French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Weawant]

I agree with what you said. For now PSG can focus on the match against Real Sociedad in the Champions League because the match in Ligue 1 might not be too difficult for them. It is very important to get points in the first leg because it will give the team a greater chance of qualifying for the next round. Sociedad is not an easy opponent for PSG because of course, even though they are only ranked 6th, they are on a different level to several clubs in Ligue 1.

This is not so true but then it's not false either, the matches at Ligue 1 aren't very much competitive and would look not really difficult and moreover they are quite some good points away from the other teams behind them trying to get to the top to be able to displace them. So they have got some fair advantage at the Ligue 1

Focusing on the champions league alone because of the Fair advantage they have got in the Ligue 1 could turn against them in the long run because by the time they will be wanting to get back to focusing well on their domestic league them may be having too may gaps to cover up as some of these teams may have closed the gap too tight they may not be able to maintain good gap away from those team and any mistake may cost them the opportunity of defending the league title as they should have, so it will be best if they're able to maintain the balance and making sure they are not left behind in either of the leagues.

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[rendravolt]

Maybe I'm quite curious about Marseille's next journey because this team is still in 6th position and to reach a place like last season they have to be able to shift several teams above them. I mean their journey this time will not be easy but at least they are having a pretty good season and even though in their previous match they only drew against Montpellier but at least they still got 4 wins in the last 5 matches.

From January to early February next year, Marseille will face 3 quite troublesome opponents, namely Strasbourg, Monaco and Lyon. However, I am very optimistic that Marseille can beat Strasbourg, but not against Monaco and Lyon. The reason is that these two teams are also on the rise and especially for Lyon, even though their current position is still at the bottom of the board, fighting Marseille will certainly remain an arena for prestige between big teams in Ligue 1. Apart from that, I hope Marseille can do their best and don't let it happen. let your guard down with the team.

[harapan]

I think Lyon have given a nice gift to their supporters before entering the New Year. Because they have started to improve finally by winning their last three league games. Doing this was enough to carry them out of the relegation zone as well. The team are still in a danger zone of course but at least this must be some relief for them.

Lyon were able to win three straight games after losing three straight games. The started the season very poorly but they ended the year with good results and if they can build on that they may make it to the Europa play offs. They can even qualify for the Europa league but they're going to work so much to get to that spot because teams like Lens, Strasbourg and Lille want those spots too.
In my honest opinion, I don't think Lyon will get to the top 3 to qualify for the champions league, even the Europa spot would require a miracle. They're currently just 2 points above the relegation zone so they're still a long way from safety, not to talk of European qualifications.

[Synchronice]

Paris Saint Germain is the richest club in French League 1 so there is no doubt about the club's financial strength and the strength of its players because Paris Saint Germain has stronger players when compared to other teams in League 1. So as long as there are no other teams that stronger financially and stronger in terms of players, maybe Paris Saint-Germain will always win league 1 and for other teams it will not be easy to break PSG's dominance.
Therefore, there is no big pressure for PSG in League 1 because their current focus is only on beating Real Sociedad in the last sixteen of the UCL.

Yes, I fully agree with that paris Saint-Germain is like the superhero team in the French League 1. They have the most money and the strongest players, making them really powerful. Imagine they are like superheroes with the best gear. So, in the French League 1, it's kind of like they are the kings because no other team has as much money or as many strong players. This makes it easier for them  keep winning the league. Right now, they're not feeling stressed in the French League 1 because they are more focused on a big mission defeating Real Sociedad in the UCL. It's like they have a big battle ahead with another strong team, and that's where all their attention is. So, winning the league is cool, but they are also aiming for glory in the Champions League.

Since 2012, there was two times when PSG lost in League 1 final against Monaco in 2016-17 season and then against Lille in 2020-21 season. I think, France needs more powerful teams to make League 1 (Uber Eats) more competitive. I'm sorry but I think that League 1 is a little boring because PSG doesn't have any competitors, it's also boring that PSG always wins. I love La League because of that competition. To be honest, I started to watch League 1 because Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Sergio Ramos, Di Maria, many of my favorite players were playing there.

[tusandii]

Lyon's 3 consecutive wins got them out of the relegation zone and in my opinion this is quite natural because a team that has strength like Lyon should not be at the bottom of the standings.
In terms of quality, Lyon's team is not too bad this season, it's just that there are several problems in their team that made them slump at the start of the season.
With what is happening currently I believe Lyon will be able to recover slowly and put it back to its rightful place.

In history, Lyon is one of the popular clubs in League 1 which has always been able to get the best position in the top 10 in the points table and this season has only experienced a few problems that have not been solved and the 3x wins can give a sign that Lyon will soon recover and soon rise to the top. previous ranking.
It is very sad to see popular club that has been in the relegation zone since the start of the season. Lyon has lost its best performance, but I am sure that Lyon will be able to improve its best performance because now we have entered the second half of the season and we must immediately fix every problem.
In fact, it not only Lyon who is experiencing this problem, previously Lens had a bad start to the season but also managed to climb to 7th place and this could provide motivation to Lyon if the popular club does not deserve to be at the bottom of the points table and must immediately improve its reputation.

[makishart]

Real Sociedad is PSG's main focus at the moment, even though this match is still quite long, PSG must prepare a strategy carefully because their opponent is not an easy opponent unlike against teams from their league.

I agree with what you said. For now PSG can focus on the match against Real Sociedad in the Champions League because the match in Ligue 1 might not be too difficult for them. It is very important to get points in the first leg because it will give the team a greater chance of qualifying for the next round. Sociedad is not an easy opponent for PSG because of course, even though they are only ranked 6th, they are on a different level to several clubs in Ligue 1.

Sociedad can be considered as a strong opponent even though it was struggling in la liga. There is still a better task to be done by PSG. The club is going to face toulouse in the final of trophee des champions and this is another chance for PSG to get the first trophy from toulouse.
Im thinking about PSG will try to do its best to make sure the club can perform even better to beat toulouse soon. This match is far important compared to the UCL that is still far away. We shall back to the main topic.
The match against lens will be coming at 15 january. The better thing if we are focusing into the upcoming match of PSG. Toulouse will not let PSG to win the match easily. Revel is also waiting for PSG in the french cup.
There will be busy schedules for PSG in the upcoming match. We are only a few days away from the new year. Player is still trying to do their best to enjoy their new year moment soon.

[Doell]

Real Sociedad is PSG's main focus at the moment, even though this match is still quite long, PSG must prepare a strategy carefully because their opponent is not an easy opponent unlike against teams from their league.

UCL begins next year, and we have a couple of days to make it to the new year, I can't wait to watch the top actions from these clubs. The UCL competition is easy for every club but facing a tough opponent will definitely make everything complicated. I know how fierce and prepared PSG have been struggling to be in shape but I guessed PSG boss, Luis Enrique will fill in the void and weaknesses left open by the club. Real Sociedad doesn't seem to be a threat to Paris Saint-Germain but we shouldn't underestimate any opponents because we never might know what's coming our way and there's presence of unexpected results in football.

Of course, that games vs Sociedad also really looking forward to watch by fans of PSG, and Luis Enrique must prepare the right strategy for the UCL match vs Sociedad. Fortunately, the French Ligue 1 is not a big challenge for Enrique, because it is supported by the depth of the PSG squad which is quite good.
Also, fortunately not many strong competitor teams in Ligue 1, currently only Nice and Monaco which is close to PSG in terms of points. But in my opinion these both teams are still unable to catch PSG in the standings table, because PSG in the second half of this season maybe they will be able to collect a lot of points.

[hahay]

Real Sociedad is PSG's main focus at the moment, even though this match is still quite long, PSG must prepare a strategy carefully because their opponent is not an easy opponent unlike against teams from their league.

I agree with what you said. For now PSG can focus on the match against Real Sociedad in the Champions League because the match in Ligue 1 might not be too difficult for them. It is very important to get points in the first leg because it will give the team a greater chance of qualifying for the next round. Sociedad is not an easy opponent for PSG because of course, even though they are only ranked 6th, they are on a different level to several clubs in Ligue 1.

Real Sociedad is not a threat team for PSG in the 16th round of the Champions League because ya, basically PSG still has better quality compared to Real Sociedad. It doesn't matter about Real Sociedad won group D in the Champions League group phase, beating Inter and Benfica because after all, the team in the group with PSG is clearly more difficult because it is also said to be a hell group.

So yes, it seems strange if PSG should put a high focus just to play against Real Sociedad because ya, of course on paper PSG can be sure to win against Real Sociedad later. Therefore, then of course PSG will still remain focused also in Ligue 1, because of course Ligue 1 is the first priority for PSG to get the trophy every season.

[Jody.Drummer]

I think Lyon have given a nice gift to their supporters before entering the New Year. Because they have started to improve finally by winning their last three league games. Doing this was enough to carry them out of the relegation zone as well. The team are still in a danger zone of course but at least this must be some relief for them.

Lyon were able to win three straight games after losing three straight games. The started the season very poorly but they ended the year with good results and if they can build on that they may make it to the Europa play offs. They can even qualify for the Europa league but they're going to work so much to get to that spot because teams like Lens, Strasbourg and Lille want those spots too.
In my honest opinion, I don't think Lyon will get to the top 3 to qualify for the champions league, even the Europa spot would require a miracle. They're currently just 2 points above the relegation zone so they're still a long way from safety, not to talk of European qualifications.

Well, at least they're on a winning streak to end the year. Their work is stil very heavy to be able to move from the threat of the red zone, their position is just above the red zone by colecting 16 point which has a diference of 2 points from the club below them, Toulouse. They need to make a good start to the year, that could see them slowly leave the threat of the botom half behind. The poor start they've had has inevitably put them in the bottom half now. But considering the games are still quite a lot it is still very much enough to bring them at least to midtable, provided their prformance improves. The worry is that just when their form is improving, the league stops and it's a long time before their first game of the year, the worry is when they return to their early season form.

[Webetcoins]

Maybe I'm quite curious about Marseille's next journey because this team is still in 6th position and to reach a place like last season they have to be able to shift several teams above them. I mean their journey this time will not be easy but at least they are having a pretty good season and even though in their previous match they only drew against Montpellier but at least they still got 4 wins in the last 5 matches.

From January to early February next year, Marseille will face 3 quite troublesome opponents, namely Strasbourg, Monaco and Lyon. However, I am very optimistic that Marseille can beat Strasbourg, but not against Monaco and Lyon. The reason is that these two teams are also on the rise and especially for Lyon, even though their current position is still at the bottom of the board, fighting Marseille will certainly remain an arena for prestige between big teams in Ligue 1. Apart from that, I hope Marseille can do their best and don't let it happen. let your guard down with the team.

Marseille is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1 after PSG and they were not good in this season like few others, but now they are doing good which bring them to the 6th spot which is surely good comeback with now they are having tough challenging time because if they want to have better spot in this season like last season then needs to improve quality and play with consistency which can helps them 6 points difference from third spot Monaco is surely looking not tough on papers with few top clubs are losing their consistency and performance with this all most chances they are able to have chance for the jumping at this point but still not easy.

Lille dropping points and Brest is playing like surprise package mean things are in good shape and if they are able to have something positive from these three matches then surely it's going to be easy for them Strasbourg having three matches winning streak before break and Monaco and Lyon are also trying to give their best in rest of the season.

[QueenVera]

This is the main problem faced by french league. Psg was leading the competition without even a single team that was able competing against it. No doubt that this league is just another farmer league. Psg will be dominating this league may be more than 1 decade like bundesliga which had been dominating by bayern.
There shall be billionaire who can join in the french league then try to acquire the club in league 1.
Having saudi billionaire to acquire a club in french league will be very interesting. i hope that there will be a new investor to join in the league 1. Psg is obviously needs a new competitor. it was only against the weak club. nothing surpirse to see psg was always winning the league.


the different story if psg was getting a new competitor that can play as good as psg. it will make the competition become even more competitive. i would like to see that league one to become even more competitive like serie a or epl. league 1 really needs to have as many strong club as possible to stop the domination of psg like bayern in bundesliga.

The French League is another farmer’s league that is always carried home by PSG. They’ve nice investments that could help them keep dominating the league for a while another instance is Bayern in the German League. For another team, to come and dominate they’ll be needing massive recruitments and investments so as to be able to match PSG in terms of squad depth and all.

 That will also make the league an interesting one and increase the fierce competition in the league and probably make PSG get more serious in Europe too. Just like Bayern Leverkusen and Dortmund is doing to Bayern Munich In the bundesliga, if another Mediocre team start doing very well and put a threat to their title race you'll see them sitting up to doing better and try to maintain their records and history.

[Marvell1]

Lyon were able to win three straight games after losing three straight games. The started the season very poorly but they ended the year with good results and if they can build on that they may make it to the Europa play offs. They can even qualify for the Europa league but they're going to work so much to get to that spot because teams like Lens, Strasbourg and Lille want those spots too.
In my honest opinion, I don't think Lyon will get to the top 3 to qualify for the champions league, even the Europa spot would require a miracle. They're currently just 2 points above the relegation zone so they're still a long way from safety, not to talk of European qualifications.

Well, at least they're on a winning streak to end the year. Their work is stil very heavy to be able to move from the threat of the red zone, their position is just above the red zone by colecting 16 point which has a diference of 2 points from the club below them, Toulouse. They need to make a good start to the year, that could see them slowly leave the threat of the botom half behind. The poor start they've had has inevitably put them in the bottom half now. But considering the games are still quite a lot it is still very much enough to bring them at least to midtable, provided their prformance improves. The worry is that just when their form is improving, the league stops and it's a long time before their first game of the year, the worry is when they return to their early season form.

Lyon has earned more points in their last 3 matches than the rest of the season. They won 3 matches in a row putting them out of the relegation zone. But this should not be their position and situation considering their history as a club. They are one of the best clubs in France and have a good history. Them being in the relegation zone is not what was supposed to happen in the first place. Their next match is against Le Havre and if they can win it, it can get them 2-3 positions ahead and let them be clear of relegation fears right now.

[Roseline492]

Marseille is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1 after PSG and they were not good in this season like few others, but now they are doing good which bring them to the 6th spot which is surely good comeback with now they are having tough challenging time because if they want to have better spot in this season like last season then needs to improve quality and play with consistency which can helps them 6 points difference from third spot Monaco is surely looking not tough on papers with few top clubs are losing their consistency and performance with this all most chances they are able to have chance for the jumping at this point but still not easy.

Yeah for now Marseille is among the top six club on the Fench league 1 and also there is a higher chance that before the league come to an end they will surely move more than the way they are on the league table because they seem to have been making some good improvement and however there match against Thionville may likely going to be a win match for them because they seem more impressive in times of performance than Thionville, so if they eventually beat Thionville and Lille draws or lose against golden lion de saint Joseph they will enter the sixth position, But however looking at the table no matter how Marseille will perform I don't think they can be able to enter the fourth position on the table because there are still so many clubs that are still far better than them in performance.

[emrecemsan]

Good for Lyon that they have had a 3-match win streak recently. If they manage to keep this up as much as possible they should be good to go for staying safe from the relegation area. For this season staying in the Ligue 1 must be the primary target for Lyon I think. Because they aren't in a position to think much about bigger achievements.

The most they could do would be to finish the league in the middle of the league standings I think. But even to do that they need to get a lot of wins from now on. I hope that Lacazette also maintains a good performance about scoring goals. He is one of the crucial players for the team especially about scoring goals. 

[rendravolt]

Maybe I'm quite curious about Marseille's next journey because this team is still in 6th position and to reach a place like last season they have to be able to shift several teams above them. I mean their journey this time will not be easy but at least they are having a pretty good season and even though in their previous match they only drew against Montpellier but at least they still got 4 wins in the last 5 matches.

From January to early February next year, Marseille will face 3 quite troublesome opponents, namely Strasbourg, Monaco and Lyon. However, I am very optimistic that Marseille can beat Strasbourg, but not against Monaco and Lyon. The reason is that these two teams are also on the rise and especially for Lyon, even though their current position is still at the bottom of the board, fighting Marseille will certainly remain an arena for prestige between big teams in Ligue 1. Apart from that, I hope Marseille can do their best and don't let it happen. let your guard down with the team.

Marseille is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1 after PSG and they were not good in this season like few others, but now they are doing good which bring them to the 6th spot which is surely good comeback with now they are having tough challenging time because if they want to have better spot in this season like last season then needs to improve quality and play with consistency which can helps them 6 points difference from third spot Monaco is surely looking not tough on papers with few top clubs are losing their consistency and performance with this all most chances they are able to have chance for the jumping at this point but still not easy.

Lille dropping points and Brest is playing like surprise package mean things are in good shape and if they are able to have something positive from these three matches then surely it's going to be easy for them Strasbourg having three matches winning streak before break and Monaco and Lyon are also trying to give their best in rest of the season.

I still remember when Marseille were quite slumped in 12th place in the standings at the start of the season and indeed they did a good job before half the season was over. I think they have fixed the previous problems and also continue to carry out intensive training so that the results are commensurate with what they want. It certainly wasn't easy for Marseille because they managed to suppress their opponents at the end and at the same time overtook several other teams that were sitting above them.

But it is an extraordinary thing and in a little while they will be back to where they should be. Monaco did not get maximum results, but their previous defeat also made sense because they lost to Lyon and PSG, which incidentally are also big teams in Ligue 1, the rest are opponents that they should be able to win against. Maybe to overtake Lille, I think Marseille will be able to, but if they approach Brest, the difference in points is quite large. But usually a surprise team like Brest won't last long and it's just a matter of time before they lose consistency in the next few matches.

[Leviathan.007]

Paris Saint Germain is the richest club in French League 1 so there is no doubt about the club's financial strength and the strength of its players because Paris Saint Germain has stronger players when compared to other teams in League 1. So as long as there are no other teams that stronger financially and stronger in terms of players, maybe Paris Saint-Germain will always win league 1 and for other teams it will not be easy to break PSG's dominance.
Therefore, there is no big pressure for PSG in League 1 because their current focus is only on beating Real Sociedad in the last sixteen of the UCL.

Yes, I fully agree with that paris Saint-Germain is like the superhero team in the French League 1. They have the most money and the strongest players, making them really powerful. Imagine they are like superheroes with the best gear. So, in the French League 1, it's kind of like they are the kings because no other team has as much money or as many strong players. This makes it easier for them  keep winning the league. Right now, they're not feeling stressed in the French League 1 because they are more focused on a big mission defeating Real Sociedad in the UCL. It's like they have a big battle ahead with another strong team, and that's where all their attention is. So, winning the league is cool, but they are also aiming for glory in the Champions League.

I'm not saying that PSG is a superhero team in League 1, they are strong and rich because the owner is someone from Saudi Arabia (if I'm not mistaken) so it's only natural that no one surpasses the strength of this team in League 1 because in terms of finances and squad depth there is no there is a rival in League 1. Maybe one day if there is another team in league 1 that has the depth of players like Paris Saint-Germain that team might be able to break PSG's dominance because so far there has been no team that can really suppress it in league 1.

Real Sociedad is PSG's main focus at the moment, even though this match is still quite long, PSG must prepare a strategy carefully because their opponent is not an easy opponent unlike against teams from their league.

The owner of PSG is not from Saudi Arabia, however, he is an Arab but he is not from this country and the owner of PSG is from Qatar, he is a known and famous person who gets aid from the Qatar government and that's why PSG is a super-rich team they don't have any financial issues since he started investing in this team.
Regarding the French League, I think any team that wants to race with PSG in the league they will also need to invest a huge amount of money they did have done for their team.

[Tony116]

This is the main problem faced by french league. Psg was leading the competition without even a single team that was able competing against it. No doubt that this league is just another farmer league. Psg will be dominating this league may be more than 1 decade like bundesliga which had been dominating by bayern.
There shall be billionaire who can join in the french league then try to acquire the club in league 1.
Having saudi billionaire to acquire a club in french league will be very interesting. i hope that there will be a new investor to join in the league 1. Psg is obviously needs a new competitor. it was only against the weak club. nothing surpirse to see psg was always winning the league.
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The French League is another farmer’s league that is always carried home by PSG. They’ve nice investments that could help them keep dominating the league for a while another instance is Bayern in the German League. For another team, to come and dominate they’ll be needing massive recruitments and investments so as to be able to match PSG in terms of squad depth and all.

 That will also make the league an interesting one and increase the fierce competition in the league and probably make PSG get more serious in Europe too. Just like Bayern Leverkusen and Dortmund is doing to Bayern Munich In the bundesliga, if another Mediocre team start doing very well and put a threat to their title race you'll see them sitting up to doing better and try to maintain their records and history.

Of course, the French league is a farmers league. PSG is literally farming the trophies every season and that is not going to change because there is no team that can actually give any competition to them. And PSG has actually taking full advantage of that since a long time. Even if PSG does not play very well they are still sure that they are going to win the title. That's what happened in the last couple of seasons if I am not wrong. The other teams are so bad that even though PSG has a lot of problems going on in the team, they are unable to take advantage of that.

This season PSG is again going to win the title and I don't have much doubt about that, some teams might be able to give some competition, but in the end, they won't be able to stay consistent.

[Hvdv]

Lyon were able to win three straight games after losing three straight games. The started the season very poorly but they ended the year with good results and if they can build on that they may make it to the Europa play offs. They can even qualify for the Europa league but they're going to work so much to get to that spot because teams like Lens, Strasbourg and Lille want those spots too.
In my honest opinion, I don't think Lyon will get to the top 3 to qualify for the champions league, even the Europa spot would require a miracle. They're currently just 2 points above the relegation zone so they're still a long way from safety, not to talk of European qualifications.

Well, at least they're on a winning streak to end the year. Their work is stil very heavy to be able to move from the threat of the red zone, their position is just above the red zone by colecting 16 point which has a diference of 2 points from the club below them, Toulouse. They need to make a good start to the year, that could see them slowly leave the threat of the botom half behind. The poor start they've had has inevitably put them in the bottom half now. But considering the games are still quite a lot it is still very much enough to bring them at least to midtable, provided their prformance improves. The worry is that just when their form is improving, the league stops and it's a long time before their first game of the year, the worry is when they return to their early season form.

Lyon has earned more points in their last 3 matches than the rest of the season. They won 3 matches in a row putting them out of the relegation zone. But this should not be their position and situation considering their history as a club. They are one of the best clubs in France and have a good history. Them being in the relegation zone is not what was supposed to happen in the first place. Their next match is against Le Havre and if they can win it, it can get them 2-3 positions ahead and let them be clear of relegation fears right now.

Considering that the league is now in the new year break, Lyon will have enough time to recover. Even though they had a hard time against Nantes, they won and now they have the wind at their backs. I think they will continue to win as long as the wind blows. After a terrible first match, these winning streaks were hopeful results that tied them to the league.

[sana54210]

PSG is of course more focused on the Champions League against Real Sociedad, because PSG's main goal is to win the Champions League even though PSG's strength this season is not yet completely strong enough to face the intense competition in the Champions League. However, with the remaining time remaining, Enrique can maintain the fitness of his players.

This doesn't mean that PSG takes Ligue 1 lightly, but in reality PSG in Ligue 1 is so favored that it even seems as though they will be able to win the Ligue 1 trophy this season. because their competition is only with Nice, and Nice itself is now five points behind PSG, of course Enrique will pay special attention to the Champions League against Real Sociedad.

Maybe it is just me but Real Sociedad could be the weakest group leader I have seen in a long time, I think that is way too obvious. PSG should be able to beat them very very easily and it shouldn't be really all that difficult game. They do not even have to have Mbappe for those games, they could just bench him and still win.

I think most of the young players at PSG would still be able to win, maybe would have hard time with pressure since UCL is unique to them but not like Real Sociedad gets there too frequently neither. This is a unique chance for Sociedad, this is just every single season for PSG, so it should not be that difficult. I think it's clear that we are going to have some trouble, and for that we need to let it be.

[Rengga Jati]

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It's not just about being under doubt but PSG is currently in a situation in which they can be hopeful to even hire more players during the winter and this team can still be improved to race in great tournaments like the Champions League while other teams in French literally are not in the same level with PSG and that's why I think the best they can do is to find rich owners to have more investments in their teams to get more money in their teams.

Yes, in the January transfer window, PSG must be able to make the most of this moment in order to get the players they are targeting who are compatible with PSG and are able to strengthen PSG in their position. They don't have money problems, so this should be easier. Because after all, the possibility of Mbappe staying at PSG is very small and he has even said that he will soon leave PSG. So, of course this will disrupt PSG's strength. while PSG must become stronger. Not only for the French League but especially for matches in the UCL which are actually very competitive with various local teams.