French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Slow death]

I think this loss came as a surprise to many. Just yesterday, I read about how users thought betting on PSG to win was a good idea, but as it turns out, sometimes even the most obvious bets can be losing. Marseille played well, and they were best at thwarting PSG's attacking potential, they kept the ball in midfield for a long time and prevented any shots on goal. Honestly, I thought PSG would be able to equalize because they had plenty of time to do so, but for some reason, PSG played languidly until the very end of the match.

I was also thinking about betting on PSG, but when I saw the starting lineup, I decided to wait until the match started. I can say I was lucky that Marseille scored an early goal, because I knew this match would be tough for PSG. The absence of key players had a big impact on the overall performance. Against Atalanta, Neves and Barcol were in the game, so Dembélé's absence wasn't noticeable, but in this match, things turned out differently. Marseille are a tough opponent, but I don't think PSG deserved to lose yesterday.

I confess that I bet on them and lost my bet. My bet was on a draw or PSG, but I still lost because they lost. In my opinion, they are not very stable this season. This current squad seems to be worn out. I could be wrong, but there is a risk of them losing the title if things continue the way they are. I know that the other Ligue 1 teams are also unstable, but the fact that PSG lost a game in which they failed to score at least one goal could be a big warning. I personally won't bet on PSG in the next game, and maybe the game after that.

[sana54210]

I am not even kidding, I would have put Salah over Vitinha, he brought Liverpool so much success again with his insane performance. But yeah, we all knew Dembele would have won it. Doue seems like he is great too, and Vitinha as well, like the whole PSG is doing great and Dembele deserved it, Kvara is somewhere in there too.

PSG as a team got high ranking players which shows you that even though Dembele won, it's not a one man achievement that made this possible. This should be not a bad thing because it allows them to keep winning as we can see, even when two players are missing. It should not eb a bad thing because when you are as good as you are as a whole team instead of just relying on a single player, you do well.

[Justbillywitt]

Wow Paris Saint Germain surprise me yesterday night after all I have said about them last night what a shocking result really can't believe they could lost the game against Marseille I was actually hoping maybe after the 5 minute early goal Marseille scored maybe Paris Saint Germain will step up their game with a come back win but that didn't happen, and it seems most of their losing in the league is always like this hardly you see them concede three goals and above, and one thing I keep imagining is why they can't go unbeaten in that league judging from their strength in the French ligue 1 they ought to have go unbeaten maybe for just one season and it's quite very much possible.

Going unbeaten is not really that easy as you are thinking, besides the french ligue 1 is not as weak as you are making it look. If it was that simple PSG would have gone unbeaten since their dominance of the ligue 1 began. Marseille had to rise up to the occasion and make the league competitive, if there is any team that can challenge PSG it has to be Marseille and it's a good thing they won. PSG dominance in ligue 1 is just too much.

[Phoenix Anka]

If it's in their domestic league competitions, I don't thnk they'll be missed but they'll definitely be missed in the Champions League, those players played a major role in PSG having their best Champions League season and it's quite unfortunate that they won't be available to do similar thing in the beginning of this season Champions League tournament but as for Lens, PSG would scale through.

It is a fact that things are now very focused on seeing how far the defending Champion will go in the UCL, they only expect the best from PSG, of course we have to realize that the Teams that have entered this UCL are of a high level, they should all be treated with the same care Because only the best are those who enter this competition, so it is careful.

Paris Saint-Germain may have lost against Marseille, but that doesn't diminish their strength. Paris Saint-Germain is very strong and remains one of the strongest teams in the Champions League. Marseille's remarkable victory over them demonstrates Marseille's strength. While Paris Saint-Germain may have been better on paper, on the pitch, Marseille gave it their all and won. Perhaps Champions League opponents should watch this match before facing Paris Saint-Germain.

[DYOR+BTC]

PSG as a team got high ranking players which shows you that even though Dembele won, it's not a one man achievement that made this possible. This should be not a bad thing because it allows them to keep winning as we can see, even when two players are missing. It should not eb a bad thing because when you are as good as you are as a whole team instead of just relying on a single player, you do well.

A team with great quality is what is expected for a team that made themselves king of Europe last season,as for PSG players they all fought relentlessly without any atom of fear but with determination to get to the top which they did at last. As for player rating last season. 80 percent of their players where above 7.0 performance that was why they had more than three players in champions league players of the season so writing them off in terms of quality won't be an easy one as for dembele, he had an excellent performance last season both in goal scoring and significant performance in the team he was available at all time for PSG that was why his efforts was recognized and the prestigious award was give to recognize he commitment in the team.

[$weetne$$]

It is true that several players in PSG's squad are out  of the squad due to injuries. But this is not the reason for PSG's poor performance. PSG's performance was poor because they did not take this  match seriously. In this match , we saw Hakimi in the attack. He is basically a defender. Luis Enrique could have used  Lee Kang-in or Mbaye. PSG's forward lineup's performance was very  poor. They  only had 12 shots in the  entire match. We have not seen such a performance from PSG this season.

I even discussed this with a friend yesterday, that how will PSG be loosing this bad because of the absence of a few players, last season I remember when they suffered similar fate, they mostly used a rotational strategy and it kept them afloat such that they did not suffer much loses and were able to win the champions league and the Ligue title so I expected more from them even with the situation at hand.

[Sexylizzy2813]

If it's in their domestic league competitions, I don't thnk they'll be missed but they'll definitely be missed in the Champions League, those players played a major role in PSG having their best Champions League season and it's quite unfortunate that they won't be available to do similar thing in the beginning of this season Champions League tournament but as for Lens, PSG would scale through.

It is a fact that things are now very focused on seeing how far the defending Champion will go in the UCL, they only expect the best from PSG, of course we have to realize that the Teams that have entered this UCL are of a high level, they should all be treated with the same care Because only the best are those who enter this competition, so it is careful.

PSG will find it hard to get the job done this season and I believe they'll try their best after all, they have the best players who are very good at getting the ball in the back of the net and the manager Enrique has turned the players to something different from how they were when he first joined the club. When it comes to the champions league I see the challenge as a strong one for PSG, we know all teams will be getting ready to defeat them at least to prove a point but when it comes to the Ligue 1, I feel PSG don't have much problem since they are too familiar with the clubs in the league and they are ready to get more points from the smaller teams than the big clubs, this is the only way they can stay fit but going head to head with the big clubs they perfer to get a draw and it keeps them ready for the champions league like they did last season where they have already won the league before facing the champions league games.

[GiftedMAN]

It is true that several players in PSG's squad are out  of the squad due to injuries. But this is not the reason for PSG's poor performance. PSG's performance was poor because they did not take this  match seriously. In this match , we saw Hakimi in the attack. He is basically a defender. Luis Enrique could have used  Lee Kang-in or Mbaye. PSG's forward lineup's performance was very  poor. They  only had 12 shots in the  entire match. We have not seen such a performance from PSG this season.

I even discussed this with a friend yesterday, that how will PSG be loosing this bad because of the absence of a few players, last season I remember when they suffered similar fate, they mostly used a rotational strategy and it kept them afloat such that they did not suffer much loses and were able to win the champions league and the Ligue title so I expected more from them even with the situation at hand.

Before the game began the odd that was given to PSG to win shows that it wasn't going to be an easy game for them they they had not lost this season in the league and their opponent Marseille had lost 2 matches and win two so they took the advantage of the PSG injury players to hold them down and ensure they take the lead and finally won the game. The Marseille coach already said he came to defeat PSG because they are the champions it is now left for PSG coach which is currently the best coach right now to employ a new strategy to ensure they bounced back and take back their glory cause they are the best in the league.

[snipie]

Truly said, well deserved, his been so instrumental in his teams success with his massive success rate of G/A contributions in all competitions. About maintaining his standards, I think it will be difficult for him to replicate this particular form that won him this award. I just fell that next season will be someone else.

Injuries are a game changer for many footballers. Ousmane Dembele used to be prone to injury with Barcelona, maybe less with PSG, yet it is hard to escape from it especially when you are a talented player.
Dembele deserved the Ballon d'Or Because of his achievements with his team, mainly the UEFA Champions League title. Obviously there is many good players that deserved this trophy like Salah from Liverpool, yet his team didn't do well internationally.
I don't think Dembele will be affected a lot from the injury, maybe he will decline because it is hard to keep the same high level like what happened in the previous season.

[Ahli38]

Paris Fc lost at home to Strasbourg by 2:3 if Paris FC is to remain in the French ligue 1 then they will have to start getting results because I have not been convincing with their performance with the way that they conceive goals am really afraid of if they will not be relegated, with the type of players that Paris FC signed I expected that they will be competitive but they have only won two matches out of their five game's.


Paris FC is not playing very well the coach should do a better job one area of the team that the coach has to work on is in the area of the defense because with the way that they have been conceiving goals the team is in serious problems.

Strasbourg Alsace football team was dominant against Paris football team because players of that team did back to back goals in this match And we saw one sided match. Páez was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 27 minutes And after that we saw no goal in this half as Doué did second goal of the match and that was at the 78 minutes . At that point, Strasbourg Alsace team side was dominant because opponent team score was zero at that time but after that we saw change in the match . Emegha was a person who did last goal of the match and that goal was at 87 minutes.Dicko was a person who did goal and tried to come back in this match in which he was unsuccessful . Gory did last goal of the match but that team lost the match.

Strasbourg Alsace was not particularly dominant in this match. Even in the first half Paris FC had more possession than they did and even launched more attacks. Strasbourg Alsace only managed to create one chance in the first half. However they were fortunate to convert that chance into a goal through Chelsea's young wonderkid Kendry Paez. In the second half Paris FC actually looked more dominant. However Strasbourg Alsace once again showed an effective attack that resulted in a goal through a counterattack, where they took advantage of the moment after Paris FC failed to attack Strasbourg Alsace. In the 81st minute Paris FC managed to score a pretty quick goal through Nouha Dicko. Unfortunately in the 87th minute Strasbourg Alsace managed to extend their lead through the speed of Emanuel Emegha who ran quickly to score a goal and even the referee had to check the var. But finally it was decided to be a goal. In the final minutes Paris FC could only close the gap to 2-3 from Strasbourg Alsace through a goal from Alimani Gory.

I also think Paris FC didn't play very well in this match. Their performance was far below expectations given their possession. And it seems they lacked the cohesion to create good chances to score goals. Even their last goal was a lucky one for me. We can see that the assist was unintentional. And even Strasbourg Alsace goalkeeper seemed caught off guard. I think Paris FC needs significant improvement and even valuable lessons from this match.

[m4r1o]

I am not even kidding, I would have put Salah over Vitinha, he brought Liverpool so much success again with his insane performance. But yeah, we all knew Dembele would have won it. Doue seems like he is great too, and Vitinha as well, like the whole PSG is doing great and Dembele deserved it, Kvara is somewhere in there too.

PSG as a team got high ranking players which shows you that even though Dembele won, it's not a one man achievement that made this possible. This should be not a bad thing because it allows them to keep winning as we can see, even when two players are missing. It should not eb a bad thing because when you are as good as you are as a whole team instead of just relying on a single player, you do well.

In these cases, the best player of the team that has won the most is always rewarded. It is clear that there are some exceptional players in the squad, one above all Donnarumma, but the strongest player is rewarded, who is usually always the number ten. Dembele deserved the award.

[pewboy]

It is a fact that things are now very focused on seeing how far the defending Champion will go in the UCL, they only expect the best from PSG, of course we have to realize that the Teams that have entered this UCL are of a high level, they should all be treated with the same care Because only the best are those who enter this competition, so it is careful.

I think they won't have the chance to repeat themselves this year, they certainly won't be eliminated straight away, that's for sure, but they certainly won't have the chance to play another final straight away and maybe even hope to win it, there are many teams that are coming back and can't wait to win it.

[knowngunman]

Looks like Paris saints Germain will be returning home without any points. Marseille have succeeded in securing a 3 points tonight after defeating mighty PSG. PSG have won Marseille many times in their previous encounters as I wouldn't say Marseille were lucky to have won against PSG today,they merited today victory, although PSG had the better ball possessions but Marseille still got the points. The outcome of this game is shocking due to how PSG have been dominating the French ligue 1 with winnings but today game against Marseille was different.

Although I never expected a win from PSG since the match clash with the Balon’dor ceremony but the defeat was also shocking. A draw game was what I predicted for that game since PSG was going to play with most of their key players out. It's funny how PSG were celebrating the Balon’dor and Marseille was celebrating a victory against them. It was a deserving victory for Marseille but I don't think it's time for PSG to stop dominating the Ligue 1 yet. Although, they're locking head with AS Monaco that occupy the top of the table currently but how long can they be there? The celebration is over and PSG will be back to business with even more energy after winning the best team of the year. Let see how quickly thay can get on top of the table.

[Hvdv]

Marseille did what everyone has wanted to do for a long time. They beat Paris Saint-Germain. I think every team in the French league dreams of winning against Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille is very lucky to have done this on their home turf, because winning the Champions League title in front of their home fans was a special pride for the team. So I congratulate them, and I congratulate them for inflicting perhaps their only defeat of the season in this match.

[Wake Up]

Marseille did what everyone has wanted to do for a long time. They beat Paris Saint-Germain. I think every team in the French league dreams of winning against Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille is very lucky to have done this on their home turf, because winning the Champions League title in front of their home fans was a special pride for the team. So I congratulate them, and I congratulate them for inflicting perhaps their only defeat of the season in this match.

In fact, many teams, not just in France but around the world, are striving to beat Paris Saint-Germain. Inter Milan last achieved this in the Champions League final, but they suffered a crushing defeat and lost the trophy. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich ,no matter which big team they are will want to beat Paris Saint-Germain. Because beating them also demonstrates their strength. That's why this victory for Marseille is so valuable.

[bitgolden]

Dembele was certainly the "star" of this team, but to be fair they are playing unlike anyone else because they do not have any stars that they point everything to. That's the most important part, if you focus on a single player then things will get worse.

They are not just "give the ball to dembele and hope they win the game" type of style, they play all together, if defense collapses on dembele, they have doue and kvara right there, and this way they play better. They used to have Mbappe and they would always look for Mbappe, which made it good if Mbappe scores, and bad if he doesn't score. This should be the most obvious improvement and Dembele deserves every reward or praise that he gets for how he played last season.

[stompix]

Why is everyone surprised of this?
Lyon and Marseille were the teams that were known by everyone to be the only true adversaries PSG would face this year in Ligue1.

Why would the bookeies give them 1.9 when the other times they didn't get past 1.35?
The writing was on the wall for two weeks, if not a loss then a draw would have been not surprising at all, I called this twice in the last month; this was the first test against a truly combative team, and they failed it.

Stop betting just on names, look at the whole picture.

Well, finally, the test for PSG, if they beat the crap out of Marseille at home you can say goodbye to this season also.
First time in 5 matches that PSG is over 1.35, it was never more than that in 4 matches, 2 times at 1.35 and then 1.10 and 1.20.

[Mustang Shelby]

What a start to the season it's been. Four teams currently share 12 points and are tied for first place. Paris Saint-Germain is second on goal difference, and Monaco leads the league. Of course, we don't know for sure if this will last, but I still think Paris Saint-Germain will be champions at the end of this season. Still, we're looking at a truly exciting scoreline after five matches. What a fantastic achievement Marseille achieved.

[$weetne$$]

It is a fact that things are now very focused on seeing how far the defending Champion will go in the UCL, they only expect the best from PSG, of course we have to realize that the Teams that have entered this UCL are of a high level, they should all be treated with the same care Because only the best are those who enter this competition, so it is careful.

I think they won't have the chance to repeat themselves this year, they certainly won't be eliminated straight away, that's for sure, but they certainly won't have the chance to play another final straight away and maybe even hope to win it, there are many teams that are coming back and can't wait to win it.

Playing another champions league finals this season will actually be a miracle for PSG and this does not mean they are weak or they are less of a team as they have been but we all have to admit that last season  they had a bit of luck on their side, although  they did put in the work but this season they are not likely to be that lucky, getting  far in the champions league is very much possible, in fact If I see them in the semi finals I will not really be surprised but if I see them playing  the finals them I will be surprised but will applaud them evening they do not get to win but the tension this season is higher ap it is very unlikely they eventually win the trophy again for the second  time.

[Stormisover]

I am not even kidding, I would have put Salah over Vitinha, he brought Liverpool so much success again with his insane performance. But yeah, we all knew Dembele would have won it. Doue seems like he is great too, and Vitinha as well, like the whole PSG is doing great and Dembele deserved it, Kvara is somewhere in there too.

PSG as a team got high ranking players which shows you that even though Dembele won, it's not a one man achievement that made this possible. This should be not a bad thing because it allows them to keep winning as we can see, even when two players are missing. It should not eb a bad thing because when you are as good as you are as a whole team instead of just relying on a single player, you do well.

In these cases, the best player of the team that has won the most is always rewarded. It is clear that there are some exceptional players in the squad, one above all Donnarumma, but the strongest player is rewarded, who is usually always the number ten. Dembele deserved the award.

I must say this ballon D'or this is exactly the first time in a long time they are giving it to the well deserved player else there have been so sort of politics in it, and for Dembele congrats to him on his winning at least they had no choice this season because had it been they gave it to someone else it would have been too obvious that the award has really lost it credibility like I'm very much happy for him and lots of appreciation to the Paris Saint Germain team at large if not for them this wouldn't have been possible and kudos to Dembele for his hard work, he keeps fighting even when the world might have lost hope in him , now he's at the peak of his career well done.