French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[rendravolt]

Monaco showed poor performance until the end of the season with only 1 win in the last 5 matches and even in the closing Ligue 1 match they also lost the opportunity to play in one of the European competitions after losing against Toulouse. Maybe this is the result they didn't want, but Monaco had to settle for finishing 6th in the standings.

I think Monaco sometimes has stable performances and sometimes has bad performances in a row, so it is very difficult for them to be able to stay competitive at the top. It looks like there should be a difference next season and club management or coaches have to rearrange their list of the best players to sail through Ligue 1 with positive results.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Lens proved that they are one of the best clubs in Ligue 1 at the moment, although they are still behind Paris Saint Germain. But that's natural because in terms of strength they are under Paris Saint Germain as well. What's more worrying when you look at Paris Saint Germain, they have everything but they can't make the most of it. Even if they didn't have the advantage that was quite far before, then they could be couped by Lens at the end of this season.

Even though Lens failed to win the Ligue 1 title from PSG, I was quite impressed with their performance this season, Haise's men appeared very impressive and only lost four times out of a total of 38 matches that took place in Ligue 1. Lens lost more than the first half of the season, where they swallowed one defeat in the first half and posted three defeats in the second half of the season. So that several of these defeats made profits for PSG, which in the end came out as Ligue 1 champions this season.

In terms of player quality, PSG is far superior to Lens, but if you look at Lens' performance, it is much better than PSG, because Lens only relies on makeshift players, while PSG is a star-studded club. Compared to the previous season, Lens were only able to finish in seventh place and this season they have successfully ended the season as runners-up, so this is an extraordinary achievement for them.

Paris Saint Germain and Lens will represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League, I hope these two clubs can show competitive rivalry there.

It will end the same as this season and I think for the competition in the Champions League Lens will be a bit more difficult and even PSG who have many stars in their squad are also unable to deliver any results. So it's interesting to see how Ligue 1 representatives play in the Champions League next season.

[klidex]

Monaco showed poor performance until the end of the season with only 1 win in the last 5 matches and even in the closing Ligue 1 match they also lost the opportunity to play in one of the European competitions after losing against Toulouse. Maybe this is the result they didn't want, but Monaco had to settle for finishing 6th in the standings.

I think Monaco sometimes has stable performances and sometimes has bad performances in a row, so it is very difficult for them to be able to stay competitive at the top. It looks like there should be a difference next season and club management or coaches have to rearrange their list of the best players to sail through Ligue 1 with positive results.

At the beginning of the season, maybe Monaco was a little more stable, but when it arrived in the middle of the season, Monaco experienced an unstable drop in performance in every game and in the last game they were also unable to beat Lyon, very bad.
When I look at and try to understand Monaco's bad condition, it seems that Monaco has to overhaul players and replace players who have better performance to welcome the new season and can show a stronger performance.

[sana54210]

Lens have surprised me more than any other team this Ligue 1 season. They played very well all season and finished in second place, just one point behind PSG. That is, they could have been winners if it wasn't for a few upsetting losses. This season was a nervous one for PSG, but they still managed to win first place.

The quality of the players of Lens team is very good. I think if Lens can perform better then Lens can go to the 1st position very fast. Goalkeeper of Lens team J. Leca performed very well. Goalkeeper of a team plays a big role behind winning the match.  A.  Claude Maurice This player performs very well in almost every match. Lens team has several players who play a big role in winning every match.

The benefit Lens has right now is that PSG is getting rid of some of their players, we are not going to know 100% all of them for a while longer, but we know Messi is gone, that much we know and there are speculations about some other players as well. Obviously they are going to replace them with some other players as well but we do not know if those players will be better or worse just yet, they need to first get here, train and then start playing so we can see if they are better or not.

I believe that it is going to take a while, but for Lens luck, if the players they get turn out to be not that great and do not provide better results then we could see Lens doing better. But just as well we can see Lens sell some players, be worse, and PSG getting newer better players and be even better, which is the more likely outcome.

[kro55]

Monaco showed poor performance until the end of the season with only 1 win in the last 5 matches and even in the closing Ligue 1 match they also lost the opportunity to play in one of the European competitions after losing against Toulouse. Maybe this is the result they didn't want, but Monaco had to settle for finishing 6th in the standings.
I think Monaco sometimes has stable performances and sometimes has bad performances in a row, so it is very difficult for them to be able to stay competitive at the top. It looks like there should be a difference next season and club management or coaches have to rearrange their list of the best players to sail through Ligue 1 with positive results.

At the beginning of the season, the Monaco team was in good form, but they were not able to continue the performance. Gradually their performance has been erratic and they are falling behind in the points table. Monaco have lost 11 matches this season. And Monaco's erratic performance was due to their poor defense. Monaco's attack this season has been strong but their defense has been very weak. Monaco has conceded a lot of goals this season. They conceded 58 goals in 38 matches. If Monaco's defense had been strong this season I think the team would have been in the top 3 of the table on points. And so next season Monaco's management will have to be more focused on their defense.

[Tony116]

Monaco showed poor performance until the end of the season with only 1 win in the last 5 matches and even in the closing Ligue 1 match they also lost the opportunity to play in one of the European competitions after losing against Toulouse. Maybe this is the result they didn't want, but Monaco had to settle for finishing 6th in the standings.
I think Monaco sometimes has stable performances and sometimes has bad performances in a row, so it is very difficult for them to be able to stay competitive at the top. It looks like there should be a difference next season and club management or coaches have to rearrange their list of the best players to sail through Ligue 1 with positive results.

At the beginning of the season, the Monaco team was in good form, but they were not able to continue the performance. Gradually their performance has been erratic and they are falling behind in the points table. Monaco have lost 11 matches this season. And Monaco's erratic performance was due to their poor defense. Monaco's attack this season has been strong but their defense has been very weak. Monaco has conceded a lot of goals this season. They conceded 58 goals in 38 matches. If Monaco's defense had been strong this season I think the team would have been in the top 3 of the table on points. And so next season Monaco's management will have to be more focused on their defense.

Monaco absolutely fucked up. They actually had a good chance to finish in the 4th position. No win in the last 4 matches and three back to back losses have made them go down gradually on the table.

I also understand that they have performed badly and that's why they are not going to take part in any European competition in the next season. But a better performance was certainly expected from Monaco. If they could win even one match in the last 4 matches they would have ended the season in the top 5 positions. But they could not do that and they have only themselves to blame right now.

[Sirait]

At the beginning of the season, the Monaco team was in good form, but they were not able to continue the performance. Gradually their performance has been erratic and they are falling behind in the points table. Monaco have lost 11 matches this season. And Monaco's erratic performance was due to their poor defense. Monaco's attack this season has been strong but their defense has been very weak. Monaco has conceded a lot of goals this season. They conceded 58 goals in 38 matches. If Monaco's defense had been strong this season I think the team would have been in the top 3 of the table on points. And so next season Monaco's management will have to be more focused on their defense.

it's a pity, Monaco failed to maintain their good performance at the start of the season, out of the 38 matches that occurred, Monaco only succeeded in making 19 wins but they lost 11 times. I agree with you that Monaco's weakness is in their defense, if in the next season Monaco can change that then I am also very sure that Monaco will successfully stop in the top 3, maybe that's it.

[BALIK]

The only thing I want from the last round of Ligue 1 is that Lyon win big (or just score a lot of goals) Nice. It would be cool if Lacazette, from a club that is not at all dominant and not even in the top group of teams, could overtake Mbappe in the ranking of scorers. I think for the ambitious Mbappe it would be a tangible blow 

They only have 1 goal gap and of course, Mbappe doesn't feel comfortable because he still has to be able to score in this last match. But it seems, I don't think it will be easy for Lacazette to score many goals in this match, because in fact Nice was able to hold Lyon to a draw in the first match or first meeting this season. Therefore, I think this match will be tough and of course it will make it difficult for Lacazette to score but if it's only for 1 goal I think it can still be done. But at the same time, if Lacazette can only score 1 goal then of course, Mbappe also has good ability to score goals in the match against Clermont and what's more, PSG will play at home.

Unfortunately, yes, my wish did not come true and Nice defeated Lyon, allowing them to score only one goal. But PSG once again showed their instability and lack of will - I think it's rather embarrassing to lose the last game of the season at the home stadium, and after there was a comfortable 2-0 score.
Formally, the gap from second place was only one point, and even if it is clear that PSG controlled everything, everyone expects more from such a club. To some extent, this is similar to the title of Bavaria - with a large admixture of unpleasant emotions.

I think we all understand from this type of performance of PSG that they are not worth anything else other than the Ligue 1 title. The Champions League is way away from PSG. It does not matter if they buy the best players in the world and make the best team they are not going to win the Champions League trophy.

If they are so inconsistent in Ligue 1 where they hardly have any competition and lose against a team that is far weaker than them, how can we expect them to achieve something big?

Mbappe should leave PSG if he wants to save his career. Otherwise, he is going to get caught up too much in the money. I know that PSG is going to win the title. Actually, they already have. But the control that you are talking about I believe was not there, to be honest.

[Docnaster]

The only thing I want from the last round of Ligue 1 is that Lyon win big (or just score a lot of goals) Nice. It would be cool if Lacazette, from a club that is not at all dominant and not even in the top group of teams, could overtake Mbappe in the ranking of scorers. I think for the ambitious Mbappe it would be a tangible blow 

They only have 1 goal gap and of course, Mbappe doesn't feel comfortable because he still has to be able to score in this last match. But it seems, I don't think it will be easy for Lacazette to score many goals in this match, because in fact Nice was able to hold Lyon to a draw in the first match or first meeting this season. Therefore, I think this match will be tough and of course it will make it difficult for Lacazette to score but if it's only for 1 goal I think it can still be done. But at the same time, if Lacazette can only score 1 goal then of course, Mbappe also has good ability to score goals in the match against Clermont and what's more, PSG will play at home.

Unfortunately, yes, my wish did not come true and Nice defeated Lyon, allowing them to score only one goal. But PSG once again showed their instability and lack of will - I think it's rather embarrassing to lose the last game of the season at the home stadium, and after there was a comfortable 2-0 score.
Formally, the gap from second place was only one point, and even if it is clear that PSG controlled everything, everyone expects more from such a club. To some extent, this is similar to the title of Bavaria - with a large admixture of unpleasant emotions.

I think we all understand from this type of performance of PSG that they are not worth anything else other than the Ligue 1 title. The Champions League is way away from PSG. It does not matter if they buy the best players in the world and make the best team they are not going to win the Champions League trophy.

If they are so inconsistent in Ligue 1 where they hardly have any competition and lose against a team that is far weaker than them, how can we expect them to achieve something big?

Mbappe should leave PSG if he wants to save his career. Otherwise, he is going to get caught up too much in the money. I know that PSG is going to win the title. Actually, they already have. But the control that you are talking about I believe was not there, to be honest.

I'm not of the opinion that Kylian Mbappe should leave Paris Saint Germaine in other to achieve his football goals of winning the many trophies especially the UEFA Champions League competition.
PSG's problem if you ask me is lack of good tactical work by the manager of the club. He always looks like someone who's always out of ideas especially from losing positions in the league. If Paris Saint Germaine can get a more experienced coach and also sign few more players, I think Mbappe can win anything he dreams of winning with PSG

[jakdanyel]

It looks like Lacazette's return to the Ligue 1 and his old team Lyon has been beneficial for only himself. Because despite his really impressive fight for being top scorer together with Mbappe, Lyon still couldn't even qualify for the Conference League. It is like I watched Tottenham in the English Premier League. Kane and Lacazette are sharing the same fate for this season I'm afraid.

While Kane was scoring 30 goals and Lacazette also scored 27 goals. They both must be players who are enjoying their own games. But I'm pretty sure that Lacazette also did this to be more competitive and join a European cup at the end. He must have missed to play especially in the Champions League.

But with this level of inconsistency even Lacazette's amazing effort can't save them.

[Leviathan.007]

Lens have surprised me more than any other team this Ligue 1 season. They played very well all season and finished in second place, just one point behind PSG. That is, they could have been winners if it wasn't for a few upsetting losses. This season was a nervous one for PSG, but they still managed to win first place.

The quality of the players of Lens team is very good. I think if Lens can perform better then Lens can go to the 1st position very fast. Goalkeeper of Lens team J. Leca performed very well. Goalkeeper of a team plays a big role behind winning the match.  A.  Claude Maurice This player performs very well in almost every match. Lens team has several players who play a big role in winning every match.

The benefit Lens has right now is that PSG is getting rid of some of their players, we are not going to know 100% all of them for a while longer, but we know Messi is gone, that much we know and there are speculations about some other players as well. Obviously they are going to replace them with some other players as well but we do not know if those players will be better or worse just yet, they need to first get here, train and then start playing so we can see if they are better or not.

I believe that it is going to take a while, but for Lens luck, if the players they get turn out to be not that great and do not provide better results then we could see Lens doing better. But just as well we can see Lens sell some players, be worse, and PSG getting newer better players and be even better, which is the more likely outcome.

PSG had enough players to win better achievements for PSG, and they had enough investment for this team the investment could bring this team to the final of the champions league but because of the unbalanced situation and not having a good and expert coach to manage the team, they just won the French league title while even if the French league they had a close race with Lens.

[shinratensei_]

For me personally, just being champions in Ligue 1 is not enough for Paris Saint Germain, because here they really dominate and no team has the same strength as them. They are far superior in any way than any other team. The Champions League should be a place for them, but in reality their luxurious squad cannot speak much in that competition. They are less competitive than other big teams in the Champions League.

PSG has been spending so much money for the club. It makes sense if PSG was putting more target rather than alwasy winning farmer league. It will be very disappointed after spent so much money and PSG gets nothing other than league 1 trophy. It has proven that if coach has no capability to build the team properly. I would not be surprised to see that if PSG is willing to replace the current coach with the new coach.

PSG needs more than only overhaul on its team and coach. It must also try to do the same to the management of club as well.

I hope PSG will sign a good coach that can change the club to be even better.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems like the players are leaving PSG just after the end of the season and Messi is one of them also Sergio Ramos and Neymar also maybe other player leave this team soon because they couldn't get anything when they came to PSG to have a better chance to achieving more goals but in fact, the fans are very much unhappy and this negative effect is one reason for PSG the players to leave.
I think the owner of PSG will be spending more money for next season and they know spending money will not help them achieve anything.
Next season will be much harder for PSG and any coach working on this team.

[Prince Malik]

Im really sad about what happened with messi in his last match with psg, despite what happened and what he did this player stay a treu legend and he don't deserve such humiliation, also he is not the reason of the club failure in the champoins league because this team is having troubles in this competition even before messi joined the club

[Sexylizzy2813]

Im really sad about what happened with messi in his last match with psg, despite what happened and what he did this player stay a treu legend and he don't deserve such humiliation, also he is not the reason of the club failure in the champoins league because this team is having troubles in this competition even before messi joined the club

I never expected less from the PSG side even the fans, they boobed football, they mocked one of the greatest footballer of all time. If the PSG team are looking for whom to blame they should look in the mirror and blame whoever they see.
PSG is a team that's full of pride and they have such players. No matter how they do it I have said it time without number that they can't compete in any European competitions, and I'll always call them domestic champions.
Since they can't appreciate Messi and football for that matter that's how their mentality would always end up by winning only their league trophies which is bad for a big club as PSG.

[shogun47]

Im really sad about what happened with messi in his last match with psg, despite what happened and what he did this player stay a treu legend and he don't deserve such humiliation, also he is not the reason of the club failure in the champoins league because this team is having troubles in this competition even before messi joined the club

I never expected less from the PSG side even the fans, they boobed football, they mocked one of the greatest footballer of all time. If the PSG team are looking for whom to blame they should look in the mirror and blame whoever they see.
PSG is a team that's full of pride and they have such players. No matter how they do it I have said it time without number that they can't compete in any European competitions, and I'll always call them domestic champions.
Since they can't appreciate Messi and football for that matter that's how their mentality would always end up by winning only their league trophies which is bad for a big club as PSG.

These are some words that I share a lot! Well said.

I mentioned this before somewhere in this thread that the PSG fans are yet to understand what kind of club they are actually supporting. They will never get this feeling of hardcore Madridistas  or even Roma fans. They have decided to support a club that is packed with money and buying big names. But as you said, mocking Messi is wrong in many ways. It either demonstrates their own competence in both reading and soccer itself because Messi has produced one of the best scorer statistics this season in Ligue 1. It is Mbappe now thanks to his goalon the last match day or otherwise Messi would have shared rank 1 with Mbappe and one other guy. And he also won the World Cup and has proven again that he is the best in the world. It is still a joy to watch him play even if his pace is on decline, but his understanding of the whole game as a chess-like set up and how he understands to place the ball here or there in order to give his team mates the best position possible is unique and has always been one of a kind. Yet the PSG fans mock him. There you go...

[Webetcoins]

I'm not of the opinion that Kylian Mbappe should leave Paris Saint Germaine in other to achieve his football goals of winning the many trophies especially the UEFA Champions League competition.
PSG's problem if you ask me is lack of good tactical work by the manager of the club. He always looks like someone who's always out of ideas especially from losing positions in the league. If Paris Saint Germaine can get a more experienced coach and also sign few more players, I think Mbappe can win anything he dreams of winning with PSG

Now we have end of this season with Messi and Neymar both are going to leave most chances Mbappé will stay here for some more time because now he will be alone at front and surely can do better things as he wants because he was not comfortable with Neymar, so now things are change and most chances we will be having Mourinho as new PSG coach which will be good if we have completed this deal in next few weeks because he can do changes which are required at PSG.

Secondly I am feeling it's never been managerial mistakes which prevent PSG to win from Champions League because mostly we need good combo of manager and owner which bring good success like we have in Chelsea few years back here we need soccer loving heart no rich and who try to achieve best with his money instead of going with quality and perfection which is also good way to win trophies like we have in Liverpool.

[bering]

It looks like Lacazette's return to the Ligue 1 and his old team Lyon has been beneficial for only himself. Because despite his really impressive fight for being top scorer together with Mbappe, Lyon still couldn't even qualify for the Conference League. It is like I watched Tottenham in the English Premier League. Kane and Lacazette are sharing the same fate for this season I'm afraid.

While Kane was scoring 30 goals and Lacazette also scored 27 goals. They both must be players who are enjoying their own games. But I'm pretty sure that Lacazette also did this to be more competitive and join a European cup at the end. He must have missed to play especially in the Champions League.

But with this level of inconsistency even Lacazette's amazing effort can't save them.

Lyon was performing poor at the beginning of season that from 10 matches Lyon was only collect 14 points and this also caused the previous manager Peter Bosz has been sacked and replaced by Laurent Blanc and i think Laurent Blanc did a good job with improved Lyon position at the end of league because their position could worst than now and regarding to playing at european competition they have been absense for 2 years because last time Lyon was playing at europa league on season 2020/2021

Lacazette was never able to performing well at Arsenal and maybe that's why Arsenal didn't extended his contract and last year he was moved to Lyon with free transfer and surprisingly he can able to find his shape again at this team and he is very important player for Lyon and this season Lyon were scores 65 goals from 38 matches and 27 of those total goals is came from Lacazette

[savetheFORUM]

At the beginning of the season, the Monaco team was in good form, but they were not able to continue the performance. Gradually their performance has been erratic and they are falling behind in the points table. Monaco have lost 11 matches this season. And Monaco's erratic performance was due to their poor defense. Monaco's attack this season has been strong but their defense has been very weak. Monaco has conceded a lot of goals this season. They conceded 58 goals in 38 matches. If Monaco's defense had been strong this season I think the team would have been in the top 3 of the table on points. And so next season Monaco's management will have to be more focused on their defense.

it's a pity, Monaco failed to maintain their good performance at the start of the season, out of the 38 matches that occurred, Monaco only succeeded in making 19 wins but they lost 11 times. I agree with you that Monaco's weakness is in their defense, if in the next season Monaco can change that then I am also very sure that Monaco will successfully stop in the top 3, maybe that's it.

Without any doubt it's shameful end of this season for the Monaco because just few weeks back they were favorite for the staying into top three but at the end we have sixth spot for them with no chance for the UEFA events in this season. They were unable to won from their last four games which bring them down badly, but they need to recover for next season as things are going never been easy for them with few other teams are also preparing good for tough challenge in next season Lille and Rennes also done good job even Lens is surely one of the best team in this season which lost title race by just one point which was not in any fans mind because mostly they are staying in top ranks but not like this season.

[Patrol69]

Winning the France League title is a regular occurrence for PSG but their main target is the Champions League trophy which they have so far failed to win. They kept players like Mbappe and signed big name players like Messi to their club only to win Champions League trophy but to no avail. The team was eliminated early in the Champions League after losing to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.  Until now they believed that they can win the Champions League trophy but now they may not have that belief because Lionel Messi has left the club, Neymar may leave PSG and Mbappe is likely to be signed by Real Madrid. Sergio Ramos may join the Saudi League. If these key players of the team are gone, it will be difficult for them to win the league title.

I don't know if Neymar can find himself a team in Europe at the moment. His contract expires in 2025 so interested teams have to pay a transfer fee as well. The reason why I stated it is that his market value is still 70 million euros. Of course PSG wouldn't demand that much for a 31-year-old player. But I wouldn't expect them to demand less than 40-50 million euros anyway. Moreover as far as I know his current salary is 36 million euros per year which is an enormous sum.

I don't know if there would still be a team to be okay for meeting all these demands. Hence I expect him to stay here for a long time unless he gets an offer from outside Europe. As for Mbappe I don't expect him to leave this summer either. But for next season it is doubtful. If PSG fail in winning the CL title again then maybe we might see him at Real Madrid right after that.

English clubs Manchester United and Chelsea have expressed interest in Neymar and they want to sign Neymar knowing that they will have to pay a fee. And Neymar had a good offer from the Saudi league but he turned it down because he wants to stay in Europe for now. If all goes well, Neymar will be moving to Manchester United very soon.
Mbappe came close to signing a deal with Real Madrid last season but in the end PSG agreed to all his terms and kept him at the club with a huge salary cap. But Mbappe has realized this season that if he doesn't leave PSG, he will never win the UCL trophy and never win the Ballon d'Or. A footballer's dream is to win the Ballon d'Or. I hope this time Mbappe will focus on his career instead of being greedy for money.

Mbappé is a really great player. Mbappe has played a significant role in the success that PSG has achieved so far. In fact, Mbappe is an incredibly fast player. This player has to be praised.

Mbappe is a very good and quick player and the star has enough finishing skills. And he has performed well enough for PSG club. Mbappe's contribution behind winning many matches is huge. But despite doing well in PSG club or scoring more goals, this star is not able to shine his career. Because PSG club has always failed to perform well on any big stage. No matter how well a player performs, if his team does not do well in any tournament, then there is no point in playing well from that team. If you change the club and go to a good club, you will see the success of the team and your career will be very bright. Maybe he can earn a lot of money at PSG but he won't get the respect he deserves as a footballer.