French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Mame89]

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

In Ligue 1, PSG's position can be said to be quite safe with a 10-point advantage over Marseille, they have been quite consistent so far without defeat. Tomorrow Paris Saint-Germain will visit the MPH Arena, the home of the Stuttgart squad. Actually, I'm a little doubtful, because sometimes PSG often have difficulties when playing away games, especially in the Champions League. However, since this match is the final match, I'm sure Luis Enrique will maximize his team and play all out to get full points over Stuttgart. In theory, PSG should be able to do their job very well, especially since Stuttgart is not a superior team even though they are a hard-working team. However, referring to the odds of both teams, it seems that the chances do not have a significant gap. Which means, Stuttgart also has the probability to win the match at their home. Let's see, because the 8th session of the Champions League qualifiers is very interesting.

PSG lost a lot of points from the start, so until now they have to fight hard to qualify for the play-off round. Even though PSG is in the first league which is very dominant, they should be able to concentrate more on the UCL league. However, it turns out that such a moment was not utilized well by PSG and fortunately they have high hopes after defeating Man City in the previous match, at least now they still have a big chance to qualify for the play-off round even though they have to travel to Stuttgart's headquarters.

If you look at the squad on paper, PSG should be able to win against Stuttgart, but this is the UCL league, all teams will show their best performance, especially Stuttgart also has a big chance to qualify for the Play-off round. BTW I'm starting to think why PSG drew against Reims last week, maybe because Enrique rotated players and he focused more on the UCL league. With a difference of 10 points with second place, PSG should be able to shift their concentration to the UCL league, let's see if PSG can qualify for the play-off round?

[len01]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

[hahay]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

I think Monaco's position in the Ligue 1 standings and the Champions League standings are still okay, even though Monaco is currently in third place but I am sure Monaco will be able to stay in the top three. After all, in the Champions League standings Monaco is also in 10th place and that means Monaco still has a chance to finish in the top 8 or enter the play-off round and that is still fine.

So, in this case I think Monaco does not have to have better finances compared to PSG, because to be a team with good performance they only need to have good management too. Because after all, PSG who have better finances are also in fact Monaco's position better than PSG in the Champions League standings, although in Ligue 1 PSG still dominates because only PSG  is able to be consistent throughout the season.

[indah rezqi]

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IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

I think Monaco's position in the Ligue 1 standings and the Champions League standings are still okay, even though Monaco is currently in third place but I am sure Monaco will be able to stay in the top three. After all, in the Champions League standings Monaco is also in 10th place and that means Monaco still has a chance to finish in the top 8 or enter the play-off round and that is still fine.

So, in this case I think Monaco does not have to have better finances compared to PSG, because to be a team with good performance they only need to have good management too. Because after all, PSG who have better finances are also in fact Monaco's position better than PSG in the Champions League standings, although in Ligue 1 PSG still dominates because only PSG  is able to be consistent throughout the season.

AS Monaco were lucky because they managed to perform better in the Champions League. I think PSG declining performance in the Champions League was due to Mbappe departure, where Enrique squad has been accustomed to relying on the role of its star players. So it is not surprising that PSG had difficulty competing in the League phase, while at the same time PSG was still very strong in domestic competitions even without its main star, this is because PSG already understands Ligue 1 and its competitors better.

With abundant finances, PSG can easily find solutions to overcome the decline in performance, so that in the future we can all see them perform better than AS Monaco in the Champions League. I think PSG will eventually make it to the last 16, even though they have to go through a very troublesome process in the League phase and the play off round. On the other hand, although AS Monaco is currently performing better in the League phase, I am not so sure they can reach the last 16 if they have to go through the play off round.

[Slow death]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Actually, we have long expected a club that can emerge and compete with Paris Saint Germain for a long time, not just come and go in a short time. At the beginning of the season for example, at the beginning of the season there were several clubs that showed good play, so that it raised hopes for us to see that they would be competitors for Paris Saint Germain. However, when in the middle of the season, the decline of the club that gave competition to Paris Saint Germain was very significant and in the end Paris Saint Germain could easily win and maintain the Ligue 1 title.

Well, I've already experienced that for many Periods, at one point Maseru and Lille were competing with PSG , but PSG when Messi and Neymar were there with Mbappé , that team was much stronger, after they all left I thought things were going to Change , but now they're still the same, it's difficult because there's already Dominance , something would have to happen like in Germany with Dortmund or with Leverkusen Against Bayern , Ligue 1 maintains a level that is Clearly not as high in the UCL , they never reach a final.

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10 points from Marseille, it's not difficult to get to them, but I really don't think they will.

[tusandii]

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

PSG and Man City are clearly more favored in this last match because it will determine their fate in the UCL but if PSG and Stuttgart get a draw with a greater number of goals than Man City then Man City will fail to occupy the play-off zone because I think Stuttgart will try hard not to lose because they have fought hard so far to stay in the UCL.
For the odds of Stuttgart and PSG are quite high but I think it is better to bet on BTTS because the possibility of both clubs will score goals.

[Jegileman]

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

None of this two teams at this point that they have a very big game ahead of them to determine their qualifications will joke with this last match, they’ll play it well with all they have in order to advance to the next round of the tournament which is the more difficult one. The UEFA Champions League this season has been so very competitive and we have not been able to see a more tougher one like this for the first time in a while now.

In the past, teams like Paris Saint-German and Manchester City won’t be talking of being eliminated from the first round, they’ll by now be more focused on what next to be for them, which team to face in the elimination round of the champions league. They are not playing against a too stronger teams than them, they should win those matches if they play well because they look more stronger than them, just they the champions league cannot be decided easily.

[el kaka22]

Obviously, Stuttgart isn't even that good this season, there were seasons when they were good, but this isn't one of them, not like last year. I believe PSG should have an easy time, of course it's football and anything could happen and we could see PSG lose this one out as well, but that is probably not going to happen on this game.

PSG should try to stay a bit more focused on ligue 1 these days, they are not going to play many games until the knock off stage that will matter, so playing with rested players on ligue 1 to take the gap a bit further is more important. Why? Because they are going to be doing fine at UCL for the near future but they will play more important games later, like last sixteen or probably quarter finals.

[hyudien]

PSG should try to stay a bit more focused on ligue 1 these days, they are not going to play many games until the knock off stage that will matter, so playing with rested players on ligue 1 to take the gap a bit further is more important. Why? Because they are going to be doing fine at UCL for the near future but they will play more important games later, like last sixteen or probably quarter finals.

Paris Saint Germain will focus more on the Champions League, but they will not ignore Ligue 1 even though their main priority is not in Ligue 1. They can be comfortable in Ligue 1 because they are just waiting for other teams to experience unsatisfactory results. I mean usually the teams in Ligue 1 will decline by themselves and that might make them more comfortable. While in the Champions League they have to fight very hard to be able to ensure that they can go further there, because if they make a mistake once then they will be eliminated.

[Black Mbaye]

PSG should try to stay a bit more focused on ligue 1 these days, they are not going to play many games until the knock off stage that will matter, so playing with rested players on ligue 1 to take the gap a bit further is more important. Why? Because they are going to be doing fine at UCL for the near future but they will play more important games later, like last sixteen or probably quarter finals.

Paris Saint Germain will focus more on the Champions League, but they will not ignore Ligue 1 even though their main priority is not in Ligue 1. They can be comfortable in Ligue 1 because they are just waiting for other teams to experience unsatisfactory results. I mean usually the teams in Ligue 1 will decline by themselves and that might make them more comfortable. While in the Champions League they have to fight very hard to be able to ensure that they can go further there, because if they make a mistake once then they will be eliminated.

They will now play their last match in the Champions League. This match is very important. It may compensate for the French league, but it will not compensate for tonight in the Champions League. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain must definitely win tonight's match. Especially Paris Saint-Germain, who wanted to be in a good place in the Champions League at the beginning of the year, is not doing very well at the moment. Beating Manchester City was a great success. Now they must achieve another success and win this match. They will probably be the team that will be champions at the end of the year in the French league anyway. They have already made a big difference in points to their opponents.

[mamesso]

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

PSG toughness began to show a decline after the era of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi ended. Financial is only a complement and makes it easier for them to bring in quality players, but that is not a guarantee to continue dominating, just look at how PSG is still struggling in the UCL phase. Other teams in Ligue 1 must be more observant in eyeing the talents of young players who are cheap to give PSG competition in the hunt for the championship title.

[ancafe]

They will now play their last match in the Champions League. This match is very important. It may compensate for the French league, but it will not compensate for tonight in the Champions League. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain must definitely win tonight's match. Especially Paris Saint-Germain, who wanted to be in a good place in the Champions League at the beginning of the year, is not doing very well at the moment. Beating Manchester City was a great success. Now they must achieve another success and win this match. They will probably be the team that will be champions at the end of the year in the French league anyway. They have already made a big difference in points to their opponents.

After beating Manchester City in the previous match, PSG now has much greater motivation to win the last match. The draw they got in Ligue 1 because they were more serious in preparing for the final match in the group stage so they did not want to risk fatigue for the players. PSG will also face a tough match because the opponents they face must win the match because if they lose, their chances of qualifying for the next round are lost.

For the competition in Ligue 1, there is not much pressure that PSG will face because so far the points they have collected are still quite safe from the challengers behind them. So PSG can focus more on preparing themselves for the Champions League match because a small mistake can give results beyond predictions so PSG must really prepare themselves.

[Ruttoshi]

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We know PSG also did not perform well enough in the Champions League. The last match was decisive and could motivate the players, but hopefully, PSG will not make the same mistake when facing Stuttgart. PSG is the strongest in Ligue 1, but they have had quite a hard time facing teams in the Europa League, even in the qualifying round. The focus is on qualifying for the playoffs first. After that, the effort will be harder for PSG when they meet teams that will be stronger and more prepared.

I think Paris Saint-Germain will be able to make it to the Playoffs. Stuttgart is not a team that is at their strength. Also, they drew in the last week of the French league, but I think they did not use all their strength in this match. Because there was a Champions League match that was more important for them. Right now, they are completely focused on the match in Germany that will be played tomorrow, as they are aiming to win. In my opinion, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will definitely win their matches in the Champions League this week.

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

Stuttgart is a weak opponent for PSG and I believe that it will be an easy win for PSG. This is because PSG is in a high spirit of achieving victory due to the motivation from winning City and need to qualify to UCL round of 16. With this morale, they will use it to pressure Stuttgart till they achieve victory at the end of the game.

In Ligue 1, PSG is the only team that will be able to bring UCL home, because they are the strongest among all.

[Slow death]

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

PSG toughness began to show a decline after the era of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi ended. Financial is only a complement and makes it easier for them to bring in quality players, but that is not a guarantee to continue dominating, just look at how PSG is still struggling in the UCL phase. Other teams in Ligue 1 must be more observant in eyeing the talents of young players who are cheap to give PSG competition in the hunt for the championship title.

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

[$anounimus$]

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

PSG toughness began to show a decline after the era of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi ended. Financial is only a complement and makes it easier for them to bring in quality players, but that is not a guarantee to continue dominating, just look at how PSG is still struggling in the UCL phase. Other teams in Ligue 1 must be more observant in eyeing the talents of young players who are cheap to give PSG competition in the hunt for the championship title.

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

Yes, that is indeed the problem that occurs and the Champions League is certainly a priority for teams that can make big investments like PSG has done. I think the directors of Les Pariesens will not go all out again to spend a lot of money because previously the target of getting a prestigious title never happened. But in football you can't have a pessimistic feeling because it will make the club's reputation not increase rapidly in the market.

[len01]

PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

But in my opinion if it's about competition in league 1, I see the difference in the quality of players that PSG has brought in now compared to other teams in league 1. We can directly compare Marseille, Monaco players etc. When compared to the players owned by PSG, it is very different and certainly the money spent by PSG is more than other teams. Like PSG bringing in Kvaratskhelia is one example that finances are still one of the driving forces for a team to compete strongly in league 1. And if we compare league 1 with the EPL, it is very unfair. Because in the EPL no matter how strong and rich a team is, if they are not able to manage the team well, they certainly will not be able to compete with other teams because in the EPL the competition is more competitive than league 1. I am very sure that if one of the Monaco or Marseille teams can bring in quality players slowly at a high price, they will definitely be able to compete with PSG.

[Palakka]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

Monaco and Marseille are not as rich as PSG, but don't you see if they also have very quality players in their squads?
Maybe they can still lose to PSG but I see that they are actually quite tragic with the defeat they got from a weak teams and this shows their poor mentality and consistency, if we talk about coaches, they currently have good and experienced coaches, de zerbi and adolt hitter are coaches who have extraordinary quality and technical ability,  But so far what I have seen is the bad inconsistency and also the weak mentality to become champions in Ligue 1 from the both teams as main problem, even if they recruit a better coach and a great player, of course it will not make a difference if they can not improve mentality, because I think, that it's no different like when PSG played in the UCL with their mentality which has been their weakness all along.

[rahmad2nd]

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

Clearly if we talk about disappointment maybe it can't be denied, so far PSG has spent a lot of money. especially when PSG has the MNM trio, many hope they can realize the club's dream of breaking through and winning the Champions League trophy. IMO, the role and involvement of Nasser Al Khelaifi is what makes it difficult for PSG to realize their dreams. I mean, PSG should look at City as their example. we can see PSG's mega project with its star players failed without a title outside the French League, most of the players they recruited did not really involve their coach. but there is a difference that occurred after Luis Enrique took over PSG, in my opinion they are a little better than the previous coach. Enrique is also involved in player recruitment, although so far it seems that Enrique has not found a suitable center forward in his squad. I read a statement from Nasser Al Khelaifi, he said that Enrique is a great coach even though he lost to City at that time. next season maybe PSG can be more solid, especially when Enrique brings in the players he really needs. well, for now, let's look forward to the match in week 8 between Stuttgart and PSG.

[fuguebtc]

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

In the last match of Ligue 1, we saw PSG fail to win against Reims. I would say that PSG players did not give their full effort against Reims. Luis Enrique would definitely not want any important player in his squad to get injured before the Champions League match. That is why PSG performed very carefully against Reims.

However, PSG will try their best to win against Stuttgart. Qualification for the playoffs is still completely uncertain for PSG. PSG has to earn points in today's match. PSG played great against Manchester City in the last match of the Champions League and won the match. Hopefully PSG will not make any mistakes in today's match too.

Stuttgart has won the last two matches of the Champions League. However, Stuttgart's opponents were two weak teams like Young Boys and Bratislava. I do not think Stuttgart will win against a strong team like PSG.