French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Raflesia]

As I often say, in the end PSG will take over the top of the standings into their hands. although IMO, this team cannot be said to have achieved an ideal game. In fact, it can't be said to be solid yet. Why, we can refer to the fact that Enrique doesn't have a standard pattern that he relies on, even though he doesn't always have to. Apart from that, every match the coach will definitely rotate some of his players and that's the fact. That's why PSG hasn't been able to appear stable.
Like falling at Newcastle headquarters, falling at AC Milan's San Siro. even though, the system they are playing already seems visible and purposeful.

Regardless of whether PSG's performance is ideal or not, it is only a matter of time for PSG where they only have to continue to be consistent while waiting for the club that is rising in terms of performance to have problems and now it is happening.
It has become a fairness in my opinion when talking about PSG and the top of the table because they have a lot of resources and their strength is far above even though until now PSG still cannot maximize it in a better direction, especially for big competitions like the Champions League but for Ligue 1 it has become a benchmark that PSG is the king because they have advantages in any case so it is difficult for other clubs to compete.
This is the same as the Bundesliga because in the end the top club position at the end will definitely belong to Bayern for the Bundesliga and PSG for Ligue 1 despite their poor performance at the start of the season but it is only a matter of time for them to reach the top again.

[Leviathan.007]

In the end, PSG managed to return to leading the Ligue 1 standings after being in doubt since the start of the season. PSG is starting to improve and continues to improve its performance in Ligue 1 with 5 consecutive wins so far. Nice's failure to win the match against Montpellier was put to good use by PSG when they beat Reims 3-0. This is clearly a success for Luis Enrique even though he is a bit of a doubt in the Champions League with 2 defeats from 4 group games.

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick today against Reims. That has made him the leading top scorer with 13 goals in 11 matches. Dembele has not scored a goal so far in 11 appearances, but he has 4 assists since joining from Barcelona. PSG is still very confident of winning the Ligue 1 title this season even though they can always be doubted in the Champions League, but Enrique has good experience in the Champions League which can still be expected to help PSG qualify for the round of 16 this season.

PSG made many changes during the summer and they are even using a new coach for their team but the fact about PSG is they needed some more time to get in a better shape. I think PSG can be better than before and they have better performance time after time when the whole PSG has better teamwork.
That's why they couldn't start the season well.

[QueenVera]

Its difficult thing with teams want to make PSG under pressure because loss points from unpredictable teams, Nice have got draw against Montpellier and most surprised they can't scoring one goal yet and make their first standings position taken by PSG after wining over Reims 0-3 and have one point left awhile from Nice. Another inconsistent performance from AS Monaco who have good started but they can't keep pressure PSG on the first standings position until have three points left from PSG after playing 12 matches. Will PSG easily dominance Ligue 1 again in this season due some compete teams can't consistent their performance and loss many important points to make pressure PSG on the highest standings position.

Next match PSG vs Monaco is moment if want to make PSG on pressure for the first standings place, if loss points in this match I doubt with other teams have chance for stopping PSG to win Ligue 1 season 2023/24.

PSG is a top team used to pressure and knows how to contain the pressure, I think the only pressure which they find a bit difficult to contain is the saga of Mbappe, That aside 1they’ve proven to be a top quality and would do well over a period of time, however they'll face though pressure from Monaco and Nice to defend their title this season.

 The pressure from Nice is pretty cool for football but I trust PSG to come out top of the encounter, Monaco could be the only team with good quality to keep PSG on the edge and their match together will be a determining factor, let’s see how long PSG will cope this season they almost lost the league to Lens, could Monaco or Nice be the teams that would stop their dominance?

[Velvet78]

There is finally a win for Lyon after leaving 11 game weeks behind.    It has been a really difficult path for them so far. They could have even lost points against a Rennes with playing 10 players as well. Because they lost the control of the game in the second half. Anything could have happened in the meantime.

One way or another they made it to a 1-0 win here. I hope this would be the start of getting positive results for Lyon. Otherwise there is no way they are saving themselves from relegation. 

[Docnaster]

In the end, PSG managed to return to leading the Ligue 1 standings after being in doubt since the start of the season. PSG is starting to improve and continues to improve its performance in Ligue 1 with 5 consecutive wins so far. Nice's failure to win the match against Montpellier was put to good use by PSG when they beat Reims 3-0. This is clearly a success for Luis Enrique even though he is a bit of a doubt in the Champions League with 2 defeats from 4 group games.

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick today against Reims. That has made him the leading top scorer with 13 goals in 11 matches. Dembele has not scored a goal so far in 11 appearances, but he has 4 assists since joining from Barcelona. PSG is still very confident of winning the Ligue 1 title this season even though they can always be doubted in the Champions League, but Enrique has good experience in the Champions League which can still be expected to help PSG qualify for the round of 16 this season.

PSG made many changes during the summer and they are even using a new coach for their team but the fact about PSG is they needed some more time to get in a better shape. I think PSG can be better than before and they have better performance time after time when the whole PSG has better teamwork.
That's why they couldn't start the season well.

When Paris Saint Germaine were not performing well at the start of the French Ligue 1 season, I was of the opinion that they're gonna bounce back to the top whenever the new manager Luis Enrique finds the best playing pattern for the team and my reason for having such thought is because if the fact that PSG possess the strongest team in France when it comes to quality of players.
And just as I predicted,the team is back to where they belong. It's still very early to predict who's gonna win the title but considering the kind of quality players in the team, PSG I think are sure gonna finish the season with the league title

[Weawant]

Marseille lost to lens, this has helped lens moved up the table as they now have 16 points as against their 13points they had earlier, they have been able to displace Le Havre that had 15 point at the sixth position as lens now occupy the sixth position on the table.


Marseille had a better performance than lens did in this game and they were ahead of lens on the league table and aswell looked better than lens did in form and strength but then football happened and here they are again with just 13 points and would have to strive to go above their cure position I'd they must be at the top of the league but then neither of these team may finish top five this season on the table , so far their performance doesn't look like it.

[Patrol69]

In the end, PSG managed to return to leading the Ligue 1 standings after being in doubt since the start of the season. PSG is starting to improve and continues to improve its performance in Ligue 1 with 5 consecutive wins so far. Nice's failure to win the match against Montpellier was put to good use by PSG when they beat Reims 3-0. This is clearly a success for Luis Enrique even though he is a bit of a doubt in the Champions League with 2 defeats from 4 group games.

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick today against Reims. That has made him the leading top scorer with 13 goals in 11 matches. Dembele has not scored a goal so far in 11 appearances, but he has 4 assists since joining from Barcelona. PSG is still very confident of winning the Ligue 1 title this season even though they can always be doubted in the Champions League, but Enrique has good experience in the Champions League which can still be expected to help PSG qualify for the round of 16 this season.

PSG made many changes during the summer and they are even using a new coach for their team but the fact about PSG is they needed some more time to get in a better shape. I think PSG can be better than before and they have better performance time after time when the whole PSG has better teamwork.
That's why they couldn't start the season well.

When Paris Saint Germaine were not performing well at the start of the French Ligue 1 season, I was of the opinion that they're gonna bounce back to the top whenever the new manager Luis Enrique finds the best playing pattern for the team and my reason for having such thought is because if the fact that PSG possess the strongest team in France when it comes to quality of players.
And just as I predicted,the team is back to where they belong. It's still very early to predict who's gonna win the title but considering the kind of quality players in the team, PSG I think are sure gonna finish the season with the league title

PSG's performance in the beginning of Ligue 1 was very poor, from that poor situation, PSG has managed to come out in a very good form. Luis Enrique, the current manager of PSG, may have taken some time to get to know his team well and apply tactics according to the team. Despite not being able to start the season, PSG seem to be a consistent team at this point in the season. With 27 points in the first 12 matches, PSG is now at the number one position in the points table. PSG have won 100% of their last five matches in Ligue 1. The more a team can improve their performance, the more consistent their performance can be at this point compared to the beginning. I think PSG can keep this streak going until the end of the season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The thing about Lyon is that they had one of the all time best runs in all of France history and then they are so bad that they may drop. It's not even same with Leicester who won the premier league title and now they are gone to championship, that's a big shocker too and did not expected them to get that worse, but Lyon is doing even worse right now. They won something like 9 in a row or something, they may actually have a bigger win streak than PSG at this moment, that is something huge and you need to build a club that can be sustainable when you do that.

How could you have one of the longest streaks of wins, and then end up with being so bad that people are expecting you to eventually relegate? That feels like a big deal. I think it's clear that they are going to end up with a bad result, they need to do a lot better. Can't say what they did with all the money they had, but it's gone, that's for sure and that's why they can't get better.

It would be very bad to see Lyon relegated this season, because they used to be a very tough team but currently they've been performing very poor and it's gotten worst because they find it very difficult to win against smaller teams they should be winning easily even at their home ground, they're currently at the very bottom of the league and they really have to be consistent in about 3 to 4 matches to leave the relegation zone, but I doubt if they would cause they're the only team that's yet to win a match.

 I don't know how they got to this point, whether they're financially unstable and couldn't strengthen their club in the previous window or that the club is poorly run by incompetent owners, board members or manager, but whatever the case may be they need to think of a solution that would help save them from relegation this season cause if they keep losing more points till January I doubt if they'll be able to escape the relegation zone.

Well, with regard to Lyon, things are not going very well for them, because basically when it comes to doing things better it is possible to see that when a team that talked a lot about each other and well lost the fear is now like this, this team is one of those who fought against PSG when Messi was there, but nevertheless things have not gone well for them, you could say that to put anything in context, since Lyon is a team that abstained from What they were doing at that time, at this time they should be very good in terms of doing things better with more precision, that they have learned from the mistakes of last season, in fact now that PSG is more disarmed than ever it is horrendous. that can make the difference, they should be stronger, because if it is not Lyon that can make the difference, then it would be nice if someone else could do it, but their performance is quite low, I don't know in what way you can see that They can improve , but they must do it now.

I consider that whatever the case may be in LIGUE 1, what we all imagine is that any team can make a difference, they are no longer seeing PSG as the supreme team that can make a Difference and that can beat Liue 1 , and I think they already see all the deficiencies and that other Teams Apart from them can make a difference, this is what we know as the best that can happen, and maybe for some fans Ligue 1 will not be so boring, it will be. a better way to see the scores and that they can make the difference, I had a lot of faith in this team, in Lille, in any other, but this is what we have to wait to see if they react, I really do see the PSG is weak and for Lyon to be like this now , it would be a suspicion that they could be going through a moment of crisis, where they are not doing so well , Perhaps the Plaeyers have problems , or they do not get along well with the coach, then this influences.

PSG now finally at the top of the table with a 27 points as against 26 points that Nice currently has, I was thinking Nice would be able to maintain the top position on the table for awhile but it seems PSG is back and ready to displace them for a good period of time.

Yes, on first place in the league and Mbappe is topscorer with 13 goals in 11 games. After all the transfer speculation a few months ago, he is now showing how good he play football. Real Madrid and him were in agreement that he would transfer and shortly before the end it was reported in the media that they were not in agreement and it was all about money, Mbappe would not have been able to get big bonuses. Now we can see that he deserves it and is once again the best striker in the league. In a few days there is a topmatch: Paris vs. Monaco and the last match between the two teams Monaco won 3:1, so a revenge than.

I really do not believe that he had any kind of agreement with Real Madrid. And I still do not believe that he currently has any kind of agreement. Because of all those things I have heard before. And in the end, it turned out that he did not have any kind of agreement and he was going to renew the contract with PSG. Even though I do understand that this time there is a chance for him to actually have some kind of agreement with Real Madrid. But so far what I have seen, I find it hard to believe.

PSG has been performing well recently. And again, I am starting to feel like they are going to be the champions of this league. And probably no one is going to be able to stop them.

Well, Ligue 1 is one of the Leagues where you can see really good football. The French have shown a great level and can make a difference. PSG has gone Through a lot of trouble, maybe now they are in first place, but I see that Things could be different because Obviously the French teams no longer have the same respect for PSG, before there were a lot of stars, and they were really scary, now that's not the case , because teams like Nice, Lille, Msrsella, can make a difference , they can be much better at the moment when they can do everything under the criterion of winning, now PSG can be doing things well, but the gangs around them can make the entire Ligue 1 bitter for them, and maybe why not? another team other than PSG to win the League , for this Reason we have to do or see whatever it takes so that they can generate more ways to do things better.

So in this order of Ideas we can assume that PSG, alongside Luis Enrique, are improving, but how much are they willing to improve if things when it comes to winning games are so difficult for them? The Outlook is not so easy for them, because Obviously things can go from bad to worse but I am one of those who believe that PSG will not win Ligue 1, and that will be a fact that things can get worse if PSG continues with the intermittency of winning, I think that this time things could be different in LIGUE 1, and although I like that the best always wins, I don't see PSG with the same strength as they had last season, this results in things They could be very good for the current season, and about Mbappé, I don't think he will go to Madrid, many want him to go there, but as I have said on previous occasions, I don't see Mbappé wearing white in the club white, he has already wasted his strength, for me he no longer deserves to enter, of course we know that Madrid has always done things this way.

PSG boss tells Kylian Mbappe to 'help the team more' – despite scoring hat-trick

Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has slammed Kylian Mbappe - despite seeing his superstar striker score a hat-trick.

Mbappe hit all three as PSG powered past Reims with a 3-0 win to move a point clear of Nice at the top of the Ligue 1 table. Mbappe, who took his Ligue 1 tally to 13 for the season, was too much of a handful for the Reims defence, who could do little to prevent the France ace from confirming all three points for the reigning champions.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/kylian-mbappe-luis-enrique-psg-31420513

[Hirose UK]

Marseille lost to lens, this has helped lens moved up the table as they now have 16 points as against their 13points they had earlier, they have been able to displace Le Havre that had 15 point at the sixth position as lens now occupy the sixth position on the table.

A 1 - 0 win could really change things for Lens and in this match it was seen that the Lens players were really enthusiastic and even though in the home game they lost possession of the ball they were able to score goal in the final minute of the second half.
The only goal scored by Gradit made the fans cheer and the happiness on the face of Franck Haise the coach, was clearly visible.
This was also the first goal of the season for Gradit, who is defender.

Marseille had a better performance than lens did in this game and they were ahead of lens on the league table and aswell looked better than lens did in form and strength but then football happened and here they are again with just 13 points and would have to strive to go above their cure position I'd they must be at the top of the league but then neither of these team may finish top five this season on the table , so far their performance doesn't look like it.

But last season Lens were far superior to Marseille so it was natural that there was match between them and Lens managed to win the match.
This is match that actually proves that team performance that doesn't look very good can be winner even with just 1 goal.
Besides, Lens also doesn't look that bad.

[Cryptmuster]

Marseille lost to lens, this has helped lens moved up the table as they now have 16 points as against their 13points they had earlier, they have been able to displace Le Havre that had 15 point at the sixth position as lens now occupy the sixth position on the table.


Marseille had a better performance than lens did in this game and they were ahead of lens on the league table and aswell looked better than lens did in form and strength but then football happened and here they are again with just 13 points and would have to strive to go above their cure position I'd they must be at the top of the league but then neither of these team may finish top five this season on the table , so far their performance doesn't look like it.

Lens was able to beat Marseille and thus they were able to rise from the relegation zone to the Euro cup zone. Not bad, and now only 4 points separate them from Lille, which is in fourth place, and this season fourth place gives the opportunity to play in the Champions League qualification. A very good comeback, but there are very strong teams left that won’t let them rise even higher so easily. And PSG still regained the lead after Nice lost points in the match with Montpellier.

[len01]

When Paris Saint Germaine were not performing well at the start of the French Ligue 1 season, I was of the opinion that they're gonna bounce back to the top whenever the new manager Luis Enrique finds the best playing pattern for the team and my reason for having such thought is because if the fact that PSG possess the strongest team in France when it comes to quality of players.
And just as I predicted,the team is back to where they belong. It's still very early to predict who's gonna win the title but considering the kind of quality players in the team, PSG I think are sure gonna finish the season with the league title

In terms of the depth of performance, PSG players are indeed superior compared to other teams and on the one hand, PSG still has very high quality players like Mbappe, so Enrique opportunity to bring PSG to the top of the standings is still very much hoped for. Its just that what PSG needs now is consistency because of several times experienced defeat due to a lack of consistency in the attack line. Its very natural that it might still be unstable and I understand that because as long as it has a schedule that is very close to UCL, PSG performance will decline a little, but after having a slightly looser schedule, this team strong performance will definitely return and be at the top of the standings.
we dont need to worry as long as we still have Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to win the title in League 1.

[Jody.Drummer]

There is finally a win for Lyon after leaving 11 game weeks behind.    It has been a really difficult path for them so far. They could have even lost points against a Rennes with playing 10 players as well. Because they lost the control of the game in the second half. Anything could have happened in the meantime.

One way or another they made it to a 1-0 win here. I hope this would be the start of getting positive results for Lyon. Otherwise there is no way they are saving themselves from relegation. 

Last season they finished 7th and going into the new season they were struggling to win games, and in the end they managed to crack the egg that had been dificult for them to crack. Their victory was made possible by their numerical advantage from the 5th minute. If things were different, I'm pretty sure they would have extended their winless streak again this season.
On the one hand it's a breath of fresh air for Lyon because they can get their first win, but on the other hand this is a bad situation for Rennes because this defeat extends their winless streak in the last few matches.

[Strongkored]

Monaco played goalless with Le Havre, even though both teams managed to create many opportunities, both teams always failed to finish, and with this result, Monaco failed to equalize points with Nice and also reduce the gap with PSG, because the draw that Nice got was a good opportunity for Monaco.
Meanwhile, PSG, who won over Reims, managed to take over the standings even though they only had a difference of 1 point from Nice, and after the international break, PSG must prepare themselves to be able to overcome Monaco, who will be their next opponent, If they manage to get 3 points, they will still be at the top, and Nice, who will face Toulouse, will try to stick to PSG by trying to get full points in this match because a draw will only make it difficult for Nice to overtake PSG.

[Docnaster]

When Paris Saint Germaine were not performing well at the start of the French Ligue 1 season, I was of the opinion that they're gonna bounce back to the top whenever the new manager Luis Enrique finds the best playing pattern for the team and my reason for having such thought is because if the fact that PSG possess the strongest team in France when it comes to quality of players.
And just as I predicted,the team is back to where they belong. It's still very early to predict who's gonna win the title but considering the kind of quality players in the team, PSG I think are sure gonna finish the season with the league title

In terms of the depth of performance, PSG players are indeed superior compared to other teams and on the one hand, PSG still has very high quality players like Mbappe, so Enrique opportunity to bring PSG to the top of the standings is still very much hoped for. Its just that what PSG needs now is consistency because of several times experienced defeat due to a lack of consistency in the attack line. Its very natural that it might still be unstable and I understand that because as long as it has a schedule that is very close to UCL, PSG performance will decline a little, but after having a slightly looser schedule, this team strong performance will definitely return and be at the top of the standings.
we dont need to worry as long as we still have Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to win the title in League 1.

Considering the quality of players at Paris Saint Germaine, I'm even of the opinion that they aren't delivering the best performance they're capable of delivering despite the fact that they're winning games recently and are at the top of French Ligue 1 standings.
Luis Enrique I believe can still improve the performance of the PSG team which will make them almost unbeatable in the French league. They didn't start the season on a good note but have significantly improved over the weeks but I still expect a lot from them as a team

[tusandii]

Maybe a little late but I just wanted to discuss the oddities I thought of and try to focus on the red flags of Reims' match with PSG.
In several matches, Reims was always able to score, especially when competing at home, even when competing away, they scored at least 1 score, but against PSG, Reims failed to score 1 score and almost failed my multi bet. Fortunately, I cashed it before my bet lost.
In fact, when playing against Monaco, which currently has the same performance as PSG, the fact is that Reims was able to get 1 score in that match and I think this is really strange or indeed Reims is starting to not have a good performance when playing against PSG.
Does anyone feel the same way?

[Velvet78]

Lens continue to climb in the standings which is nice to see. Because for a while they haven't been able to do well in the Ligue 1 while they are really impressive in the Champions League. But finally they managed to start getting better results in the Ligue 1 as well. They hosted Marseille last night and won by 1-0.

However that winning goal came quite late in the game. If it weren't for that goal in the 90th minute they were going to add another draw to their streak. The game was quite balanced by the way that also had an impact on this score.

[rendravolt]

Lens continue to climb in the standings which is nice to see. Because for a while they haven't been able to do well in the Ligue 1 while they are really impressive in the Champions League. But finally they managed to start getting better results in the Ligue 1 as well. They hosted Marseille last night and won by 1-0.

However that winning goal came quite late in the game. If it weren't for that goal in the 90th minute they were going to add another draw to their streak. The game was quite balanced by the way that also had an impact on this score.

Is now a good time to bet on a Lens win? considering that they have finally been able to get up and even beat Marseille. I feel that this team has made comprehensive improvements and the performance shown has produced good results in the last few matches. Marseille's late win should be full motivation for Lens to get another win and even now they are in a better position and that is a stark contrast to what they were at the start of the season when they were in the relegation zone previously.

Meanwhile, Marseille still seems to be having difficulty maintaining their consistency and they have to be willing to lose another point this week. Marseille, which made a pretty good start, is now starting to falter and is still stuck in 10th position in the standings. Of course this is not a good result considering that in the last 5 matches they were only able to get 1 win.

[QueenVera]

In terms of the depth of performance, PSG players are indeed superior compared to other teams and on the one hand, PSG still has very high quality players like Mbappe, so Enrique opportunity to bring PSG to the top of the standings is still very much hoped for. Its just that what PSG needs now is consistency because of several times experienced defeat due to a lack of consistency in the attack line. Its very natural that it might still be unstable and I understand that because as long as it has a schedule that is very close to UCL, PSG performance will decline a little, but after having a slightly looser schedule, this team strong performance will definitely return and be at the top of the standings.
we dont need to worry as long as we still have Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to win the title in League 1.

In as much as they got superior players in their squad depth it doesn't mean they should underestimate other teams, they need to be very careful when playing against some mediocre teams cause they might drop points and give Nice and opportunity to get back to the top of the league table, however I'm impressed with how Enrique has Managed them properly to get to the point they're currently and I believe if they continue being consistent for a long time then they'll definitely defend the title.

 As for the UCL theirs hope for PSG to qualify for the next round they're currently in the 2nd position in their Group with about 6 points, if they could win Newcastle at their home ground it would give them a very big boost cause Dortmund might draw or lose against Acmilan, well with the help of Mbappé I believe they'll be successful this season however they don't have to be fully dependent on him alone since they still got other good quality players.

[Doell]

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Metz is a promoted team in this season and Metz is also in the relegation zone in the current Ligue 1 standings and as such, Nantes is in a better position compared to Metz this moment. So yes, who managed to make a surprise is Metz and not Nantes, because Metz on paper it is not projected to win. But yes, although Nantes has better statistics this match, but it seems that factor is not a complete guarantee for Nantes to win this match. Because, instead of Nantes scoring a goal in the second half, but in fact it was Metz who managed to add a goal in the second half and the current score is 3-1 for Metz. Moreover, the match has entered unjury time and in this way Metz managed to get three points in this home match while also managing to surprise to Nantes.

You are right, Metz ended the match with a winning, I thought Nantes would scored in the second half but Metz scored and ensured their victory at home. Now Metz can relax for awhile because they can out of the relegation zone, meanwhile Nantes continues its bad trend on matchday 12, so bad.

In another match on Matchday 12, Lens managed to get three points from Marseille, although Lens had difficulty in that match but in the end they were able to score in the last minutes. It seems like they are still having difficulty returning to their best performance, but also with this victory it might make their team more confident for the next match.

[shogun47]

In terms of the depth of performance, PSG players are indeed superior compared to other teams and on the one hand, PSG still has very high quality players like Mbappe, so Enrique opportunity to bring PSG to the top of the standings is still very much hoped for. Its just that what PSG needs now is consistency because of several times experienced defeat due to a lack of consistency in the attack line. Its very natural that it might still be unstable and I understand that because as long as it has a schedule that is very close to UCL, PSG performance will decline a little, but after having a slightly looser schedule, this team strong performance will definitely return and be at the top of the standings.
we dont need to worry as long as we still have Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to win the title in League 1.

In as much as they got superior players in their squad depth it doesn't mean they should underestimate other teams, they need to be very careful when playing against some mediocre teams cause they might drop points and give Nice and opportunity to get back to the top of the league table, however I'm impressed with how Enrique has Managed them properly to get to the point they're currently and I believe if they continue being consistent for a long time then they'll definitely defend the title.

 As for the UCL theirs hope for PSG to qualify for the next round they're currently in the 2nd position in their Group with about 6 points, if they could win Newcastle at their home ground it would give them a very big boost cause Dortmund might draw or lose against Acmilan, well with the help of Mbappé I believe they'll be successful this season however they don't have to be fully dependent on him alone since they still got other good quality players.

I think that PSG has been so focused on the Champions League for such a long time that this might be the only weakness they have when it comes to their results in Ligue 1. They sometimes seem as if they have problems to take Ligue 1 as seriously as they take the Champions League. But in that Champions League group there will be two very sad losers and it's almost as if every game in that group is like a final. Everyone can still make it although Newcastle is in the worst position as they also lost the duel with Borussia Dortmund in case they end up having the same number of points. But until then there is still a long way to go. Both games for Dortmund are tough, but it could as well be over if both Dortmund and PSG win their next game. That would mean they only play for the group winner in the last game.