did not get permission from PSG regarding the trip. Obviously this is not a great example for one of the best players in the world and it's only natural that PSG would impose this punishment on Messi. With this, Messi will not be able to strengthen PSG for the next two weeks and obviously this will make it more difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title without Messi in the next match.

Source: Fabrizio Romano (IG)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrwFwDqoJWn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Good joke  I think the absence of a pedestrian, on the contrary, will strengthen PSG, since someone who will at least run will play in his position.
And by the way, the news followed that PSG would not renew the contract with Messi (although this was hardly news to anyone).
Well, actually Messi failed at PSG and now it will be interesting to see if he makes another try or retires (MLS/Saudi Arabia/etc).

Lol, so cute.
For me, only Mbappe can be relied on at Paris Saint-Germain rather than Messi, who seems to have no influence whatsoever for this club.
I myself would not expect Messi to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and it is also likely that Messi will not be maintained with the desire for the large salary that Messi wants for Paris Saint-Germain.

[MoonOfLife]

Breaking News!

PSG suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, this was because Messi made an unauthorized trip. Maybe if we look at Messi's latest posts on his personal Instagram, he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia and it seems he did not get permission from PSG regarding the trip. Obviously this is not a great example for one of the best players in the world and it's only natural that PSG would impose this punishment on Messi. With this, Messi will not be able to strengthen PSG for the next two weeks and obviously this will make it more difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title without Messi in the next match.

Source: Fabrizio Romano (IG)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrwFwDqoJWn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Good joke  I think the absence of a pedestrian, on the contrary, will strengthen PSG, since someone who will at least run will play in his position.
And by the way, the news followed that PSG would not renew the contract with Messi (although this was hardly news to anyone).
Well, actually Messi failed at PSG and now it will be interesting to see if he makes another try or retires (MLS/Saudi Arabia/etc).

Lol, so cute.
For me, only Mbappe can be relied on at Paris Saint-Germain rather than Messi, who seems to have no influence whatsoever for this club.
I myself would not expect Messi to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and it is also likely that Messi will not be maintained with the desire for the large salary that Messi wants for Paris Saint-Germain.

It is understood that PSG management's relationship with Messi is not good. In this case, Messi will not extend his contract with PSG. At the same time, PSG management probably won't keep Neymar in the team either. Now I am waiting to see which players PSG will try to bring into the squad. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a talented player. However, depending on only one striker, the performance of the team will not be stable. PSG management needs another experienced striker.

[Jody.Drummer]

Lol, so cute.
For me, only Mbappe can be relied on at Paris Saint-Germain rather than Messi, who seems to have no influence whatsoever for this club.
I myself would not expect Messi to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and it is also likely that Messi will not be maintained with the desire for the large salary that Messi wants for Paris Saint-Germain.

There are a few things that I don't think can be compared in this regard.
Mbappe is indeed a good player but comparing him to Messi and saying Messi doesn't contribute to PSG is something that I think is wrong because if he didn't then he wouldn't have top assists at this time.

The second is that when talking about Messi's contract I see that the root of the problem is when he doesn't want his salary to be cut 25 percent from his initial salary, instead of asking for a raise. This is obviously something different but indeed PSG intend to cut Messi's wages because it affects their financial fair play so they decided on that.

[onecall123]

--snip--
There are a few things that I don't think can be compared in this regard.
Mbappe is indeed a good player but comparing him to Messi and saying Messi doesn't contribute to PSG is something that I think is wrong because if he didn't then he wouldn't have top assists at this time.
--snip--

It's quite disheartening to see that Messi is not receiving the kind of treatment he deserves from both the fans and the authorities at PSG. It looks like there's a bias towards Mbappe, where he receives all the credit when PSG wins, but Messi gets blamed when they lose. This kind of favoritism of-course will create an unhealthy atmosphere. However, it's undeniable that Messi has always significant influence on the game whenever he has played.

[wmaurik]

It is understood that PSG management's relationship with Messi is not good. In this case, Messi will not extend his contract with PSG. At the same time, PSG management probably won't keep Neymar in the team either. Now I am waiting to see which players PSG will try to bring into the squad. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a talented player. However, depending on only one striker, the performance of the team will not be stable. PSG management needs another experienced striker.

When viewed as a whole team, PSG actually doesn't only need a striker to be placed on the front lines, but PSG also has to be able to bring in better players for the midfield and back so that the team becomes stronger than before. Because if you only hope for the striker, it is clear that the team will not get good results because a striker also needs the best provider and the team also needs a better defense at the bottom so they don't concede easily.

[Awaklara]

It's quite disheartening to see that Messi is not receiving the kind of treatment he deserves from both the fans and the authorities at PSG. It looks like there's a bias towards Mbappe, where he receives all the credit when PSG wins, but Messi gets blamed when they lose. This kind of favoritism of-course will create an unhealthy atmosphere. However, it's undeniable that Messi has always significant influence on the game whenever he has played.

Messi still plays professionally with the skills he has. doesn't care about the fans' response when he's on the pitch. when he was trusted to play Messi still showed his best game.
fans are too obsessed with their big hopes that are very difficult to achieve. and Messi fell victim to that hope. if Messi is going to leave the squad, we'll see how PSG will look for other players to blame them again in the future when their expectations are no longer met.

[Velvet78]

PSG have given another chance to Marseille and Lens to enter the title race again maybe but it isn't a big chance of course. The gap with Marseille is still 5 points and not easy to close up. PSG are really unbalanced in Galtier's control but I don't think they would continue to lose so many points in the remaining five weeks in the season.

They just don't look like they will declare the league title very early as always. This team needs a change and that change should start with sacking Galtier. I think PSG have already started to think about who they can bring to the job. They had better do so not to miss possible good opportunities.

[Jody.Drummer]

--snip--
There are a few things that I don't think can be compared in this regard.
Mbappe is indeed a good player but comparing him to Messi and saying Messi doesn't contribute to PSG is something that I think is wrong because if he didn't then he wouldn't have top assists at this time.
--snip--

It's quite disheartening to see that Messi is not receiving the kind of treatment he deserves from both the fans and the authorities at PSG. It looks like there's a bias towards Mbappe, where he receives all the credit when PSG wins, but Messi gets blamed when they lose. This kind of favoritism of-course will create an unhealthy atmosphere. However, it's undeniable that Messi has always significant influence on the game whenever he has played.

Things like this are nothing new at PSG because they have been like this from the start.
But when talking about Mbappe this is too linked in my opinion. Messi's problem is only with PSG, but indeed he has more to do with Mbappe, whether it's in terms of performance or treatment, but basically the main problem, the focus must remain on Messi and PSG should be.
It's true that at the moment Messi is also doing the wrong thing by taking a holiday and of course this is considered an disciplinary action but with the treatment of PSG and the fans I don't think this can be justified either.

[Fesatmas]

-snip
Lens has a strong squad at the end of the league,

Lens should win tonight, Toulouse does not have much to play for since they are far from relegation and too low to have any European cup chances

nevertheless, five points at the top that PSG have over Marseille abd Lens should be sufficient to see them getting the trophy, alhought they are playing as they do not want to get it
fight for direct placement in CL is real, since both Marseille and Lens will have troubles to qualify for group stage in case they finish as third

Lens won today with a narrow score of 1-0 made by Lois Openda in the 33rd minute, I thought it would be an easy match but it turned out that Lens had a lot of difficulties to produce more goals and it turned out to be quite a fierce match, Toulose did not have the provisions a lot to play in the European cup precisely this year.
Today's comparison between Lens and Marseille today measured one point difference, 69 for Lens and 70 for Marseille, in the next match they have the right time to face each other head-on and say who deserves to be in second place, it will be a pretty fierce match between these two teams, because these two teams performed quite well and didn't have much difference in goals or points.

I read the news about Messi trip to Saudi Arabia and I was thinking about three things
First, is he doing this for fun and tourism purpose or he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia, which is the main purpose in my opinion.
Second, is that a familial trip or a business trip or both? I mean is he discussing a contract with a Saudi team?
Third, is PSG aware of that trip and the answer wasn't late for that question

i think he traveled to saudi arabia in the context of promoting tourism in saudi arabia but it's a bit strange also where he is still needed in the team but he made the trip which got him punished for his indiscipline. Therefore, PSG must be able to overcome the gaps in the front lines due to Messi absence in the next two matches. I don't think PSG will waste the opportunity to win this season.

There are 5 more matches left where they can lock the title in the next 4 matches if they can win all the matches. I think psg is still pretty safe for now, they have mbappe for the current situation.

In the end Messi was not allowed to compete in two weeks by the PSG management because of his indiscipline, I doubt PSG's appearance on the field if they did not play Messi, because to be honest Messi is a big contributor for PSG to carry out attacks and produce goals compared to other players. It's a good decision to discipline his troops but I have doubts about PSG's results without Messi.

[Luzin]

PSG have given another chance to Marseille and Lens to enter the title race again maybe but it isn't a big chance of course. The gap with Marseille is still 5 points and not easy to close up. PSG are really unbalanced in Galtier's control but I don't think they would continue to lose so many points in the remaining five weeks in the season.

They just don't look like they will declare the league title very early as always. This team needs a change and that change should start with sacking Galtier. I think PSG have already started to think about who they can bring to the job. They had better do so not to miss possible good opportunities.

Indeed, in the last match they lost at home. This is what makes the distance points closer. I see it as the fault of the player, not the coach. Hakimi was too aggressive, so within twenty minutes he received two yellow cards. This made it difficult for PSG players to play with ten people in nearly eighty minutes. Of course, this result made the supporters disappointed. Another thaht Messi also was suspended by PSG for two weeks out of training and chose to go to Saudi Arabia. Drop points at home, Marseille and Lens are running at full speed to be ready to unseat PSG.

[Litzki1990]

Breaking News!

PSG suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, this was because Messi made an unauthorized trip. Maybe if we look at Messi's latest posts on his personal Instagram, he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia and it seems he did not get permission from PSG regarding the trip. Obviously this is not a great example for one of the best players in the world and it's only natural that PSG would impose this punishment on Messi. With this, Messi will not be able to strengthen PSG for the next two weeks and obviously this will make it more difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title without Messi in the next match.

Source: Fabrizio Romano (IG)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrwFwDqoJWn/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Good joke  I think the absence of a pedestrian, on the contrary, will strengthen PSG, since someone who will at least run will play in his position.
And by the way, the news followed that PSG would not renew the contract with Messi (although this was hardly news to anyone).
Well, actually Messi failed at PSG and now it will be interesting to see if he makes another try or retires (MLS/Saudi Arabia/etc).

Lol, so cute.
For me, only Mbappe can be relied on at Paris Saint-Germain rather than Messi, who seems to have no influence whatsoever for this club.
I myself would not expect Messi to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and it is also likely that Messi will not be maintained with the desire for the large salary that Messi wants for Paris Saint-Germain.

It is understood that PSG management's relationship with Messi is not good. In this case, Messi will not extend his contract with PSG. At the same time, PSG management probably won't keep Neymar in the team either. Now I am waiting to see which players PSG will try to bring into the squad. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a talented player. However, depending on only one striker, the performance of the team will not be stable. PSG management needs another experienced striker.

There is an adage that the movement of the one who cannot see is crooked that is exactly what happened to Messi. The main reason for punishing Messi is that the current PSG management does not have a good relationship with Messi. Since they will not renew the contract with Messi, they are starting to treat Messi like this. If Messi had a good relationship with PSG management then PSG management would have approved that application immediately if Messi applied for leave but since Messi and management do not have a good relationship they have taken this decision against Messi. 

Messi has been banned from all PSG activities for two weeks.  That means Messi will be deprived of all benefits including practice matches for two weeks. Everything was fine but the over-prioritization of Mbappe is what made the PSG camp so bad.

[Leviathan.007]

PSG have given another chance to Marseille and Lens to enter the title race again maybe but it isn't a big chance of course. The gap with Marseille is still 5 points and not easy to close up. PSG are really unbalanced in Galtier's control but I don't think they would continue to lose so many points in the remaining five weeks in the season.

They just don't look like they will declare the league title very early as always. This team needs a change and that change should start with sacking Galtier. I think PSG have already started to think about who they can bring to the job. They had better do so not to miss possible good opportunities.

In the French league, most of the teams can't have a stable performance they mostly lose the games they should normally win. We know PSG got many superstar players and they get high amount of salaries but in fact, most of these players can't have the real performance they should do mostly because PSG ha a bad atmosphere in recent weeks and Messi traveling to Saudi Arabia was the last negative effect on this team.

[rendravolt]

Lens won a narrow victory when playing away to Toulouse with a score of 0-1. The only goal came in the first half and was scored by Openda in the 33rd minute. Maybe this result is still good enough for Lens to maintain its position in 3rd place in the standings. The gap with Marseille is 1 point remaining and for PSG they are 6 points away, maybe if Lens is consistent enough they can at least secure second place before this season ends and ensure a ticket to next season's UCL without going through the qualifying route. As for Toulouse, they have to stop the winning trend from the previous 3 matches and this result is at least not so bad because they are still safe from the relegation zone.

[hahay]

It is understood that PSG management's relationship with Messi is not good. In this case, Messi will not extend his contract with PSG. At the same time, PSG management probably won't keep Neymar in the team either. Now I am waiting to see which players PSG will try to bring into the squad. There is no doubt that Mbappe is a talented player. However, depending on only one striker, the performance of the team will not be stable. PSG management needs another experienced striker.

When viewed as a whole team, PSG actually doesn't only need a striker to be placed on the front lines, but PSG also has to be able to bring in better players for the midfield and back so that the team becomes stronger than before. Because if you only hope for the striker, it is clear that the team will not get good results because a striker also needs the best provider and the team also needs a better defense at the bottom so they don't concede easily.

Also, despite the fact that PSG have the best players in every line from attackers, centres, defenders and goalkeepers, but the reality is that PSG's defense is still relatively weak and also PSG's attack is not very good. So, if I consider the composition and quality of the players currently owned by PSG, basically they can support PSG to be able to get good results in every match.

So, I think PSG's problem is not about the players but the problem with their management and coaching. Because, for example, big teams like Real Madrid always have good coaches and management, so that the many star players in the Real Madrid squad can play well, and unfortunately PSG still cannot build or realize this in the PSG squad so far.

[beerlover]

I think the absence of a pedestrian, on the contrary, will strengthen PSG, since someone who will at least run will play in his position.
And by the way, the news followed that PSG would not renew the contract with Messi (although this was hardly news to anyone).
Well, actually Messi failed at PSG and now it will be interesting to see if he makes another try or retires (MLS/Saudi Arabia/etc).

Lol, so cute.
For me, only Mbappe can be relied on at Paris Saint-Germain rather than Messi, who seems to have no influence whatsoever for this club.
I myself would not expect Messi to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and it is also likely that Messi will not be maintained with the desire for the large salary that Messi wants for Paris Saint-Germain.

I think he just doesn't like to be captain type of player. He likes to play the way he can, and that's about it, there is nothing more on top of that. I get that many people expect Messi to be like a leader of sorts, but even with age, he didn't become that type of player. He likes to play as well as he can, and I think he does play well, if you look at his stats, he played alright all year long I think, not the best player ever like he used to be, but definitely no need to get another player for that position, he plays well enough.

Mbappe is more like a leader even though he is young, I guess that is sort of mainly because he is French and they are in French league, with biggest French club, with the best French player, that makes him the leader a bit more easily.

[rahmad2nd]

Lens won a narrow victory when playing away to Toulouse with a score of 0-1. The only goal came in the first half and was scored by Openda in the 33rd minute. Maybe this result is still good enough for Lens to maintain its position in 3rd place in the standings. The gap with Marseille is 1 point remaining and for PSG they are 6 points away, maybe if Lens is consistent enough they can at least secure second place before this season ends and ensure a ticket to next season's UCL without going through the qualifying route. As for Toulouse, they have to stop the winning trend from the previous 3 matches and this result is at least not so bad because they are still safe from the relegation zone.

Properly in yesterday's match, Lens should have been able to overthrow Toulouse more than 1 goal. because the team they are fighting against, is not a team that is strong enough for them. but in fact, this result doesn't change anything that Lens still won the match while at the same time getting close to the points that Mareseille has.

Referring to the course of the match, this match actually took place quite tough and balanced. in fact, the two teams have opportunities that are not too different. it's just that, the opportunity is bigger for Lens. it's proven, Lens has a better statistical record regarding opportunities. well, with this result Lens' position is automatically safe in 3rd place which has a difference of 8 points from AS Monaco. next hurdle, Lens will host Marseille. This fight will be a crucial match to fight for an automatic ticket to the Champions League. So, it's interesting for us to wait for this week.

For Toulouse, they could not avoid defeat against Lens. because after all, Lens is in top form this season. good news, they are still in the safe zone. this week, their opponent is not a difficult team. yes at least, Toulouse is better than Ajaccio who will be their opponent later.

[GiftedMAN]

--snip--
There are a few things that I don't think can be compared in this regard.
Mbappe is indeed a good player but comparing him to Messi and saying Messi doesn't contribute to PSG is something that I think is wrong because if he didn't then he wouldn't have top assists at this time.
--snip--

It's quite disheartening to see that Messi is not receiving the kind of treatment he deserves from both the fans and the authorities at PSG. It looks like there's a bias towards Mbappe, where he receives all the credit when PSG wins, but Messi gets blamed when they lose. This kind of favoritism of-course will create an unhealthy atmosphere. However, it's undeniable that Messi has always significant influence on the game whenever he has played.

May be it's time for Messi to review the terms of agreement he had with PSG before joining the team because at the moment the team is not giving him the love and respect that he deserves and his works are not been appreciated regardless of PSG not winning the champions league which is one of the major reasons they brought Messi to the team.
Mbappe will always be liked more than other players in the PSG team because of his position in the team due to his agreement before signing another contract extension with the team so I think PSG will always support Mbappe and give him all the credit when the team performs very well but other players will be blamed when they lose matches. The influence of Messi can not be appreciated because he's not seen as the chosen one in the team just like he never allowed other players to be appreciated when he was the key player in Barcelona.

[terrorJR]

Also, despite the fact that PSG have the best players in every line from attackers, centres, defenders and goalkeepers, but the reality is that PSG's defense is still relatively weak and also PSG's attack is not very good. So, if I consider the composition and quality of the players currently owned by PSG, basically they can support PSG to be able to get good results in every match.

So, I think PSG's problem is not about the players but the problem with their management and coaching. Because, for example, big teams like Real Madrid always have good coaches and management, so that the many star players in the Real Madrid squad can play well, and unfortunately PSG still cannot build or realize this in the PSG squad so far.

The crisis of trust and their chemistry is still very much felt so that no matter how strong the individual team is, this clearly doesn't have a big impact.
This season they have suffered 6 defeats and actually it is a big thing considering the big difference between them and other clubs which still indicates they are quite bad in this regard.

[emrecemsan]

It looks like Messi has been offered an enormous deal by Al Hilal. The salary offer is worth more than 400 million euros a year. This would be a really crazy deal for him of course as he can guarantee the rest of his career with this much money. However it doesn't look like he is thinking of leaving Europe yet. Instead his priority seems like joining Barcelona side if possible. Barcelona don't have money issues anymore as it seems. It is said that they are already waiting for seeing if there would be any problem with FFP in case of signing him.

PSG also want him to stay in fact but Messi still rejects their offer. It looks like the offer isn't as good as he wants now.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1653802808687177729?s=20