French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Zlantann]

UCL matches are more important for PSG. Due to this situation, it can be understood that they take the field with substitute players. They didn't really care about losing points from the match because the main goal for them is to win the UCL cup as always. They can sacrifice one match in the league for this, I think they already have the advantage in the league. Now they will play the big game tomorrow, we will wait and see what will happen in the league.

Klyrian Mbappé didn't understand that coach Luis Enrique had more experience than him. He has been a player and now a coach so he understands players' psychology. Mbappé and other key players need to be rested for that game. Barcelona players have enjoyed ten days without games giving them some advantage over PSG. Secondly, the PSG league title race is not at stake because they enjoy a ten-point advantage in the French League. PSG has managed to avoid many top teams in the UCL, this match will be a true test of the French side. If Barca fails to handle Mbappe and  Ousmane Dembele, the match will go the way of PSG.

The Ligue match is no longer PSG's priority at the moment because indeed they only need a few more wins to win Ligue 1, so Enrique will now focus on keeping their chances in the Champions League, it is very risky for PSG to field their main squad in Ligue 1 at this time because it is not impossible that their players will be injured later and obviously it will make PSG's performance decline in the Champions League.

The reason why Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino were sacked was not because they didn't win the French League but because they failed to help the club win the Champions League. Therefore, it is possible that Luis Enrique might be sacked if he fails to win this competition.

[Ayers]

The Ligue match is no longer PSG's priority at the moment because indeed they only need a few more wins to win Ligue 1, so Enrique will now focus on keeping their chances in the Champions League, it is very risky for PSG to field their main squad in Ligue 1 at this time because it is not impossible that their players will be injured later and obviously it will make PSG's performance decline in the Champions League.

The reason why Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino were sacked was not because they didn't win the French League but because they failed to help the club win the Champions League. Therefore, it is possible that Luis Enrique might be sacked if he fails to win this competition.

PSG is actually weird. They have not been able to win against Clermont Foot.

Just for context, Clermont Foot is the team that is at the absolute bottom of the table. So they were unable to win against a team that is on the last of the table. I don’t know if they were trying to keep the players healthy for the match against Barcelona in the Champions League competition or not. But this is definitely not a good look for PSG. And I am pretty sure that even after this, they are not going to be able to do well in the Champions League competition. I actually want to see Barcelona win against PSG in both legs. Just so PSG realizes that they are so bad. And of course, they do not deserve to win the Champions League title. Which I am pretty sure they are not going to.

The only reason they are able to get away with such bad performance in the Ligue 1 is because they do not have any proper competition

[Hvdv]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

Lyon did wonders in the second half of the league. They played admirable games. They were fantastic and there was no trace of the bad football they played in the first term. Even if they cannot go to the European cups this year, the football they play in at least the second half of the league shows us how dangerous a team they can be when concentrated.

[Hanadawa]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

I think the best position that Lyon can get this season is 8th place. Even though it is only 5 points away from 6th place, Lyon will face tough opponents in the next match. I think it is difficult for Lyon to win all the remaining games. Lyon will face Brest, Monaco, PSG and Lille. It wasn't an easy match. I even think they will get a draw or lose for that match. It's hard to think they can win. Lyon started the season very badly and to be honest I respect their struggle to get out of the relegation zone and are now in the top 10. But I am skeptical that they will be able to face strong teams in the next match. So I predict Lyon will end the season in 8-10th place.

[QueenVera]

PSG should be able to defeat a team at Clermont's level with the available player material. even though in reality, the coach, Luis Enrique, did not reduce his main players to become the starting eleven. however, it is understandable that Luis Enrique gave more opportunities to 17 year old young players who played on the wing and other young players who played as wing defenders. and as a result, PSG was unable to get full points even though in the second half the main players such as Mbappe and others were introduced. the match ended with a score of 1-1, despite the fact that Paris Saint-Germain fell behind first.

Fortunately, towards the end of the match, Mbappe provided an assist which Goncalo Ramos converted into an equalizer. and yeah, the match ended 1-1. and as we know, the result of this match has no influence at all on PSG's ranking in the Ligue 1 table. And as we all agree, Luis Enrique prioritizes the Champions League quarter-final match against Barcelona later. That's why several of PSG's core players were not the main starters in the match against Clermont. For Lique 1, PSG will not have any significant obstacles. but in the Champions League, PSG needs to concentrate to focus on overthrowing Barcelona. That's why some players save their energy.

PSG in the league are doing very greatly and in that match against Clermont, you would not expect PSG to be struggling as psg are far doing great as they’re clear even on point. In that match over the weekend, PSG rested most of her key players for the UCL game and you can see the difference im the second half

 In the second half, we saw PSG having introduced her major players and you can see the difference in how they played just that they were only able to get a draw in that fixture and it’s not really bad especially as they’re very clear on being the league winners. Mbappe who’s about to leave keep increasing his numbers for the club as he was able to provide an assist that helped PSG get their draw.

 ⁠In the league, I don’t think PSG will be having any difficulty of any sort as they’re in a better position in the league table and as such you can understand why the coach rested most of the club’s key players in this fixture. PSG main target is the ucl and as such they’re are doing everything possible to be able to get to the UCL semi final and probably the final. The club will have to prepare very well because Barcelona won’t be an easy opponent for PSG to face in this round of the competition. I’m very confident that PSG could get something but they’ve got to do more than the ordinary to be able to defeat Barca.

[Leviathan.007]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

Lyon did wonders in the second half of the league. They played admirable games. They were fantastic and there was no trace of the bad football they played in the first term. Even if they cannot go to the European cups this year, the football they play in at least the second half of the league shows us how dangerous a team they can be when concentrated.

I can't understand what happened in Lyon to make this team get progress after the new year but they had a really bad performance and got bad results even against the weaker teams that were expected them to win. Lyon was a strong team in the past and was racing in the top side of the French League with the other teams but now this Lyon is far from the good days, However, they have got much better results than before.
They even won the Sema final match of the French Cup against Valenciennes with a 3-0 recently.
 

[len01]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

I think the best position that Lyon can get this season is 8th place. Even though it is only 5 points away from 6th place, Lyon will face tough opponents in the next match. I think it is difficult for Lyon to win all the remaining games. Lyon will face Brest, Monaco, PSG and Lille. It wasn't an easy match. I even think they will get a draw or lose for that match. It's hard to think they can win. Lyon started the season very badly and to be honest I respect their struggle to get out of the relegation zone and are now in the top 10. But I am skeptical that they will be able to face strong teams in the next match. So I predict Lyon will end the season in 8-10th place.

nothing is impossible in the remainder of this match and there are lots of surprises that will happen even though Lyon will face a stronger team but actually Lyon doesn't need to win in the upcoming match but is quite consistent in getting 1 point which is more meaningful for Lyon.
I mean when we look at the performance of the top teams that you mentioned, they have had several draws, like PSG have ended in draws several times and Lyon could have done the same thing, even Brest has also been beaten Lens.
and also Monaco or Lille which could end in a draw against Lyon when Lyon performance is currently in a more stable condition than before.
but I might have to agree with you that Lyon would be better off ending this season in the top 8 or 10 and that's much better than being in the relegation zone like at the start of the season which makes me really worried if a popular team gets relegated.

[klidex]

I think the best position that Lyon can get this season is 8th place. Even though it is only 5 points away from 6th place, Lyon will face tough opponents in the next match. I think it is difficult for Lyon to win all the remaining games. Lyon will face Brest, Monaco, PSG and Lille. It wasn't an easy match. I even think they will get a draw or lose for that match. It's hard to think they can win. Lyon started the season very badly and to be honest I respect their struggle to get out of the relegation zone and are now in the top 10. But I am skeptical that they will be able to face strong teams in the next match. So I predict Lyon will end the season in 8-10th place.

I agree with you with Lyon's current situation, they are safe enough to be in the top 8-10, if they can be in a better ranking, but the obstacles that Lyon has to face in the remainder of this match are not easy for them to overcome and win consistently, because in the remaining 6 matches this season, 4 of them have to face clubs that are currently at the top and 2 of them face mediocre clubs and relegated clubs, so technically Lyon will face quite tough clubs in the remainder of this season, so it is impossible for Lyon to be ranked in the top 6 if Lyon is unable to beat these clubs even though the difference in points with the club that is ranked 6th is not too big.

And on Monday, Lyon will face Brest. This is quite a difficult match even though both clubs are in good form, but Brest looks more convincing to win the match compared to Lyon, but because the match is held at home, Lyon will get an advantage and will try hard so as not to disappoint their supporters, but I think the possible result for Lyon is to achieve a draw.

[Velvet78]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

There aren't so many league games this week by the way. The only interesting one to me is Lyon - Brest. I'm curious about whether Lyon will be able to deal a blow to Brest which are having an amazing season.    Brest were able to win by 1-0 home before. I think both teams will score this time and 1.81 looks really tempting for that.

[rendravolt]

To win again seems very difficult for Nice and they only got 1 win in the last 5 matches. Now their chances are dwindling to secure the top four in the standings and with a difference of 5 points from Lille, they have to work even harder to achieve this. As much as possible they have to show the good game they showed at the start of the season.

Now Nice cannot continue to experience a decline in performance and they must win this week against relegation zone team Lorient. In the next match this should not be a problem for Nice and they must get full points again to reduce the existing gap. They also have to be careful because the difference in points between the teams below them is very small so if Nice draws or loses again then they will go down again.

[pusaka]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

I am not at all surprised by the defeat experienced by Paris Saint Germain in this match, because at the start their chances were not much different from Barcelona. but actually their game was not disappointing either, the match was quite tight but Barcelona managed to be more effective in launching attacks so they were able to score 3 goals.
Paris Saint Germain were also not without opportunities, but once again they were no more effective than Barcelona so they could only score 2 goals. Even though they lost, they still have a chance, although it will definitely be more difficult in the second leg. Apart from their status as a visiting team, they also have to catch up on the aggregate goals they achieved in this first leg.

[shinratensei_]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

It's very hard to believe it. Mathematically, yes, but reality may be very different. I strongly believe that Lyon may be able to climb a bit higher than the current position. You can't even be sure that Lyon will always get good results in the remaining matches.
It'd be still unpredictable.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

I know that, but Lyon has done it very well this time. It was leaving the good relegation zone. I'd prefer to see Lyon not set a very big target because it will burden all of its players.
Lyon needs to consistently winning the game. Void the relegation zone and keep play in the league one for another season is already big achievement by the club.

[bering]

Lyon even have a chance to reach the sixth position mathematically as the gap is only five points. But it isn't a high probability at the same time. Because Lyon will have to fight four teams ahead for capturing the position. It is really difficult task to perform as a result.    However I assume Lyon are already relieved in their position now.

Because they started this season horrible you know. They couldn't save themselves from the relegation zone for a long time as well. But from a really dire situation they still managed to climb to the tenth position. This is still a nice progress for them. This is a start for collecting themselves and I hope things don't be upside down again next season.

Pierre Sage is really know how to handle this team and i think Lyon should be hire him at the beginning of season but it's still not late because Lyon under him was very impressive and since December last year with Pierre Sage Lyon has been through an 21 matches in all competitions and from those matches Lyon can collect 14 wins which is in my opinion this is very fantastic because before Pierre Sage handle this team Lyon have to changing manager several times because of poor results which they got and now they have already safe from relegation zone and if this positive trend will be resumes until end of this season then very possible Lyon will finish at higher position on league table

I have been discuss about this before because next weekend they will gets hard match against Brest and this match is good to tested Lyon consistency because we all know Brest also very fantastic this season they even have already reach to runner up position and if Lyon can able to overcomes Brest then very possible Lyon can taking over Marseille or Rennes position on league table however do not forget too Lyon still have the opportunity to gets the trophy this season because on France Cup Lyon can able to eliminate Valenciennes on semifinal and advances to the final match of this competition and they will facing PSG for the final match

[hyudien]

To win again seems very difficult for Nice and they only got 1 win in the last 5 matches. Now their chances are dwindling to secure the top four in the standings and with a difference of 5 points from Lille, they have to work even harder to achieve this. As much as possible they have to show the good game they showed at the start of the season.

Now Nice cannot continue to experience a decline in performance and they must win this week against relegation zone team Lorient. In the next match this should not be a problem for Nice and they must get full points again to reduce the existing gap. They also have to be careful because the difference in points between the teams below them is very small so if Nice draws or loses again then they will go down again.

The negative results they received in the last 5 matches threw them down to 5th position and now they are 5 points away from the nearest team above them. At the start of the season they were very promising, but unfortunately they were not consistent enough to enable them to maintain their performance like at the start of the season.
one of the weaknesses that made them decline was because they were not very good at completing their attacks. Yes, they have difficulty scoring goals, which makes it difficult for them to win. They are very strong in defense, but they are not good when attacking. Just having a solid defense is not enough, because everything has to be balanced, they have to be able to apply solid defense and also attack sharply, because if not then things like this will be felt by a team.
In my opinion, it is very likely that they will lose their current position if they cannot improve, because they are only 1 point away from the team below them, Lens.

[Smack That Ace]

To win again seems very difficult for Nice and they only got 1 win in the last 5 matches. Now their chances are dwindling to secure the top four in the standings and with a difference of 5 points from Lille, they have to work even harder to achieve this. As much as possible they have to show the good game they showed at the start of the season.

Now Nice cannot continue to experience a decline in performance and they must win this week against relegation zone team Lorient. In the next match this should not be a problem for Nice and they must get full points again to reduce the existing gap. They also have to be careful because the difference in points between the teams below them is very small so if Nice draws or loses again then they will go down again.

Big competition going on between Lens and Nice. The competition for the fifth position which is in the Europa League group stage. The team which finishes in the fifth position will be able to play in the Europa League group stages. And there is only one point difference between these two. The problem is none of them are actually performing well and consistently in recent weeks. Lens objectively has a better performance compared to Nice. But it is not that much better for sure. And in these circumstances, it is actually hard to expect what will happen. Because any prediction can go wrong when both teams are performing badly.

What do you guys think about this?

Duke Khan

[piebeyb]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

Mbappe didn't score a single goal in this match, is this because he is rarely played so his attacks become dull, that's why young players who are on fire shouldn't be kept for too long and not played, even if it's for the benefit of an important match like the UCL. However, Mbappe has to be played for a few minutes just to hone his attacking skills so that he remains sharp, but unfortunately Mbappe was unable to score a goal in the match against Barcelona yesterday and looked dull in scoring goals.

Dembele played very well, it's a shame that Barcelona is superior and has more experience in the UCL so PSG have to admit that this narrow defeat can still be avenged in the second leg match. If PSG wants to qualify for the next round they have to appear brave and optimal, because the second leg match Later it will be played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium and of course Barcelona will play more determinedly in front of all their supporters to win, Barcelona's victory will certainly be a breath of fresh air for them in the second leg, PSG in the domestic league can always dominate but in the UCL they haven't really has a lot of experience, that's why Mbappe will have no hope with PSG unless he is in Madrid.

[Bobrox]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

There aren't so many league games this week by the way. The only interesting one to me is Lyon - Brest. I'm curious about whether Lyon will be able to deal a blow to Brest which are having an amazing season.    Brest were able to win by 1-0 home before. I think both teams will score this time and 1.81 looks really tempting for that.

I think had bad mentality impact for PSG performance in domestic league match after defeating by Barcelona on first leg quarter final match in champion league although lead over many points left from Brest on the top Ligue 1 standings. Second leg matches will play on the next middle week so left day taking rest for Luis Henrique recovery their players back to winning mentality on second leg.
PSG has advantage with domestic league schedule match, in this week without any Ligue 1 match and their players will recovery and come back on second leg match win above two aggregate goals if want eliminate Barcelona in front of their fans.
Still has chance for PSG get Champion League semifinal qualify and defend potential treble winner in this season by winning domestic league, french cup and champion league.

[Franctoshi]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

Mbappe didn't score a single goal in this match, is this because he is rarely played so his attacks become dull, that's why young players who are on fire shouldn't be kept for too long and not played, even if it's for the benefit of an important match like the UCL. However, Mbappe has to be played for a few minutes just to hone his attacking skills so that he remains sharp, but unfortunately Mbappe was unable to score a goal in the match against Barcelona yesterday and looked dull in scoring goals.

It's a normal thing to see big name players not able to perform or score goals in an important match or when they face fellow big teams, Last night's match was a game night for the Barcelona side to shine, and they did incredibly well, they went on an away match and picked up all three points, and not from a small team but a big team, with this result so far, PSG this season's Champions League trophy hope is almost like gone because this was not even a draw but lost of 3 points 2–3. So, I wonder what they will do when they visit Camp Nou for the second leg game because they will need to work very hard and need two goals to qualify, whereas Barcelona needs little or no goal to qualify for the next stage.

[Weawant]

PSG are on another level and wi continue to surprise everyone this season, there's only competitive clubs to fight for this title. Paris Saint-Germain have no business with Ligue One matches but they will channel all their energy to UEFA Champions League because that's their major aim of winning a title that will be significant to the team and the supporters. Luis Enrique is working extremely hard to ensure things run smoothly for the club though he will face slight challenges he wouldn't get used to but he will try his best to pass this particular challenge.

Don't be really conclusive with saying that PSG has got no business with Ligue 1 matches, in as much as it feels like they are not going to get much winning the Ligue 1 trophy due to the fact that they have always won the trophy too often that it's almost becoming a norm for them, they still have need for winning the trophy regardless as it adds to their records this season for winning a trophy this season.

It will be sad if they go a Season without a trophy and that's why will not mind winning the trophy this season and getting to add it with any other I'd they get chance at winning another because the champions league is currently looking like they are not going to win it just like that due to the fact that they have lost their first quarter finals game already and they have a very slim chance to proceed to the next stage of the league so they will literally have to work hard if they must get a chance at the champions league again as their opponent isn't even relenting at all to winning the the next fixture.

It's actually no need that the champions league hs always been the biggest drive for PSG and ofcourse they can get it if they are in a better form and have the depth and strength to contend other teams to win the champions league as it's an elite league such that they don't win by mare qualifying, to win the champions league, PSG needs beyond buying new and big players to be able to get the very best off the champions league.

[SOKO-DEKE]

It was a worrying result for PSG last night.    They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon...

Mbappe didn't score a single goal in this match, is this because he is rarely played so his attacks become dull, that's why young players who are on fire shouldn't be kept for too long and not played, even if it's for the benefit of an important match like the UCL. However, Mbappe has to be played for a few minutes just to hone his attacking skills so that he remains sharp, but unfortunately Mbappe was unable to score a goal in the match against Barcelona yesterday and looked dull in scoring goals.

We know that Mbappe is a very sharp player, and if he had great chances, he should have scored. Yesterday, not all the great players in the squad always scored; what is really necessary is their impact, and really, Mbappe did his best yesterday but was not opportune to score goals, but that is how it does happen some time. In fact, in some matches, you may even expect the best player in the squad to score against weak players, but they find it hard. The truth is that no matter how skilled a player is, he can score in matches. No player can be perfect at all in every match; there is always the worst day for any player. He did not score in the first leg; it may be possible that he will score in the returning leg. When a big team is playing against a big team, all the team needs is teamwork. Once the impact shows, the player has done their best,it is not all the time striker always score and  he is not the only player on the pitch; others players contributions always have a big impact on the strikers or winger scoring every match.