French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[cytpoway121]

Each time I see the big boys of Ligue 1 beating teams like Marseille I just see it as something that normally happens in that league.
So annoying that no team can stand up and make life a living hell for PSG, as it stands they (PSG) are superior over other teams and if you have to set the PSG team to go out and make name for them self you see them acting like under dogs especially in the champions league.
That's the issue with this PSG team, well for now I don't think there's any team in that Ligue 1 that can represent, they should all be playing only their domestic league instead.

Well teams are trying to match up to PSG in the French league, but they do not have the owners from QATAR; How can they match up? Clubsides need money to buy quality players and challenge; not many in French league can afford to do so. Still the league is still challenging in its best money.

Nice is doing its best to challenge PSG, I think that counts for something.

[Slow death]

In this round the big surprise for me was PSG's victory in their game against Olympique, on paper PSG was seen as the favorite to win the game, although PSG was seen as the favorite to win the game I still saw the PSG coming out with a draw, but during the game I was surprised by the number of goals that PSG scored, there were 4 goals that they managed to score the most surprising and that they didn't concede any goals in this game, and also mbappe didn't score any goals Even though they were playing in the starting 11, this showed that the team managed to win the game without depending on mbappe's goals, and a big step for PSG to become strong without depending on just one player.

in the next game PSG will have a game against a very weak opponent and I see that the PSG coach will put the mappe to play until the moment the team secures victory, after that he will remove him and other very important players because of the game of the European Champions League which will be against Newcastle. Looking at this season's Ligue 1 teams, I see that PSG doesn't have an opponent capable of competing with them. Monaco is at its best, Olympique is the same, Lille is also not doing well, and if PSG has an average performance they will still be champions, if they have a good performance then they will be champions while there are still many games left for the league to finish

Ligue 1 teams, even with good players, cannot become very strong enough to compete with PSG, for now Brestois is at the top of the table, but in less than 5 games they will probably be in second or third position and PSG will occupy the top and will stay in that position until they become champions, I wonder if anyone has the courage to bet that other teams can become champions, in my case I wouldn't bet on other teams to become champions. Now the question will be how far PSG can reach the European Champions League with this squad and coach

[Doell]

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I never thought to be this easy for PSG in this game especially after a couple of bad results for them but in fact it would have been easy if we were careful to see that Marseille had a single win and all draws as they don't have a single lost game yet the fact that they have kept drawing most of their games was a red flag for them as when they will be playing against a big team like PSG they would suffer with such performances.

This game will serve to both teams,more to Marseille which will tell them that you can't go very far in the league if you keep drawing here and there against average teams and lose against big ones and for PSG to improve their winning mindset as this is another victory right after they beat Dortmund in Champions League.

After losing at home against Nice previously, I also don't think this match will be an easy game for PSG. Marseille is a big team in this league, in fact they are the one of PSG strongest competitor in the previous few seasons, but this result proves that Marseille performance was really bad, they lost with a score of 4-0.
You are right, this result will serve to both teams. PSG will be more confident, meanwhile Marseille will probably improve their performance in next match.
Next week PSG have easy game, they will play against clermont and that match will be an advantage for PSG to collect full points again. But in my opinion maybe Enrique won't be too serious about pushing his players to get satisfactory results with a lot of goals, because after that PSG have important game against Newcastle in Champions League.

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Brest again surprised everyone and after the victory over Nice came out on top, but I must note that besides Brest, other teams also surprise - for example, Strasbourg, which took 15th place last season, is now in 4th place, and newcomer Le Havre is in 5th place. For me, Ligue 1 looks like a complete randomness, and when the only stable club (PSG) loses points, the whole standings become strange, but I think by the middle of the season everything should level out.

Brest maintains hope of continuing to maintain their performance at the start of this season. Brest managed to become the leader of the Ligue 1 standings but I am sure they will not be able to maintain it for long like Monaco did. PSG are back on track by winning games with big scores and I'm sure they will be ready to put pressure on Brest and Nice in the coming week. So, looking at Monaco, they seem to have started to lose their balance, even now their ranking is below PSG.

For Lyon and Lens they will not be able to provide many surprises this season. Both are still fighting to get out of the relegation zone until week 6 of Ligue 1. Both seem to have lost their best form, especially for Lens because they finished last season in 2nd place in the standings but their performance this season is quite bad, but this week they managed to win  his first was from Toulouse.

[asriloni]

Brest win from Lyon with narrow score yesterday and automatically they able to overtake first place on standings league from Nice and i have to says this is very rare to happend because basically Brest can be recognized as mediocre team in Ligue 1 even last season Brest only finish at 14th place but surprisingly Brest at the beginning of season can performing well even their performance is much better than PSG or Marseille
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Brest again surprised everyone and after the victory over Nice came out on top, but I must note that besides Brest, other teams also surprise - for example, Strasbourg, which took 15th place last season, is now in 4th place, and newcomer Le Havre is in 5th place. For me, Ligue 1 looks like a complete randomness, and when the only stable club (PSG) loses points, the whole standings become strange, but I think by the middle of the season everything should level out.

Everything may go back to the normal once league 1 reached the mid season. I meant some clubs were performing so badly last season coming up with many surprises while the big clubs were leading the position last season struggling to face those small clubs like nice, brest and strasbourg. I do like the current situation when the big club is not always dominating the game. This looked like much more competitive compared with last season. I know that it's quite strange to see the current standing but i needs also to appreciate those small clubs to perform better compared with big clubs during the early season. It would be good if those clubs will able to keep their perfomance so stable.

PSG was just beating marseille easily without a tough game. My impression if nice is far stronger compared with marseille at this moment. Those low table clubs are doing magic now. 
I dunno what kind of motivation that triggered them all to perform better this season.

[arimamib]

Everything may go back to the normal once league 1 reached the mid season. I meant some clubs were performing so badly last season coming up with many surprises while the big clubs were leading the position last season struggling to face those small clubs like nice, brest and strasbourg. I do like the current situation when the big club is not always dominating the game. This looked like much more competitive compared with last season. I know that it's quite strange to see the current standing but i needs also to appreciate those small clubs to perform better compared with big clubs during the early season. It would be good if those clubs will able to keep their perfomance so stable.

PSG was just beating marseille easily without a tough game. My impression if nice is far stronger compared with marseille at this moment. Those low table clubs are doing magic now. 
I dunno what kind of motivation that triggered them all to perform better this season.

I think that's not very good for some teams, meaning they should be able to provide faster progress instead of waiting longer. Like Monaco, they must be able to maintain their performance to compete aggressively again in the top rankings because if they fail to maintain their best form then they will be thrown out of the top 4 the following week.

Instability in big teams is often triggered by the departure of several important players in their team, as experienced by Lens because since Openda left, they have not found a new goal machine. So this is a job for Haise to improve the quality of his players, especially on the front lines.

[Adams0001]

Brest win from Lyon with narrow score yesterday and automatically they able to overtake first place on standings league from Nice and i have to says this is very rare to happend because basically Brest can be recognized as mediocre team in Ligue 1 even last season Brest only finish at 14th place but surprisingly Brest at the beginning of season can performing well even their performance is much better than PSG or Marseille

 
Brest are in better form, and I believe they are doing everything they can to stay at the top of the league. I believe they will do everything they can to qualify for the Champions League because I am not sure if they can win the league one cup, because if they make a mistake PSG will top the league and that is all for them, I am also concerned about Lyon who are playing pool games this season I don't know what is wrong with them, since the season began they have not won any matches just one draw, and that is awful results for them I believe they should change their coach if not they can go to relegation zoom, even the lens that performed well last season are in relegation zoom, but I can't evaluate them now because the league has not yet reached the midway, we will see what happens.

Each time I see the big boys of Ligue 1 beating teams like Marseille I just see it as something that normally happens in that league.
So annoying that no team can stand up and make life a living hell for PSG, as it stands they (PSG) are superior over other teams and if you have to set the PSG team to go out and make name for them self you see them acting like under dogs especially in the champions league.
That's the issue with this PSG team, well for now I don't think there's any team in that Ligue 1 that can represent, they should all be playing only their domestic league instead.

Every season, PSG is the owner of league 1, and they try their hardest to win the trophy, PSG played a good game last night against Marseille, and their performance was good in the match. I am confident that PSG will win the league if they continue to win in matches like this. Brest are in good form, and I believe they want to win the league cup this season, but I am confident that PSG will win the league, Marseille play a horrible game in the match and PSG easily defeat Marseille I believe there are no other clubs in league one who can win the league this season, because PSG are in great condition right now.

[X-ray]

Each time I see the big boys of Ligue 1 beating teams like Marseille I just see it as something that normally happens in that league.
So annoying that no team can stand up and make life a living hell for PSG, as it stands they (PSG) are superior over other teams and if you have to set the PSG team to go out and make name for them self you see them acting like under dogs especially in the champions league.
That's the issue with this PSG team, well for now I don't think there's any team in that Ligue 1 that can represent, they should all be playing only their domestic league instead.

Well teams are trying to match up to PSG in the French league, but they do not have the owners from QATAR; How can they match up? Clubsides need money to buy quality players and challenge; not many in French league can afford to do so. Still the league is still challenging in its best money.

So true. The valuation owned by PSG is far above compared with its competitors. I would like to see more qatari or saudi investors to come to this league. This league needs another big investors to acquire some players.
The only thing that i was aware if almost a half of stake of strassbough owned by chelsea. That's a sense season to see strasbough was showing an impressive performance. The more investors will make league become even more competitive.

Nice is doing its best to challenge PSG, I think that counts for something.

At least we have some clubs were able dominating the big club in the league 1. PSG must be careful caused by the small clubs are threatening it.

The current situation is far better compared with last season. It's something special to see some clubs like marseille and PSG beaten by the garbage clubs in the league.

[mamesso]

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In fact, while PSG still had dominance at the top of the Ligue 1 standings last season, but I personally felt that none of the teams below PSG at that time had good consistency. So random changes often occur, especially at this moment there are no big or top teams or seeded teams in Ligue 1 that have consistency with good wins. So yes, with results like that, it is not surprising that the mediocre teams in Ligue 1 can make good use of this situation to be in the top zone of the standings. Although indeed, I also believe that they still won't be able to maintain such a good position until the end of the season. But at least, Ligue 1 has become more interesting this moment, because every team at least has the opportunity to feel at the top of the standings.

Over the last few years, no team has been able to maintain the consistency of performance that has made PSG always dominate Ligue 1. Brest's performance was very surprising at the start of this season, they managed to reach the top of the standings after performing well since the start of the season. Nice also followed in the footsteps of Brest which made PSG have to settle for being in third place.

The chase for points will continue, PSG, which has always dominated the top of the standings, is slowly starting to find its best form. I'm not sure Brest and Nice will be able to maintain their performance until the end of the competition, there will be changes in position in the standings in the next few matches. PSG, which is starting to find confidence, will try to reclaim first position from Brest. It is not difficult for PSG to reach the top of the standings because the two are only two points apart.

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Over the last few years, no team has been able to maintain the consistency of performance that has made PSG always dominate Ligue 1. Brest's performance was very surprising at the start of this season, they managed to reach the top of the standings after performing well since the start of the season. Nice also followed in the footsteps of Brest which made PSG have to settle for being in third place.

The chase for points will continue, PSG, which has always dominated the top of the standings, is slowly starting to find its best form. I'm not sure Brest and Nice will be able to maintain their performance until the end of the competition, there will be changes in position in the standings in the next few matches. PSG, which is starting to find confidence, will try to reclaim first position from Brest. It is not difficult for PSG to reach the top of the standings because the two are only two points apart.

It's still early in the season and usually teams like Brest or Nice will lose dominance after the first half break ends. Nice and Brest's performances were a little more convincing at the start of the season, but there is no guarantee that they will be able to maintain consistency until the middle of the season. Nice may have a slightly greater chance of competing in the top five of the standings and it also depends on how they are able to maintain their best performance in Ligue 1 because there are still other teams who will also continue to chase points in the next match

This is different from PSG, which has above average quality players and finds it difficult to pursue their dominance in Ligue 1, especially as they have unlimited money to buy the players they need. Currently PSG are starting to find their best playing form after experiencing a change of coach and I am still quite confident they will dominate Ligue 1 until the end of the season.

[rendravolt]

The Le Classique derby was finally won by PSG with a landslide score of 4-0 without reply and as we know Marseille couldn't do anything in this match. Marseille couldn't even register a single shot on target against Donnaruma's goal, which meant they could only be stuck in their own defense area. Meanwhile, PSG, who dominated from the start from attacks to opportunities, succeeded in confirming several goals scored by Hakimi, Kolo Muani, and also a brace scored by Goncalo Ramos.

However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

[Leviathan.007]

PSG played impressively in this match, even though Mbappe was withdrawn in the 32nd minute because he seemed to be having problems. In this match, Enrique took advantage of the momentum due to Marseille's poor performance.  The system that Enrique implemented with his 3-4-3 worked according to what he wanted.
After Hakimi's goal in the 8th minute, PSG was able to double its lead with a goal from Randal Kolo Miani who used a ball that bounced off the goal post. In the second half, Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Mbappe, was able to contribute one goal with an assist from Dembele in the 47th minute.

In this match, PSG really controlled the game and Marseille even had difficulty counterattacking. Throughout this match, not a single shot was on target even though they had one big chance. In this match, Luis Enrique was able to pay for their previous defeat against Nice at the Parc des Princes. Even Randal Kolo Muani is starting to adapt well to his teammates on the field, as is Goncalo Ramos. It seems that Goncalo is more ideal to play as a supersub before he returns to being the main starter as a center forward. or, if Mbappe has to be absent due to injury. Enrique can play Goncalo on the wing, and can rotate with Kolo Muani. The match was over, as a result the score ended 4-0.
Now, PSG is above Monaco even though they have the same 11 points. Next, PSG must remain consistent if they want to take over the top of the standings again.

I think the important thing about this game was Mbappe, we saw thing superstar player who got injured and he couldn't help the team 30 minutes after the game started.
While the PSG owners spent too much energy and invested too much money in this palyer, we saw PSG win the game against Marseille with a 4-0- result.
Maybe we can start to say Enrique's strategy is working for PSG but still, we can't forget that Marseille was not in good form at all.

[QueenVera]

I think the important thing about this game was Mbappe, we saw thing superstar player who got injured and he couldn't help the team 30 minutes after the game started.
While the PSG owners spent too much energy and invested too much money in this palyer, we saw PSG win the game against Marseille with a 4-0- result.
Maybe we can start to say Enrique's strategy is working for PSG but still, we can't forget that Marseille was not in good form at all.

I think PSG made the right choice in hiring Enrique as their manager,  he understand the task and has fastly come up with a solution to put the team in order and start winning games, PSG really invested heavily on recruiting players and even renewed Mbappe's contract to keep the team strong and stable this season and i love how they're performing recently, i enjoyed the game against Marseille because they played showed their clsss and played with a good team spirit.

 One player that caught my attention in that match is Hakimi his performance was very outstanding he scored in the Champions league against Dortmund and also scored a free kick goal yesterday, i enjoyed watching him play and I think he's very good in the attacking role, one of the best wing back so far but he plays more like a left winger and got an accurate shot from outstanding the box, in general PSG played very brilliantly and deserved to win.

[Cryptmuster]

The Le Classique derby was finally won by PSG with a landslide score of 4-0 without reply and as we know Marseille couldn't do anything in this match. Marseille couldn't even register a single shot on target against Donnaruma's goal, which meant they could only be stuck in their own defense area. Meanwhile, PSG, who dominated from the start from attacks to opportunities, succeeded in confirming several goals scored by Hakimi, Kolo Muani, and also a brace scored by Goncalo Ramos.

However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

Enrique commented on the substitute of Mbappe, he said that he injured his ankle, nothing serious, he will quickly return to the game, but Mbappe was in pain so it was reasonable to replace him.

The match with Marseille was played very well, there was a good game in attack and an excellent game in defense, Marseille could not even hit the PSG goal once, and the percentage of ball possession was also impressive. I'm not a very big fan of PSG, but I really like Enrique, and it seems to me that he is gradually starting to improve the game of the team.

[Hirose UK]

The Le Classique derby was finally won by PSG with a landslide score of 4-0 without reply and as we know Marseille couldn't do anything in this match. Marseille couldn't even register a single shot on target against Donnaruma's goal, which meant they could only be stuck in their own defense area. Meanwhile, PSG, who dominated from the start from attacks to opportunities, succeeded in confirming several goals scored by Hakimi, Kolo Muani, and also a brace scored by Goncalo Ramos.

However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

The home match was quite good for PSG and they should have won because if they lose in this match then in the pursuit of points to move up the rankings it will be even more difficult to catch up and so far PSG progress is starting to be seen little by little but we I don't know whether developments like this will continue until the season is over or in the future they will experience a decline in performance.

In the next match PSG will host Clermont which is the bottom team so PSG might have a bigger chance of winning and for Clermont itself if they don't recover they will definitely experience relegation this season.

In the Champions League PSG will meet Newcastle in the 2nd group phase match which will take place early next month.
If PSG can still play as well as before when they beat Dortmund then PSG can also win in this match.
However the problem is that Mbappe is injured and we don't know whether he can play against Newcastle or not.

[klidex]

Over the last few years, no team has been able to maintain the consistency of performance that has made PSG always dominate Ligue 1. Brest's performance was very surprising at the start of this season, they managed to reach the top of the standings after performing well since the start of the season. Nice also followed in the footsteps of Brest which made PSG have to settle for being in third place.

The chase for points will continue, PSG, which has always dominated the top of the standings, is slowly starting to find its best form. I'm not sure Brest and Nice will be able to maintain their performance until the end of the competition, there will be changes in position in the standings in the next few matches. PSG, which is starting to find confidence, will try to reclaim first position from Brest. It is not difficult for PSG to reach the top of the standings because the two are only two points apart.

It's still early in the season and usually teams like Brest or Nice will lose dominance after the first half break ends. Nice and Brest's performances were a little more convincing at the start of the season, but there is no guarantee that they will be able to maintain consistency until the middle of the season. Nice may have a slightly greater chance of competing in the top five of the standings and it also depends on how they are able to maintain their best performance in Ligue 1 because there are still other teams who will also continue to chase points in the next match

This is different from PSG, which has above average quality players and finds it difficult to pursue their dominance in Ligue 1, especially as they have unlimited money to buy the players they need. Currently PSG are starting to find their best playing form after experiencing a change of coach and I am still quite confident they will dominate Ligue 1 until the end of the season.

PSG is slowly starting to recovered and making significant progress, even though they experienced defeat in the match with Nice, it doesn't seems to be a pressure for PSG to continue to improve its performance.
PSG has proven this by beating Dortmund and Marseille in League 1. I thinks PSG would be nothing if not for Mbappe's because in several matches PSG always relied on Mbappe's to be a goals scoring machine for them but unfortunately Mbappe's was injured in this match and was replaced by Goncalo Ramos's even though Mbappe's was not in the match at all. did not weaken PSG defense but instead increased their strength so they were able to score 4 goals without reply, a victory which was quite surprising for PSG fans.
The competition in League 1 look increasingly interesting as the fight for the title between Nice, Brest and PSG, all three of which are in goods condition, but we don't know which of the three club will survive until the end of the seasons and become champions in League 1.

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However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

Indeed, PSG big win over Marseille had to be paid dearly due to the injury to star striker Kylian Mbappe. Although there is no further information about how serious Mbappe injury is, it seems that Mbappe injury is not too dangerous because after the match, coach Luis Enrique said that Mbappe's substitution was just to ensure he didn't suffer a serious injury.

[naira]

However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

On the other hand, PSG achieved an extraordinary victory, but we are still waiting to see whether Mbappe injury will be long enough or not. Considering the risks in the future will be quite detrimental. PSG's schedule in League 1 and UCL needs to be balanced, against Clermont Foot there is no problem if they use other players, but in preparations against Newcastle Mbappe contribution is really needed.

Enrique commented on the substitute of Mbappe, he said that he injured his ankle, nothing serious, he will quickly return to the game, but Mbappe was in pain so it was reasonable to replace him.

Hopefully Mbappe can really recover and the decision Enrique took to replace Mbappe was the right one and not leave him on the field in a worrying condition. In my opinion, in that match Marseille did not have many choices in launching attacks, Marseille only fired 6 shots without anyone threatening the goalkeeper's defense. It could be said that Marseille was very disappointed with this result.

[Docnaster]

Over the last few years, no team has been able to maintain the consistency of performance that has made PSG always dominate Ligue 1. Brest's performance was very surprising at the start of this season, they managed to reach the top of the standings after performing well since the start of the season. Nice also followed in the footsteps of Brest which made PSG have to settle for being in third place.

The chase for points will continue, PSG, which has always dominated the top of the standings, is slowly starting to find its best form. I'm not sure Brest and Nice will be able to maintain their performance until the end of the competition, there will be changes in position in the standings in the next few matches. PSG, which is starting to find confidence, will try to reclaim first position from Brest. It is not difficult for PSG to reach the top of the standings because the two are only two points apart.

It's still early in the season and usually teams like Brest or Nice will lose dominance after the first half break ends. Nice and Brest's performances were a little more convincing at the start of the season, but there is no guarantee that they will be able to maintain consistency until the middle of the season. Nice may have a slightly greater chance of competing in the top five of the standings and it also depends on how they are able to maintain their best performance in Ligue 1 because there are still other teams who will also continue to chase points in the next match

This is different from PSG, which has above average quality players and finds it difficult to pursue their dominance in Ligue 1, especially as they have unlimited money to buy the players they need. Currently PSG are starting to find their best playing form after experiencing a change of coach and I am still quite confident they will dominate Ligue 1 until the end of the season.

I think it's still very early to ascertain the how long clubs like Brest and Nice will continue to remain at the top of the league table. There's every possiblity that either of them might become a strong contender for the French Ligue 1 title this season.
Paris Saint Germaine of a truth possess a squad that's just too good in terms of quality when compared to the rest of the clubs in the league but that doesn't mean that they're automatic candidates to retain the league. They will have to consistently win their matches to take up the first position in the league table.

[MinoRaiola]

The Le Classique derby was finally won by PSG with a landslide score of 4-0 without reply and as we know Marseille couldn't do anything in this match. Marseille couldn't even register a single shot on target against Donnaruma's goal, which meant they could only be stuck in their own defense area. Meanwhile, PSG, who dominated from the start from attacks to opportunities, succeeded in confirming several goals scored by Hakimi, Kolo Muani, and also a brace scored by Goncalo Ramos.

However, PSG's victory had to be paid in kind due to the injury suffered by Mbappe in the first half and there has been no further confirmation regarding his injury to date. I hope the injury is not serious, however PSG still needs Mbappe to navigate this season's competition.

So far I have not heard anything new about Mbappe either, that is a big shock. Kolo Muani will have to play much better if he has to compensate him. That Paris will win, many bet on it and it happened just the same. In the game Brest vs Lyon I thought Lyon could finally win a game and get a better place in the league... that was wrong. Shortly before the end Brest has made the 1:0. They are now 2 points ahead of Paris, which is not much. The next matchday will be interesting, Brest (1) will play against Nice (2) and Paris (3) will play against Clermont Foot (18).