French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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PSG really have bigger consequences after that game against Bayern Munich. They didn't only lose the game. They really have to deal with important injuries again...

Nuno Mendes is expected to be under medical care for a few weeks. Hakimi's condition is even worse. He is out for 6-8 weeks. All of a sudden, PSG have lost their best LB and RB at the same time for many weeks.  

I wonder how serious they will get affected by this situation in next games.

PSG is going to face a lot of difficulties in their coming games if they don't have their right back and left back available to play against strong opponents in the league and in the champions League, their recent performance in the league is evidence to show how they are struggling and against Bayern Munich they became very exposed despite trying to get back in the game.

If their injured players come back sooner than expected it's not going to affect them much but if they keep having injury cases then you can be sure they will even find it difficult to win their league because Marseille is a big threat to them now.

Díaz could be the best signing for Bayern Munich, but his two consecutive goals against PSG ensured Bayern Munich's victory. Díaz was sent off towards the end of the first half and Bayern Munich were reduced to 10 men in the second half, but they still couldn't make much of an impact against Bayern Munich. PSG only managed to reduce the deficit by scoring a single goal in the 74th minute. In the match against Bayern Munich, I noticed a clear weakness in PSG's attacking line-up, as well as their defensive position. Of course, we don't expect such a performance from the defending Champions League title-winning team. However, they should work on the positions they have problems with and perform well in the upcoming matches.

Injuries to PSG's players could cause problems in future matches, as injured players are difficult to replace. Injuries to two quality players could mean a change in PSG's plan. They could switch to a different tactic than their previous planned style. The upcoming matches will be challenging, and the manager's decisions will be crucial.

PSG was completely ineffective in the Bayern Munich match, demonstrating that the team will struggle to win the trophy they won last season. If PSG can't recover effectively, they will struggle in future matches.

[Lida93]

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A team that will break PSG dominance doesn't need luck because the team won't be lucky enough to win the matches that will allow them to stop PSG from winning the Ligue 1. What a team in Ligue 1 needs to shock PSG and win the Ligue 1 title is a rich owner so that they can build up a formidable team that has what it takes to rival PSG, just like Monaco did in previous sessions. Luis Enrique isn't bothered about the current poor performance of PSG because he knows he will still win the Ligue 1 title this season.

It's all about the financial strength of PSG, that's what makes them outstanding in the French league, with their financial power they can decide to buy any player that is shinning or becomes a threat to them in the league thereby making the other teams weaker and easy to conquer, perhaps this is why most of the teams always lose important games whenever they need to win especially when they have the opportunity to close the gap on PSG.

Several years ago, PSG secured the service of a young talented player from Monaco and later went on to sign him on permanent basis, since then, Monaco hasn't been able to get a replacement for this particular player who has now become a global star, winning the world cup and other important trophies and has left the french ligue1 to join Spanish giants Real Madrid.

[Phoenix Anka]

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.

A team that will break PSG dominance doesn't need luck because the team won't be lucky enough to win the matches that will allow them to stop PSG from winning the Ligue 1. What a team in Ligue 1 needs to shock PSG and win the Ligue 1 title is a rich owner so that they can build up a formidable team that has what it takes to rival PSG, just like Monaco did in previous sessions. Luis Enrique isn't bothered about the current poor performance of PSG because he knows he will still win the Ligue 1 title this season.

Yes, because there's no French team currently that can compete with Paris Saint-Germain in terms of roster quality. The only way to do that would be if a wealthy businessman wanted to buy a team in France. Why would Paris Saint-Germain invest in this country when it's so strong? If a wealthy person were to own a team like Monaco, then perhaps we could even begin to talk about competition in France.

[LUCKMCFLY]

PSG have built a team that absolutely no one can challenge in the league 1 and thats why even the weeks that they don't perform all that well, I won't still be afraid at them losing the title to any other team and the best part of their strength is that it's not only limited to the French league as they have shown that they are capable of also challenging and winning almost all the big europe elite. They have a big fixture coming against Bayern Munich and it will be thriller to enjoy.

You're right, that's how things are with PSG. In fact, when we watch PSG play, it's a feast because they use so many strategies, I think Luis Enrique has his team so well integrated that it seems like everyone always plays with the same idea, each player understands each other very well. It's really exciting to watch them play Now against Bayern, it's going to be great it's a match where Bayern could surprise them.

[Velvet78]

Oh, I forgot to add Dembélé also among the injury list at PSG in my previous post.    PSG says that he will be out for the next few weeks. Really unlucky for him just after recovering from another injury...

Source: PSG official website

Lyon seem to have a good opportunity ahead at the weekend. They host PSG home as a reminder. Their recent form is in a sharp drop you know. They would make use of a win as soon as possible.

I know this is like the toughest game but PSG lack many important names again. Why not give it a try just for fun? 3.90 given for their win...

[slapper]

PSG won't face that much trouble when it comes to Ligue 1, they are going to win even if they played some 18 year old out of academy at right back, because rest of the team is that much good.

Plus, you have to remember that these teams have a system, which means the kids play the same way that the adults play, so they grow up knowing the system very well and know what to do and how to do it when they have to do it. That type of thing will help them, but its not about just how talented the kid is, even if the kid isn't great, unless the yare obviously horrible, they are going to be decent enough that other players who are superstars will cover the difference against all French teams. UCL will be the only issue they may have.

At the moment, PSG is just 2 points in the lead over Marseille and Lens. And actually Marseille is scoring more goals than them this season

About the seamless entry of the academy? As soon as Hakimi and Mendes were both injured last week, PSG began to shop Daniel Muñoz of Crystal Palace and discuss the idea of shifting their midfielder to right-back. Why are they not marketing an actual academy fullback, given the readiness of the system? All is revealed in their actions. They don't trust it

And the system you are talking about? It is beautiful to see yet toothless. They were 76% in possession against Nice, had 28 shots and had to have a substitute make a 94th-minute goal to get a 1-0 victory. They lost to Bayern with 10 men having been red carded. Luis Enrique created this possession machine that can manage games but not complete them. The kids aren't the problem. The system itself is broken. Lens is now in better form, and the gap closing rapidly

[Princess Leah]

About the seamless entry of the academy? As soon as Hakimi and Mendes were both injured last week, PSG began to shop Daniel Muñoz of Crystal Palace and discuss the idea of shifting their midfielder to right-back. Why are they not marketing an actual academy fullback, given the readiness of the system? All is revealed in their actions. They don't trust it

And the system you are talking about? It is beautiful to see yet toothless. They were 76% in possession against Nice, had 28 shots and had to have a substitute make a 94th-minute goal to get a 1-0 victory. They lost to Bayern with 10 men having been red carded. Luis Enrique created this possession machine that can manage games but not complete them. The kids aren't the problem. The system itself is broken. Lens is now in better form, and the gap closing rapidly

This would force them to quickly rush into the market immediately the window opens by January, i really don't know how long and Hakimi would stay injured but PSG can't keep relying on an inexperienced youth player all through the season especially if their players don't recover on time, so they'll be looking out for two temporary defence and maybe a striker too.

 Well, so far Luiz Erique have managed the situation quite well, atleast they're back at the top even though gap isn't much, being in thar position is encouraging, and I believe their coach would do his best to ensure they maintain the position till they' get to their best form again when the injured players return.
 

[m4r1o]

Luis Enrique is one of the best in this business, but things are not working for them in this season and their lost against Bayern Munich at home surely give them setback in 12th round game they are visiting Lyon which is doing good job and this match can bring good changes in League table Monaco hosting Lille. French Ligue 1 is unpredictable due to instability in many teams but recently few teams are improving their quality and their competitiveness is also giving them advantage which is good sign.

PSG are pushing well, even if they had the snag with Bayer, they still showed commitment.
Luis Enrique is the best, but this does not mean that he will easily obtain the desired results, unfortunately it does not all depend only on him and the work he carries out, but it is a team effort and they need to be compact and complicit on the pitch, otherwise the results will never arrive.

[bitgolden]

I have a question. PSG lost 2-1 against Bayern Munich. Can we  say that PSG performed very badly even though they lost? I watched the match live. PSG's performance was stable. It must be said that PSG players dominated the match. PSG players had 10 shots on target, while Munich had 9 shots in total. PSG played well, but their defense was a bit weak. If the defense had been a bit stronger, PSG would not have lost. On the other hand , Bayern munich played on defensive strategy. We did nott see any strong attacks from Munich's players in the second half.

I would say it's possible? I mean depends on what you mean by good or bad, but it looked like they weren't doing their best. Normally, if it was any other team, I would say they played great against Bayern Munich, after all it's Bayern Munich, and PSG played very decent against them but lost. However, when it comes to PSG, the yare the last years treble winners, which means that we are going to end up with something that would change this a ton, and won't look like an issue.

If we are dealing with PSG level of team, you want more out of them, this isn't Bodo or Galatasaray or whatever, this is PSG, so yeah, you expect more from them. Which is why if it was any other team I would say they played good enough, but for PSG I would say not enough.

[Belarge]

Oh, I forgot to add Dembélé also among the injury list at PSG in my previous post.    PSG says that he will be out for the next few weeks. Really unlucky for him just after recovering from another injury...

Source: PSG official website

Lyon seem to have a good opportunity ahead at the weekend. They host PSG home as a reminder. Their recent form is in a sharp drop you know. They would make use of a win as soon as possible.

I know this is like the toughest game but PSG lack many important names again. Why not give it a try just for fun? 3.90 given for their win...

Paris Saint-Germain are not in their best form this season, watching how they're conceding goals in both ligue One and the UEFA champions league, it draws attention to them. What's the core duties of Luis Enrique if not checking out the best solution for the club. I'm still surprise to see them in this shape because they were the best team in the UEFA Champions League last season. They tremble and won all elite oppositions last season but this season is quite different. PSG attack line suffers injury with the absence of key players, its good to see them coming back on track, it will take time before the club will be able to adapt and present themselves.

[Mustang Shelby]

PSG have built a team that absolutely no one can challenge in the league 1 and thats why even the weeks that they don't perform all that well, I won't still be afraid at them losing the title to any other team and the best part of their strength is that it's not only limited to the French league as they have shown that they are capable of also challenging and winning almost all the big europe elite. They have a big fixture coming against Bayern Munich and it will be thriller to enjoy.

You're right, that's how things are with PSG. In fact, when we watch PSG play, it's a feast because they use so many strategies, I think Luis Enrique has his team so well integrated that it seems like everyone always plays with the same idea, each player understands each other very well. It's really exciting to watch them play Now against Bayern, it's going to be great it's a match where Bayern could surprise them.

Bayern Munich surprised them already. Despite receiving a red card, they managed to defeat Paris Saint-Germain. I also noticed Paris Saint-Germain making numerous tactical changes throughout the match, and I enjoyed it. However, they need to question their recent drop in points. Paris Saint-Germain is far from the dominant, high-quality play we've become accustomed to. They're even dropping points in the French league. For a team hoping to win the Champions League for the second time this year, I think they're dropping too many points.

[Abu-Naim]

Oh, I forgot to add Dembélé also among the injury list at PSG in my previous post.    PSG says that he will be out for the next few weeks. Really unlucky for him just after recovering from another injury...

Source: PSG official website

Lyon seem to have a good opportunity ahead at the weekend. They host PSG home as a reminder. Their recent form is in a sharp drop you know. They would make use of a win as soon as possible.

I know this is like the toughest game but PSG lack many important names again. Why not give it a try just for fun? 3.90 given for their win...

In this French League1 I don’t see any serious team that will compete with PSG, they are all not serious because no matter how bad PSG is, they will still win the title due to weakness of all the teams like Lyon, Marseille, Monaco, and others that are supposed to give them tough competition are not ready to invest in signing players, so any level of injury PSG will have, I don’t think they will drop points because their league can be referred to as farmers league because only PSG has been winning the league for years now.

[FiliOrangGila]

PSG really have bigger consequences after that game against Bayern Munich. They didn't only lose the game. They really have to deal with important injuries again...

Nuno Mendes is expected to be under medical care for a few weeks. Hakimi's condition is even worse. He is out for 6-8 weeks. All of a sudden, PSG have lost their best LB and RB at the same time for many weeks.  

I wonder how serious they will get affected by this situation in next games.

PSG is going to face a lot of difficulties in their coming games if they don't have their right back and left back available to play against strong opponents in the league and in the champions League, their recent performance in the league is evidence to show how they are struggling and against Bayern Munich they became very exposed despite trying to get back in the game.

If their injured players come back sooner than expected it's not going to affect them much but if they keep having injury cases then you can be sure they will even find it difficult to win their league because Marseille is a big threat to them now.

Díaz could be the best signing for Bayern Munich, but his two consecutive goals against PSG ensured Bayern Munich's victory. Díaz was sent off towards the end of the first half and Bayern Munich were reduced to 10 men in the second half, but they still couldn't make much of an impact against Bayern Munich. PSG only managed to reduce the deficit by scoring a single goal in the 74th minute. In the match against Bayern Munich, I noticed a clear weakness in PSG's attacking line-up, as well as their defensive position. Of course, we don't expect such a performance from the defending Champions League title-winning team. However, they should work on the positions they have problems with and perform well in the upcoming matches.

Injuries to PSG's players could cause problems in future matches, as injured players are difficult to replace. Injuries to two quality players could mean a change in PSG's plan. They could switch to a different tactic than their previous planned style. The upcoming matches will be challenging, and the manager's decisions will be crucial.

PSG was completely ineffective in the Bayern Munich match, demonstrating that the team will struggle to win the trophy they won last season. If PSG can't recover effectively, they will struggle in future matches.

If the match is in the French league, no matter which players are fielded or injured, PSG will have no problem because they won't have difficulty winning the match. PSG's level in the French league is already above the clouds; any team in the French league will find it difficult to defeat them, even if PSG is playing away.

[Odusko]

A team that will break PSG dominance doesn't need luck because the team won't be lucky enough to win the matches that will allow them to stop PSG from winning the Ligue 1. What a team in Ligue 1 needs to shock PSG and win the Ligue 1 title is a rich owner so that they can build up a formidable team that has what it takes to rival PSG, just like Monaco did in previous sessions. Luis Enrique isn't bothered about the current poor performance of PSG because he knows he will still win the Ligue 1 title this season.

PSG is indeed strong to withstand whatever team that will be coming against them for this season and to conclude that we have any team in the France soccer league that will bring PSG to it kneels this season is somewhat expecting a big miracle because if you talking about performance, it will be hard to see a team that can put them out since their are top in the league and other competitions.

[Asiska02]

Díaz could be the best signing for Bayern Munich, but his two consecutive goals against PSG ensured Bayern Munich's victory. Díaz was sent off towards the end of the first half and Bayern Munich were reduced to 10 men in the second half, but they still couldn't make much of an impact against Bayern Munich. PSG only managed to reduce the deficit by scoring a single goal in the 74th minute. In the match against Bayern Munich, I noticed a clear weakness in PSG's attacking line-up, as well as their defensive position. Of course, we don't expect such a performance from the defending Champions League title-winning team. However, they should work on the positions they have problems with and perform well in the upcoming matches.

Becoming a back to back winner in the champions league is not something that is easy for any team, only few teams have being able to achieve that successfully. Paris Saint German should by now know that the champions league is far different from the Ligue 1 they win back to back. If they want same victories here, they’ll need to show more game dominance and always an edge over their opponent. In fact, they need every consistency necessary for this competition if they still want to stand a chance for the trophy. They’ve shown a good ride from the beginning but it’s gradually slowing down now and if they continue like this, they won’t get close to even lifting the trophy.

[$weetne$$]

PSG are pushing well, even if they had the snag with Bayer, they still showed commitment.
Luis Enrique is the best, but this does not mean that he will easily obtain the desired results, unfortunately it does not all depend only on him and the work he carries out, but it is a team effort and they need to be compact and complicit on the pitch, otherwise the results will never arrive.

No doubt Enrique is doing his very best and a single failure cannot be used to judge them outrightly after several awesome performances, defending this title never promised to be easy so they are not and should not expect it comes easy any time, they should keep pushing and putting their best, using the advantage of the weaker teams to get to the top and possibly get lucky to win against the tough sides up there.

[macson]

PSG really have bigger consequences after that game against Bayern Munich. They didn't only lose the game. They really have to deal with important injuries again...

Nuno Mendes is expected to be under medical care for a few weeks. Hakimi's condition is even worse. He is out for 6-8 weeks. All of a sudden, PSG have lost their best LB and RB at the same time for many weeks.  

I wonder how serious they will get affected by this situation in next games.

This is a bad situation for PSG because their three key players Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes, were injured, and the injury was an injury that allowed them to miss weeks. This will certainly affect PSG's performance because their performance has also decreased from last season, and they also need to face the situation of these players.

Moreover, they are trying to get a domestic title this season and also the Champions League competition which demands consistency and strong squad depth. Losing three key players at an important time like this is unlucky for them and hopefully they can overcome this problem.

[pawel7777]

Time for a quick summary of French clubs' performance in the Champions League this week:
The biggest one: PSG loses to Bayern at home 2-1. This caused PSG a slight drop to 5th place in the table, but it shouldn't be much of a concern, as Bayern is in phenomenal form this season and PSG still dominated in all statistics other than goals.
Monaco beats Bodo/Glimt 1-0 in an away game. Monaco is the only French club that earned any points in this round and it was their first Champions League win this season. This puts them in 19th place, so within the play-off zone.
And finally, yesterday Marseille confronted Atalanta at home. Despite creating more chances and shooting way more often than the Italian team, Marseille ended up losing 1-0. This was their 3rd Champions League loss, and currently they're occupying 25th place, so just outside the play-off zone, with only 3 points earned.

[Lidger]

Injuries to PSG's players could cause problems in future matches, as injured players are difficult to replace. Injuries to two quality players could mean a change in PSG's plan. They could switch to a different tactic than their previous planned style. The upcoming matches will be challenging, and the manager's decisions will be crucial.

PSG was completely ineffective in the Bayern Munich match, demonstrating that the team will struggle to win the trophy they won last season. If PSG can't recover effectively, they will struggle in future matches.

PSG's last season's team was injury-free, which allowed them to field their best XI in every match, but since the beginning of this season, PSG has had several injury problems, most recently Achraf Hakimi has suffered a serious injury, as a result of which there are no reliable players in this team.
I don't know how long it will take for those who have suffered injuries to recover from their injuries, but if the time is long, it will have a bad effect on PSG's performance and it will be very difficult for PSG to beat what they achieved last season and the big teams they defeated in the Champions League tournament this season.

One or two players can be replaced, but if more players in the starting XI are injured, their replacements are not actually on the bench.

[Razmirraz]

PSG have built a team that absolutely no one can challenge in the league 1 and thats why even the weeks that they don't perform all that well, I won't still be afraid at them losing the title to any other team and the best part of their strength is that it's not only limited to the French league as they have shown that they are capable of also challenging and winning almost all the big europe elite. They have a big fixture coming against Bayern Munich and it will be thriller to enjoy.

You're right, that's how things are with PSG. In fact, when we watch PSG play, it's a feast because they use so many strategies, I think Luis Enrique has his team so well integrated that it seems like everyone always plays with the same idea, each player understands each other very well. It's really exciting to watch them play Now against Bayern, it's going to be great it's a match where Bayern could surprise them.

Although PSG previously dominated Ligue 1, their style of play has changed dramatically since Luis Enrique took over. The success of winning the UCL trophy proves that PSG's abilities have improved rapidly since Enrique took over. Although this season's competition looks more competitive compared to the previous season, PSG is still too powerful for other teams. In the UCL they were just defeated by Bayern Munich, but that doesn't mean their chances are closed, as the defending champions they will try to give their rivals a competition to defend the title.