French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Jody.Drummer]

The awaited three points were finally obtained and also, Mbappe made another goal in this match and not even just one. With this result, it is very likely that PSG will return to winning ways which of course, will again have a good chance to continue to improve its position in the Ligue 1 standings. But apart from PSG victory, of course there are teams that lose and yes, this defeat is certainly a bad result for Lens in three consecutive matches. Because yes, with this defeat also made Lens fall even more and was in the lower zone in the Ligue 1 standings.

After 2 drawn matches, they got another important win in this match. Mbappe was instrumental in this win, yes he scored 2 goals and that led to Paris Sient Germain winning this important match.
There is an improvement in their game and yes it must be recognized that their game is much better than their previous game.
But don't be complacent with what they achieved in this match because this is the beginning and they still have many matches to go, not only in Ligue 1 but also in the Champions League.

I saw a poor performance from PSG in the first two matches. PSG can't win these two matches if the opponents are relatively weak. Mbappe was in the squad against Toulouse. We have never seen a better performance from Mbappe. However, PSG's performance against Lens was astonishing. The Lens team is quite strong. Earning full points against Lens was no easy task for PSg. Mbappe scored two goals in this match. In attack, Mbappe, Asensio and Dembele performed brilliantly. Midfielder Zaire Emery and defender Lucas also performed well. Overall PSG's performance was very good. After watching this match, I think Luis Enrique managed to stabilize the PSg squad. Their performance is gradually improving.

Well, Lens is not an easy opponent to beat and even when comparing with the clubs they faced before Lens can be said to be the strongest club. And interestingly they can "rise" at the time of such an important match.
Indeed Lens is also in a bad state, in 2 matches they won 1 draw and 1 defeat, and in fact they also need a victory in this important match.
As I said before, now they have to improve even more, and Enrique must see this as a way for them to be able to show their best performance. There is still a long road ahead of them, and believe it or not many eyes will always be watching them.

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[el kaka22]

From what we have seen yesterday, they do "need" Mbappe to be fair, he is a great player and we can't deny that and when you have a great player like him, it's really hard to build the club without playing him and still getting a big name like him at the same time.

Mbappe must be gone before they could get someone at that level. I understand that it will not be simple, but it has to be done one way or another. Mbappe needs to be gone, they are going to keep paying him and he basically forced them to keep paying him, so what can they do, they can't just get another superstar for that much money and just replace him while he is still there and the yare still paying him. It's the reality that they won't win the league without him right now.

[snipie]

From what we have seen yesterday, they do "need" Mbappe to be fair

I cannot agree more. At this stage, Mbappe is essential for PSG to win Ligue 1 title and to be competitive in Champions League. I am afraid his absence will make PSG play poorly until the others, especially Dembele, adapt to their style.
In this round, Marseille got 3 points and Lille received a heavy defeat from Lorient. Getting 4 goals, 2 in 1 minute difference and the other 2 in like 5 minutes difference is quite ridiculous

[püsür]

PSG must get back to winning ways, because this league is not too hard for them, considering the depth of their squad is special I'm pretty sure PSG can get another title this season. Lens doesn't seem to be doing well, they started this season with not very good results, but Lens should be able to recover to at least be in a better position. Although for now Lens is in an unsafe zone.

Mbappe has returned to his best form, his addition to the squad has increased the sharpness of PSG attack line. Luis Enrique tasted his first Ligue 1 victory, and Marco Asensio scored his first goal for PSG. Although Mbappe's future is still full of speculation, Mbappe can still focus on scoring goals.

On the other hand, the transfer market is only a few days away from 1 September. However, there has been no statement regarding Mbappe future from club management. It is highly likely that Mbappe will stay with PSG until his contract expires.

Psg, who could not even create positions in Lorient and Toulouse in Mbappe's absence, scored 3 goals and numerous positions against Lens, a much more difficult opponent, with the difference of Mbappe. Mbappe is really a different level If he went to Real Madrid, there would be no trophy he would not lift in 5 years. He needs to stop being selfish and spoiled. He should go to Madrid where they will make a man out of him. It is good that Asensio left Real Madrid and came to PSG, how many years did he wear out in Real's bench? Vitinha is 23, Zaire Emery is 17, Ugarte is 22. Gavi is another risky midfield from the same teacher who found Pedri. Vitinha has a lot of strengths, his technique, his passing, but he also has weaknesses, he needs to gain experience. Zaire Emery is an incredible tackler, a fighter, his passing also needs to improve. Ugarte is versatile but raw. He will get better with time.

[Webetcoins]

From what we have seen yesterday, they do "need" Mbappe to be fair

I cannot agree more. At this stage, Mbappe is essential for PSG to win Ligue 1 title and to be competitive in Champions League. I am afraid his absence will make PSG play poorly until the others, especially Dembele, adapt to their style.
In this round, Marseille got 3 points and Lille received a heavy defeat from Lorient. Getting 4 goals, 2 in 1 minute difference and the other 2 in like 5 minutes difference is quite ridiculous

Even I agreed about Mbappé, but Ligue 1 is quite unpredictable with just after three rounds we have shocking start of this season as few top ranked teams are badly down-and-out, so any prediction about anything is quite difficult while we have Monaco and Marseille at the top of league table which is good and things could be more entertaining when we have Dembélé adjusted in the squad and PSG will be able to have better performance from their new players which will give them much better performance in coming weeks.

Teams like Lyon and Lens are at the bottom is fairly not acceptable, but their quality is surely down with Nantes is also down and Nice which is going to play against Lyon in few minutes are also looking for the first win after having two draws in their first two games.

[Doell]

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The reality check will once again be the Champions League for PSG. Ligue 1 games aren't the real test for them. I can't think of a situation where PSG is considered one of the favorites in the Champions League Even if they win every single game in Ligue 1 for the next three months, I would still not consider them one of the top four or top five teams to win the Champions League.  I also don't think that the depth of their squad is sufficient. If Mbappe gets injured, it is game over for them in the more important Champions League games. Given that Dembele is also injured quite often, this season could become a nightmare for them.

You're not wrong, yes you're right. If Mbappe gets injured it will be a disaster for PSG, especially when matches in the Champions League are extremely difficult. But it's too early to say that, I mean we don't know yet how they performance in the Champions League, there is a possibility for they can be in great performance considering now they also have a great coach at there. Regarding Dembele, the history of injuries is quite a lot at Barcelona, but I hope he is healthy in Paris.

[rendravolt]

Lille had to admit the greatness of the host Lorient in this away game and they had to suffer a crushing defeat with a score of 4-1. We know Lille is very favored to win but in fact Lorient is strong enough for them this time. This match was also quite lively with 5 yellow cards which made the intensity of the game even more heated.

Lille are trying to chase their third successive win target after beating Nantes and Rijek in their previous two matches, but they had to lose this time against Lorient. I think this result is still pretty good because Lille at least haven't lost in a row since the first game in Ligue 1 this season and for Lorient this is their first win after the previous two matches only drew against Nice and PSG.

[AakZaki]

I dunno what's wrong with this club. PSG looked like on fire once if faced a strong team while it was always struggling when facing a weak team. Lens can be considered as one of the strongest team in the league. Mbappe was helping the club in scoring two goals while lens was only able creating 1 goal against PSG. The first win by PSG. It proves that if mbappe's role is very important for PSG. PSG cannot play as good as this match without mbappe.
I can imagine if mbappe gonna leave from PSG and the club will not able to have a player with proper finishing. I was not taking this match as it's quite risky consider the previous matches were so difficult for PSG.
The come of mbappe was changing everything for the club. The attacking line of PSG has a guy who can have a proper finishing like mbappe. The future of mbappe still remains unclear at this moment.

The management continues to try to give a new contract so that Mbappe does not leave on a free. But Mbappe seemed to reject it. But if you look at the previous two games without Mbappe, PSG will be very difficult. In addition, this goal proves Mbappe is still professional with his contract. One of the best ways is to eliminate PSG's dependence on Mbappe. They need to start giving more minutes to other players. Or PSG can buy new players and make Mbappe a substitute. Maybe they'll play a little badly, but that's the best way to make adjustments.

[Pandu Geddon]

Lille had to admit the greatness of the host Lorient in this away game and they had to suffer a crushing defeat with a score of 4-1. We know Lille is very favored to win but in fact Lorient is strong enough for them this time. This match was also quite lively with 5 yellow cards which made the intensity of the game even more heated.

Lille are trying to chase their third successive win target after beating Nantes and Rijek in their previous two matches, but they had to lose this time against Lorient. I think this result is still pretty good because Lille at least haven't lost in a row since the first game in Ligue 1 this season and for Lorient this is their first win after the previous two matches only drew against Nice and PSG.

Lille had more chances, while Lorient statistically only made 6 shots on target and 4 of them managed to become goals. it shows that there is something wrong with Lille's defense, which previously appeared quite tough against a team that was indeed quite weak. and now facing Lorient they were utterly humiliated.
Lorient looks like it will build a positive trend in the next few matches. this will be good enough for them.

[ShowOff]

The awaited three points were finally obtained and also, Mbappe made another goal in this match and not even just one. With this result, it is very likely that PSG will return to winning ways which of course, will again have a good chance to continue to improve its position in the Ligue 1 standings. But apart from PSG victory, of course there are teams that lose and yes, this defeat is certainly a bad result for Lens in three consecutive matches. Because yes, with this defeat also made Lens fall even more and was in the lower zone in the Ligue 1 standings.

After 2 drawn matches, they got another important win in this match. Mbappe was instrumental in this win, yes he scored 2 goals and that led to Paris Sient Germain winning this important match.
There is an improvement in their game and yes it must be recognized that their game is much better than their previous game.
But don't be complacent with what they achieved in this match because this is the beginning and they still have many matches to go, not only in Ligue 1 but also in the Champions League.

It's not about being satisfied or not in one match, but based on the team's performance in this match it's only natural that the fans and coaches are satisfied. PSG's good performance in this game has paid off after the previous two draws, but of course this is Enrique's first win so it's not appropriate to be overly satisfied.

Luis Enrique still needs to improve his team's performance in every match so that PSG can return to the top of the standings. 5 points from 3 matches is not the worst, but as a team that has good quality players, PSG is required to win more points instead of losing them too easily. Marco Asensio also scored his first goal, but I liked the way Enrique set up the line-up for this match. Dembele, Asensio and Mbappe, it's a trio that will be great this season.

[Wiwo]

PSG must be built as a club that can win without a single star player because to win big titles, they must be a team like that. If they rely on Mbappe for goals, for winnings, how will the win Champions League where many strong opponents are experience, strong and smart enough to constrain Mbappe?

To compete well in big competitions like the champions league you'll need some top players included in your squad if you check out clubs that's won the champions league you'll understand that they have a good number of top class players in the team,  well that won't guarantee winning the league if they don't perform well or understand each other, just like it happened to PSG when they had Messi,Neymar,  Ramos and several other world class player in their team, a squad capable of defeating and European club and winning the Champions League, but they failed to compete well due to lack of team spirit.
 However PSG decided to let go of some top class players and not some veteran players to be included with Mbappe and that's payed off because he's scored in their previous match and a brace recently against Lens, that's one advantage of having a world class player included in a team,it would make the squad look stronger and threatening to opposition teams.

The importance of star player in the club can not be denied a d this can be seen in the result of some of the top clubs that we have in both the international league and the local leagues One very good example in the recent two seasons with clubs like Manchester city,  Real Madrid, Arsenal and Chelsea,  with few of other Saudi clubs that spend a lot of money to buy new star player who has changed the faith of the clubs in recent results.

Mbappe,  Benzema and Ronaldo are all star players who have gone of various transfers and they are all making a lot of waves in their new clubs.

[KTChampions]

If I remember correctly, Mbappe only renewed his contract with PSG once and that was last year when he chose between PSG and Real Madrid. He has already realized his mistake and is now trying to escape from there.
I'm sure Real Madrid will try to get him (although Ancelotti recently once again spoke on the topic that Real have a definitive squad and they don't need reinforcements), but this will clearly not be the amount that PSG wants.

Although have good communication again after Mbappe withdrew from PSG squad in the first match, until right now not any any rumor with Mbappe will renew contract with PSG will over on next season. There are close possibilities with Mbappe move to Real Madrid in this season after Carlo Ancelotti announcing their transfer have been over in this season and there are not any player buy or sell anymore. But I don't think with PSG want Mbappe becoming free agent because have one left opportunity in next transfer window January transfer opening several months later.  Sell mbappe or he will be free agent and PSG will loss Mbappe without get fees transfer yet due Mbappe contract will over on next season.

No, Mbappe will either be sold before September 1st or will not be sold at all (leaving as a free agent next summer). No club will buy him in the winter transfer window because he cannot be used in the Champions League (due to tournament regulations that do not allow starting a tournament in one club and continuing in another).

[borovichok]

PSG must be built as a club that can win without a single star player because to win big titles, they must be a team like that. If they rely on Mbappe for goals, for winnings, how will the win Champions League where many strong opponents are experience, strong and smart enough to constrain Mbappe?

PSG have challenges, which is inconsistent performance in league games and failing to compete with full strength against elite clubs in UEFA Champions League. PSG made a big mistake in the past, and they kept repeating it, checking out the present circumstances they found themselves, it's not too late to correct them. PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi should allow Kylian Mbappe leave, and he should focus on other options to explore in making sure the team improves this season. The Parisians signing new potential players this summer, a bold step to modify the club.

[temple]

If Mbappe doesn't extend his contract with PSG then keeping Mbappe in the squad for only one season will not be profitable for PSG. My opinion is that coach Luis Enrique should be given a chance to work with a completely new squad. If PSG make Mbappe part of their match plan this season, and if Mbappe leaves the team next season, then PSG's performance will be erratic again next season. So Luis Enrique should work with the new team this season. Not keeping Mbappe in the match plan. Maybe PSG's performance will be erratic in some matches this year. But if the team gradually stabilizes, they can continue to perform well in the coming season.

Mbappe's relationship news seems to me to be just rumours. We have seen a lot of drama regarding Mbappe. But Real Madrid need an experienced striker if they want to dominate the Champions League.

On the one hand I think you are right because building a squad with Mbappe being at the core of their whole game has its downsides when Mbappe will leave next year anyway. But isn't it often the same when great players are part of a team? I think they should rather try their best with Mbappe and accept that he will be gone after this season. As long as he is still a part of the team, it wouldn't make sense to play as if he wasn't there. If Mbappe plays his best for the team and pushes his team mates, everyone can benefit from him as well and I think that is what it's all about when you have superstars in a team. How should they even do it? Let him sit on the bench? That would be even worse in my opinion and only detrimental to their success. He now scored two goals and that is what he is there for.

[Google+]

Kylian Mbappe was an important actor in PSG first win in Week 3 of Ligue 1. The two goals that Mbappe contributed managed to bring PSG to their first full point after only being able to draw in the previous two matches. The two goals that Mbappe scored against Lens seemed to emphasize that they did not affect the case of the feud with PSG management over the protracted contract extension issue, even though Mbappe wish to play for Real Madrid was not realized, he still gave his best for the club he is currently strengthening.
The return of Mbappe's sharpness in scoring goals really helped PSG to achieve maximum results in the next match. Luis Enrique will try hard to improve PSG quality to achieve a goal that has never been achieved, namely the UCL trophy.

The might of PSG was again seen where they were able to beat Lens in the match that took place yesterday. Mbappe et al managed to secure full points at the Parc Des Princes stadium which made Luis Enrique succeed in bringing first win under his coaching. This victory also made PSG in 8th place by collecting 5 points.

I see how important Mbappe role has been for PSG in recent seasons because he is PSG goal machine so PSG really don't want to lose Mbappe. Mbappe has scored 3 goals in the two games he has played. I think he is still in his best form even though he had some bad things from PSG in the transfer market but his mentality doesn't seem to be bothered at all because he really concentrates fully on scoring goal in every match.

[Docnaster]

Kylian Mbappe was an important actor in PSG first win in Week 3 of Ligue 1. The two goals that Mbappe contributed managed to bring PSG to their first full point after only being able to draw in the previous two matches. The two goals that Mbappe scored against Lens seemed to emphasize that they did not affect the case of the feud with PSG management over the protracted contract extension issue, even though Mbappe wish to play for Real Madrid was not realized, he still gave his best for the club he is currently strengthening.
The return of Mbappe's sharpness in scoring goals really helped PSG to achieve maximum results in the next match. Luis Enrique will try hard to improve PSG quality to achieve a goal that has never been achieved, namely the UCL trophy.

The might of PSG was again seen where they were able to beat Lens in the match that took place yesterday. Mbappe et al managed to secure full points at the Parc Des Princes stadium which made Luis Enrique succeed in bringing first win under his coaching. This victory also made PSG in 8th place by collecting 5 points.

I see how important Mbappe role has been for PSG in recent seasons because he is PSG goal machine so PSG really don't want to lose Mbappe. Mbappe has scored 3 goals in the two games he has played. I think he is still in his best form even though he had some bad things from PSG in the transfer market but his mentality doesn't seem to be bothered at all because he really concentrates fully on scoring goal in every match.

Lens who were getting good results in the French Ligue 1  last season are yet to win a game in the league since the start of the season were once again beaten by Paris Saint Germaine who also recorded their first league win of the season.
Kylian Mbappe I think is back to his best after the transfer saga that happened between him and the club management. PSG might not be at the top of the league at the moment but considering the quality of players in the squad, I think they're gonna retain the title again.

[QueenVera]

The might of PSG was again seen where they were able to beat Lens in the match that took place yesterday. Mbappe et al managed to secure full points at the Parc Des Princes stadium which made Luis Enrique succeed in bringing first win under his coaching. This victory also made PSG in 8th place by collecting 5 points.

I see how important Mbappe role has been for PSG in recent seasons because he is PSG goal machine so PSG really don't want to lose Mbappe. Mbappe has scored 3 goals in the two games he has played. I think he is still in his best form even though he had some bad things from PSG in the transfer market but his mentality doesn't seem to be bothered at all because he really concentrates fully on scoring goal in every match.

Lens who were getting good results in the French Ligue 1  last season are yet to win a game in the league since the start of the season were once again beaten by Paris Saint Germaine who also recorded their first league win of the season.
Kylian Mbappe I think is back to his best after the transfer saga that happened between him and the club management. PSG might not be at the top of the league at the moment but considering the quality of players in the squad, I think they're gonna retain the title again.

One thing I love about PSG is that even when they're in there poorest form they'll still manage to win the league title they've been very dominant for years and  might continue being the league championships for years to come, what they currently need to archive is not even the league title I think they'll e aiming to get a better performance in the Champions league this season because that's what they're left to archive so far and why they brought Enrique to help them try archiving it.
 They should be so lucky that Mbappe is still present in the club to help them fight to archive the Champions league this season, so far he's been very impressive and I expected his form to drop due to the fallout with his team before the season started but he's helped them so far and has scored about 3goals in 2 matches.

[Leviathan.007]

Kylian Mbappe was an important actor in PSG first win in Week 3 of Ligue 1. The two goals that Mbappe contributed managed to bring PSG to their first full point after only being able to draw in the previous two matches. The two goals that Mbappe scored against Lens seemed to emphasize that they did not affect the case of the feud with PSG management over the protracted contract extension issue, even though Mbappe wish to play for Real Madrid was not realized, he still gave his best for the club he is currently strengthening.
The return of Mbappe's sharpness in scoring goals really helped PSG to achieve maximum results in the next match. Luis Enrique will try hard to improve PSG quality to achieve a goal that has never been achieved, namely the UCL trophy.

The might of PSG was again seen where they were able to beat Lens in the match that took place yesterday. Mbappe et al managed to secure full points at the Parc Des Princes stadium which made Luis Enrique succeed in bringing first win under his coaching. This victory also made PSG in 8th place by collecting 5 points.

I see how important Mbappe role has been for PSG in recent seasons because he is PSG goal machine so PSG really don't want to lose Mbappe. Mbappe has scored 3 goals in the two games he has played. I think he is still in his best form even though he had some bad things from PSG in the transfer market but his mentality doesn't seem to be bothered at all because he really concentrates fully on scoring goal in every match.

Lens who were getting good results in the French Ligue 1  last season are yet to win a game in the league since the start of the season were once again beaten by Paris Saint Germaine who also recorded their first league win of the season.
Kylian Mbappe I think is back to his best after the transfer saga that happened between him and the club management. PSG might not be at the top of the league at the moment but considering the quality of players in the squad, I think they're gonna retain the title again.

The Lens is a good team in the French League and they even had good results in the last season while Compared to PSG they didn't invest a lot to hire superstar players from top teams but still, they got the ticket for the Champions League and Lens had close race with PSG for the title in the last season. But this time Enrique was a great advantage for PSG and they

[borovichok]

The Lens is a good team in the French League and they even had good results in the last season while Compared to PSG they didn't invest a lot to hire superstar players from top teams but still, they got the ticket for the Champions League and Lens had close race with PSG for the title in the last season. But this time Enrique was a great advantage for PSG and they

PSG smashed Lens 3-1 with dominance, it was an easy three points for the parisians. The Lens is a competitive club similar to Paris Saint Germain. Losing to PSG was a hugh humiliating for les Sang but they always got their back, they might do better in next game. The Lens have been really overrated this new season, and having dissapointing results in league games, there's still time for every different clubs in Ligue One to earn a point, for that to happen, they will maintain there game plan and be consistent in their performance, sooner they will start witnessing the live results.

[Litzki1990]

Kylian Mbappe was an important actor in PSG first win in Week 3 of Ligue 1. The two goals that Mbappe contributed managed to bring PSG to their first full point after only being able to draw in the previous two matches. The two goals that Mbappe scored against Lens seemed to emphasize that they did not affect the case of the feud with PSG management over the protracted contract extension issue, even though Mbappe wish to play for Real Madrid was not realized, he still gave his best for the club he is currently strengthening.
The return of Mbappe's sharpness in scoring goals really helped PSG to achieve maximum results in the next match. Luis Enrique will try hard to improve PSG quality to achieve a goal that has never been achieved, namely the UCL trophy.

The might of PSG was again seen where they were able to beat Lens in the match that took place yesterday. Mbappe et al managed to secure full points at the Parc Des Princes stadium which made Luis Enrique succeed in bringing first win under his coaching. This victory also made PSG in 8th place by collecting 5 points.

I see how important Mbappe role has been for PSG in recent seasons because he is PSG goal machine so PSG really don't want to lose Mbappe. Mbappe has scored 3 goals in the two games he has played. I think he is still in his best form even though he had some bad things from PSG in the transfer market but his mentality doesn't seem to be bothered at all because he really concentrates fully on scoring goal in every match.

Mbappe has scored the most goals in a full season for PSG, Mbappe has played two matches for PSG so far in the 23–24 season where he has scored a total of three goals in two matches. If Mbappe had not scored three goals in two matches, PSG would never have won the first two matches. Mbappé is a great find for PSG but unfortunately they are unable to hold on to this talented star as despite paying a huge fee, the star is sure to leave PSG next season. PSG have one more season to put Mbappe to good use. After rumors of Mbappe leaving the club, PSG tried hard to keep Mbappe at PSG and offered him a pay rise, but he would not stay at PSG. That is, it is certain that Mbappe will break ties with PSG next season.