French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Velvet78]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.    Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era. 

[mammusu]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Losing 1 player (even if he's important) will not reduce the overall performance of the team, that's what we saw with PSG and Barcelona in the past when their MSN trio left the team. The strong tradition of winning Ligue 1 is held by PSG, it will be difficult to replace considering that the owner of PSG makes football one of the industries he's serious about, their next match is against Lille, Lille is currently in 2nd place in the standings, there's no doubt that PSG will win that match though playing away.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yes, I do. In fact, I still believe they can go to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and even the final, I just can't believe that PSG won the UCL .

It is too early for us to say that the loss of Mbappe does not have a big influence on PSG, indeed in the last two matches PSG was able to win with an absolute score over its opponents but we also do not deny that teams like le havre and montpellier are not strong teams that have been able to make it difficult for PSG so far, in my opinion the sharpness shown by PSG in the two matches is none other than due to the weak defense owned by the opposing team and I'm quite sure that PSG may have a very difficult time if they face a team that has a solid defense later, indeed so far we cannot rule out that PSG is the only team that has a great chance to win Ligue 1 but I really hope that there will be a team that at least will be able to make it difficult for PSG to win Ligue 1 this season.

In ligue 1 of course we cannot doubt the capacity possessed by PSG to become champions, but in the champions league of course we cannot expect much from them at the moment, in the draw that was carried out yesterday PSG has joined a strong European team in the league phase, I think PSG journey is currently very difficult and it may even be difficult for them to be able to qualify for the next round if they have to face a team like Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, maybe only Salzburg, Girona and Stuttgart can be easy opponents for them.

PSG ownersexpressions after knowing their opponents in the UCL draw  

[hyudien]

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.    Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era. 

Since the beginning I predicted that there would be 2 possibilities that Paris Saint Germain would experience after their valuable players left, the first is that they will slump because they are not used to playing without star players and the second is that they will be better because they can maximize teamwork, and that's what we see at least until the 2nd week. They can actually show something better than before. However, they still have a bigger job, namely they must be able to maintain the consistency of the game that they managed to show at the beginning, because if not they will decline. Also they must prepare to play in the Champions League. In terms of challenges, the Champions League will be more challenging for them, because there will be many strong teams they will face.

[Hvdv]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.    Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era. 

I look at Real Madrid and they are far from the performance expected from Mbappé. There were also matches in Paris Saint-Germain during Mbappé's term where performances were far from expectations. I wonder if Mbappé thinks more about himself than the team. Paris Saint-Germain is by far the highest quality team in the French League right now. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has only collected five points in the Spanish league and Mbappé has not contributed anything. I think these are in Mbappé's destiny. Paris Saint-Germain may reach the finals of the Champions League this year, how do we know?

[junder]

As I often say, PSG's game is much more solid in every line and much more fluid, not focusing on one player like when Mbappe was still at the club, losing Mbappe can be said to be a good thing this season PSG is more productive in terms of goals.
yes if we talk about PSG's current opponents in week 3 of league 1, I am still optimistic that PSG can win at Lille's home later, but Lille also cannot be underestimated by every opponent including PSG, most likely Lille will give a surprise in the match later, and PSG must be more focused in this match if not Lille can steal points.

This observation of yours applies mainly in their recent pattern but if it were to be before, I will definitely not be agreeing with your as I will prove it otherwise as the had a good percentage of dependency as at that time of certain key players, probably they have see how disadvantageous it's been and now trying a better model to their strategy and tactics so as to see how productive it may turn out for them this season. At liles home PSG may have some struggles because looking at lilies performance this season, it's enough not to for any reason see them any less of a team as they can be able to achieve a whole lot of they add some improvement and consistency to their performance so far.

Yes because my observation is in accordance with the facts of PSG this season, they apply a different approach in every line and much better than the previous season by not relying too much on one player or individual skills, we see the last few seasons with players like Mabppe, Messi and Neymar PSG continues to dominate in League 1 and that is also a fact that we should not miss. as I said above this is about how Luis Enrique applies the difference in the game and you also agree with that that the tactical differences they are trying to apply look more profitable in the two matches that PSG have played so far, we will see in the future whether PSG can still be productive with this strategy, that is what they have to prove

[barisbilgili]

I look at Real Madrid and they are far from the performance expected from Mbappé. There were also matches in Paris Saint-Germain during Mbappé's term where performances were far from expectations. I wonder if Mbappé thinks more about himself than the team. Paris Saint-Germain is by far the highest quality team in the French League right now. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has only collected five points in the Spanish league and Mbappé has not contributed anything. I think these are in Mbappé's destiny. Paris Saint-Germain may reach the finals of the Champions League this year, how do we know?

It is indeed not easy for every player who is just debuting, they certainly have to make adjustments and other factors to be able to develop themselves in a better direction, PSG has recently appeared more open with its squad and everyone is aware of that, but basically there is no banquet that makes PSG have to be amazed there because the team in the French League 1 is indeed not very productive and effective so PSG's ability in the league is very guaranteed.

However, it is different from the Champions, it will be difficult for them, yes we know it is very difficult there, especially the PSG pot in the Champions is quite difficult for them, I think so, but talking about how far their success is, I think this season will not be much different from what they got in the Champions last season because the competition there is more effective and productive in every club that competes or is faced.

[rendravolt]

Some may not have noticed but Brest are at the bottom of the table at the moment. We remember how they finished last season in the top four and secured a place in the Champions League. However, they had a poor start after losing to Marseille and Lens. On the other hand, their goal difference will also make it difficult for them to overtake other teams if they have the same number of points.

This week they have to break this curse and they have to win against St Etienne. It is certainly not a difficult task and if Brest lose again then they will be even further behind. That will hurt their expectations who initially wanted to continue the positive results in the previous season and honestly this will not be good at all.

[mvdheuvel1983]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.    Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era. 

I look at Real Madrid and they are far from the performance expected from Mbappé. There were also matches in Paris Saint-Germain during Mbappé's term where performances were far from expectations. I wonder if Mbappé thinks more about himself than the team. Paris Saint-Germain is by far the highest quality team in the French League right now. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has only collected five points in the Spanish league and Mbappé has not contributed anything. I think these are in Mbappé's destiny. Paris Saint-Germain may reach the finals of the Champions League this year, how do we know?

May be if people reduce the high expectations they placed on the Real Madrid team since signing Mbappe and see the team as a football team like other other clubs they won't be feeling disappointed if they don't see the expected results they want in a hurry, PSG adapted quickly as Mbappe left the team simply because the good performance of the team does not depend on a particular player and the idea is working for them as they are yet to drop points in two matches but for Real Madrid, the have a solid squad but the coach is still looking for the perfect position to play Mbappe since his current position is not favouring the team I believe Real Madrid will still get better once Ancelotti is able to identify the solution to the problem of his team and then the good performance of Mbappe will be seen.

[Blitzboy]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.    Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era. 

Looks like PSG is disproving all the critics, including me quite honestly. They are off to a flying start, and the post-Mbappé period seems to be brighter than anyone had predicted. This crew is clicking on every cylinder. One thing is domestic domination; yet, their eyes are on the larger reward: the Champions League. Their way forward is challenging, and the Champions League is not their playground. It will try their depth, strategies, and fortitude. But given their current performance, they really have a chance to make a long run.

The secret will be keeping this momentum and this appetite. Their budgets cannot allow them to get lazy. They have to keep developing and pushing. Should they do this, the last sixteen will only mark the start.

So, hats off to PSG. They've surprised me, and Im sure they've surprised a lot of people. Still to come, though, comes the real test. Legend-making happens in the Champions League.

[wmaurik]

It is indeed not easy for every player who is just debuting, they certainly have to make adjustments and other factors to be able to develop themselves in a better direction, PSG has recently appeared more open with its squad and everyone is aware of that, but basically there is no banquet that makes PSG have to be amazed there because the team in the French League 1 is indeed not very productive and effective so PSG's ability in the league is very guaranteed.

I am not even that amazed and surprised by PSG's appearance in the French Ligue 1 this season because PSG still has more strength than other teams in Ligue 1 at this time. And for the matter of new players, I think it always takes time to be able to adjust to the team and also to the colleagues in the team so that it cannot be denied anymore because it is like that every season in all Leagues. But I am still a little curious about PSG's strength when the team competes outside Ligue 1 because this season is the season where PSG did not have Mbappe as their mainstay player before.

[tusandii]

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After Mbappe left PSG, I thought PSG would be an average team again and other teams would be able to match them. But 2 wins with 10 goals and 1 conceded made me think that this season it seems like PSG has become a solid team and plays collectively as a team, not just making one person as a target man. PSG's gameplay in the first 2 league matches really surprised me. It was beyond my expectation. The next match is against LOSC, a team that also collected 6 points. It will be an interesting match. But it seems that with PSG's current performance it will still be difficult for other teams to beat their dominance in Ligue 1.

As I often say, PSG's game is much more solid in every line and much more fluid, not focusing on one player like when Mbappe was still at the club, losing Mbappe can be said to be a good thing this season PSG is more productive in terms of goals.
yes if we talk about PSG's current opponents in week 3 of league 1, I am still optimistic that PSG can win at Lille's home later, but Lille also cannot be underestimated by every opponent including PSG, most likely Lille will give a surprise in the match later, and PSG must be more focused in this match if not Lille can steal points.

But the fact is when Mbappe was still at the club the coach and other players relied on Mbappe and most of all Mbappe who created many victories in every PSG match this player has been a top scorer for years at PSG maybe his departure also provided a lesson for other players to be more focused and give their best performance for the club and it is proven that all players can play well and solidly. In this 3rd match I think it is quite difficult to predict because Lille is also not a weak club this club played well in the Europa League qualifiers and qualified and could even eliminate Fenerbahce so Lille could be a serious opponent for PSG especially this match will be held at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium Lille headquarters so PSG must really prepare this match well.

[bering]

Some may not have noticed but Brest are at the bottom of the table at the moment. We remember how they finished last season in the top four and secured a place in the Champions League. However, they had a poor start after losing to Marseille and Lens. On the other hand, their goal difference will also make it difficult for them to overtake other teams if they have the same number of points.

This week they have to break this curse and they have to win against St Etienne. It is certainly not a difficult task and if Brest lose again then they will be even further behind. That will hurt their expectations who initially wanted to continue the positive results in the previous season and honestly this will not be good at all.

Last season Brest can occupy 3rd place with only gets 7 loses and this makes them deserved to playing at Champion league for the first time and a bit surprised to see they have poor start this season because they got 2 consecutive lost from Marseille and Lens and actually their manager Éric Roy didn't do the major changes because their current squad is not so different compared to last season but indeed seems Brest only required more time to reach to their top performance again

Actually this weekend Brest have good chances to bounce back because their next opponent St Etienne is not too strong compared to Lens and Marseille moreover i can see St Etienne also not so different compared to Brest because St Etienne still hard struggling to gets their first winning this season too and i am sure Brest can able to overcomes St Etienne and earn their first 3 points this season

[pusaka]

It is indeed not easy for every player who is just debuting, they certainly have to make adjustments and other factors to be able to develop themselves in a better direction, PSG has recently appeared more open with its squad and everyone is aware of that, but basically there is no banquet that makes PSG have to be amazed there because the team in the French League 1 is indeed not very productive and effective so PSG's ability in the league is very guaranteed.

I am not even that amazed and surprised by PSG's appearance in the French Ligue 1 this season because PSG still has more strength than other teams in Ligue 1 at this time. And for the matter of new players, I think it always takes time to be able to adjust to the team and also to the colleagues in the team so that it cannot be denied anymore because it is like that every season in all Leagues. But I am still a little curious about PSG's strength when the team competes outside Ligue 1 because this season is the season where PSG did not have Mbappe as their mainstay player before.

Yes you are right, actually the results they got were normal because they are the best team in Ligue 1. What many people are talking about is because they did it without Mbappe and they are not used to playing without Mbappe, that's all. So many people started to react to what Paris Saint Germain could show this season.
of course new players will need time to adapt to the team's game. But in the process some are fast and some are a little late in adjusting to the team's game.
Oh yes, we still can't map which teams can perform well in week 2, we still need a few more matches to see which teams can compete with Paris Saint Germain.

[Lida93]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

With Kylian Mbappe out of PSG we should be expecting to see them score as many goals as possible with each game because the searchlight and mentality of the team has turned around away from the focus on a single key player to do the finishing, to a team work where equal interdependence interplay within the squad. Now anyone in front can expressly score as the opportunity present itself.

I see PSG getting stronger than they were which entails that Mbappe absence wouldn't in any significant way affect their performance both in the domestic and European competition. They have quality players to do the job of retaining their title and also beating their way through the round of 16 and beyond in the champions league too. Need that I remind you that some of those clubs ain't in a current better form or with a UCL experience than PSG.

[BITCOIN4X]

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It is too early for us to say that the loss of Mbappe does not have a big influence on PSG, indeed in the last two matches PSG was able to win with an absolute score over its opponents but we also do not deny that teams like le havre and montpellier are not strong teams that have been able to make it difficult for PSG so far, in my opinion the sharpness shown by PSG in the two matches is none other than due to the weak defense owned by the opposing team and I'm quite sure that PSG may have a very difficult time if they face a team that has a solid defense later, indeed so far we cannot rule out that PSG is the only team that has a great chance to win Ligue 1 but I really hope that there will be a team that at least will be able to make it difficult for PSG to win Ligue 1 this season.

Even though it's still around the first 2 games of the season, in fact PSG doesn't have much influence without Mbappe. I agree that there are still many other strong teams that could make it difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title, but I think PSG has a good mentality to maintain this performance throughout the season. PSG is a favorite team that has a lot of quality players in its squad, so I don't really doubt them in Ligue 1 even though Mbappe has joined Real Madrid.

Teams like Lille, Monaco and Lens can basically be considered competitors, but I really doubt the stability of these teams' performance even though so far they have also managed to win the first 2 matches. In Ligue 1, I think only PSG can always be the favorite.

[Palakka]

I look at Real Madrid and they are far from the performance expected from Mbappé. There were also matches in Paris Saint-Germain during Mbappé's term where performances were far from expectations. I wonder if Mbappé thinks more about himself than the team. Paris Saint-Germain is by far the highest quality team in the French League right now. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has only collected five points in the Spanish league and Mbappé has not contributed anything. I think these are in Mbappé's destiny. Paris Saint-Germain may reach the finals of the Champions League this year, how do we know?

It is indeed not easy for every player who is just debuting, they certainly have to make adjustments and other factors to be able to develop themselves in a better direction, PSG has recently appeared more open with its squad and everyone is aware of that, but basically there is no banquet that makes PSG have to be amazed there because the team in the French League 1 is indeed not very productive and effective so PSG's ability in the league is very guaranteed.

However, it is different from the Champions, it will be difficult for them, yes we know it is very difficult there, especially the PSG pot in the Champions is quite difficult for them, I think so, but talking about how far their success is, I think this season will not be much different from what they got in the Champions last season because the competition there is more effective and productive in every club that competes or is faced.

Mbappe has not shown good form in his three matches with Madrid, but I think at the moment Mbappe just hasn't got the right momentum to show his quality as a striker so we can say if he is still in the adaptation stage in madrid, maybe what Mbappe showed in Madrid at the moment will be a laughing stock from PSG fans but Mbappe is just waiting for time to silence the taunts.
PSG goal productivity at the moment looks very impressive and shows no influence from losing Mbappe, but it is too early for us to say if they are still better without Mbappe, because after all they  not yet faced a team that has the potential to make it difficult for them at the moment, if we talk about Ligue 1 there may not be a change with their position as the favourites to win the title, But for the Champions League, But for the Champions League, it seems that this season will be very difficult for them, especially after they are certain to face teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in league phase.

[Swordsoffreedom]

So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

With Kylian Mbappe out of PSG we should be expecting to see them score as many goals as possible with each game because the searchlight and mentality of the team has turned around away from the focus on a single key player to do the finishing, to a team work where equal interdependence interplay within the squad. Now anyone in front can expressly score as the opportunity present itself.

I see PSG getting stronger than they were which entails that Mbappe absence wouldn't in any significant way affect their performance both in the domestic and European competition. They have quality players to do the job of retaining their title and also beating their way through the round of 16 and beyond in the champions league too. Need that I remind you that some of those clubs ain't in a current better form or with a UCL experience than PSG.

Even with Mbappe out of the squad, we can see PSG's consistent performances this season. This has been possible thanks to Luis Enrique's hard work. He has been able to stabilize the PSG team. Over the last few seasons we have seen PSG's overall performance depend on Mbappe. And the coach used to make PSG's match strategy around Mbappe. If Mbappe plays well, PSG's overall performance would be better, if Mbappe doesn't perform well, PSG will lose points. That's what we saw last season.

Luis Enrique is not keen on relying on any particular player this season. So he developed a stable match strategy. Tried to strengthen the mutual understanding between the players. PSG's squad currently lacks any big-name star players. Still, the team's overall performance is very strong. So it can be expected that we will see consistent performances from PSG in Ligue 1 and Champions League next season. Luis Enrique and PSG players are very hardworking and confident.