French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Strongkored]

In Ligue 1 PSG is still safe, they will continue to dominate because in Ligue 1 it is not as competitive as other leagues. Even though there is still Mbappe, I think the quality of PSG's games has decreased. several players left the team without good anticipation from the club. and if Mbappe leaves the team next year and PSG has not found a replacement, it is possible that they will also have difficulties in Ligue 1. Moreover, they have to compete with strong teams in the Champions League.
However, there is confidence that PSG will make crazy player purchases in the transfer market. they have money, and they don't want to get fan pressure.

For Ligue 1, I agree that PSG will still dominate even though currently they are still quite stumbling because of the inconsistency they have shown since the start of the season, but unfortunately for Nasser Al-Khelafi his target is no longer Ligue 1 but the Champions League and until now after the last PSG's ability to reach the final has not resulted in what the club owner had hoped for.
However, if we talk about Ligue 1, even though the competition is not as competitive as other leagues, it is not impossible that PSG's dominance will be broken by Monaco, as Monaco did several seasons ago, especially now that Monaco is still leading the standings.
What might be an obstacle for Monaco is when they face PSG in the match in November, but if Monaco can first maintain the difference in points, the result against PSG will probably not really affect their current position unless Monaco experiences unsatisfactory results in the next match.

[klidex]

In Ligue 1 PSG is still safe, they will continue to dominate because in Ligue 1 it is not as competitive as other leagues. Even though there is still Mbappe, I think the quality of PSG's games has decreased. several players left the team without good anticipation from the club. and if Mbappe leaves the team next year and PSG has not found a replacement, it is possible that they will also have difficulties in Ligue 1. Moreover, they have to compete with strong teams in the Champions League.
However, there is confidence that PSG will make crazy player purchases in the transfer market. they have money, and they don't want to get fan pressure.

For Ligue 1, I agree that PSG will still dominate even though currently they are still quite stumbling because of the inconsistency they have shown since the start of the season, but unfortunately for Nasser Al-Khelafi his target is no longer Ligue 1 but the Champions League and until now after the last PSG's ability to reach the final has not resulted in what the club owner had hoped for.
However, if we talk about Ligue 1, even though the competition is not as competitive as other leagues, it is not impossible that PSG's dominance will be broken by Monaco, as Monaco did several seasons ago, especially now that Monaco is still leading the standings.
What might be an obstacle for Monaco is when they face PSG in the match in November, but if Monaco can first maintain the difference in points, the result against PSG will probably not really affect their current position unless Monaco experiences unsatisfactory results in the next match.

PSG is only 2 points different from Monaco so PSG still has the opportunity to catch up. PSG is currently not completely in decline. Accepting 1 defeat to Nice in League 1 does not mean PSG is performing badly because Nice has also performed impressively this season so they were able to break PSG's defense.
The competition in League 1 looks interesting seeing that Nice, which was in the top 10 last season, is currently trying hard to compete with elite clubs such as PSG and Monaco, especially since Nice not lost in these 8 matches and only 1 point difference from Monaco, and Nice managed to beat PSG and Monaco in the previous match so Nice will be more confident facing the match in League 1.
If Nice is able to maintain its consistency until the end of the season I am sure Nice will win the title this season.

[Litzki1990]

This season, Ligue 1 is interesting. It is more competitive, because the point gap among the teams is quite small. And PSG seems not too strong anymore, it is struggling in the top 3. Luis Enrique won't be easy to compete for the title, PSG is no longer in their best shape. Meanwhile other top teams in Ligue 1 is stronger to join the race of the champion.

Verratti already left PSG to Al Arabi. Abdou Diallo also joined Al Arabi. They move to the same team.
We can understand that they leave PSG because Luis Enrique didn't want them in PSG squad. I'm not surprised Verratti left PSG, but I'm confused why he didn't join a big team.

PSG started the season with unsatisfactory results but they slowly recovered to get back on the right track, PSG's dominance is still quite strong in Ligue 1 even though they are currently in third place in the standings. Most recently they also suffered a quite embarrassing defeat to Newcastle in the Champions League and Mbappe couldn't do anything in that match. In fact, if you look at the quality of PSG players, they are far superior because they have experience playing in the Champions League. But Eddie Howe's team was able to send PSG home with a fairly painful defeat where they lost 4-1.

Maybe it was because Verratti didn't get suitable offers from big teams so he decided to go to that league. Not being named on the list of players needed by Luis Enrique made him decide to leave and in my opinion that was the right decision compared to staying at PSG but not getting playing minutes.

PSG had a poor performance in the early few matches of the season which saw them drop far down the points table but in the last few matches they have managed to get themselves back up the points table with good performances. After winning the last match in League One, PSG moved to the third position in the points table. If they can be consistent in League One from now on, it is not impossible for them to move to the top of the table. The French club has no choice but to plan with all the players PSG has now. They have only completed 8 matches so far so they still have plenty of time to turn around. If they can perform consistently from this time to the end of the season, they will have the league title in their home this season as well.

[Republikcoin.com]

PSG is only 2 points different from Monaco so PSG still has the opportunity to catch up. PSG is currently not completely in decline. Accepting 1 defeat to Nice in League 1 does not mean PSG is performing badly because Nice has also performed impressively this season so they were able to break PSG's defense.
The competition in League 1 looks interesting seeing that Nice, which was in the top 10 last season, is currently trying hard to compete with elite clubs such as PSG and Monaco, especially since Nice not lost in these 8 matches and only 1 point difference from Monaco, and Nice managed to beat PSG and Monaco in the previous match so Nice will be more confident facing the match in League 1.
If Nice is able to maintain its consistency until the end of the season I am sure Nice will win the title this season.

Indeed if you look at the points that PSG have got, they cannot be considered to have performed badly at the start of this season, but when compared to last season, the performance of the PSG team clearly shows that there has been a very significant decline, last season PSG was able to dominate Ligue 1 and now they seem to be having difficulty. to achieve victory.
And also this season there are several teams that are starting to improve much better so that they become a big threat to PSG in the competition for the title, Monaco and Nice in my opinion have very big potential to become champions.
Consistency is indeed the main problem for all teams, and of course whoever is able to maintain consistency then that team will become champions, and in my opinion it is not only PSG who are very favorites like this season, but this season is different.

[mamesso]

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Marseille has not shown consistent performance so far. And I think people will agree with me that Gattuso has brought similar type of results before as well. He was also not bringing in consistent results even with his previous teams. But maybe things will change with time. I am not sure about that to be honest. so far the results that he has brought are definitely not something expect him to bring consistent results.

A tough task will await Gattuso after Marseille announced his appointment as new coach, he will have to reorganize Marseille squad after a disappointing performance with the previous coach. Gattuso's career as a coach is not very impressive, he rarely produces consistent results with the clubs he has coached.
Marseille only gave Gattuso a contract until the end of the season, the club also gave Gattuso a challenge if he wanted his contract to be extended. Gattuso must ensure Marseille is one of the four teams that will qualify for the Champions League. Finishing in the top four is the key, he must be able to bring Marseille to compete on the European stage if he wants to continue his career as Marseille coach next season.

[DanWalker]

It is very natural for a big team like PSG who has spent a lot of money to be so ambitious to win the UCL title and maybe they will continue to do so until that title can be achieved. This mentality problem will only come if the PSG coach is a person who has high integrity in football and that must also be accompanied by an attitude of players who are willing to fight together and not just think about the good times at PSG. However, not only that, PSG's management must also be filled with people who are competent in their fields and if so far they still cannot overhaul their management, of course winning the UCL will also be difficult. They have to be consistent and it is not an easy thing, especially if you look at PSG, this is a new big team on the European stage, so they will still need a long time.

However, I think some of the steps taken by PSG were wrong, last season they spent a lot of money buying several star players and targeting to win the UCL, but in fact they couldn't do much in the European competition.
And this season PSG is experiencing many problems, especially the drama of Mbappe not wanting to extend his contract anymore and since Luis Enrique took charge of the PSG team it has not made the team's performance better, quite the opposite.

If they want to become a strong team and be able to win the UCL, then PSG must create a strong team framework, like Pep Guardiola did against Manchester City and they must also realize that money can never buy a title.

Mbappe is not willing to extend his contract because obviously he is not getting what he really wants to get from the team, they are not giving him the platform he desires to win more tittle to his career in his young age, now that ha still gat the capacity to perform as a young star, he needs where he will get the team support he desire and achieve more trophies and title for himself

Spending good money to get quality player to enable them win league title wasn't a bad move and couldn't be seen as one aswell but using the players appropriately with good tactics that will help them get things right is what they probably need at the moment, Luis Enrique needs improve more on his tactics and how he position the players so that he will start getting results. The recants slow down in PSG has graduated into great concerns and if Luis doesn't do anything about it sooner he may have his job on the line.

I think we still cannot say anything for sure about Mbappé. Who knows if he decides to extend his contract again? I mean he has done this before. He was not supposed to extend his contract with PSG but he did. And that happened on a multiple of occasions so far. So there is no reason for us to believe that he is not going to do that same thing again. I just think if PSG throws enough money on his face, he will eventually stay for another few years or more. I hope he doesn't do that, but I believe he will.

If PSG was actually interested in improving the squad, they would have let him go in the first place. They wouldn't have done so many things just to keep him in the squad when he clearly doesn't want to.

[Rampagoe004]

Mbappe is one of the most skilled players at the club so the club will never want to clash with him. What happened when the transfer window opened I think the management forgot about these things, they are only planning for the games ahead and planning to use Mbappe properly as long as he is at the club. Mbappe has contributed to every match PSG has won in Ligue 1 and the Champions League, so there is no doubt that he is the team's most important player. Despite the extension of Mbappe's contract with the club, there are rumors that Mbappe may leave PSG next season.

In my opinion, Mbappe is a player who needs money and is chasing lots of trophies. And he really deserves both. Mbappe is the most frightening striker currently for opposing defenders and goalkeepers, on par with Haaland. Maybe PSG will always have the chance to win the League but what about the Champions League and other prestigious trophies? I think Mbappe will choose to leave PSG in the next transfer market.

[len01]

I think, even though Monaco and Nice are currently in positions 1 and 2 in the Ligue 1 standings, but it still looks like Monaco and Nice cannot be said to be potential winners this season. Because after all, their points gap with PSG in the current Ligue 1 standings is not far, or does not have a wide gap. Therefore, basically PSG still has a chance to improve and overtake Monaco and Nice. Because basically PSG has champion quality, so with a close points gap like this it certainly doesn't make PSG lose its chance of winning the Ligue 1 trophy this season.

yep, exactly. PSG just have not given their best at the moment because I know this strategy is always used for top teams to give the other team the opportunity to get more scores but still have a small difference in points once the points reach greater big team like PSG will surprisingly appear consistent. to continue to get more points to shift their position and dominate at the top of the standings with more points.
there are still many matches and there will still be many changes after the transfer window has reopened and of course many teams will experience declines and there will also be many team whose performance will improve and I predict that in december there will be many changes.

[piebeyb]

He deserves to be in a better club that can give him more guarantees to win UCL rather than stay in PSG even longer that will give him nothing about that. Im thinking about mbappe could complete real madrid's squad once he will able go there.
Mbappe is really needed by real madrid this time to fill ST position.

Maybe we can all see that PSG's performance doesn't look good in the UCL, I'm not sure they can win the title this season, just look even in the domestic league sometimes they don't look consistent, especially in the UCL where they were beaten by Newcastle with a landslide score some time ago, it's a shame if Mbappe continues to stay at PSG until this season or next season.

I don't know what he thinks, if he stays at PSG just because of money, of course a club in the Arab league can recruit him at a higher price than what PSG is offering, even though he is still young, it would be a shame if his career there doesn't look good, he deserves it. getting a good club to be able to win the UCL title and other titles with a new club like Madrid is probably the right club for him.

[QueenVera]

He deserves to be in a better club that can give him more guarantees to win UCL rather than stay in PSG even longer that will give him nothing about that. Im thinking about mbappe could complete real madrid's squad once he will able go there.
Mbappe is really needed by real madrid this time to fill ST position.

Maybe we can all see that PSG's performance doesn't look good in the UCL, I'm not sure they can win the title this season, just look even in the domestic league sometimes they don't look consistent, especially in the UCL where they were beaten by Newcastle with a landslide score some time ago, it's a shame if Mbappe continues to stay at PSG until this season or next season.

I don't know what he thinks, if he stays at PSG just because of money, of course a club in the Arab league can recruit him at a higher price than what PSG is offering, even though he is still young, it would be a shame if his career there doesn't look good, he deserves it. getting a good club to be able to win the UCL title and other titles with a new club like Madrid is probably the right club for him.

Well i don't really think their performance in the UCL is really good even though they're 2nd on the Group F  standings, they've been in 1st position if not for the embarrassing defeat they conceded against Newcastle in their last UCL game, Newcastle are suprisenly in the 1st place, a position we all expect PSG to currently be in,well their next match is against a team that currently performing well in the Serie A  tournament, i wonder how they'll cope, cause Acmilan is a tough side and it's not goinf to be easy beating them.

 I don't think Mbappé would remain at PSG he almost left last  season not until PSG came up with a strategy that made him extend his contract by 1year but after it expires this summer i don't think he'll extend it again, he'll probably leave to Realmadrid cause it's obvious PSG can't offer him a chance to win the UCL.

[poodle63]

Mbappe is one of the most skilled players at the club so the club will never want to clash with him. What happened when the transfer window opened I think the management forgot about these things, they are only planning for the games ahead and planning to use Mbappe properly as long as he is at the club. Mbappe has contributed to every match PSG has won in Ligue 1 and the Champions League, so there is no doubt that he is the team's most important player. Despite the extension of Mbappe's contract with the club, there are rumors that Mbappe may leave PSG next season.

In my opinion, Mbappe is a player who needs money and is chasing lots of trophies. And he really deserves both. Mbappe is the most frightening striker currently for opposing defenders and goalkeepers, on par with Haaland. Maybe PSG will always have the chance to win the League but what about the Champions League and other prestigious trophies? I think Mbappe will choose to leave PSG in the next transfer market.

Mbappe didn't even need money but he needs to achieve more achievements as many as possible. He never got what he wanted in PSG. This is also the main reason why he was also thinking to leave from PSG instead of stay even longer in the club. Mbappe had no choice other than leave from PSG to develop himself as a great player in this decade. In fact, many people are always supporting him no matter where he will be playing with. Mbapp needs to focus in increasing his experience and quality as a great footballers.
Mbappe has won world cup but he never won UCL trophy. Leaving from PSG will give him the right place to get trophy. I hope he will understand it and try to think about leaving from PSG to join in another club like real madrid.

[Hyphen(-)]

Well i don't really think their performance in the UCL is really good even though they're 2nd on the Group F  standings, they've been in 1st position if not for the embarrassing defeat they conceded against Newcastle in their last UCL game, Newcastle are suprisenly in the 1st place, a position we all expect PSG to currently be in,well their next match is against a team that currently performing well in the Serie A  tournament, i wonder how they'll cope, cause Acmilan is a tough side and it's not goinf to be easy beating them.

PSG's performance in the UEFA Champions League is not impressive because they are supposed to be topping the group ahead of AC Milan, Newcastle United, and Dortmund, but their shocking defeat away from home against Newcastle United dropped them to the second position in the group F table, and they will be playing against Milan, which is trying to survive in the group. Therefore, I am expecting the drop point in the match because Milan will also try to get some hope of qualifying for the round of 16.

I don't think Mbappé would remain at PSG he almost left last  season not until PSG came up with a strategy that made him extend his contract by 1year but after it expires this summer i don't think he'll extend it again, he'll probably leave to Realmadrid cause it's obvious PSG can't offer him a chance to win the UCL.

He should leave after this season so that PSG can get chance to sign players that will help the team in order for them to stop relying on him because I don't think he have the team in mind as other Teams like Real Madrid, Liverpool and others have shown interest in signing him which I am sure will happen after this season.

[Distraction]

We have been discussing Mbappe's future for a long time. My humble opinion on this topic is that he will leave this team next summer. I mean he could even accept a contract offer in January already to join that team next summer. PSG are trying to do their best to keep him for another season but I'm not much positive about this.

Because this time I don't believe money will be enough factor to convince him. Because he must already know that he can get what he wants from other rich teams also.

I think Liverpool and Real Madrid will be in a fight for him. Real Madrid have already been monitoring him. The reason why I say Liverpool too is that they could be likely to lose Salah next summer.

[rahmad2nd]

Marseille has not shown consistent performance so far. And I think people will agree with me that Gattuso has brought similar type of results before as well. He was also not bringing in consistent results even with his previous teams. But maybe things will change with time. I am not sure about that to be honest. so far the results that he has brought are definitely not something expect him to bring consistent results.

A victory in the next match against Nice is probably going to be hard for them. But it is achievable. Let’s see what happens. But there is a big chance that this match is going to end in a draw.

We know very well when Gattuso was still managing a La Liga club last season, namely Valencia. he even had difficulty making Valencia much better, and ultimately led to his dismissal. Now, the former AC Milan central midfielder has returned to the job of managing the Marseille club which was previously managed by Marcelino. Well, look at his three matches with Marseille. At least even though there are many doubts about this coach, for me he is better than Marcelino. BTW, what I mean is the patterns and systems promoted by these two coaches.

As I said before, when Marseille made Marcelino the coach of their team. This coach is more into defensive pattern play and has proven to experience more defeats and draws. Now, Gattuso is in charge of Marseille with an offensive system. At least, there are differences that lead to something in Marseille's future progress. His three matches with Marseille at least show that under his guidance Marseille are now more capable of scoring goals. On his first debut against Monaco, he was able to put his team ahead but unfortunately Monaco was able to turn things around so the score became 3-2.
In the Europa League when Marseille played Brigthon, his team took the lead with two goals. unfortunately, Brigthon was able to equalize in the end. In their third match, Marseille was able to win over Le Havre with a score of 3-0.
It is clear that there is progress towards improvement under Gattuso, although we are not sure whether he can bring his team to consistency or not. But now Marseille is more productive in terms of scoring goals, he just needs to fix his team's weak defensive line.  and we'll see how far he is able to take Marseille in a better direction.

[KTChampions]

The current odds for the Ligue 1 title are as follows:

Paris Saint Germain 1.20

As Monaco Fc 11.00

Olympique Marseille 15.00

Everything is clear here and, in my opinion, even 1.20 is a favorable coefficient (at least it looks more reliable and more profitable than depositing in a bank hahaha). I'm talking about PSG's prospects in the Champions League - if they are lucky with their opponents, they can climb very high (like Inter last year or any other team from the "easy" part of the playoffs).

Last season I bet on Marseille to win Ligue 1 because they were able to maintain consistency for weeks until they had a significant distance from PSG. I also thought that maybe last season PSG's dominance would end with Marseille winning, but it seems my prediction was wrong and Marseille were deadlocked in maintaining their victory and in the end PSG got rid of them again. Betting on PSG is the right choice as Ligue 1 champions every season and even though they are currently quite struggling there are times when they can make a miracle return to the top.

I view PSG as a club that dominates not only because it is strong but also because it has no competitors. For example, in the Premier League there are Liverpool and Arsenal, which can overtake City if City does not show a very high winning percentage, in Spain there is a pair of Real - Barcelona, in Italy there are as many as four teams that “watch” each other, haha. Such fluctuations as the 2020-2021 season happen everywhere, but they really look like accidents - Lil disappeared from the top as quickly as it accidentally took off there.

[arimamib]

We have been discussing Mbappe's future for a long time. My humble opinion on this topic is that he will leave this team next summer. I mean he could even accept a contract offer in January already to join that team next summer. PSG are trying to do their best to keep him for another season but I'm not much positive about this.

Because this time I don't believe money will be enough factor to convince him. Because he must already know that he can get what he wants from other rich teams also.

I think Liverpool and Real Madrid will be in a fight for him. Real Madrid have already been monitoring him. The reason why I say Liverpool too is that they could be likely to lose Salah next summer.

His future status is always an interesting topic of discussion because he is one of the players who is quite influential in the PSG team so if he leaves I think PSG loses a very big balance in their performance. PSG will continue to try to persuade Mbappe to stay longer with PSG and will also make many attractive offers for him in new proposals.

The high price is certainly difficult for teams that are not financially strong enough to afford to recruit him. I think Real madrid and several big teams in the premier league will approach him again in the January transfer window. Well, if he goes to the Premier League, maybe we will see him competing with Haaland next season.

[Strongkored]

Mbappe didn't even need money but he needs to achieve more achievements as many as possible. He never got what he wanted in PSG. This is also the main reason why he was also thinking to leave from PSG instead of stay even longer in the club. Mbappe had no choice other than leave from PSG to develop himself as a great player in this decade. In fact, many people are always supporting him no matter where he will be playing with. Mbapp needs to focus in increasing his experience and quality as a great footballers.
Mbappe has won world cup but he never won UCL trophy. Leaving from PSG will give him the right place to get trophy. I hope he will understand it and try to think about leaving from PSG to join in another club like real madrid.

That is why he is not at all interested in offers from one of the clubs in the Saudi pro league even though he could set a new record with the most expensive transfer which might be difficult to break but as you said he is not after money because in fact he already got it at PSG, but he is hoping for it. a more prestigious title that seems difficult to get if he is still at PSG, so there are rumors that he has made a personal agreement with Real Madrid if his contract ends at the Parisian club.
So if PSG can't convince him to extend his contract and also if this season there are no achievements achieved by PSG in European competitions then there is a big chance of seeing him leave Ligue 1 to play in a different league with a club that can make his dream come true, Real Madrid is one of them or it could be that he will go to the English Premier League because in this league there is also a club that is quite strong in the Champions League.

[bestcoins1]

His future status is always an interesting topic of discussion because he is one of the players who is quite influential in the PSG team so if he leaves I think PSG loses a very big balance in their performance. PSG will continue to try to persuade Mbappe to stay longer with PSG and will also make many attractive offers for him in new proposals.

This also doesn't necessarily work for PSG because apart from Mbappe still wanting to win the domestic league, he also really wants to be in a team that can win the UCL. So that his career can be even more brilliant than it already is, so there is a possibility that PSG's persuasion for Mbappe will not be successful next season.

The high price is certainly difficult for teams that are not financially strong enough to afford to recruit him. I think Real madrid and several big teams in the premier league will approach him again in the January transfer window. Well, if he goes to the Premier League, maybe we will see him competing with Haaland next season.

But for me it would be better for Mbappe to go to La Liga with a target at the Real Madrid team because the competition in La Liga will not be so tough for Mbappe so there is a better chance for him to carve out a better career after moving from PSG. Only if he chooses to go to the Premier League it won't be so bad because in the Premier League there are lots of better teams.

[Leviathan.007]

Mbappe didn't even need money but he needs to achieve more achievements as many as possible. He never got what he wanted in PSG. This is also the main reason why he was also thinking to leave from PSG instead of stay even longer in the club. Mbappe had no choice other than leave from PSG to develop himself as a great player in this decade. In fact, many people are always supporting him no matter where he will be playing with. Mbapp needs to focus in increasing his experience and quality as a great footballers.
Mbappe has won world cup but he never won UCL trophy. Leaving from PSG will give him the right place to get trophy. I hope he will understand it and try to think about leaving from PSG to join in another club like real madrid.

That is why he is not at all interested in offers from one of the clubs in the Saudi pro league even though he could set a new record with the most expensive transfer which might be difficult to break but as you said he is not after money because in fact he already got it at PSG, but he is hoping for it. a more prestigious title that seems difficult to get if he is still at PSG, so there are rumors that he has made a personal agreement with Real Madrid if his contract ends at the Parisian club.
So if PSG can't convince him to extend his contract and also if this season there are no achievements achieved by PSG in European competitions then there is a big chance of seeing him leave Ligue 1 to play in a different league with a club that can make his dream come true, Real Madrid is one of them or it could be that he will go to the English Premier League because in this league there is also a club that is quite strong in the Champions League.

Every superstar palyer usually pays more attention to earning more money because they are playing where they don't get enough salary or because they are not in the good financial station but for a player like Mbappe Mbappe the station is not the same as other players because we know PSG can even offer him more money and he is financially satisfied that's why Mbappe wants to play in another team where he can earn more achievements instead of money and that's why he prefers to play in a team like Real Madrid.

[slapper]

So far for the League PSG is still quite competitive. The difference in points is not much and the opportunity for the champion is still wide open. But for European competitions it seems that they will only reach the group stage. In addition, the arrival of new coach Luis Enrique seems to be making a big change. Verrati, who has been 11 years old, seems to be leaving because it is not in Enrique's plans. It seems that hoping PSG sooner to dominate the league requires a process.

This season, Ligue 1 is interesting. It is more competitive, because the point gap among the teams is quite small. And PSG seems not too strong anymore, it is struggling in the top 3. Luis Enrique won't be easy to compete for the title, PSG is no longer in their best shape. Meanwhile other top teams in Ligue 1 is stronger to join the race of the champion.

Verratti already left PSG to Al Arabi. Abdou Diallo also joined Al Arabi. They move to the same team.
We can understand that they leave PSG because Luis Enrique didn't want them in PSG squad. I'm not surprised Verratti left PSG, but I'm confused why he didn't join a big team.

I completely get your perspective of Ligue 1 this season! I've been watching it as well, and I find the competition to be really fascinating. It's crazy to watch PSG not be as dominant as they once were. It's about time, after all, for the other teams to step up and elevate the league above a one-horse race. When I learned that Verratti and Diallo were leaving for Al Arabi, I was also a little confused. Verratti, for example, could easily fit into any elite European squad given his level of talent. I believe that choice involves more considerations than first appear. Perhaps Luis Enrique's tactics are stirring things up, or perhaps there's something going on at PSG that we're not aware of. I can understand why players would want a change, but Al Arabi as the option? Damn