French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Zlantann]

Mbappe bad luck and PSG feel they have the strength to be tough on Mbappe. for me this is something that is very bad for me because PSG does not need to be tough on Mbappe just because they do not want to extend the contract its very natural for a young player to want to decide where he will go and if PSG actually punishes Mbappe it will turn out to be bad for that team alone.
for example, if Mbappe really wants to leave but PSG gives him the opportunity to continue performing for at least one season, Mbappe will definitely understand better and perform well for the last time before leaving PSG. but it seems that PSG prefers this problem to be complicated in its team. TBH, Im a PSG fan but seeing the current state of the team is so bad Im getting a bit disappointed to make my favorite team.

If no club is willing to get the service of Mbappe, PSG will be the loser. PSG believes that Mbappe already has an unofficial agreement with Real Madrid which will make him move to the club as a free agent. PSG wanted to force him to rescind his position by sidelining in the pre-season in Japan, stopping selling his jersey, and removing him as the face of the club. But it seems the Frenchman is not perturbed by these punitive measures because he has a target. He is even willing not to play throughout the season because he has made up his mind to move to Madrid. If the situation remains the same, PSG will lose money and a great player that would have helped them win trophies.

Nobody would blame PSG because as a club, they want to make a profit. And players like Mbappe shouldn't leave for free without bringing any income to the club. He should at least bring some revenue to the club that has given him so much. September 1st is the deadline for the transfer window and I guess that PSG will have to bring Mbappe back to the team if he doesn't move before the deadline. If Nasser Al-Khelaïfi wouldn't drop his ego and bring back this superstar, the club will become the highest loser.

[marcous]

If no club is willing to get the service of Mbappe, PSG will be the loser. PSG believes that Mbappe already has an unofficial agreement with Real Madrid which will make him move to the club as a free agent. PSG wanted to force him to rescind his position by sidelining in the pre-season in Japan, stopping selling his jersey, and removing him as the face of the club. But it seems the Frenchman is not perturbed by these punitive measures because he has a target. He is even willing not to play throughout the season because he has made up his mind to move to Madrid. If the situation remains the same, PSG will lose money and a great player that would have helped them win trophies.

Nobody would blame PSG because as a club, they want to make a profit. And players like Mbappe shouldn't leave for free without bringing any income to the club. He should at least bring some revenue to the club that has given him so much. September 1st is the deadline for the transfer window and I guess that PSG will have to bring Mbappe back to the team if he doesn't move before the deadline. If Nasser Al-Khelaïfi wouldn't drop his ego and bring back this superstar, the club will become the highest loser.

I predict PSG will release Mbappe this summer, even if they have to risk big losses. I don't think it makes sense to read the current reports about the scenario of dropping Mbappe for a full season, because PSG is still obliged to pay the French striker's wages in full. The end of the transfer window will be the final turning point in this transfer drama.

One other name that is often discussed has also succeeded in moving, namely Harry Kane, Tottenham have given up Kane departure to Bayern Munchen after long negotiations during this transfer market.

[swogerino]

Nice vs Lille game yesterday ended with a 1-1 draw which in theory favors somewhat Lille in the long run as whenever a team gets points away from home against relatively strong teams which Nice these last years is considered one it may be beneficial to them.The fact that they got in the last minute of the game makes this point even more precious than if they got it normally in the game before last minutes drama.

Nice showed once again that despite scoring early they are not capable of keeping results,the same happened last year with them and I don't think they will have a much better performance this year.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

I predict PSG will release Mbappe this summer, even if they have to risk big losses. I don't think it makes sense to read the current reports about the scenario of dropping Mbappe for a full season, because PSG is still obliged to pay the French striker's wages in full. The end of the transfer window will be the final turning point in this transfer drama.

PSG will not release Mbappe easily if they don't get money they want. They will not free Mbappe like an useless player but it is no easy to find a club for Mbappe as he only wants to move to Real Madrid. He does not want to move to Saudi Arabia and only want to stay in Europe, fight against his current club directly.

One other name that is often discussed has also succeeded in moving, namely Harry Kane, Tottenham have given up Kane departure to Bayern Munchen after long negotiations during this transfer market.

Kane is different as he does not aim at a single club and he wants to leave while Mbappe does not. Their clubs are different too, PSG want to sell while Tottenham does not want to sell their players initially.

[rendravolt]

Nice vs Lille game yesterday ended with a 1-1 draw which in theory favors somewhat Lille in the long run as whenever a team gets points away from home against relatively strong teams which Nice these last years is considered one it may be beneficial to them.The fact that they got in the last minute of the game makes this point even more precious than if they got it normally in the game before last minutes drama.

Nice showed once again that despite scoring early they are not capable of keeping results,the same happened last year with them and I don't think they will have a much better performance this year.

I thought that Nice would win this match, but Lille is also a team that is quite on par with Nice so the chances of winning are 50% each. Even so, if Lille didn't score in the last minute, Nice would have bagged an additional 3 points at home. The yellow card given by the referee also pretty much proved the intensity of the match was heating up between the two teams. But this is football as long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle to signal the end of the game, anything can happen and Lille should be quite happy with this draw.

[Velvet78]

There is a PSG - Lorient game today and I'm quite curious about it. Because Mbappe isn't expected to play and the reason is being inactive. Will PSG really leave him out of squad? Or it is just until his situation gets clear until the end of this transfer window maybe. Neymar is also not expected to play as he will be leaving this summer.

Therefore PSG are going to play with a completely new trio in the attacking line which will be quite interesting to watch. Because it has been a long time since we didn't see any of players like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar on the pitch at the same time.

[laurenB7742]

Nice vs Lille game yesterday ended with a 1-1 draw which in theory favors somewhat Lille in the long run as whenever a team gets points away from home against relatively strong teams which Nice these last years is considered one it may be beneficial to them.The fact that they got in the last minute of the game makes this point even more precious than if they got it normally in the game before last minutes drama.

Nice showed once again that despite scoring early they are not capable of keeping results,the same happened last year with them and I don't think they will have a much better performance this year.

I thought that Nice would win this match, but Lille is also a team that is quite on par with Nice so the chances of winning are 50% each. Even so, if Lille didn't score in the last minute, Nice would have bagged an additional 3 points at home. The yellow card given by the referee also pretty much proved the intensity of the match was heating up between the two teams. But this is football as long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle to signal the end of the game, anything can happen and Lille should be quite happy with this draw.

Nice were not favorites in this match. The Lille team is relatively strong compared to Nice. Nice played well though. They were a bit unlucky to concede a goal after 90 minutes. Lille performed better than Nice last season too. I considered Lille as favourites, even though it was Nice's home match. But the match was a draw. Both teams are happy to share the points in the first match of the season.

A very stable performance was seen from both the teams in this match. Both teams played very well. Nice kept their defense tight after Laborde took the lead after just 18 minutes. Lille's players could not break down Nice's defense despite several good attacks. Diakite's goal finally leveled the match after 90 minutes. and Lille managed to earn 1 point.

[makishart]

There is a PSG - Lorient game today and I'm quite curious about it. Because Mbappe isn't expected to play and the reason is being inactive. Will PSG really leave him out of squad? Or it is just until his situation gets clear until the end of this transfer window maybe. Neymar is also not expected to play as he will be leaving this summer.

Mbappe won't be included in the squad for this season. It's too good to be true to expect him to play against lorient. PSG has found his replacement. I dunno whether goncalo is gonna play or not in this match.
I hope he will be able to play against lorient. PSG had very good head to head against lorient. It will be no brainer to bet on lorient compared with PSG. I meant PSG had 90% chance to win against lorient. PSG already confirmed to leave mbappe in the bench.
PSG doesn't need him anymore. You shall move on from him. PSG feels so upset with mbappe's personality. Let's see how it's going on. I expect PSG to win with small scores against lorient soon.

Therefore PSG are going to play with a completely new trio in the attacking line which will be quite interesting to watch. Because it has been a long time since we didn't see any of players like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar on the pitch at the same time.

It's sad neymar will not be able to play due to the injury. PSG is gonna use the new squad. The pre season games have revealed a poor performance by the new attacking lines, although I am hesitant to make a final assessment at this point.

[rendravolt]

When Ligue 1 has started, PSG has just announced Ousmane Dembele as its new player who will strengthen its squad for this season's competition. Having gone through several processes that required PSG to wait longer, the agreement with Barcelona went quite smoothly. Dembele will be at PSG until 2028 and this will be a long journey for him to defend the pride of the city of Paris. It seems that for today's match between PSG and Lorient, he will not be used and will probably start defending PSG in the next match against Toulouse on August 20.

[Pulsar77]

As Dembele won't be able to play in today's match I'm also wondering the trio on the front for PSG. I think two players of the trio will be Goncalo Ramos and Asensio. But I'm not sure about the last member. Maybe Ekitike? Because he played in quite many matches for them last season. But Galtier was the manager back then of course. We don't know anything about Luis Enrique's choices yet. Maybe one of Lee Kang-in and Draxler would play as a starter being the third member of the trio.

A brand new attacking area with a new coach... It sounds quite interesting. 

[superman184]

I predict PSG will release Mbappe this summer, even if they have to risk big losses. I don't think it makes sense to read the current reports about the scenario of dropping Mbappe for a full season, because PSG is still obliged to pay the French striker's wages in full. The end of the transfer window will be the final turning point in this transfer drama.

This is very confusing because PSG must continue to pay Mbappe's salary in full, but why did PSG cross him out of the list of players for this season if he still hasn't left for another place until now. And one more thing that is confusing is why PSG are willing to take such a risk this season, even though PSG still really need good players up front in their current squad.

One other name that is often discussed has also succeeded in moving, namely Harry Kane, Tottenham have given up Kane departure to Bayern Munchen after long negotiations during this transfer market.

Harry Kane's departure to Bayern Munich was not a loss for Tottenham because Tottenham got a very fantastic price through Harry Kane. Likewise with Bayern Munich who got the best players from the Premiere League for their squad this season, so these two teams have actually benefited from Harry Kane.

[Litzki1990]

It is a perplexing situation to contemplate how he could make a return to Barcelona amidst their struggles to register the players they have already bought. Furthermore, the financial burden that would befall Barcelona in affording such a colossal salary for him is equally baffling.

I don’t think it is happening. I don’t think Neymar is going to join Barcelona. Because I am sure that there are other clubs which are going to give him the money that he wants. And Barcelona is going to be in a huge problem if Barcelona brings him in and has to pay a big amount for him. so I don’t think it is happening. But as an injury-prone player, there will be a lot of clubs that are not going to be very interested in Neymar as well.

No European club has so far expressed interest in Neymar. Neymar has two offers from America and Saudi Arabia but has yet to receive an offer from Europe. No confirmed news has been published about Barcelona, there were rumors that Neymar may return to Barcelona, but in the end, Neymar may not return to Barcelona due to financial problems. Neymar wanted to stay in Europe until the 2026 World Cup, but if no European team is interested in taking Neymar at the moment, where could Neymar eventually end up? At the moment, if Neymar signs a contract with a club in Saudi Arabia or America, it may have a bad impact on his career, as a result of which he may miss the 2026 World Cup. He needs to go to a club where both his fitness and performance will be good.

It is actually hard to find a good European club like that. Because every club is going to want to have him in the team while he is not injured. And if he is missing huge amount of matches being injured, it is not going to be good for the club to bring him in. And everyone knows that he is going to be injured at least a certain amount of time during his stay in the club. That will put the club in financial disadvantages. And I am almost sure that he is not going to go to Barcelona because Barcelona cannot bring him in, even if they can somehow afford to give him so much money as salary, knowing that he might miss a lot of matches being injured. As of now, the future of Neymar remains uncertain. Nevertheless, one thing is certain: if he wishes to participate in the World Cup, he must locate a commendable club and deliver exceptional performances.

Although the Barcelona management is interested in signing Neymar, the Barcelona manager may not be so keen on signing Neymar at the moment. If the Barcelona management takes Neymar into the team against the manager's opinion, Neymar may miss several matches because if a player is not the manager's choice, that player does not get a place in the starting eleven.

The main problem for Neymar is injuries. So far, he has been sidelined for most of PSG due to injury problems, which is the main reason why Barcelona are not showing much interest in signing him. At the moment Neymar is back after battling injury so I think he should be given another chance. If given another chance, he might finish a season healthy.

[execijutiere]

In the first match of the season, we watched Nice-Lille match.Lille team played a more dominant game and both teams scored mutual goals and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.Nice team, which was ahead in the first half with Laborde's goal in the 18th minute, could not prevent Diakite's goal in the last minutes.For Lille, we can say that it was not a bad start for them to get at least a draw away from home with a goal scored in the last minute in a match that Lille did not play badly. Today we will watch the matches of 2 teams that were in the championship race last season.First Marseille-Reims and then PSG-Lorient.I think these matches will be challenging for both teams.Reims had a nice unbeaten streak last season and they had a very good season.I think Marseille's morale is a bit down with the defeat in Europe during the week.

[QueenVera]

In the first match of the season, we watched Nice-Lille match.Lille team played a more dominant game and both teams scored mutual goals and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.Nice team, which was ahead in the first half with Laborde's goal in the 18th minute, could not prevent Diakite's goal in the last minutes.For Lille, we can say that it was not a bad start for them to get at least a draw away from home with a goal scored in the last minute in a match that Lille did not play badly. Today we will watch the matches of 2 teams that were in the championship race last season.First Marseille-Reims and then PSG-Lorient.I think these matches will be challenging for both teams.Reims had a nice unbeaten streak last season and they had a very good season.I think Marseille's morale is a bit down with the defeat in Europe during the week.

I don't think their performance in the Champions League Qualification match would affect their performance against Reims they'll be playing at home which is a good advantage and that alone would boost their morale because they would want to impress their fans and not have a back to back lose which could totally kill their morale against their next fixtures, if you notice last season they were very dominant against Reims and won both legs, 4-1 at home and 2-1 away, so I think they might still be Dominant this season since they really know how to beat Reims.
 As for Lorient, they don't Stand a chance against PSG because Enrique wouldn't want to lose the first match of the season and with the number of quality players that came into the squad they'll be more tougher and dominant against others teams therefore I think they'll have multiple goals in the match.

[shogun47]

When Ligue 1 has started, PSG has just announced Ousmane Dembele as its new player who will strengthen its squad for this season's competition. Having gone through several processes that required PSG to wait longer, the agreement with Barcelona went quite smoothly. Dembele will be at PSG until 2028 and this will be a long journey for him to defend the pride of the city of Paris. It seems that for today's match between PSG and Lorient, he will not be used and will probably start defending PSG in the next match against Toulouse on August 20.

And there he goes and signs another fabulous contract while his performances never really met expectations. Once you are part of this game, you are golden no matter what you do or how you perform or behave.

They money that is being paid to players these days has exploded by so much. When you look at great players from the past, I think some of them must be crying when they are reading these numbers.

But ok we will see how Dembele will do. But in the end he decided to go to a weak league, which is always bad for the sport when talents decide to waste their quality in exchange for money.

[lizarder]

There is a PSG - Lorient game today and I'm quite curious about it. Because Mbappe isn't expected to play and the reason is being inactive. Will PSG really leave him out of squad? Or it is just until his situation gets clear until the end of this transfer window maybe. Neymar is also not expected to play as he will be leaving this summer.

Therefore PSG are going to play with a completely new trio in the attacking line which will be quite interesting to watch. Because it has been a long time since we didn't see any of players like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar on the pitch at the same time.

This is the first match in the official league 1 competition for Enrique and I want to see how Enrique's ability to organize the game strategy to attack. The issue of moving Mbappe has not yet reached a resolution and Enrique does not want this issue to become a burden on the team, So they decided not to include Mbappe in the temporary squad before everything became clear about his future staying or moving to another club

It shouldn't be such a tough game for PSG and I'm sure they will secure the three points in the game. After losing Messi, PSG's attacking trio will undergo an overhaul and I hope this will be the first step for PSG to achieve success under Enrique, both in Ligue 1 and in other competitions.

[legendbtc]

PSG failed heavily because of Mbappe's super contract. It seemed like PSG had caught the chicken that laid golden eggs, Which would have only received bitter fruit. They spent heavily when successfully recruiting him from Monaco and continued to spend heavily to prevent him from going to Real Madrid. Now they want to sell him immediately.
Maybe they will not earn a dime after this striker leaves free. Not only that, PSG also has to pay a huge amount for Mbappe (salary, bonus, loyalty fee). And there are further rumors that this season will likely be without his dedication to the club.

[Doell]

There is a PSG - Lorient game today and I'm quite curious about it. Because Mbappe isn't expected to play and the reason is being inactive. Will PSG really leave him out of squad? Or it is just until his situation gets clear until the end of this transfer window maybe. Neymar is also not expected to play as he will be leaving this summer.

Therefore PSG are going to play with a completely new trio in the attacking line which will be quite interesting to watch. Because it has been a long time since we didn't see any of players like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar on the pitch at the same time.

Also Lorient is not an easy opponent for PSG, based on head to head in 5 matches the both team are quite equally, and without Mbappe also Neymar PSG situation might not be good. But we'll see what will happen because this is also a new start for PSG with a new team that may not go well at the start, but I think there is a possibility this match will end in a draw result.

[MuffinMaster]

PSG failed heavily because of Mbappe's super contract. It seemed like PSG had caught the chicken that laid golden eggs, Which would have only received bitter fruit. They spent heavily when successfully recruiting him from Monaco and continued to spend heavily to prevent him from going to Real Madrid. Now they want to sell him immediately.
Maybe they will not earn a dime after this striker leaves free. Not only that, PSG also has to pay a huge amount for Mbappe (salary, bonus, loyalty fee). And there are further rumors that this season will likely be without his dedication to the club.

I think the future of PSG team is very bad. If you think about it, this team is financially very self-sufficient, but despite adding some of the best players in the world, they have not been able to achieve their goals in the Champions League. It remains to be seen what the club plans next.

[Rockstarguy]

There is a PSG - Lorient game today and I'm quite curious about it. Because Mbappe isn't expected to play and the reason is being inactive. Will PSG really leave him out of squad? Or it is just until his situation gets clear until the end of this transfer window maybe. Neymar is also not expected to play as he will be leaving this summer.

Therefore PSG are going to play with a completely new trio in the attacking line which will be quite interesting to watch. Because it has been a long time since we didn't see any of players like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar on the pitch at the same time.

Honestly watching PSG with Mbappe,  Neymar and Messi will be interesting,  but even without this big players I'm still believing PSG can still try to be the winner of the game. PSG still have talented players that can still perform well without Neymar,  Mbappe and Messi.  The performance PSG will show in their game against lorient will tell if they will be able to perform this season without having any star players. It sad PSG is not prepared about how the team should be in this season for the home league and champions league.