French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[MAAManda]

Reims vs Marseille
Compared to the last season, the performance of Marseille was really bad and disappointing during this season in both the French League and the European League because in the last season, they were even close to the top of the table and they couldn't even race with PSG but so far during this season, Marseille's performance was not good at all even in the game they had today against Marseille the lost the game by the own goal with a 1-0 result.

Marseille started the season horribly and continued to fluctuate and miss easy points and when you think they get up on their feets, you witness them losing again. This time it was Reims that were able to beat them. Just for the record, Reims lost matches more than they won..
Marseille will end this season in the middle of the table and without nothing to play for outside of France..

This season is a bad season for Marseille, even though for the past 7 seasons (2016/2017 - 2022/2023) they have always ended their season at least in 5th place.

A season like this happened to Marseille in the 2015/2016 season, they only finished in 13th place, only 1 season passed before Marseille performed well again, so I think Marseille will have a better performance next season. Not playing in European competitions isn't a problem, what they have to solve first is their consistency problem.

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This season is a bad season for Marseille, even though for the past 7 seasons (2016/2017 - 2022/2023) they have always ended their season at least in 5th place.

A season like this happened to Marseille in the 2015/2016 season, they only finished in 13th place, only 1 season passed before Marseille performed well again, so I think Marseille will have a better performance next season. Not playing in European competitions isn't a problem, what they have to solve first is their consistency problem.

If no changes are made then chasing the top five in the standings next season will be much more difficult. Marseille is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1, but this season has gotten out of hand and instead they have had more defeats and draws than they have achieved complete wins. Not playing in the European league should make them much more focused on facing the league next season because they don't have a busy match schedule.

The small defeat they got against Reims was a form of the coach's lack of ability to manage the team and they didn't even have the opportunity to play more openly with the strength of the players they had. So there are many tasks that must be completed and when this cannot be controlled it will be much more difficult to face the competition next season.

[RaltcoinsB]

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You are right that Mbappe did not extend his contract with PSG until 2025 because PSG had offered him the contract but Mbappe rejected it and chose PSG until his contract expired and at the end of this season Mbappe's contract with the PSG team has expired and he will soon leave on a free transfer which means he There is no need to spend a penny because he has fulfilled his contract and any club is free to recruit this player with the approval of the player and the club he is going to.

It is true that PSG suffered a loss regarding this because they did not get any money from the transfer fee for Mbappe, who he had bought from Monaco at a fairly high cost, which means that PSG had invested in this player, but this was also PSG's own fault for pricing Mbappe at a very high price. expensive so that top clubs have to think twice about bringing in Mbappe with this quite expensive transfer fee and now Mbappe will become a free agent.

this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

The names of some players such as Rashford and Osimhen have been on the agenda for a long time. Maybe they can try Kvaratskhelia too. Enrique will determine the most suitable candidate among several candidates for PSG. Mbappe is an important football player and PSG may have a hard time in his absence, but I think the football players will play football in a more peaceful environment. Because Mbappe was a player with a bit of an ego. I hope he leaves this at Real Madrid because Ancelotti is a coach with a very different style.

[Mustang Shelby]

Reims vs Marseille
Compared to the last season, the performance of Marseille was really bad and disappointing during this season in both the French League and the European League because in the last season, they were even close to the top of the table and they couldn't even race with PSG but so far during this season, Marseille's performance was not good at all even in the game they had today against Marseille the lost the game by the own goal with a 1-0 result.

Marseille started the season horribly and continued to fluctuate and miss easy points and when you think they get up on their feets, you witness them losing again. This time it was Reims that were able to beat them. Just for the record, Reims lost matches more than they won..
Marseille will end this season in the middle of the table and without nothing to play for outside of France..

This season is a bad season for Marseille, even though for the past 7 seasons (2016/2017 - 2022/2023) they have always ended their season at least in 5th place.

A season like this happened to Marseille in the 2015/2016 season, they only finished in 13th place, only 1 season passed before Marseille performed well again, so I think Marseille will have a better performance next season. Not playing in European competitions isn't a problem, what they have to solve first is their consistency problem.

They also lost away to Reims and lost 3 more points. Rankings are important for European cups and they fell lower and lower due to defeats. They should question the things that need to be questioned because they are 8th in the league. Marseille should be a team aiming for the top positions. It is not acceptable for a French team with a history of success to be in this position.

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this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

Financial strength alone is not enough to make a club successful in all competitions. It requires cooperation between players and coaches to create a very high level of solidarity so that the club performs well and has a strong mentality to win the Champions League title. PSG's financial strength is no longer in doubt, they can recruit players at quite expensive prices and have several star players, but these players cannot bring PSG to the Champions League title, and currently PSG has to suffer losses because their flagship player will leave on a free transfer but however PSG doesn't can impose his will because Mbappe has fulfilled his contract quite well and he has also played professionally.

It is certain that PSG will immediately buy players to replace Mbappe, PSG will not remain silent when its flagship striker is no longer at the club because this will affect PSG's future performance not only in the Champions League but also in League 1 even though PSG currently has quality players but without a great striker as usual, of course there will be quite a striking difference in PSG's performance. I hope that substitute can perform well too, but if not, we will see the difference in champions in League 1 and this will be interesting.

[mammusu]

It's a shame that NIce had to lose this match, so that closed their chance of being able to compete for a Champions League position, or a position that would put them directly into the Europa League group. They had to lose with a narrow score of 1-2 to their guests, Paris Saint Germain. They had to be 2 goals behind in the 25 minutes of the first half, even though they had made a hope by being able to score a goal in the 32nd minute, they couldn't score another goal until the match ended.

Previously I hoped that they would be able to win this match, so that I could see the competition between the 3 teams who would fight for 3rd place or the position to go to the Champions League next season. But that didn't happen, because they had to lose this match. Now only LOSC and Brest are still fighting for their best position, if they both win then LOSC will be able to secure their position. Brest can only hope that LOSC will get negative results while victory is what they must get.

[Awak Bambi]

this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

Mbappe will leave PSG at the end of this season, the right decision for Mbappe to look for a new challenge and also the opportunity to win the prestigious Champions League, with Mbappe's departure of course PSG will look for a replacement to start next season with new players, considering that PSG also currently wants to win the Champion title Champion to make himself the best in Europe, if we look at Francis they have tasted all those titles.

Currently PSG is of course looking for a replacement for Mbappe, considering that he will leave at the end of this season, PSG must look for a player who is equal to him, many names have appeared in the media at the moment, including Vinicius Junior, but there is no accurate information published in the media at this time, Here I think PSG will consider many players to be able to realize their dream of winning the Champion title, Luis Enrique also wants to bring the Champion title to Paris and they have to consider players who suit Luis Enrique's game.

[Inwestour]

If no changes are made then chasing the top five in the standings next season will be much more difficult. Marseille is one of the best clubs in Ligue 1, but this season has gotten out of hand and instead they have had more defeats and draws than they have achieved complete wins. Not playing in the European league should make them much more focused on facing the league next season because they don't have a busy match schedule.

The small defeat they got against Reims was a form of the coach's lack of ability to manage the team and they didn't even have the opportunity to play more openly with the strength of the players they had. So there are many tasks that must be completed and when this cannot be controlled it will be much more difficult to face the competition next season.

Ligue 1 is a very specific championship, I don’t see teams showing consistent performance from season to season, except for PSG. The fact is that few of them are so worried about preserving their team, they are more concerned about selling players that other clubs are interested in for as much as possible, for them it’s just business. But PSG have completely different goals, they want to win the Champions League. By the way, Monaco could be the team that could break the dominance of PSG, but they have the same model, they perceive their club as a business that brings them very good profits and that suits them.

[Farma]

Mbappe will leave PSG at the end of this season, the right decision for Mbappe to look for a new challenge and also the opportunity to win the prestigious Champions League, with Mbappe's departure of course PSG will look for a replacement to start next season with new players, considering that PSG also currently wants to win the Champion title Champion to make himself the best in Europe, if we look at Francis they have tasted all those titles.

Currently PSG is of course looking for a replacement for Mbappe, considering that he will leave at the end of this season, PSG must look for a player who is equal to him, many names have appeared in the media at the moment, including Vinicius Junior, but there is no accurate information published in the media at this time, Here I think PSG will consider many players to be able to realize their dream of winning the Champion title, Luis Enrique also wants to bring the Champion title to Paris and they have to consider players who suit Luis Enrique's game.

Mbappe's departure will of course have a big impact on PSG's performance, especially on the front lines because in the last few seasons PSG has been quite dependent on Mbappe's performance and it cannot be denied that Mbappe's contribution to PSG is very large and now PSG is certain to be quite difficult to find. replacement for Mbappe.
However, if you look at it from another perspective, Mbappe's departure will be quite good for PSG and also for Mbappe.
PSG can build this team evenly without relying on just a few players and Mbappe can make his football career more developed by joining another top European team and Mbappe can also win many titles if he joins the right team.

[Velvet78]

It is over for Nice when it comes to their Champions League chance. I was expecting the PSG game to be difficult even though PSG announced their championship. But at least Nice guaranteed the Europa League title qualification. If they were a more productive team I would expect a bigger success from them. Because the season actually started really well for them.  

By the way we didn't see Mbappe in this game. As these are his last days at PSG I would expect him to take part in the remaining games. I wonder whether he didn't want it or Luis Enrique didn't want to.  

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It is over for Nice when it comes to their Champions League chance. I was expecting the PSG game to be difficult even though PSG announced their championship. But at least Nice guaranteed the Europa League title qualification. If they were a more productive team I would expect a bigger success from them. Because the season actually started really well for them. 

By the way we didn't see Mbappe in this game. As these are his last days at PSG I would expect him to take part in the remaining games. I wonder whether he didn't want it or Luis Enrique didn't want to. 

Currently Nice's competition to reach at least the Champions League playoffs has ended after being defeated by PSG, initially Nice who hoped to get 3 points in the match of course had to be disappointed because it was predicted that PSG would no longer be motivated to win in the match, before the game started I also thought if Nice would be able to easily get 3 points in the match because indeed PSG fielded almost all of its reserve squad,  But Nice who fielded almost all of their main players actually failed to win and now the Europa League position is the most realistic end for them next season, Nice who were actually able to impress in the match wasted too many chances to score so that indeed PSG narrow 2-1 victory became the end of Nice struggle in week 33 of the season.

PSG have ended the season as Ligue 1 champions and they have actually officially parted ways with Mbappe after being knocked out of the Champions League this season, so I think in the one remaining game of PSG this season in the league maybe they will no longer field Mbappe to play, and Enrique will prioritize giving reserve players or young squad flight hours at this time,  There is one final PSG have to play against Lyon in the French Cup and it looks like we will see Mbappe in  PSG shirt for the last time this season.

[Fuso.hp]

Since the contract was extended until 2025, Mbappe either has to stay at PSG until 2025 or pay the club a certain amount and then leave the club. Mbappe has agreed to PSG's second condition and is set to join Real Madrid next season after paying the club a certain amount of his transfer fee.

Kylian Mbappe will be a free agent by the end of this season, precisely by June 1, 2024. There was no contract extension by PSG or anything like that as far as I know.
The only talks right now are a 5 years deal with Real Madrid with a good salary, maybe the highest one for the club. This was reported by Marca, so I assume it is true since it is very close to Real Madrid.

You are right that Mbappe did not extend his contract with PSG until 2025 because PSG had offered him the contract but Mbappe rejected it and chose PSG until his contract expired and at the end of this season Mbappe's contract with the PSG team has expired and he will soon leave on a free transfer which means he There is no need to spend a penny because he has fulfilled his contract and any club is free to recruit this player with the approval of the player and the club he is going to.

It is true that PSG suffered a loss regarding this because they did not get any money from the transfer fee for Mbappe, who he had bought from Monaco at a fairly high cost, which means that PSG had invested in this player, but this was also PSG's own fault for pricing Mbappe at a very high price. expensive so that top clubs have to think twice about bringing in Mbappe with this quite expensive transfer fee and now Mbappe will become a free agent.

If there is any confirmed news on this matter, here is the news that Mbappe has not extended his contract with the club until 2025. PSG will never let a player like Mbappe leave the club as a free agent member. As long as Mbappe had a contract with the club, Mbappe was responsible to the club, that is, Mbappe was obliged to listen to any decision of the club. Between the two terms, Mbappe signed a contract extension until 2025 and then decided to leave the club while still under contract with PSG. Only PSG why no club will release a player like Mbappe as a free agent member.

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It's very dissapoint to see Marseille performance because they were lost from Reims which on the paper this match should be easy for them and with this loses i am highly doubt Marseille will be finish at top 6 considering yesterday they were failed to cut their gap points with Lyon and Lens and apparently Marseille next season will not playing at European Competitions because for top 6 Lyon and Lens will compete to finish on that place and because Marseille will not extended Jean-Louis Gasset contract i think Marseille should be look for new manager who can able to bringing this team to performing well again next season

In the other hand the loses from PSG makes Nice chances to finish at top 4 is compeletely closed because currently they have 4 points below to Lille and with only 1 matches remaining then impossible for them to taking over 4th place from Lile but at least Nice can playing again at Europa League after absense for 4 years however the last spot of Champion League is really interesting because Brest and Lille has same points so seems the teams who will be finish at 4th place will be determined next week but if we see based on the schedules Brest is relatively easy because they only will faced Toulouse but for Lille they have hard match because Lille have to fight against Nice

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It is over for Nice when it comes to their Champions League chance. I was expecting the PSG game to be difficult even though PSG announced their championship. But at least Nice guaranteed the Europa League title qualification. If they were a more productive team I would expect a bigger success from them. Because the season actually started really well for them. 

By the way we didn't see Mbappe in this game. As these are his last days at PSG I would expect him to take part in the remaining games. I wonder whether he didn't want it or Luis Enrique didn't want to. 

Currently Nice's competition to reach at least the Champions League playoffs has ended after being defeated by PSG, initially Nice who hoped to get 3 points in the match of course had to be disappointed because it was predicted that PSG would no longer be motivated to win in the match, before the game started I also thought if Nice would be able to easily get 3 points in the match because indeed PSG fielded almost all of its reserve squad,  But Nice who fielded almost all of their main players actually failed to win and now the Europa League position is the most realistic end for them next season, Nice who were actually able to impress in the match wasted too many chances to score so that indeed PSG narrow 2-1 victory became the end of Nice struggle in week 33 of the season.

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there are still 5 matches remaining and everything is not over yet if after yesterday's defeat Nice are still able to consistently get points in every match.
In yesterday's match, Nice could actually still get at least 1 point with a draw, but as you said, if every opportunity that Nice had was wasted, they couldn't produce a score, whereas Nice chances were not just once but more than 3 times and they all failed.
even though this is Nice opportunity to get 3 points because PSG only competed away using second tier players but unfortunately Nice couldn't take advantage of the big opportunity that Nice had in yesterday's match.

after this, if Nice really wants to get a ticket to the UCL playoffs, they must at least be able to secure 3 points in a row or by drawing several times without losing, it can give Nice a boost in getting a UCL playoff ticket.

[Blitzboy]

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You are right that Mbappe did not extend his contract with PSG until 2025 because PSG had offered him the contract but Mbappe rejected it and chose PSG until his contract expired and at the end of this season Mbappe's contract with the PSG team has expired and he will soon leave on a free transfer which means he There is no need to spend a penny because he has fulfilled his contract and any club is free to recruit this player with the approval of the player and the club he is going to.

It is true that PSG suffered a loss regarding this because they did not get any money from the transfer fee for Mbappe, who he had bought from Monaco at a fairly high cost, which means that PSG had invested in this player, but this was also PSG's own fault for pricing Mbappe at a very high price. expensive so that top clubs have to think twice about bringing in Mbappe with this quite expensive transfer fee and now Mbappe will become a free agent.

this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

PSG has incredible finances and talent, yet the Champions League trophy eludes them. Really, its sad. Mbappe, a world-class talent, may require a change of setting to fulfill his greatest potential. Rashford is talented, but can he save PSG? A tough choice. I know how to win, and Mbappe is hard to follow. PSG can afford the best names, but titles require more than star power.

This is about chemistry and creating a winning culture. I've always stressed this. So, if PSG wants Rashford or anyone else, they better make sure it fits the team  Someone who scores goals and improves teammates. Im optimistic, but we'll see. PSG can be fantastic. They must make the appropriate stepe. This club has potential, and I hope they can win the Champions League. Hard work and determination would be rewarded with a huge victory.

[Hanadawa]

this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

But there are many rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a contract agreement with Osimhen. When there was news about Mbappe leaving PSG next season, it was reported that PSG had approached Osimhen. I don't know if they are targeting Rashford but I think it makes sense to be Rashford as second choice. But if it's Osimhen then I'm sure he can be a worthy replacement for Mbappe.

PSG is still having difficulty winning the UCL even after the club owner spent a lot of money. I think winning the UCL is the biggest challenge and money can't give you the UCL. PSG must look for chemistry between players, officials, club management and coaches to form a solid squad, and not just how many star players you have.

[piebeyb]

It is certain that PSG will immediately buy players to replace Mbappe, PSG will not remain silent when its flagship striker is no longer at the club because this will affect PSG's future performance not only in the Champions League but also in League 1 even though PSG currently has quality players but without a great striker as usual, of course there will be quite a striking difference in PSG's performance. I hope that substitute can perform well too, but if not, we will see the difference in champions in League 1 and this will be interesting.

PSG should learn from other teams to buy young players who are talented and have the potential to become stars, at least it is more productive because buying players who have experience alone is not necessarily productive and reliable, just like buying Messi and Neymar at that time did not lead PSG to win the UCL. At that time, PSG just wasted money but didn't produce any trophies except Ligue 1, that's why PSG had to be more careful in choosing players who were much younger and experienced because it was important to be able to replace Mbappe because next season the competition was quite tight.

PSG learned from yesterday's failure in the UCL, they weren't really mentally prepared so they weren't very confident and that must be instilled from an early age so that next season they play even better than this season, at least they can reach the UCL final and win the title, but PSG must can find players who are truly productive to be able to compete closely next season both in the domestic league and in European competitions such as the UCL, losing Mbappe will certainly be difficult for PSG to recover but they must immediately find the right replacement.

[QueenVera]

It's very dissapoint to see Marseille performance because they were lost from Reims which on the paper this match should be easy for them and with this loses i am highly doubt Marseille will be finish at top 6 considering yesterday they were failed to cut their gap points with Lyon and Lens and apparently Marseille next season will not playing at European Competitions because for top 6 Lyon and Lens will compete to finish on that place and because Marseille will not extended Jean-Louis Gasset contract i think Marseille should be look for new manager who can able to bringing this team to performing well again next season

In the other hand the loses from PSG makes Nice chances to finish at top 4 is compeletely closed because currently they have 4 points below to Lille and with only 1 matches remaining then impossible for them to taking over 4th place from Lile but at least Nice can playing again at Europa League after absense for 4 years however the last spot of Champion League is really interesting because Brest and Lille has same points so seems the teams who will be finish at 4th place will be determined next week but if we see based on the schedules Brest is relatively easy because they only will faced Toulouse but for Lille they have hard match because Lille have to fight against Nice

Marseille haven’t been at their best this season and yet they were still in the chase for European spot and with the match against Reims, you’ll think Marseille will be getting victory there to boost their chances. Well football happened and they lost the game which thrashed the little hopes they were building of being in an European competition next season.

 Well now they mustbstart afresh and I think doing that, they should be ready to let go of the coach and hire one that can help to rebuild this team again. Nice on the other hand though started the season quite on a high note but things went wrong which I sincerely can’t say what. ⁠Now they’re sure of Europa league spot after the loss to PSG that one is certain for them and it’s a better achievement after not been able to go to the UCL.
 
 Whilst the battle for UCL spot is still on, we can expect a thrilling match in both venues of Brest and Lille as the positive results will decide who goes to the UCL. ⁠Brest will be playing Toulose nd you can already call that a win for Brest as Lille could probably end in a draw with Nice. Well I can’t wait for the final results of these matches and see what it holds for us in this stage of the competition.

[bangjoe]

this is football, who would have thought, PSG has spent a lot of money but they still can't get the UCL trophy, maybe Mbappe's departure is the best for both of them, Mbappe really wants the UCL trophy while PSG still can't give it to him, there are rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a lot of money to look for a replacement for PSG and Rashford is in their sights, PSG is a very rich team, hopefully they can get a much better player than Mbappe.

But there are many rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a contract agreement with Osimhen. When there was news about Mbappe leaving PSG next season, it was reported that PSG had approached Osimhen. I don't know if they are targeting Rashford but I think it makes sense to be Rashford as second choice. But if it's Osimhen then I'm sure he can be a worthy replacement for Mbappe.

PSG is still having difficulty winning the UCL even after the club owner spent a lot of money. I think winning the UCL is the biggest challenge and money can't give you the UCL. PSG must look for chemistry between players, officials, club management and coaches to form a solid squad, and not just how many star players you have.

Yes, it was forced this season PSG did not get the chance to win the champions league.
The news that Mbappe will leave PSG has been around since last season, so I am not so surprised by the news that Kulian Mbappe will leave PSG because he hopes to enter Real Madrid, and to be honest in the previous season Real Madrid had prepared a seat for Mbappe, but the price was too expensive, maybe they hadn't prepared for it.

As for PSG's targets Osimhen and Rashford will be an interesting scramble, I have no doubt about the money problem with PSG they certainly have it and are willing to spend a lot of money on their target players, and I think it's pretty sure that PSG will get it.

[Razmirraz]

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But there are many rumors circulating that PSG has prepared a contract agreement with Osimhen. When there was news about Mbappe leaving PSG next season, it was reported that PSG had approached Osimhen. I don't know if they are targeting Rashford but I think it makes sense to be Rashford as second choice. But if it's Osimhen then I'm sure he can be a worthy replacement for Mbappe.

PSG is still having difficulty winning the UCL even after the club owner spent a lot of money. I think winning the UCL is the biggest challenge and money can't give you the UCL. PSG must look for chemistry between players, officials, club management and coaches to form a solid squad, and not just how many star players you have.

After appointing Luis Enrique as main coach, PSG must give him the freedom to choose players according to his wishes. Osimhen is an ideal replacement for Mbappe, but PSG must give Enrique space to choose a midfielder who can regulate the rhythm of the game well. PSG failure so far in the UCL is due to the players not having strong chemistry with each other. Luis Enrique must make the players connect with each other and work together to achieve the team's goals.

PSG must change their transfer policy if they want to win the UCL trophy, so far they have brought in too many quality players at high prices, but have not been able to establish good cooperation between players and coaches. This season PSG failed again in the Champions League, they have also lost one of their best players. Enrique must make players understand each other like Xabi Alonso did with Leverkusen if he wants to win the UCL trophy.