French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[bestcoins1]

I get what you're saying about PSG being favorites to win Ligue 1, they definitely got a strong squad and all that. But you know, their performance in the Champions League hasn't been all that great, so I ain't expecting much from them this season. Gotta see how it plays out though, never know what could happen in football, am I right?

That's true because most humans can't predict how a team will go in any league, but for the Ligue 1 title I think everyone would agree that PSG are the strongest candidates for that this season. But for the Champions League which has been accompanied by a new format, it will certainly be quite difficult for any team, not just PSG. Because every team must have players who are physically fit and have a better mentality to play with a fitter condition because the new format in the UCL now is a format that is a bit physically draining for the players.

[rendravolt]

There are two teams with 0 points in the league right now. These are Angers and St Etienne which have just promoted to the Ligue 1. Auxerre made a better start than them honestly. They are able to score at least even though they have defensive problems. But we don't see any good defensive or offensive performance from the other two. For now, they are the biggest candidates for relegation. 

In that case, I hope the last team to relegate wouldn't be Lyon. Because their game isn't convincing at all. I don't know how they managed to return to the point they started last season...

For Angers it's just a bad start and I'm pretty sure they'll bounce back in the next game. Maybe not immediately but at least they know that getting relegated will only wear them out. We know they were relegated two seasons ago and then they were back in Ligue 1 one season later and I hope they learn from their mistakes.

St Etienne I think are the more likely to be relegated and I don't think even if they had a chance it would be a big one at all. Lyon always have a way of finding something that's missing and they did that in the middle of last season to save themselves from the relegation zone. That could happen again and we know the bigger the problems they have the more confidence they have to win.

[Farma]

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

PSG is still able to play high quality football because they didn't sell most of their key players. They lost Mbappe on free transfer and sold Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United), Hugo Ekitiké (Frankfurt) and Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad Club). All other key players were maintained. I guess this is the reason why they are still coordinated, unlike others that are trying to find rhythm due to the introduction of new players. PSG gives priority to the Champions League and I am sure Luis Enrique will be doing all he can to make the club make an impact in the competition. I am not sure that Qatar Sports Investments headed by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi will be patient with Luis if he fails to win the competition this season.

and another reason is because there is no other team in Ligue 1 that can match PSG's performance so that the departure of several players and even Mbappe does not affect anything for the results obtained by PSG in the domestic league.
Maybe later in the Champions League will be the real proof whether PSG can be better without Mbappe or not.

Currently Luis Enrique is building a process with the PSG team and it has not been seen that there has been good development in his second season and also for changes not much has happened for those who are targeting to be able to win the CL title, I think it will be difficult for PSG.

[Jody.Drummer]

I get what you're saying about PSG being favorites to win Ligue 1, they definitely got a strong squad and all that. But you know, their performance in the Champions League hasn't been all that great, so I ain't expecting much from them this season. Gotta see how it plays out though, never know what could happen in football, am I right?

That's true because most humans can't predict how a team will go in any league, but for the Ligue 1 title I think everyone would agree that PSG are the strongest candidates for that this season. But for the Champions League which has been accompanied by a new format, it will certainly be quite difficult for any team, not just PSG. Because every team must have players who are physically fit and have a better mentality to play with a fitter condition because the new format in the UCL now is a format that is a bit physically draining for the players.

Paris Saint-Germain is a superior club in Ligue 1, so it is natural that almost everyone predicts that they will be able to become champions in Ligue 1 again. The percentage is not 100%, but when compared to other clubs, their chances of becoming champions are very high.
While in the Champions League they always have difficulty becoming champions, even their best achievement was only being runner-up and if I'm not mistaken they have only done it once. This new format will also be more troublesome, because to be in the last 16, 16 teams must go through the play-off round and only 8 clubs can automatically qualify. I don't know yet whether this benefits them or not, because in the next round it will be as usual, while they also often fail in the knockout round.

[Lidger]

On the one hand, it's actually quite boring to talk about Mbappe's move to Real Madrid, but on the other hand, it's also very interesting when we fry Paris Saint Germain because they watched their favorite player win his first trophy with Real Madrid. Lol

https://x.com/realmadrid/status/1824000576071299544

Look at the man who was defended tooth and nail by Paris Saint Germain last season, now he's wearing a Real Madrid uniform and has also won a trophy in his debut match with his new team. I don't mean to belittle Paris Saint Germain, but looking at what Real Madrid has, then at Real Madrid Mbappe's chances of winning more prestigious titles are even greater. Paris Saint Germain must share in the joy that Mbappe is feeling right now, I think that's the best way for them. After all, they have to be willing to see their mainstay player succeed with another team.

It’s normal in football, the PSG fans will get used to it very soon because that’s how Monaco fans do when PSG signed Mbappe from them, and they get used to it after a while.
I don’t think PSG fans will not be happy for him because of the records he has already set for the team, they should be happy for him since he has helped the team achieve greatness and he is among the players that make PSG great and famous to several people that only come just to watch him.
I think it’s time for Mbappe to lift the Champions League title since he has already won the UEF super cup.

No player is permanent at any club, each club and each club's supporters must accept that once a player has signed a contract with their team, that player may later terminate their contract and move to another club. Mbappé broke ties with PSG and moved to Real Madrid and has already won a major title in the first match of his career, and he is now doing well in the La Liga tournament. 

PSG needs to work on the players they have now and how to get better performance out of those players. The players they have in the club are not enough for psg so psg need to recruit more quality players to the club so that they can compete well in all kinds of tournaments with every team.

[len01]

Paris Saint-Germain is a superior club in Ligue 1, so it is natural that almost everyone predicts that they will be able to become champions in Ligue 1 again. The percentage is not 100%, but when compared to other clubs, their chances of becoming champions are very high.
While in the Champions League they always have difficulty becoming champions, even their best achievement was only being runner-up and if I'm not mistaken they have only done it once. This new format will also be more troublesome, because to be in the last 16, 16 teams must go through the play-off round and only 8 clubs can automatically qualify. I don't know yet whether this benefits them or not, because in the next round it will be as usual, while they also often fail in the knockout round.

Although not 100% but 99% PSG can hold the title again this season without having to doubt it because as long as no team has made a big transfer to bring in professional players with high quality talent, I am sure PSG can dominate league 1. And related to competing in the UCL, with the current new system even weak teams have the opportunity to get lucky to qualify for the last 16. While PSG still has a good enough performance to try their luck in this new system as long as Enrique is able to implement the right strategy. Dembele and Kolo Muani are very productive and very reliable.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Paris Saint-Germain is a superior club in Ligue 1, so it is natural that almost everyone predicts that they will be able to become champions in Ligue 1 again. The percentage is not 100%, but when compared to other clubs, their chances of becoming champions are very high.
While in the Champions League they always have difficulty becoming champions, even their best achievement was only being runner-up and if I'm not mistaken they have only done it once. This new format will also be more troublesome, because to be in the last 16, 16 teams must go through the play-off round and only 8 clubs can automatically qualify. I don't know yet whether this benefits them or not, because in the next round it will be as usual, while they also often fail in the knockout round.

PSG is always the favorite team to win Ligue 1 every season, but the truth is that they can never be 100%. It is football, and anything is possible at any time. We have seen different cases in various leagues, like in the Premier League, Serie A, and Bundesliga, when unexpected teams won their league.

In the Premier League, when Leicester City won the Premier League trophy, it was unexpected because, looking at their squad that season, I don't think anybody thought they would be the winner of the Premier League. But in the end, they were able to win it.

Also, let's look at the cases when Napoli and Leverkusen won their league trophies. I think they were not the teams everyone expected to win the trophy. So in football, it just happens once in a while that an unexpected team will perform well and, at the end, achieve their aim.

I know that PSG's squad can never be compared to any team currently in the French leagues. PSG has the best squad, but I can't say 100% that they will win Ligue 1. They are the number one favorite to win it, but I don't think there is 100% assurance in football predictions.

[beerlover]

It is still very early to talk about the bonding among the PSG players when we know what happened between Mbappe, Messi, Ramos and Naymer when they had the opportunity of playing together, PSG were seen as the team that would have won the champions league competition with the squad they had then but they were playing more of individual football because of the lack of bond in the team but now that Mbappe and the rest of the names are out of the team and the club now has a new coach and less big names, the coach should work on the performance of the team as well as the relationship among his players because I can't see that yet even though they have had an excellent performance in the beginning of the season so far.

PSG is playing good football and they still have what it takes to win the domestic league even without having big names in the team but the coach should focus the performance of his players on winning the Champions League this season because that's what the team needs right now since they are sure of winning the Ligue1.

They shouldn't have really expect those four to have that kind of great relationship though. Ramos and Mbappe are two players who one played for Madrid many years with Ronaldo, and the other can't wait to join Madrid soon following his idol Ronaldo, and Ramos was a little old too, and that meant those were the franco side, whereas the other two were Barcelona friends who played together and won together. So that four did not had the chemistry build to last, it was obvious it wouldn't work.

Even without any of that, getting three players who are that old, and injury prone as well, means that Mbappe was left so many times all alone. I think it looks like we are seeing them do better without any of them right now, they have no issues in the team.

[Blitzboy]

Not only now the PSG be favorite to win Ligue 1 even before the league starts, they have become a strong candidate to become champions this season, so I think there is nothing surprising about their current statistics including consecutive wins at the start of the season, PSG has a squad that is very capable and they are still better than the current rival teams, the quality of the squad and also the financial differences have been a strength for PSG to be able  their to easily win Ligue 1, but unfortunately the greatness that PSG have in Ligue 1 is not comparable to their performance and mentality in the Champions League which very bad so far, to be honest if we talk about Ligue 1 of course we can't deny that they are the strongest candidate to be champhionsip, while other teams are currently only competing for a place in the UCL, but for this season Champions League, I personally don't expect much from PSG.

I get what you're saying about PSG being favorites to win Ligue 1, they definitely got a strong squad and all that. But you know, their performance in the Champions League hasn't been all that great, so I ain't expecting much from them this season. Gotta see how it plays out though, never know what could happen in football, am I right?

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

Many doubted after Mbappe left. "Oh, they're done," they said. "They'll never be the same." You know what? They're proving everyone wrong. Big league. Keeping their core players is huge. Chemistry is key in soccer, and these guys have it. They rule Ligue 1, which is impressive.

Luis Enrique is the real deal, too. He knows how to win, and he's building a team thats tough as nails. They're not going to back down from anyone, not even Man City or Bayern. Now they constantly aim for the Champions League. PSG has a chance if they maintain playing with discipline and commitment. The group stage will reveal plenty. Can they replicate their Ligue 1 success in Europe? We'll see. One thing's for sure: PSG is worth watching.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

I don't really want to speculate too far, because we only have three matches that we have just watched. Although their performance is quite impressive, we don't know for sure their next performance. However, we agree that PSG is much more solid this season. The gameplay that Enrique implemented went very well. Although there were no mega star players, they performed impressively in their three matches. Let's just assume that PSG players are able to be consistent with their performance, it's just that they are not necessarily able to do the same thing in the Champions League. The problem is, some players have not been properly tested on a bigger stage. What I mean is the recruitment of young players, such as Barcola and others. Even so, Paris Saint-Germains is still a team to be reckoned with in the Champions League. Although, the chance to become a candidate for champion seems not yet time for them.

[Furious 7]

It is still very early to talk about the bonding among the PSG players when we know what happened between Mbappe, Messi, Ramos and Naymer when they had the opportunity of playing together, PSG were seen as the team that would have won the champions league competition with the squad they had then but they were playing more of individual football because of the lack of bond in the team but now that Mbappe and the rest of the names are out of the team and the club now has a new coach and less big names, the coach should work on the performance of the team as well as the relationship among his players because I can't see that yet even though they have had an excellent performance in the beginning of the season so far.

PSG is playing good football and they still have what it takes to win the domestic league even without having big names in the team but the coach should focus the performance of his players on winning the Champions League this season because that's what the team needs right now since they are sure of winning the Ligue1.

But at least even though it is still too early to discuss how PSG in the Galacticos era some time ago and the new era now where they don't really see the star players being privileged but in the end at the beginning of this season they still have to be appreciated because of the changes in the scheme made and PSG's bold steps, especially Enrique, who changed the flow of PSG where previously it was always used as galacticos in Ligue 1 and now changed to a club that relies on young players it is certainly a bold and risky decision but Enrique was able to answer that with a good performance which in my opinion deserves praise for now.

It remains to be seen what the continuation towards the half of the season will be like because it is only the beginning and there are not many schedules they have at the moment but when this is as expected then of course this can be a good reference and a good encouragement for his performance in the matches they will do this season because a good performance at the beginning of the season can increase their hopes and confidence to be even better in the end.

[TelolettOm]

I don't really want to speculate too far, because we only have three matches that we have just watched. Although their performance is quite impressive, we don't know for sure their next performance. However, we agree that PSG is much more solid this season. The gameplay that Enrique implemented went very well.

So far, everything runs very well for PSG.
Clearly, in French Ligue 1, PSG still has no a big challenge to remain the first position and rise up the trophy, PSG still holds the biggest chance.
Although as we see, Marseille is trying their best to advance in this round, by making good purchases too, but still, the strength of the entire squad is still stronger than PSG than other French League clubs, including Marseille. It's just that, this league becomes more exciting when there are several competitors who are getting better in performance, so as not to be boring.

The drama will be different when they are out of the domestic league, meaning in the Champions League. PSG will meet various top clubs that are strong, which will certainly make it difficult for PSG to chase the trophy, and I'm not even sure if they can do it this time. Too many tough rivals, while their position is not that strong.

[Docnaster]

I don't really want to speculate too far, because we only have three matches that we have just watched. Although their performance is quite impressive, we don't know for sure their next performance. However, we agree that PSG is much more solid this season. The gameplay that Enrique implemented went very well.

Yes, I believe everyone agrees that Paris Saint Germaine is still playing like the best and strongest French club at the moment despite not having Kylian Mbappe in their ranks. Though it's too early to predict how the French Ligue 1 is going to play out but I think we can take a whole lot from what we've seen already. Paris Saint Germaine in my own opinion is going to successfully defend the league title but will face a strong contention from Olympic Marseille this season.
Marseille have been immense with their performances so far and their summer signing who happens to be Manchester United former player Mason Greenwood was very quick to pick up from where he left last season at Getafe where he played as a loan player and if he can continue with his current performance, stopping Marseille will be very difficult

[Weawant]

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

Having big names isn't necessary all the time to get the team winning any game, because even with big name at some point, a team has lost still so it's mainly the tactical reference and strategy of a team that gets them to doing as better as they really can, only a few still make it really big with big names, some actually do fail and some times the big names in the team ends up not shining bright because of the environment typically but a better one for them helps them get the magic done for them.

[tusandii]

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

Having big names isn't necessary all the time to get the team winning any game, because even with big name at some point, a team has lost still so it's mainly the tactical reference and strategy of a team that gets them to doing as better as they really can, only a few still make it really big with big names, some actually do fail and some times the big names in the team ends up not shining bright because of the environment typically but a better one for them helps them get the magic done for them.

Having many star players in a team sometimes does not always have a good impact, the proof is when PSG still has several star players such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos but they still can't realize their dream of winning the Champions League title they are only able to win the domestic title when they have spent a lot of money so the presence of star players is not something that can be proud of by the club if the club cannot maximize its performance, precisely with high solidarity and good cooperation even without star players the club can perform as well as possible because they have the motivation to work together to realize their dreams not be selfish to be able to get individual titles only.

[bering]

For upcoming match PSG will fight against Brest and last season actually Brest performance is really impressive they even can able reach to 3rd place at the end of season but this season Brest had poor performance even on week 1 Brest was humilliated by Marseille with huge scores 5-1 and i think they are unlucky because this weekend Brest have to met PSG and just like we all know PSG is really fantastic and without Mbappe they have been change more solid than last season so i think this could be easy win again for PSG and here is the current odds for these teams

PSG @1.32
Brest @8.60
Draw @6.00



Considering Brest has poor defense because their records from 3 latest matches is conceded 7 goals i think there is potention PSG will be able to win with big scores again from this match so for betting option over 3.5 goals seems good too

[rendravolt]

For upcoming match PSG will fight against Brest and last season actually Brest performance is really impressive they even can able reach to 3rd place at the end of season but this season Brest had poor performance even on week 1 Brest was humilliated by Marseille with huge scores 5-1 and i think they are unlucky because this weekend Brest have to met PSG and just like we all know PSG is really fantastic and without Mbappe they have been change more solid than last season so i think this could be easy win again for PSG and here is the current odds for these teams

PSG @1.32
Brest @8.60
Draw @6.00



Considering Brest has poor defense because their records from 3 latest matches is conceded 7 goals i think there is potention PSG will be able to win with big scores again from this match so for betting option over 3.5 goals seems good too

So far the average goal scored by PSG in their last 3 matches is 3 goals and indeed this team is very solid especially since they fought very hard to secure the top position at the beginning of the season. If we look at the comparison last season they were not like this and now PSG is much more dominant.

Brest is indeed very chaotic and who would have thought this team would experience such a drastic decline in performance and I think they will not be able to repeat the same success as the previous season. If normal time bets only give small odds, I think there is nothing wrong with betting on the over 3.5 goal result but I also quite doubt that later Brest could have corrected their mistakes and on the other hand make it very difficult for PSG to break into their goal with a big score. So to be safe, I think I will bet on PSG even with only small odds @1.32

[Salahmu]

For upcoming match PSG will fight against Brest and last season actually Brest performance is really impressive they even can able reach to 3rd place at the end of season but this season Brest had poor performance even on week 1 Brest was humilliated by Marseille with huge scores 5-1 and i think they are unlucky because this weekend Brest have to met PSG and just like we all know PSG is really fantastic and without Mbappe they have been change more solid than last season so i think this could be easy win again for PSG and here is the current odds for these teams

PSG @1.32
Brest @8.60
Draw @6.00



Considering Brest has poor defense because their records from 3 latest matches is conceded 7 goals i think there is potention PSG will be able to win with big scores again from this match so for betting option over 3.5 goals seems good too

I'm surprised they decided to give Brest this little percentage chance of wining when we all no that Brest was one of the best club on the last season league, however this is the kind of match most gambler normally risk there money on since they gave Brest this kind of odd, however I'm still trying to figure out how the match will results at the end because the both team is very good but I no that PSG has more performance but sometimes the we maybe thinking acertain club will win will but at it will not.

However one thing about Brest is that whenever they meet PSG they add up there performance the more, so actually in as much as they gave PSG a wining odd but I don't think I can bet a straight wining on them because unexpected can possibly happen on that match because Brest can hold them to a draw, however I would like to see your own view on that.

[Frankolala]

PSG's squad may not have any big-name star players. But the bonding between the players in PSG's squad is very strong. So if the players of PSG can continue this kind of performance then there is a possibility of this team performing well in the Champions League as well. Due to the good understanding between the players, the team played well in all three matches in Ligue 1 and managed to win each match by a big margin. PSG got an experienced coach like Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique is also an experienced coach for the Champions League platform. So I think PSG has a great chance to do well in Champions League matches this season.

I don't really want to speculate too far, because we only have three matches that we have just watched. Although their performance is quite impressive, we don't know for sure their next performance. However, we agree that PSG is much more solid this season. The gameplay that Enrique implemented went very well. Although there were no mega star players, they performed impressively in their three matches. Let's just assume that PSG players are able to be consistent with their performance, it's just that they are not necessarily able to do the same thing in the Champions League. The problem is, some players have not been properly tested on a bigger stage. What I mean is the recruitment of young players, such as Barcola and others. Even so, Paris Saint-Germains is still a team to be reckoned with in the Champions League. Although, the chance to become a candidate for champion seems not yet time for them.

PSG is always doing well in their domestic league and that is why we are seeing these wonderful performances from them in their previous matches and from the look of things, they will sury be consistent and winning the league is certain for them. Enrique is doing a great job in the club but i cannot say that they have improved in performance if they can only win their domestic league which is a norm for them.

Not having a super star player might affect them in UCL and that is where the problem lies because for a club to be successful in UCL, you must have a world class player with much experience to win UCL, you can check out the past records of club that won UCL in the last five years. These new young players lack experience and when they are faced with big clubs, they will not be able to pave their way through.

[Plaguedeath]

Having many star players in a team sometimes does not always have a good impact, the proof is when PSG still has several star players such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos but they still can't realize their dream of winning the Champions League title they are only able to win the domestic title when they have spent a lot of money so the presence of star players is not something that can be proud of by the club if the club cannot maximize its performance, precisely with high solidarity and good cooperation even without star players the club can perform as well as possible because they have the motivation to work together to realize their dreams not be selfish to be able to get individual titles only.

If people ask why PSG didn't win Champions League because they have Mbappe, Neymar, Messi and Ramos, I would say why they will beat beat Real Madrid when they have Courtois, Rudiger, Nancho, Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Modric, Valverde, Bellingham, Benzema, Vinicius and Rodrygo? 4 players can't beat 11 players.

PSG is only have few star players, while Real Madrid have eleven star players.