French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Strongkored]

PSG is using poor Lyon for practice tonight. Four goals to one in first half, such an embarrassing defeat for a big name like Lyon. Mbappe is yet to scored and by the time he join the goal scorers, Lyon might be soak in goals.

Luis Enrique just wants his team to be able to secure the title before the semi-final match in the Champions League, and that can be achieved by winning three matches before facing Dortmund, one has been passed so two remain and with their opponent being relatively weak then PSG will very likely get six points in two. this match.
PSG wants to keep Mbappe fit and Luis Enrique understands that his squad without Mbappe will be able to overcome Lyon, a team that cannot be underestimated at all but Lyon is not as strong as last season.
Monaco managed to return to second place after successfully beating Brest, this was an even match because both teams had the same opportunity to score a goal, only Monaco managed to turn it into a goal, and of course, this was quite surprising because Brest performed quite well in every home match and this was only their second defeat at home this season. This result does not change the leader of the standings but for Monaco, this is quite important because they can keep unbeaten in the last seven matches.

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[rendravolt]

It all started with a quick own goal from Nemanja Matic which put PSG ahead of Lyon and in this match practically everything belonged to PSG. I didn't expect so many goals to be scored in the first half and PSG can certainly close out the win more quickly after the first half ended with a score of 4-1. After making a mistake, Lyon's defense became very weak and this was put to good use by the PSG players to continue attacking until they scored so many goals.

But unfortunately in the second half no more goals were scored and everything was over since PSG's 3 goal lead. Even if Lyon wants to change the result, I think it's very difficult because PSG won't let that happen and they just need to maintain that lead until the game is over. It feels like Lyon is still not capable enough to beat PSG this season and in the end they lost again after 5 matches without losing.

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Monaco managed to return to second place after successfully beating Brest, this was an even match because both teams had the same opportunity to score a goal, only Monaco managed to turn it into a goal, and of course, this was quite surprising because Brest performed quite well in every home match and this was only their second defeat at home this season. This result does not change the leader of the standings but for Monaco, this is quite important because they can keep unbeaten in the last seven matches.

Monaco victory over Brest is the first step for Monaco to maintain their chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season, previously Monaco which was ranked 3rd and Brest ranked 2nd only had a difference of 3 points, but now the two have replaced each other's positions in the Ligue 1 standings, Monaco's success in defeating Brest is of course surprising because indeed since the beginning of the season Brest has had a good and consistent performance in Ligue 1 in winning,  But indeed the pressure towards the end of the season makes Brest seem to start to look shaky in maintaining their chances of going to the Champions League next season, currently Monaco and Brest have a 2 point difference from Monaco and Monaco benefits because they have 1 game that has not been played at this time.

Brest's defeat to Monaco Is Precisely now making Brest's chances of playing in the Champions League next season begin to be threatened, in addition to it will be difficult to overtake Monaco who are above them, Brest is now also starting to get pressure from Lille who are only one point adrift of Brest, for now I am starting to doubt if Brest can Qualify for the Champions League if it does not Immediately improve its performance in the remaining matches of the season.

[pusaka]

It all started with a quick own goal from Nemanja Matic which put PSG ahead of Lyon and in this match practically everything belonged to PSG. I didn't expect so many goals to be scored in the first half and PSG can certainly close out the win more quickly after the first half ended with a score of 4-1. After making a mistake, Lyon's defense became very weak and this was put to good use by the PSG players to continue attacking until they scored so many goals.

But unfortunately in the second half no more goals were scored and everything was over since PSG's 3 goal lead. Even if Lyon wants to change the result, I think it's very difficult because PSG won't let that happen and they just need to maintain that lead until the game is over. It feels like Lyon is still not capable enough to beat PSG this season and in the end they lost again after 5 matches without losing.

Paris Saint Germain won this match easily, they were able to score a quick goal even though it was an own goal, but 3 minutes later they were able to double their position. They were able to control the match in the first half and at their peak they were able to score 4 goals before the first half ended. Lyon, who tried to give them resistance, could only score 1 goal in the first half.
In the second half, neither team could score another goal. However, this was a normal thing for Paris Saint Germain because Paris Saint Germain was very comfortable with the lead they had in the first half. It is very difficult to see a team that can compete with Paris Saint Germain in Ligue 1, they have become the rulers of Ligue 1 who are difficult to stop.

[Salahmu]

Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon

Paris Saint Germain StartXI: 4-4-2

Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi; Marquinhos; Danilo Pereira; Lucas Beraldo; Marco Asensio; Warren Zaïre-Emery; Vitinha; Bradley Barcola; Randal Kolo Muani; Gonçalo Ramos

Lyon StartXI: 4-2-3-1

Anthony Lopes; Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Duje Ćaleta-Car; Jake O'Brien; Henrique; Maxence Caqueret; Nemanja Matić; Ernest Nuamah; Rayan Cherki; Saïd Benrahma; Alexandre Lacazette

For now is expected that PSG has the performance to win all their remaining marches on this French league because I have not really seen any club that is capable enough to win them, so before they even started the match against Lyon I already have a strong believe that they will win Lyon, however I'm not saying that Lyon is not in a good shape because they have actually make a great efforts on their matches especially their last four matches which they won three matches and lose only one match.

Currently Lyon is on the 8 position of the table and with their performance they have the chance of going more higher before the season runs out but however most of their next match will not be easy on them because they will be meeting Monaco and we all no the level of performance Monaco has on this season so beating them will be very difficult for Lyon.

[QueenVera]

Monaco really put a strong performance in the game. Beating Brest away from home is a great result considering Breast is a very good team this season sitting above Monaco on the table. This result shakes up the table and puts Brest under pressure. The standings are certainly much tighter now, and Brest will have their work cut out for them to stay ahead of Monaco. With a game in hand, Monaco has a real chance to solidify their position.

Lille that is also a good team will be a tough test. They also have ambition to finish in Champions League zone. Monaco need to capitalize their home advantage on Lille to make secure their position in Champions zone. Except PSG, No team is safe in Champions League zone right now. This sounds like a title race when three teams mainly have to fight for a position in Champions League zone. It seems more exciting to see than the title race which is considered granted to the hand of PSG.

Monaco have been able to defeat Brest even though they were able to do that with having 2 red cards in that match. This match showed how strong their defense was and how they can be able to withstand the pressure from Brest. This win was a big one for Monaco and her fans and as such we know what the win holds for them in their league standings.

 ⁠Currently they have been able to overthrow Brest and yet they still have an outstanding match which is to be against Lile and with the loss of their key players, you can imagine how much they will be able to perform against Lile. The loss of 2 key players means that the match against Lile will be one very fierce one and you can’t expect anything less than a draw from that match.

 ⁠Brest I think are still at second place, but must try to maintain their place if they are wanting to finish at 2nd place because the pressure at this moment is pretty much and they must try to maintain this stand. The whole standings are tight now in the French League and at this moment you can only imagine how much the pressure will be in the final 5 matches.

 ⁠Monaco have the home advantage and if they can be able to defeat Brest while being away and with 2 red cards, you can say that they will be able to defeat Lile because of the home advantage. Lile are a difficult opposition and you can see them as one of the major competitors after PsG and are a tough opposition and you can say this match against Lile will be one very tough one.

[tusandii]

This is a very serious stage for PSG and looking back at how devoted this players were while playing Barcelona means Luis Enrique is doing a good job at PSG and since PSG is in a comfortable position at the top of the league now, they will give more priority to their match against Borussia Dortmund because for Borussia Dortmund to eliminate Atletico Madrid means they are up to something which PSG needs more carefulness if not something strange might happen to them.

PSG only has to think about the match in the UCL semifinals without having to worry anymore about their position in League 1 because here PSG is still more dominant in winning the match. And they also have quite a lot of points so there is no need to be afraid of being overtaken by their rivals again, so what PSG needs to think about from now on is how to beat the Dortmund team in the semifinals so that PSG can qualify for the Champions League final for this season even though I'm also not really sure that PSG will win the Champions League this season.

I was not expecting to see PSG beating Barcelona in the last game of the Champions League because I was thinking Barcelona could have a much better situation for this match but the red card at the start of the game changed everything and Barcelona lost the game to let PSG be in the next game.
I think PSG can even give some rest to the players and let these players to be fresh and in good form for the game they have against Dortmund. However, PSG is lucky to play against Drtomund since Drtomund is not a strong team compared to the other teams left in this tournament.

Actually, Barcelona would be in a better situation if the red card didn't occur in the first half which made things difficult for Barca in maintaining their defense, I also don't think PSG would be able to beat Barca in that situation. PSG didn't seem to give up even though initially PSG was on the verge of leaving. UCL but apparently PSG is still given the opportunity to continue its performance in the UCL in the next round and we will see what PSG will look like when they face Dortmund.

Luis knows what must be done for his players to continue to appear impressive against Dortmund. PSG will definitely rotate their players to prepare for the big match which will be held in Germany. At least this will prevent PSG's key players from getting injured, before that PSG still has three matches in League 1 but I think PSG didn't use their mainstay players because their opponent is not a strong club so PSG won't experience big problems even though they have to rotate their players before meeting Dortmund.

[slapper]

I am one of those people who say that PSG will easily destroy Dortmund to be fair, which means that PSG will have literally just a single game left after that. Don't get me wrong, this is football and anything could happen and Dortmund could still beat PSG in a two game series, knock off stages are always a bit different and even a worse team could beat PSG in a shocking result, things are not always that obvious.

However, let's be honest and see the elephant in the room, Dortmund is the worst team between all the teams that are left and I believe that PSG is high high favourites of this series as well which means they SHOULD be getting the win. If that's the case, Mbappe and PSG could have a last dance and get UCL together before he leaves.

That Lyon game was drubbing. But hey, Dortmund's in the semis for a reason. They have won when it counts, those underdog wins we cherish. The Champions League knockout stage is different. One error or brilliant moment alters the game. Penalties could happen, and then who knows. Each team deserves respect. Indeed, Mbappe is mad. PSG must concentrate. Dortmund is tough and has weapons. Being PSG means not being arrogant. Let Dortmund have their say or they may make PSG pay. This won't end until it does

[bering]

Unfortunately Lyon winning streak have to ended yesterday because they have been humiliated by PSG with final scores 4-1 and i can see PSG playing with some of their reserved players even Luis Enrique didn't played Mbappe but although some of PSG key players were absense but they still too strong for Lyon but after this loses Lyon position is still at 8th place and for PSG they still able to managed their difference points with Monaco and PSG is very near to the title because mathematically PSG only required 2 wins again to lock first position and became an the champion of this season

Besides this match i have seen too Marseille playing dissapointing because they only playing draw from Toulouse they even almost be lost but luckily Moumbagna can scores in the extra time of second half and Marseille can avoiding to lost and Marseille in the difficult situation now because although they were able to advances to semifinal match of Europa League but possibly next season they will not playing at that competition again this because Marseille position currently at 9th place and Marseille even has 7 points below to Nice so big possibility Marseille will not finish at top 5

[JeffBrad12]

Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon

Paris Saint Germain StartXI: 4-4-2

Gianluigi Donnarumma; Achraf Hakimi; Marquinhos; Danilo Pereira; Lucas Beraldo; Marco Asensio; Warren Zaïre-Emery; Vitinha; Bradley Barcola; Randal Kolo Muani; Gonçalo Ramos

Lyon StartXI: 4-2-3-1

Anthony Lopes; Ainsley Maitland-Niles; Duje Ćaleta-Car; Jake O'Brien; Henrique; Maxence Caqueret; Nemanja Matić; Ernest Nuamah; Rayan Cherki; Saïd Benrahma; Alexandre Lacazette

As what people predicted here. PSG has been successfully destroying lyon with decent scores as mbappe's club scored 4 goals in that game. Lyon can do nothing against PSG. I consider PSG on its peak performances even though it's has not yet reached the top performance since this is a new club.
Lyon was able playing equally against PSG and it was proving that how money is owning league 1 this time. There will be no club that can compete against PSG directly. The league needs some big investors to invest their money on the some clubs to follow PSG's standard in winning league one title.
Ez win for PSG. Even though the odds was damn bad consider it's very small but PSG gave us ez money from that match.

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Unfortunately Lyon winning streak have to ended yesterday because they have been humiliated by PSG with final scores 4-1 and i can see PSG playing with some of their reserved players even Luis Enrique didn't played Mbappe but although some of PSG key players were absense but they still too strong for Lyon but after this loses Lyon position is still at 8th place and for PSG they still able to managed their difference points with Monaco and PSG is very near to the title because mathematically PSG only required 2 wins again to lock first position and became an the champion of this season

It's hard to maintain momentum when the king is last to fight
PSG is currently likened to the last king because seeing from what is happening now their strength is the greatest and fighting spirit is not enough to make PSG falter in this match.

But even so I will still appreciate what Lyon did in this match even though the results were in accordance with what I expected but in the end with the style of play that Lyon showed where they counterattacked even though their possession did not go well in the end it was a thing that deserved appreciation, it's just that their poor finishing made many opportunities to be wasted and but in terms of opportunities they did not lose to PSG in yesterday's match.
3 points further strengthens PSG for this season and indeed they have certainly returned to the championship with the advantage of points owned which is very far different from other clubs.

[Jody.Drummer]

This season is a different season in Ligue 1, if previously they had 20 clubs participating in the league, this season they only have 18 clubs participating in the League. That way they only have 34 matches from each club this season. Ligue 1 has just passed week 30, but for some clubs they haven't played their matches in week 29, which means there are only 5 or 4 more matches left for them to play in Ligue 1 this season.

Ligue 1 will definitely belong to Paris Saint Germain, they are 11 points ahead of the club closest to them now. With such a big distance and with the remaining matches, it is impossible for other clubs to catch up with the points that Paris Saint Germain has. Unless Monaco gets lucky by wiping out the remaining matches with a win, on the other hand Paris Saint Germain will have to accept successive defeats. It looks impossible for Paris Saint Germain if they have to accept consecutive defeats.

[imamusma]

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As what people predicted here. PSG has been successfully destroying lyon with decent scores as mbappe's club scored 4 goals in that game. Lyon can do nothing against PSG. I consider PSG on its peak performances even though it's has not yet reached the top performance since this is a new club.
Lyon was able playing equally against PSG and it was proving that how money is owning league 1 this time. There will be no club that can compete against PSG directly. The league needs some big investors to invest their money on the some clubs to follow PSG's standard in winning league one title.
Ez win for PSG. Even though the odds was damn bad consider it's very small but PSG gave us ez money from that match.

With this latest victory, PSG is getting closer to winning the Ligue 1 trophy again. In the next two matches, PSG will lock up the trophy and crown themselves as champions this season. Luis Enrique is actually no longer worried about anything in the competition for trophies, because all their future matches are relatively easy to overcome. Lyon is actually starting to improve, but their strength is not equal to PSG, but I didn't expect them to lose with a score of 4-1.

It's true, Ligue 1 needs rich investors and acquiring a club is one way to offset PSG dominance. Apart from that, Luis Enrique can now turn his full focus to the Champions League and prepare his squad well to face Dortmund. Luis Enrique can also rest a number of important players going forward, and field substitute players for matches in Ligue 1.

[Weawant]

The performance of PSG against Lyon is actually everything i expected so i at no point entertained any form of surprise in the fact thst Lyon lost in such a landslide fall to PSG because if you take a critical look into the performance and form of both teams, you are going to agree with me in The inequalities that exist between both teams in regards to their firm, depth and even their strength aswell both in the game and generally.

The Ligue 1 generally has been such that has provided PSG with every form of dominance which they enjoy and have always enjoyed in a very long time of which we cannot think to the fact that they will perform any less against team as weak as Lyon who has been literally struggling since this season and has not even have a decent form of consistency in their results and productivity This season so much actually isn't even expected from them as the chances they will perform well enough are actually very slim so PSG was actually in a better position to win them as they actually did.

The fact that Lyon will not be relegated because they have been able to avoid it and aswell been in a fair position few weeks to the end of the season already. They may actually hope to get a better chance of a good performance by next season hopefully and then PSG who may actually appear weak next season may have this as their last and season with the same kind of strength thst they have got currently.

[onecall123]

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As what people predicted here. PSG has been successfully destroying lyon with decent scores as mbappe's club scored 4 goals in that game. Lyon can do nothing against PSG. I consider PSG on its peak performances even though it's has not yet reached the top performance since this is a new club.
Lyon was able playing equally against PSG and it was proving that how money is owning league 1 this time. There will be no club that can compete against PSG directly. The league needs some big investors to invest their money on the some clubs to follow PSG's standard in winning league one title.
Ez win for PSG. Even though the odds was damn bad consider it's very small but PSG gave us ez money from that match.

With this latest victory, PSG is getting closer to winning the Ligue 1 trophy again. In the next two matches, PSG will lock up the trophy and crown themselves as champions this season. Luis Enrique is actually no longer worried about anything in the competition for trophies, because all their future matches are relatively easy to overcome. Lyon is actually starting to improve, but their strength is not equal to PSG, but I didn't expect them to lose with a score of 4-1.

It's true, Ligue 1 needs rich investors and acquiring a club is one way to offset PSG dominance. Apart from that, Luis Enrique can now turn his full focus to the Champions League and prepare his squad well to face Dortmund. Luis Enrique can also rest a number of important players going forward, and field substitute players for matches in Ligue 1.

PSG extended their lead to 11 points in the Ligue 1 table by defeating Lyon. They dominated the first half, especially with Ramos shining on the field. This victory brings PSG closer to securing the Ligue 1 title. The league's dominance by PSG is partly because there are no other wealthy competitors. Losing Mbappé would be a significant setback for Ligue 1's star power, as he's a key figure in boosting the league's global reputation. Without him and other rich clubs, Ligue 1 might struggle to maintain interest in the upcoming season. The league authorities should focus on addressing this issue.
anyway PSG vs Lyon match met expectations, and let's hope PSG can replicate this performance in the Champions League and avoid setbacks.

[Velvet78]

Brest didn't play as good as I expected yesterday and the game didn't end up well for them at all.    A 2-0 loss home helped Monaco get ahead of them in the standings by two points now. It isn't over yet... Monaco have a missing game to play as well. Brest even risked their chance to qualify for the Champions League group stage directly by this loss.

Because Lille are right behind by only one point and a missing game to play as well. This is the second loss in a row for Brest and another tough game is on the way for them against Rennes away. Considering that Brest couldn't beat Rennes home I don't have big expectations away for now.

[SUPERSAIAN]

This season is a different season in Ligue 1, if previously they had 20 clubs participating in the league, this season they only have 18 clubs participating in the League. That way they only have 34 matches from each club this season. Ligue 1 has just passed week 30, but for some clubs they haven't played their matches in week 29, which means there are only 5 or 4 more matches left for them to play in Ligue 1 this season.

Ligue 1 will definitely belong to Paris Saint Germain, they are 11 points ahead of the club closest to them now. With such a big distance and with the remaining matches, it is impossible for other clubs to catch up with the points that Paris Saint Germain has. Unless Monaco gets lucky by wiping out the remaining matches with a win, on the other hand Paris Saint Germain will have to accept successive defeats. It looks impossible for Paris Saint Germain if they have to accept consecutive defeats.

I don't think it's possible for PSG to lose consecutively. This season, no team has tried to rise to the first place in the rankings with such surprise exits from other big clubs. PSG beat Lyon with a different result. It was obvious that Lyon could not escape in this match. Olympique Lyon wants to be among the top six in the rankings. With only a few weeks left, they should collect good points after the loss after this match.

[Slow death]

It's funny how PSG easily beat Lion even though they were playing with players who weren't their best attacking players, but PSG still managed to score 4 goals in that game. the ease with which PSG players were able to score goals, it became more evident that in league 1 PSG has no opponent and they can afford to win easily every season regardless of the coach they put in place. So PSG's focus every season is on the European Champions League. In my opinion, the other teams should start thinking seriously about making the team profitable so that they can get money to make good hires of players and coaches to be able to compete with PSG, and it's strange that no Arab billionaire has yet appeared to buy another liga1 team and make it a very strong team

If PSG wins the next 2 games, then they will officially become champions, and it's funny that PSG's next two games will be against 2 teams that are in the relegation zone:



I believe that the PSG coach will not put Mbappe and Dembélé to play in the next 2 games, to avoid injuries, since they will be games against very weak teams and because after these two games PSG will play against Dortmund in a game of European champions league. As PSG's biggest objective is to win the European Champions League, then it makes perfect sense for the PSG coach to rest all the best players for the next 2 games. In any case, I see PSG being champions in the next 2 games

[Palakka]

Brest didn't play as good as I expected yesterday and the game didn't end up well for them at all.    A 2-0 loss home helped Monaco get ahead of them in the standings by two points now. It isn't over yet... Monaco have a missing game to play as well. Brest even risked their chance to qualify for the Champions League group stage directly by this loss.

Because Lille are right behind by only one point and a missing game to play as well. This is the second loss in a row for Brest and another tough game is on the way for them against Rennes away. Considering that Brest couldn't beat Rennes home I don't have big expectations away for now.

Brest's chances of being able to play in the Champions League next season will of course now be difficult for them to maintain after Monaco managed to beat Brest at home, at this time Monaco's journey is certainly smoother than Brest who now have to fight hard to maintain their position, honestly I did not expect that this season Brest has been able to do extraordinary things when they have never been seeded so far in the league,  Brest's surprise reach the top of the table has certainly not been thought of since the start of the season, so with all the hard work they have done so far it will certainly be a pity if they fail to qualify for the Champions League after 29 weeks of staying in the Champions League zone.

Rather than Brest of course now Monaco is closer to playing in the Champions League next season as you said, while Brest at this time of course they have been on edge after Lille also put pressure on Brest again with a difference of 1 point at this time, indeed Brest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League next season even though they will drop to rank 4 later,  But being in 4th place of course they have to do a playoff match to get a ticket to the Champions League so I think it will be quite difficult.

[arimamib]

Rather than Brest of course now Monaco is closer to playing in the Champions League next season as you said, while Brest at this time of course they have been on edge after Lille also put pressure on Brest again with a difference of 1 point at this time, indeed Brest still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League next season even though they will drop to rank 4 later,  But being in 4th place of course they have to do a playoff match to get a ticket to the Champions League so I think it will be quite difficult.

I think Brest still have a fair chance here because Monaco and Lille will face each other that certainly will give advantage to Brest. If Monaco win against Lille, Brest will stay third, but if Lille win, Brest will be fourth with two points gap. This situation will still give hope for all three teams. It depends on who have the strongest consistency till the end of the season.

It's still quite difficult to predict who will stay in Champions League zone, because anything can still happen. Looking at the remaining opponents for the three teams, I think Brest have the bigger hope, because they will play against teams that dont have any thing to fight for any more, While Monaco and Lille will play against teams those are fighting for staying in Ligue 1.