French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Qhunman]

PSG won the game at last which is the most important thing. I know that their performance hasn't been as sharp as it used to be in previous season which is the reason why their fans ain't that happy. However, it doesn't change anything on how they will perform against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. I expect to see an excellent performance from PSG on that match.

PSG won the game after much frustration and struggle which is not supposed to be so for a team that has that kind of squad and the team they played against they were supposed to get and easy win regardless of the game they will be having against Bayern Munich. In the previous 3 games of PSG it has been a struggle you think it's not going to affect their performance against Bayern Munich tomorrow? You need to think between because PSG will definitely be beaten if they put up such poor performance in the game.

You forget every game cannot be won with large goals margin. I don't think PSG actually struggled to win Nice  . PSG dominated the game with better ball accuracy, passes and total of 28 shots doesn't look like a team that was struggling to win but were completely not favored,Narrowly escape Draw if not for the unexpected late hours goals scored by PSG striker G. Ramos . Winning matches isn't easy, PSG won the game because that is what matters. However, PSG puts a fine display against Nice, they played very well but goals was just hardened for them. I think with confident,PSG can defeat Bayern Munich tomorrow

[Lida93]

The season has not even moved to the middle and you all think PSG has already started to play below your expectations! Oh just wow, how you guys think the other teams in the league ain't there to win games and lift the trophy. Being a defending champion is no small task, especially a double championship title in two different competitive leagues. Now unlike other seasons PSG have to battle to defend their UCL title and the league1 and this has to be strategically done. For me, PSG are doing great on both sides and I can only wait till the middle of the season to start evaluating if they are meeting expectations or not.

Exactly man!… For me PSG is still the dominant force at the league level, and they’ve not done anything to make me think otherwise, before the other guys can catch up or try to overtake. The team despite their injury woes and trying to maintain Champions League form in hopes of defending their trophy is still performing well.
The other teams in the league that people are thinking are performing well are actually not performing well at all cause if they were, PSG wouldn’t have still being top after playing several games with some key players out injured. This goes to show their dominance and it’s not ending anytime soon.

it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

[Silence Scream]

The season has not even moved to the middle and you all think PSG has already started to play below your expectations! Oh just wow, how you guys think the other teams in the league ain't there to win games and lift the trophy. Being a defending champion is no small task, especially a double championship title in two different competitive leagues. Now unlike other seasons PSG have to battle to defend their UCL title and the league1 and this has to be strategically done. For me, PSG are doing great on both sides and I can only wait till the middle of the season to start evaluating if they are meeting expectations or not.

Exactly man!… For me PSG is still the dominant force at the league level, and they’ve not done anything to make me think otherwise, before the other guys can catch up or try to overtake. The team despite their injury woes and trying to maintain Champions League form in hopes of defending their trophy is still performing well.
The other teams in the league that people are thinking are performing well are actually not performing well at all cause if they were, PSG wouldn’t have still being top after playing several games with some key players out injured. This goes to show their dominance and it’s not ending anytime soon.

it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

In fact, Paris Saint-Germain has dropped more points than expected this year so far. The real problem has been that other teams have lost matches they shouldn't have. Monaco lost to Paris FC. Marseille similarly beat Paris Saint-Germain but suffered some unexpected defeats. That's why Paris Saint-Germain remains top of the league. Furthermore, any French team that wants to unseat them will have to win every match, as Paris Saint-Germain is a team that can only drop points very rarely.

[AirtelBuzz]

The Parc des Princes is being decorated in a new way as they welcome Bayern Munich, which means we will see extreme excitement and hear the roar at every step of the match. We should remember that this is no ordinary match as the honor of the defending champions is at stake. Regardless, Luis Enrique will face mixed emotions as the home team in this match, even they will keep up their good work in this match and will have no shortage of attacking tactics against Vincent Kompany's team in the epic competitive UCL game of the new event and I have a little idea that Paris Saint-Germain might be the lucky team to shame Bayern into defeat for the first time this new season.

[Jewan420]

The Parc des Princes is being decorated in a new way as they welcome Bayern Munich, which means we will see extreme excitement and hear the roar at every step of the match. We should remember that this is no ordinary match as the honor of the defending champions is at stake. Regardless, Luis Enrique will face mixed emotions as the home team in this match, even they will keep up their good work in this match and will have no shortage of attacking tactics against Vincent Kompany's team in the epic competitive UCL game of the new event and I have a little idea that Paris Saint-Germain might be the lucky team to shame Bayern into defeat for the first time this new season.

It would not be wrong to put Bayern Munich at the top of the list of teams that can challenge the current PSG. We have no choice but to call them the best from the heights that Vincent Kompany has taken his team to. Luis Enrique will definitely try his best to win this match, because he is facing the toughest opponent of the season where both teams will show their strengths. Even a little idea of ​​​​which team is ahead in the race to win the Champions League. On one side, the defending champion and on the other side, the undefeated team of the season, I can't wait to see how exciting the match will be!!

[Slow death]

Desire Doué if PSG wins the 2025 Golden boy award ahead of Yamal and others. When I saw this online and I decided to read the comment section. I found out that there were different opinions from different people and some claimed that Yamal was robbed, lol. They believed that Yamal had a better season than him and for that deserves the award since he already missed out on the Ballon d'Or. If course it wasn't hard to detect the set of fans that's pushing this very agenda.

Perhaps those commenting didn't read the rules, or they read them but forgot the rule that says you can't win this competition twice. Yamal already won this trophy in the past, so he can't win it again. Here's the link to the rules:

NO RE-ELECTION FOR THE WINNER

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In any case, Desire Doué is a good player, but despite being a Real Madrid fan, I consider Yamal better than Desire Doué. If I had to choose between those two players, I would choose Yamal. It's a shame he's at Barcelona; if he were at Real Madrid, he would have a great future. It's true that he could also have a great future at Barcelona, ​​but he needs to work harder.

[Lida93]

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it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

In fact, Paris Saint-Germain has dropped more points than expected this year so far. The real problem has been that other teams have lost matches they shouldn't have. Monaco lost to Paris FC. Marseille similarly beat Paris Saint-Germain but suffered some unexpected defeats. That's why Paris Saint-Germain remains top of the league. Furthermore, any French team that wants to unseat them will have to win every match, as Paris Saint-Germain is a team that can only drop points very rarely.

this is exactly the reason why the french league is as if there ain't no proper competition, whenever an opportunity comes for other teams to level up or close the gap on PSG, they would all flop thereby giving PSG the chance to maintain their lead and it's so disgusting because such incidents makes the league unattractive in the eyes of many people who are yearning for the end of PSG's long dominance in the domestic league, and it seems it's going to be like this for a long time before there's any change.

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In any case, Desire Doué is a good player, but despite being a Real Madrid fan, I consider Yamal better than Desire Doué. If I had to choose between those two players, I would choose Yamal. It's a shame he's at Barcelona; if he were at Real Madrid, he would have a great future. It's true that he could also have a great future at Barcelona, ​​but he needs to work harder.

Why Yamal?
I noticed that people overhyped this Lamine Yamal too much and that was one of the reason he didn’t win the Ballon D or award because Barcelona failed to promote Rafinha that have more goal contributions to the team overall than Yamal, and he have more ball contribution than Dembele, but the hype made them push Yamal and he lost even though another award.

A well deserved award to Desire Doué, he was one of the best young talented players and he deserves this award considering the fact that he won the Champions League last season.

[FiliOrangGila]

PSG won the game at last which is the most important thing. I know that their performance hasn't been as sharp as it used to be in previous season which is the reason why their fans ain't that happy. However, it doesn't change anything on how they will perform against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. I expect to see an excellent performance from PSG on that match.

PSG won the game after much frustration and struggle which is not supposed to be so for a team that has that kind of squad and the team they played against they were supposed to get and easy win regardless of the game they will be having against Bayern Munich. In the previous 3 games of PSG it has been a struggle you think it's not going to affect their performance against Bayern Munich tomorrow? You need to think between because PSG will definitely be beaten if they put up such poor performance in the game.

Although PSG only won narrowly against Nice, they completely dominated the match with 77% possession and 28 shots. And not every match has to be a landslide victory; if the opponent plays negative football, PSG will find it difficult to score the crucial goals in a long league season where just winning adds 3 points to widen the gap with their rivals.

[pawel7777]

PSG got defeated 2-1 by Bayern at home tonight in the Champions League. And that's despite Bayern playing with 10 men for the entire 2nd half after the referee revised the yellow card for Bayern's Luis Diaz and decided to change it to red (after a tackle from behind).
Some could say this proves that PSG is not as strong as they were last season, and there could be some truth to it, but I think it's just Bayern being incredibly strong right now (with 16 straight wins in all competitions since the beginning of the season).
The game stats, other than goals, are looking really decent for PSG. They managed to make 25 shots on goal with 10 on target, which is more than I would expect, and they did have a lot of decent chances, but it just wasn't meant to be.

Monaco also lost their game against Norwegian Bodo/Glimt (1-0) after a rather poor game, and tomorrow Marseille is facing Atalanta at home, hopefully they could save the honor of French football and earn at least a point.

[Belarge]

PSG got defeated 2-1 by Bayern at home tonight in the Champions League. And that's despite Bayern playing with 10 men for the entire 2nd half after the referee revised the yellow card for Bayern's Luis Diaz and decided to change it to red (after a tackle from behind).
Some could say this proves that PSG is not as strong as they were last season, and there could be some truth to it, but I think it's just Bayern being incredibly strong right now (with 16 straight wins in all competitions since the beginning of the season).
The game stats, other than goals, are looking really decent for PSG. They managed to make 25 shots on goal with 10 on target, which is more than I would expect, and they did have a lot of decent chances, but it just wasn't meant to be.

Monaco also lost their game against Norwegian Bodo/Glimt (1-0) after a rather poor game, and tomorrow Marseille is facing Atalanta at home, hopefully they could save the honor of French football and earn at least a point.

How does it feel for Les Parisiens to experience defeats? It's weigh out of this world for Les Parisiens. They have to do better because they can be reigning UCL Champions and be performing so average lately. I'm just flatter to see PSG handling some club so well and failing major test when they see one. Paris Saint-Germain can not play Bayern Munich this season, it's obvious because they've suffered from injury blow this season and they're still in this crucial situation currently. Most keymen are injured and this alone have affected all round stats for Paris Saint-Germain.

[$weetne$$]

it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

Until another team takes it upon themselves to stop the dominance of PSG I the Ligue 1, it will continue for as long as it can be seeing that they have the capacity to maintaining the dominance over the period of time it last. The champions league is totally a different ball game and obviously PSG will not be able to dominate there just like the Ligue 1, the teams they encounter are more tough and competitive, it will only take them luck to defend the title but with Ligue 1, they have some good assurance.

[Fara Chan]

Although PSG only won narrowly against Nice, they completely dominated the match with 77% possession and 28 shots. And not every match has to be a landslide victory; if the opponent plays negative football, PSG will find it difficult to score the crucial goals in a long league season where just winning adds 3 points to widen the gap with their rivals.

Besides focusing on winning and securing three points in every match, PSG must also keep their key players fit for tougher competitions like the Champions League. PSG lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League today, and two key players had to be withdrawn due to pain. However, I hope neither player has suffered a serious injury. Dembele and Hakimi are two key players PSG rely on frequently every season.

[ShowOff]

it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

Until another team takes it upon themselves to stop the dominance of PSG I the Ligue 1, it will continue for as long as it can be seeing that they have the capacity to maintaining the dominance over the period of time it last. The champions league is totally a different ball game and obviously PSG will not be able to dominate there just like the Ligue 1, the teams they encounter are more tough and competitive, it will only take them luck to defend the title but with Ligue 1, they have some good assurance.

The current power gap is due to financial factors, and I think it would take a significant amount of luck to break PSG dominance. While it's not impossible, it's currently very unlikely, no Ligue 1 team is capable of directly challenging PSG for the title. In a different league, Leverkusen once broke Bayern Munich dominance, and that could be a relevant example. Luis Enrique certainly isn't worried about the competition in Ligue 1, despite his team inconsistent performances, they still manage to top the table.

[TelolettOm]

Besides focusing on winning and securing three points in every match, PSG must also keep their key players fit for tougher competitions like the Champions League. PSG lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League today, and two key players had to be withdrawn due to pain. However, I hope neither player has suffered a serious injury. Dembele and Hakimi are two key players PSG rely on frequently every season.

Update: The Champions League match between PSG and Bayern Munich, held at the Parc des Princes, ended in a 1-2 defeat for PSG.

There were several highlights from this match:
- Luiz Diaz scored two goals and then received a red card.
- PSG only scored one goal through Joao Neves in the 74th minute, unable to capitalize on Bayern Munich's 10-man defense.
- Bad injury news for PSG: Dembélé and Hakimi injured.


Source: After Dembélé, also Achraf Hakimi leaves the pitch due to serious injury…

[qurbanshah02]

Update: The Champions League match between PSG and Bayern Munich, held at the Parc des Princes, ended in a 1-2 defeat for PSG.

There were several highlights from this match:
- Luiz Diaz scored two goals and then received a red card.
- PSG only scored one goal through Joao Neves in the 74th minute, unable to capitalize on Bayern Munich's 10-man defense.
- Bad injury news for PSG: Dembélé and Hakimi injured.

Both of them had good performance and strong play in the match but Bayern Munich had a good performance but due to a mistake by a player of Bayern Munich they got a red card if he had not made any mistake then he would not have got this card but their good players played well and scored 2 goals and if they had made this and a few more mistakes then they would have drawn the winning match which would have cost their favorite team a lot in their victory. PSG is surprised that they could not play well against Bayern Munich while they should have dominated this league. This shows that PSG is also not that strong and good team so Bayern Munich has kept their record and their performance quite strong while beating them badly.

[Lida93]

it's what it is in the French league, business as usual, PSG's dominance knows no bounds as there seem to be no other team that can at least challenge them, perhaps the reason is because PSG is the only team in France that has the most sophisticated squad, coupled with the fact that they European champions, all of this could also be some of the factors that makes other teams unable to compete favourably in the French league1, it would take several decades before another club dominates the French league but in the UCL PSG may not be able to retain their title because it's a bit fierce than the local league in France.

Until another team takes it upon themselves to stop the dominance of PSG I the Ligue 1, it will continue for as long as it can be seeing that they have the capacity to maintaining the dominance over the period of time it last. The champions league is totally a different ball game and obviously PSG will not be able to dominate there just like the Ligue 1, the teams they encounter are more tough and competitive, it will only take them luck to defend the title but with Ligue 1, they have some good assurance.

It's not about being resolute, it goes beyond taking it upon yourself to stop PSG's dominance, it takes more than that, before any team can be able to stop PSG then they would have possess similar financial power as PSG, they would have to bring in the right player to be able to withstand PSG on the pitch as well, when all these are in place then we will begin to experience something different in the French league but if this is not done then PSG may continue to dominate the league.

[Slow death]

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In any case, Desire Doué is a good player, but despite being a Real Madrid fan, I consider Yamal better than Desire Doué. If I had to choose between those two players, I would choose Yamal. It's a shame he's at Barcelona; if he were at Real Madrid, he would have a great future. It's true that he could also have a great future at Barcelona, ​​but he needs to work harder.

Why Yamal?
I noticed that people overhyped this Lamine Yamal too much and that was one of the reason he didn’t win the Ballon D or award because Barcelona failed to promote Rafinha that have more goal contributions to the team overall than Yamal, and he have more ball contribution than Dembele, but the hype made them push Yamal and he lost even though another award.

A well deserved award to Desire Doué, he was one of the best young talented players and he deserves this award considering the fact that he won the Champions League last season.

Yamal is a player who performs well for Barcelona and the Spanish national team, while Desire Doué isn't very prominent in the French national team, and the numbers speak for themselves, I'm not making anything up:

Desire Doué:

Ligue 1 = 6 games, 1 goal, 1 assist. (Note that in Ligue 1 PSG has no rivals, they are a dominant team and there are no other teams fighting for the title, so Desire Doué's numbers aren't good.)

Yamal:

La Liga = 7 games, 3 goals, 4 assists. (Note that in La Liga Barcelona has strong opponents like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and other teams, but even so, Yamal's numbers surpass Desire Doué's.)

I know some people judge Yamal wrongly because they focus on feelings instead of numbers. When comparing Yamal to Mbappé, Mbappé is clearly far superior. When comparing Yamal to Vinicius Jr. in La Liga, Vinicius Jr. clearly has the advantage. But Vinicius Jr. loses to Yamal when comparing their performance in national teams. Yamal and Mbappé perform well in their leagues and national teams, just like Erling Haaland.

[Lida93]

The current power gap is due to financial factors, and I think it would take a significant amount of luck to break PSG dominance. While it's not impossible, it's currently very unlikely, no Ligue 1 team is capable of directly challenging PSG for the title. In a different league, Leverkusen once broke Bayern Munich dominance, and that could be a relevant example. Luis Enrique certainly isn't worried about the competition in Ligue 1, despite his team inconsistent performances, they still manage to top the table.

Breaking PSG's long dominance doesn't require any luck, because it has nothing to do with luck in the first place, PSG are dominating because they have everything they require at their disposal, it is only in the French league that you will notice this trend, in other leagues you will observe some healthy competition because the other teams are able to compete favourably as a result of their financial strength and also some strategic planning which puts them in a good condition to resist any form of long dominance that makes the league look childish.

[$weetne$$]

Although PSG only won narrowly against Nice, they completely dominated the match with 77% possession and 28 shots. And not every match has to be a landslide victory; if the opponent plays negative football, PSG will find it difficult to score the crucial goals in a long league season where just winning adds 3 points to widen the gap with their rivals.

Besides focusing on winning and securing three points in every match, PSG must also keep their key players fit for tougher competitions like the Champions League. PSG lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League today, and two key players had to be withdrawn due to pain. However, I hope neither player has suffered a serious injury. Dembele and Hakimi are two key players PSG rely on frequently every season.

Players conservation and rotation is what PSG should adopt with much consciousness because they will be needing it as they have many tough competitions they will be playing this season asides from the Ligue 1, I believe the  champions league is one competition that may likely stress them a while because that is a very competitive one which they know and will make their players reservations or rotation to get only the best of results from their champions league games this season, maybe they could get a chance to defend the title again thei season.