French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Majestic-milf]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

You're right. It's no more a one sided affair but now other teams are stepping up and accepting the challenge. PSG have been holding court for a while now with them beating teams without apologies and I'm also anticipating the match between them and Marseille. I've watched Marseille and I must say they aren't a team to give up or discard so easily especially with the presence of Mason Greenwood. That guy has been a beacon of hope ever since he joined from Getafe and I'm glad he isn't on loan like he was at Getafe and doubly excited that he has left Man UTD. Indeed a change of scenery can do wonders for anyone.

[hahay]

According to my prediction and almost failed to get a fairly large odds for me. Kolo Muani came in the second half and was frustrated with the first 2 goals and Lille had a change in the second half his performance improved and PSG conceded 1 goal when PSG defense was a little careless. Kolo Muani performance was really impressive which gave a happy impression to the fans even though it was only in league 1 but this is proof that Enrique has forgotten the playing style of relying on 1 player like Mbappe. PSG is currently accustomed to the appearance of very solid teamwork and all PSG players can contribute to scoring without relying on anyone.

Wow, that is a choice that really requires high confidence too, happy and congratulations on your victory. But indeed, considering the results obtained by PSG from the previous match, it is indeed worthy of choosing that option. But in this match, that PSG is also playing away and moreover the home team is also not a weak team, but you still choose PSG to score three goals like that,that is very impressive. But, I personally assume that if for example Lille does not score a goal in this match, then maybe the match will only end with 0-2 but yes, because Lille managed to score a reply goal, it triggered PSG to score another goal.

I personally really did not expect PSG to be very good after Mbappe left because after all, PSG also always managed to win with a big score. Maybe, by doing so it also proves that PSG can work as a team and not just rely on one player like when Mbappe was in the squad. With very impressive results sofar, then maybe PSG will also get goodresults in the Champions League with its new format. This season is very interesting.

[Fiatless]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.
  

You said they spent so much money and couldn't lift the Champions League, but they have a better team currently. We cannot determine how good the team is until they play in the Champions league. PSG has always dominated the French League, so their hundred percent performance is not strange. They also have the best and most expensive players in the Ligue One; they should be donating. The benchmark to grade players and coaches in PSG is their performance in the UCL. PSG got to the Champions League finals in 2020 when they lost to Bayern Munich, we will have to wait and see if the current players will be able to make it to the finals.

[Spaceman1000$]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their tough est game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

An excellent performance from the french giant PSG as they overwhelmed losc Lille 3-1 making it 3 wins in a row in french ligue1 this season, coach Luis Enrique has really helped this team a lot by changing the way they play for the better, prior to this time PSG find it difficult to face some of these big sides in the ligue1 but now they beat these teams with so much ease, it is so lovely to see how the PSG midfield combines so well with the forwards to crack the opponents defensive line up with those massive counter attacks that the home side couldn't resist but still went ahead to pull 1 back to get a consolation goal.

[Velvet78]

Another superb performance by PSG! They are really one of the teams to trust while betting these days.    Of course they won't win forever but I don't expect them to lose so many points in the Ligue 1 this time unlike the previous season.

Everyone is enjoying their game. For example Barcola completed last season with 4 goals and 7 assists in 25 games. But now he has scored 4 goals in 3 games already. That's an insane improvement! 

It seems like Mbappe's departure has affected everyone in the team positively. Because he was stealing the spotlight and this was a big obstacle for the other young talents in the team to show their skills comfortably.

[Docnaster]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

After  three league games in the French league, the points difference between league leaders Paris Saint Germaine and 5th placed Monaco is just two points which means that the first five clubs at the top of the league are yet to concede a defeat with with Paris Saint Germaine the only club to have successfully won all three games. That's how competitive the French league have been so far in the new season and that I think is a very good way to sell the league to the rest of the world.
Mason Greenwood who you singled out from the other new arrivals in the French league have been in immense form for his new club Olympic Marseille and doesn't even look like who's going to slow down with his impressive performances any time soon. Great signing for Marseille

[Adiljutt156]

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Lyon managed to achieve a surprising victory after previously experiencing two defeats in their last match and it seems that many did not expect the final result of this match, including myself who was pessimistic that Lyon could win this match because in the first half they conceded a quick goal from Sebastian Nanasi, but Lyon was able to reply at the end of the first half another thing I did not expect in the second half Lyon was able to turn things around, trailing 3-1, Strasbourg was unable to maintain its lead, and here Lyon rose by giving resistance 3 goals in return were successfully created by Lyon until the match ended, the rain of goals proved that both teams were weak in their defense and had to be fixed immediately by their respective coaches

Lyon managed to end their negative trend today with a very extraordinary comeback, falling behind with a quick goal in that the match actually made Lyon actually quite depressed and even when Strasbourg was able to take a 3-1 lead over Lyon in the second half , I started to think if it looked like Lyon would continue their bad trend today with 3 consecutive defeats, but it was the goal created by Niles that really changed their game,  Niles goal in the 61st minute managed to make Lyon reduce the score to 3-2 and it is quite visible how the goal seems to be a whip for them to increase the intensity of the attack which in the end Lyon who was able to make a comeback in the match and managed to get their first 3 points this season, Lyon in my opinion is one of the teams that previously deserved to be the favorite as a PSG competitor after the many transfers they have made this season,  But for some reason they were not able to start the season well and even had to suffer 2 defeats, the victory over Strasbourg I think will be the beginning of their resurgence of the season and let's see what Pierre Sage can do to continue their consistency this season in Ligue 1. 

Lyon first victory was very dramatic, many did not expect Pierre Sage squad to be able to turn things around. In my opinion, this victory can be a valuable asset for the players mentality, in the future they can appear more confident to overcome every challenge. Strasbourg is not really a tough club, in Ligue 1 Lyon reputation is still much better than Strasbourg, it's just that in the last few seasons Lyon has experienced a decline in performance. Last season Lyon was very lucky to be able to rise and finish in 6th place in the standings, this season it should not happen again. Next Lyon will face Lens, we realize that Lens has better consistency than Lyon, and it is lucky if Lacazette and his colleagues can help his team continue the positive trend next week. In general, Lyon journey forward will be increasingly difficult with the increasing match schedule they follow.

Lyon football team gave excellent performance in this match and that performance was surprising for the fans because they did not expect that kind of output from Lyon team but we pray for that team for next match because next matches will be tough for that team . They have to prepare well for next matches because  Lens team is good team and they have good strikers and they will attack on Lyon team and they will win next match one sided.  But I will appreciate  Lyon team for giving their best . In last match, that kind of performance was not an easy task but they executed well and now they are getting respect from the fans but they have responsibility to carry on this performance and if they will carry that performance ,they will be successful in the future matches.

[Jossque]

There was no winner in the meeting of 2 teams that closed with a win in the first 2 weeks.Monaco and Lens shared the points with a 1-1 draw with a goal in the last 7 minutes.We can say that both teams played well.
Although Rennes took the lead against Reims, Reims managed to come back and win the match 2-1.Reims got their first win in the league and reached 4 points.
Nice was one of the teams that got their first win in Angers away from Angers by showering their opponent with goals. They defeated their opponent 4-1 in the away match and increased their points to 4. Even though they played with 10 men from the 65th minute onwards, they didn't give their opponents a chance and managed to maintain the difference immediately.

[slapper]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.
  

PSG at last realized that acquiring a lot of superstars does not ensure trophies. They are demonstrating this season that, every day of the week, group efforts surpass individual brilliance. Though Mbappé is a beast, he is absent from Ligue 1 and they are still dominating. That is the team depth and cohesiveness lacking years ago

This new approach creates a sustained winning culture rather than only helps one save money. Will it bring about Champions League success? That is the central query. Still, the Champions League is an other animal. It is savage and unforgiving. PSG has skill; now, they also need mental tenacity and tactical adaptability to go all the way

[Jossque]

Le Havre won the match against Auxerre despite going behind.Auxerre, who were reduced to 10 men at the end of the first half, lost control of the match in the second half.Le Havre, who took the lead at the beginning of the second half, scored the third goal from a penalty in the last minutes.
In the most important match of the week, Lille hosted PSG at home.Lille did not give their opponent many chances, but PSG's squad is really strong enough to beat Lille.PSG managed to lead 2-0 in the first half and kept the score difference in the second half and won 3-1 as a result of the match.

[Ruttoshi]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.
  

PSG at last realized that acquiring a lot of superstars does not ensure trophies. They are demonstrating this season that, every day of the week, group efforts surpass individual brilliance. Though Mbappé is a beast, he is absent from Ligue 1 and they are still dominating. That is the team depth and cohesiveness lacking years ago

This new approach creates a sustained winning culture rather than only helps one save money. Will it bring about Champions League success? That is the central query. Still, the Champions League is an other animal. It is savage and unforgiving. PSG has skill; now, they also need mental tenacity and tactical adaptability to go all the way

PSG is outstanding in their domestic league and there is no club that will be able to challenge them or be a threat to them from winning Ligue 1 constantly. This is because none of the team has the zeal to take over the title from PSG if not they will build a strong team that will be a rival to PSG.

PSG cannot win UCL which to me shows that they are weak if they are not playing with a club from their domestic league and this problem needs to be solved so that they can win UCL and become the strong club that they are claiming to be.

[Jegileman]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

You’re right because Marseille have started very well and they’ve been able to win all of their matches from the start of the season just like PSG have also done so far. I have strong confidence in them, but until when they meet with PSG I can attest the level of their strength in the league matches and if they’re worthy of fighting for the league title with PSG or not. It will be interesting if we have another team that can at least give PSG a tough time in the league, they shouldn’t be getting those wins that easily. A league is more interesting when we have more number of teams fighting for the league title every season, but in the Ligue 1 it is not so. It use to be so in the Bundesliga but now that Bayern Leverkusen have broken that bond, every team can now fight for the same title as them with full confidence.

[Palakka]

Mbappe departure seems to have had a positive impact on PSG, their game is getting better, the quality of their attacks is getting sharper and their goal productivity is increasing. The victory at Lille's headquarters completed the previous two wins, their success in collecting full points in three matches made PSG dominate the top of the standings and their might in Ligue 1 was still able to be maintained. PSG performance is very different from when they were still strengthened by top players like the ones you mentioned above, this season they managed to score 13 in 3 matches. The quality of the squad makes PSG more confident in the Champions League, this time they have found their identity with an increasingly solid squad quality.

No need to be surprised by the achievement of the beginning of the season obtained by PSG and everyone knows without mbappe, PSG is still the strongest club that dominates League 1.
But the problem is now not only about League 1 but PSG must also be seen from its performance at UCL later and that's when you will know how the difference between PSG with Mbappe and without mbappe.
Whereas this is only the beginning of the season that we cannot see whether PSG can maintain its consistency and in my opinion when the UCL match has started to definitely get a stronger pressure despite having quality players but without mbappe, PSG will look bad at UCL.
This does not mean I think about something bad to PSG but we'll see how PSG will be in big competitions.

But I am happy to see the current PSG without relying on anyone and only club cooperation is able to build consistent performance in League 1.

PSG has now managed to get away from its rivals again after successfully winning against Lille, previously, Lille was the closest team and was likely able to match PSG's current points tally, but now they have failed and have to admit PSG greatness after losing in yesterday match , for now of course we cannot deny that PSG is still the strongest team in Ligue 1, even at the start of the season they can leave other teams with a difference of 2 points so I think in the near future we will see PSG running alone in the standings again like last seasons, PSG toughness Without Mbappe are has tested in the ligue 1 at the moment, but not in Champions League, so I don't dare say that PSG will be able to go far in the Champions League this season considering their mentality, apart from that, when PSG still had Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, they failed to win the Champions League trophy, then how can we expect them to be champions now?
Several previous seasons, PSG managed to advance the furthest to the final round because they met relatively easier opponents in the group phase and round of 16, but when now their has to meet teams like Manchester City, Arsenal, Munich and Atletico Madrid, of course I will said that their chances of going far in the Champions League this season are very unlikely.

[BITCOIN4X]

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You're right. It's no more a one sided affair but now other teams are stepping up and accepting the challenge. PSG have been holding court for a while now with them beating teams without apologies and I'm also anticipating the match between them and Marseille. I've watched Marseille and I must say they aren't a team to give up or discard so easily especially with the presence of Mason Greenwood. That guy has been a beacon of hope ever since he joined from Getafe and I'm glad he isn't on loan like he was at Getafe and doubly excited that he has left Man UTD. Indeed a change of scenery can do wonders for anyone.

Apart from Marseille, I think Lille is another team in Ligue 1 that can provide good competition for PSG. But unfortunately, Lille also had to lose to PSG like in yesterday's match for PSG's 1-3 win at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium. Even though Lille also has a good performance with 2 wins in the first 2 matches, PSG is really strong and difficult to stop.

So far, only PSG has managed to win 3/3 wins until week 3. PSG has collected 9 points and scored 13 goals and conceded 2 goals. PSG's goal productivity looks good at the start of the season even though Mbappe has left for Madrid, but speculation will of course be there considering it is still early in the season. About Mason Greenwood, yes he is the most productive player currently with Marseille and so far he is the top scorer with 5 goals.

[dezoel]

It was clear that PSG would win, while Lille did as good as they can and attacked and did not stay just scared, they tried their best, and it still was a loss because PSG is just that better, it's clear that they are better and we will not have any kind of confusion about this at all. I think we can say that it is going to end up with some issues on the long run, and we can't really expect anyone other than PSG to win this one, it should be clear and we can't make it change anytime soon.

We need to consider this as normal, it can't be really that big of a deal, and we can't make big changes. So, we should consider this to be normal and not a big deal at all. However, PSG can't keep this winning streak going, eventually they will fail, then it's going to be good to watch what happens, it will definitely have a good result without a doubt, it will be fun. I believe that the bigger income will be from knowing which game they will eventually end up losing.

[snipie]

However, PSG can't keep this winning streak going, eventually they will fail, then it's going to be good to watch what happens, it will definitely have a good result without a doubt, it will be fun. I believe that the bigger income will be from knowing which game they will eventually end up losing.

Yeah true. Even though PSG is dominating Ligue 1, and even with Messi and Mbappe were with the team, they weren't able to keep a long winning strike and I doubt this will happen this year when PSG is playing without its classic stars.
I always say the problem of Ligue 1 isn't how powerful PSG is, but how weak the other teams are regardless of the investment difference. How could we expect Monaco to win the title when they miss points against Lens. Same goes for Marseille and Reims draw. I mean Reims and Lens are good teams but we cannot compare them to PSG, so why top teams like Monaco and Marseille fail to collect 3 points against them?
To say, I will not be surprised if PSG fail a game against a normal team by mistake rather than missing points in front of one of the classic top teams..

[irhact]

Yeah true. Even though PSG is dominating Ligue 1, and even with Messi and Mbappe were with the team, they weren't able to keep a long winning strike and I doubt this will happen this year when PSG is playing without its classic stars.
I always say the problem of Ligue 1 isn't how powerful PSG is, but how weak the other teams are regardless of the investment difference. How could we expect Monaco to win the title when they miss points against Lens. Same goes for Marseille and Reims draw. I mean Reims and Lens are good teams but we cannot compare them to PSG, so why top teams like Monaco and Marseille fail to collect 3 points against them?
To say, I will not be surprised if PSG fail a game against a normal team by mistake rather than missing points in front of one of the classic top teams..

PSG are like Manchester city that their investing funds are limitless as they are owned by Arabia rich owners that have lots of money to sponsor their transfer window. PSG is always going to dominate the Ligue 1 until another club gets acquired by a rich owner that'll be willing to spend money and have a competition with PSG in building players. PSG are looking more like a team to me now than when they used to be full of star players and high wages that gets them no victory in top competitions as the champions league. Right now that the club don't have a top star that gets all the attentions, maybe the team is going to be focused on playing more as a team and win.

[Minecache]

Yeah true. Even though PSG is dominating Ligue 1, and even with Messi and Mbappe were with the team, they weren't able to keep a long winning strike and I doubt this will happen this year when PSG is playing without its classic stars.
I always say the problem of Ligue 1 isn't how powerful PSG is, but how weak the other teams are regardless of the investment difference. How could we expect Monaco to win the title when they miss points against Lens. Same goes for Marseille and Reims draw. I mean Reims and Lens are good teams but we cannot compare them to PSG, so why top teams like Monaco and Marseille fail to collect 3 points against them?
To say, I will not be surprised if PSG fail a game against a normal team by mistake rather than missing points in front of one of the classic top teams..

PSG are like Manchester city that their investing funds are limitless as they are owned by Arabia rich owners that have lots of money to sponsor their transfer window. PSG is always going to dominate the Ligue 1 until another club gets acquired by a rich owner that'll be willing to spend money and have a competition with PSG in building players. PSG are looking more like a team to me now than when they used to be full of star players and high wages that gets them no victory in top competitions as the champions league. Right now that the club don't have a top star that gets all the attentions, maybe the team is going to be focused on playing more as a team and win.

In the past we have seen PSG management spending huge sums of money to add the world's best players to their squad to win the Champions League title. But despite having talented players like Messi Mbappe and Neymar, PSG can't do well in the Champions League.

PSG's squad lacks any big-name star players this season. However, PSG have performed well in every Ligue 1 match so far. With the help of Luis Enrique, the team has stabilized. And the players are also able to perform very well. It looks like we will only see PSG dominate this season in Ligue 1.

Ligue 1 teams are not interested in spending a lot of money to build squads. Every season we see PSG management spend the most money on building their squad, and dominate Ligue 1. And you are right that as long as no Ligue 1 club invests heavily in squad formation, Ligue 1 will likely be dominated by PSG squads.

[Hirose UK]

Mbappe went to Real. I thought Real would score a lot of goals, but nothing has happened so far.
I thought PSG would have a goal shortage when Mbappe left, but so far PSG has scored more goals than last year and is in more scoring positions.
I couldn't figure this Mbappe out. He may be a good football player, but I don't think he will be able to contribute to Real like Ronaldo did. Maybe he can even be transferred to other clubs before 3-4 years.

Haha, don't worry it still early, I believe Mbappe will create many goal in the future and we can definitely witness many big surprises given by Mbappe with Real Madrid.
Previously when Mbappe was still here with PSG, he had shown how great he was and now he is with team that I think is much better than PSG, but we can see something different now where PSG without Mbappe can still play well.
I quite admire PSG at the beginning of this season because they were able to show the same strength where they managed to easily win even though in the pre-season match they were unable to show good increase in performance.
What Enrique did really came true, he made the players get used to it and not be so dependent on Mbappe and all of that had pretty good impact after Mbappe left.

[Tony116]

Mbappe went to Real. I thought Real would score a lot of goals, but nothing has happened so far.
I thought PSG would have a goal shortage when Mbappe left, but so far PSG has scored more goals than last year and is in more scoring positions.
I couldn't figure this Mbappe out. He may be a good football player, but I don't think he will be able to contribute to Real like Ronaldo did. Maybe he can even be transferred to other clubs before 3-4 years.

Haha, don't worry it still early, I believe Mbappe will create many goal in the future and we can definitely witness many big surprises given by Mbappe with Real Madrid.
Previously when Mbappe was still here with PSG, he had shown how great he was and now he is with team that I think is much better than PSG, but we can see something different now where PSG without Mbappe can still play well.
I quite admire PSG at the beginning of this season because they were able to show the same strength where they managed to easily win even though in the pre-season match they were unable to show good increase in performance.
What Enrique did really came true, he made the players get used to it and not be so dependent on Mbappe and all of that had pretty good impact after Mbappe left.

Mbappe scored a lot of goals with PSG's squad. Now Real Madrid's squad is more organized and stronger than PSG's. It can be hoped that Mbappe will be able to score more goals in the future if he can maintain a good relationship with the players in the squad. But it takes some time to adapt to this new squad and new tactics. Mbappe fans should be patient.

I agree with you that it is admirable that PSG are performing the way they are without Mbappe. Last season we saw Luis Enrique experimenting with this squad. And we can see the good results of these experiments in this season. PSG's performance has been very consistent and strong since the start of the season. PSG won all three matches and managed to score 13 goals. If this trend continues, PSG will be able to do well in the next Champions League.