French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[qurbanshah02]

I'm impressed with Lens's performance, but to be honest, they do not have what it takes to challenge PSG for the title. I'm sure they won't last long, and PSG will reclaim the top spot very soon. But if by any chance, they can miraculously steal the title from PSG, I would so much like it because PSG has been winning it for almost every season, and I would like to see a change to that.

Yes, I also saw that Lens is in first place, so it was a pity for PSG that they were not able to dominate after the title, which they should have done. Although PSG is also playing strong and there is no difference between them, so if Lens plays badly, PSG will easily take advantage of it and succeed. Although Lens can try, they can beat PSG in this because a team that comes up with hard work and good performance can survive if they play with hard work and struggle. There will be more interest in both of them and I personally want the title competition between them to be tough. Here is something that is affecting us, because Lens should not give PSG such a chance.

[Adiljutt156]

Because PSG's financial capability is extraordinary, they can buy any player they want due to their finances and their wealthy owner. With a competent and high-quality coach like Luis Enrique, plus an unbeatable squad in the French league, it is very easy for PSG to win the French league even though last night they slipped and lost to AS Monaco. But the league still has a long way to go. And I am confident that this season PSG will win the French league again. PSG's situation is exactly the same as Bayern Munich in the German league, who face no competition every season due to the stark financial differences compared to others besides Bayern Munich, just like PSG, so in the German league Bayern Munich also has no adequate rivals.

The loss against Monaco is not a deterrent to the possibility around PSG's ability to win the Ligue 1 trophy this season, they have got all it takes within their capacity and moreover they have a lot of time on their side to make up for that loss and top the table well enough to win the title again this season, it it should not be taken so lightly that they have began loosing already before it becomes a problem to their record for the season and they further loose their chances while giving preference to the champions league.

Monaco football team played very well against Paris Saint-Germain  football team as they have a person who did goal in this match and he did goal at 68 minutes of the match And that was good match. Minamino was a person who gave good strength to the team and no other player of team could do any goal in this match. The players strength we can see by their body language and body language of Monaco team was good but stats of Paris Saint-Germain  football team was very well as their shots were more in this match and only 2 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was also brilliant in this match but their players did not try to attack in this match and they lost this match at the end.

[$weetne$$]

After Round 14 here is the updated standings:



Lens have really taken the lead. Should I be surprised though? I guess not.    Because PSG have already lost 12 points so far. This must be a much worse start than the last time.

I thought they would beat Monaco in their tough time but it didn't happen either. Luis Enrique must be aware of their condition of course. Still early in the season so he can make things better like he did last season.

I think it ia not yet time to already think that PSG has lost it to making the top position, the difference is just one remember, and PSG is still very much in a good form and has not lost their dominance in the Ligue 1, they still have that solid performance and are definitely not going to loose it so easily, in the coming days ahead, I believe PSG will resume their position and stay top of the league.

[Stormisover]

I'm impressed with Lens's performance, but to be honest, they do not have what it takes to challenge PSG for the title. I'm sure they won't last long, and PSG will reclaim the top spot very soon. But if by any chance, they can miraculously steal the title from PSG, I would so much like it because PSG has been winning it for almost every season, and I would like to see a change to that.

Yes, I also saw that Lens is in first place, so it was a pity for PSG that they were not able to dominate after the title, which they should have done. Although PSG is also playing strong and there is no difference between them, so if Lens plays badly, PSG will easily take advantage of it and succeed. Although Lens can try, they can beat PSG in this because a team that comes up with hard work and good performance can survive if they play with hard work and struggle. There will be more interest in both of them and I personally want the title competition between them to be tough. Here is something that is affecting us, because Lens should not give PSG such a chance.

It's quite impressive seeing them toping the French ligue 1 standings tho it's just a point ahead of Paris Saint Germain which is not much convincing, but all the same they're doing well because it's not an easy task I was even thinking it's Marseille that could have taken that position but it surprise me seeing them their I wish they could just be consistent with their performance so they can win the league but I doubt if they can because if all the injury players should come back then I'm afraid Paris Saint Germain might assume their place but Truth be told I'd really like it if Lens should win the league.

[qurbanshah02]

I'm impressed with Lens's performance, but to be honest, they do not have what it takes to challenge PSG for the title. I'm sure they won't last long, and PSG will reclaim the top spot very soon. But if by any chance, they can miraculously steal the title from PSG, I would so much like it because PSG has been winning it for almost every season, and I would like to see a change to that.

Yes, I also saw that Lens is in first place, so it was a pity for PSG that they were not able to dominate after the title, which they should have done. Although PSG is also playing strong and there is no difference between them, so if Lens plays badly, PSG will easily take advantage of it and succeed. Although Lens can try, they can beat PSG in this because a team that comes up with hard work and good performance can survive if they play with hard work and struggle. There will be more interest in both of them and I personally want the title competition between them to be tough. Here is something that is affecting us, because Lens should not give PSG such a chance.

It's quite impressive seeing them toping the French ligue 1 standings tho it's just a point ahead of Paris Saint Germain which is not much convincing, but all the same they're doing well because it's not an easy task I was even thinking it's Marseille that could have taken that position but it surprise me seeing them their I wish they could just be consistent with their performance so they can win the league but I doubt if they can because if all the injury players should come back then I'm afraid Paris Saint Germain might assume their place but Truth be told I'd really like it if Lens should win the league.

Obviously, a team that is top whose performance was sometimes weak and not so special. If PSG wins the next match, it will go above its competition if Lens loses the match. He also said that I also like Lens to be successful in this league and its hard work will pay off. There is still time for that, but Lens should increase its points because when they are sometimes weak, these points will give them an advantage even at the top of the table. If these players come back, PSG will become stronger and the chances of losing matches will also decrease. Marseille will only benefit if PSG and Lens reduce their points, then they can go up and compete hard.If these two continue to play well, this league will become even more interesting.

[IceLincoln]

After Round 14 here is the updated standings:



Lens have really taken the lead. Should I be surprised though? I guess not.    Because PSG have already lost 12 points so far. This must be a much worse start than the last time.

I thought they would beat Monaco in their tough time but it didn't happen either. Luis Enrique must be aware of their condition of course. Still early in the season so he can make things better like he did last season.

I think it ia not yet time to already think that PSG has lost it to making the top position, the difference is just one remember, and PSG is still very much in a good form and has not lost their dominance in the Ligue 1, they still have that solid performance and are definitely not going to loose it so easily, in the coming days ahead, I believe PSG will resume their position and stay top of the league.

One point is not even enough to worry Paris St Germain, yes it’s impressive to see RC Lens take the top spot at the league I had expected if anyone will top PSG it’ll be Olympique du Marseilles but it wasn’t to be.
Though the season is still early, it’s exciting to see other teams give PSG competition and make the league more enjoyable. AS Monaco really tried to give PSG their second defeat of the season in the Lique un.
 I believe in coming weeks PSG will still take over their spot at the top, it’s only a matter of time.

[Btcdeybodi]

One point is not even enough to worry Paris St Germain, yes it’s impressive to see RC Lens take the top spot at the league I had expected if anyone will top PSG it’ll be Olympique du Marseilles but it wasn’t to be.
Though the season is still early, it’s exciting to see other teams give PSG competition and make the league more enjoyable. AS Monaco really tried to give PSG their second defeat of the season in the Lique un.
 I believe in coming weeks PSG will still take over their spot at the top, it’s only a matter of time.

At this point, it will be difficult for PSG to reclaim the top of the table, at least not so soon because there are some matches that i saw weakness in PSG which is very strange because they were matches that were not supposed to give them headache but in the end they ended up playing draw and lost some of the matches. PSG has lost 2 games in the league games which came from two strong teams after them, namely Marseille and Monaco, these are two important games that showed that PSG might lose the title this season and looking at the title race we have Marseille who is active and we also have Lens who is at the top of the table despite that it's just a point difference from PSG but these two teams of Marseille and Lens cannot fall at same time which means that either of them will take over the title race any time PSG drops point so i don't think that PSG still have an upper hand in the title race.

[uche6215]

Nice to see other teams rise up like this because it's rear to see such things happen in the such things in the ligue 1. Even though I don't think that this lead will last long it will send the right message to PSG that other teams are there in the league and that they can't continuously control the outcome of the league. PSG has won this league back to back for how many years now so if other team can take the courage to challenge for the title then it will be a good one because it will be helpful to even the leagues. The French ligue is not too fancied by most people because they believe that it's a one man show.

[Stablexcoin]

It's quite impressive seeing them toping the French ligue 1 standings tho it's just a point ahead of Paris Saint Germain which is not much convincing, but all the same they're doing well because it's not an easy task I was even thinking it's Marseille that could have taken that position but it surprise me seeing them their I wish they could just be consistent with their performance so they can win the league but I doubt if they can because if all the injury players should come back then I'm afraid Paris Saint Germain might assume their place but Truth be told I'd really like it if Lens should win the league.

It doesn't matter much, one point difference can be recovered quickly, it was a surprise that PSG lost to Monaco, looking at their performance overall they are not consistent, this one win will only be a motivation for them in the competition.

The season is still lengthy, i don't think Lens are capable of keeping first position far enough before PSG takes it back, with more games to recover, i am rest assured PSG are continuing their title reign while other are hoping for a Champions League opportunity.

[Jegileman]

I'm impressed with Lens's performance, but to be honest, they do not have what it takes to challenge PSG for the title. I'm sure they won't last long, and PSG will reclaim the top spot very soon. But if by any chance, they can miraculously steal the title from PSG, I would so much like it because PSG has been winning it for almost every season, and I would like to see a change to that.

Lens may not have that confidence to maintain the first position on the standings till the end of the season. They have been playing quite impressively but how long can they be able to hold up this great performance to see them though to winning the title is what is a question of contention now. PSG will want to keep up with their winning streak and seeing that Lens have taken over the first place, they’ll put more efforts to get them removed from that position soon. PSG don’t always have a tough challenger for the title always and I wish this will be the season they start to get to see teams that will compete with them very tough for the league title, at least it’ll make the least more interesting and competitive than before.

[execijutiere]

Strasbourg failed to beat Brest at home. Strasbourg took the lead early in the match but conceded two goals in the second half and lost the game. I must say this was an unexpected result for Strasbourg. They had been doing well in recent weeks, and when they took the lead in this match, I thought they would win, but their defeat surprised me.
Lille managed to secure three points with a single goal away at Le Havre. Despite being reduced to ten men early in the second half after Boauaddi was shown a red card, they managed to win thanks to Hamza's goal in the final minutes. This brings their points total to 26, allowing them to continue chasing their rivals.

[ShowOff]

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Lens may not have that confidence to maintain the first position on the standings till the end of the season. They have been playing quite impressively but how long can they be able to hold up this great performance to see them though to winning the title is what is a question of contention now. PSG will want to keep up with their winning streak and seeing that Lens have taken over the first place, they’ll put more efforts to get them removed from that position soon. PSG don’t always have a tough challenger for the title always and I wish this will be the season they start to get to see teams that will compete with them very tough for the league title, at least it’ll make the least more interesting and competitive than before.

In my opinion, only if PSG experiences a decline in performance will the other Ligue 1 contenders have a chance to win the Ligue 1 trophy, that is the only realistic path for now. Even though PSG is currently playing inconsistently, I don’t think Lens will be able to maintain their position at the top of the standings for long. The same applies to Marseille or Lille, even if they reach the top, PSG can easily take it back.

PSG strength in Ligue 1 should not be exaggerated, they truly dominate the competition because they have ideal squad depth. Additionally, PSG has a very experienced manager, so it seems likely that luck will once again be on their side this season. However, I also think that this season competition is a bit more competitive than previous seasons.

[TelolettOm]

Even though PSG dominated the game, even with that much attack, I'm not sure if it was Monaco's defense that was so strong, or because of PSG's poor tackling. No wonder they received player ratings like this:
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Looking at this lineup, I seriously won't subscribe to any argument that says Paris Saint Germaine failed to win against Monaco because of the injuries to some of the key players. Even when some of their key players are injured, Paris Saint Germaine is a team that's got the deepest depth in the French League so it's definitely a no-brainer for anyone to say the reason why the French champions failed to win at Monaco was because they didn't face a full squad. In a game they had the likes of Kwaraskhelia, Vitinha, João Neves in attack with Goncalo Ramos and Ousmane Dembele coming from the bench, they should've won but Monaco was the best team on the pitch and rightly deserve their win

PSG has indeed suffered serious injuries to several of its key players. Undeniably, although PSG still has a good reserve squad, with more key players, this will significantly affect PSG's performance, especially in their attack.


Source: Paris Saint-Germain

As we can see in the match statistics, PSG had 13 shots, which is actually a very large number, but only 2 shots were on target, which is very different from Monaco which only had 7 shots and 5 shots on target.

[Silence Scream]

Strasbourg failed to beat Brest at home. Strasbourg took the lead early in the match but conceded two goals in the second half and lost the game. I must say this was an unexpected result for Strasbourg. They had been doing well in recent weeks, and when they took the lead in this match, I thought they would win, but their defeat surprised me.
Lille managed to secure three points with a single goal away at Le Havre. Despite being reduced to ten men early in the second half after Boauaddi was shown a red card, they managed to win thanks to Hamza's goal in the final minutes. This brings their points total to 26, allowing them to continue chasing their rivals.

Frankly, their defeat surprised me, too, because they had taken the lead early in the match, and Strasbourg had been the better side throughout. I never imagined they would drop three points at home. Strasbourg is one of France's recently rising teams. They're also second in the Conference League and playing well in Europe. With this defeat, they drop to eighth place in the league. I'm sure the fans weren't happy with this defeat. They should have won this match, at least when they were ahead.

[m4r1o]

Frankly, their defeat surprised me, too, because they had taken the lead early in the match, and Strasbourg had been the better side throughout. I never imagined they would drop three points at home. Strasbourg is one of France's recently rising teams. They're also second in the Conference League and playing well in Europe. With this defeat, they drop to eighth place in the league. I'm sure the fans weren't happy with this defeat. They should have won this match, at least when they were ahead.

Football is also that, if you can't keep your prospects high it's very easy to drop dramatically.
The fans will certainly be disappointed, but you also have to have the humility to accept defeats for lack of performance.
This is a reason instead to recharge and try to do better next time with determination without lingering.

[Shadiq]

Frankly, their defeat surprised me, too, because they had taken the lead early in the match, and Strasbourg had been the better side throughout. I never imagined they would drop three points at home. Strasbourg is one of France's recently rising teams. They're also second in the Conference League and playing well in Europe. With this defeat, they drop to eighth place in the league. I'm sure the fans weren't happy with this defeat. They should have won this match, at least when they were ahead.

Defeat at home is never expected, especially when playing against a weaker team. Although it is wrong to say that Brest are weaker, recent statistics and last season's statistics prove it. Strasbourg scored the first goal in the 11th minute of the match to take a 1-0 lead against Brest. Although the first half ended with this lead, Brest made a great comeback in the second half and won a penalty from them to equalize 1-1. Brest's great goal in the 82nd minute of the match gave Strasbourg a disappointing defeat. Despite Strasbourg's dominance and attack in the match, they could not score any more goals, as a result they had to lose 2-1. We have seen some unexpected results this week.

[pewboy]

The match brought a very unexpected result. I have to praise Monaco, they showed great defense and they were also very good in attack. Every club has the goal of beating PSG, the most successful team in the French league, and Monaco achieved that goal. But they should not be satisfied with just beating PSG, but should be consistent in their goal of winning the title. If they continue the performance they showed against PSG, Monaco can rise even higher and fight for the title. Winning against PSG after three consecutive defeats was really unexpected.

Exactly, these guys must have clear ideas and must not be satisfied with just winning one match, but also with being consistent in all these matches and trying to snatch victory more and more often from all the teams that come against them, it must be a habit.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Football is also that, if you can't keep your prospects high it's very easy to drop dramatically.
The fans will certainly be disappointed, but you also have to have the humility to accept defeats for lack of performance.
This is a reason instead to recharge and try to do better next time with determination without lingering.

Failing to maintain a lead and the opponent performing much better in the second half is a common occurrence in football. Sometimes coaches recognize the problem and try to improve in the second half, resulting in a much better performance and more effective scoring opportunities, ultimately leading to victory. Sometimes defending after taking the lead is very difficult, especially if a team doesn't try to play openly and instead defends because they've taken the lead. This forces the opponent to apply more pressure, forcing them to attack in an attempt to score. If the defense is ineffective they concede a goal ultimately resulting in a loss.

[Tonimez]

Football is also that, if you can't keep your prospects high it's very easy to drop dramatically.
The fans will certainly be disappointed, but you also have to have the humility to accept defeats for lack of performance.
This is a reason instead to recharge and try to do better next time with determination without lingering.

Failing to maintain a lead and the opponent performing much better in the second half is a common occurrence in football. Sometimes coaches recognize the problem and try to improve in the second half, resulting in a much better performance and more effective scoring opportunities, ultimately leading to victory. Sometimes defending after taking the lead is very difficult, especially if a team doesn't try to play openly and instead defends because they've taken the lead. This forces the opponent to apply more pressure, forcing them to attack in an attempt to score. If the defense is ineffective they concede a goal ultimately resulting in a loss.

There's a lot of tactical reformations that happens at halftime in the dressing room because at that point, coaches and players have felt the weight of their opponents and now have a basis of correcting errors. There has been games where a team came back from 2 goals down to win the game. At first half, the coach focuses more on the opponent to discover their weaknesses and strengths and that's what makes a good coach.

Some games only require capitalising on a particular player who is discovered to be a loophole in the defence to win the game. Playing defensively after leading by one goal or two is a big mistake and some coaches have subbed off key players because of two goals lead and end up loosing the game at the end.

Lens now sit on the top of the league table one point above PSG. This season is really not a business or one team season like it use to be. PSG will have to sit up and reclaim their spot and if they continue with this inconsistent display, they may end the season at the second spot.

[Mayor of ogba]

PSG will definitely get that position back, there is no doubt about that. I know that losing the top spot was shocking and nobody expected them to have these bad weeks and that is why people are shocked, but it's clear that they are going to end up getting it back soon enough, there is no need to worry about it.

I think PSG will realize that they underestimated the league too much and will start focusing on it a lot more. Obviously this is not going to be something that will take long, in a week or two depending on when Lens loses points, we are going to see PSG get back. The biggest issue they had was injuries, they had so many injuries this season that they ended up not getting the results that they want in many games.

PSG always dominate the French Ligue 1, and even though Lens are topping the French Ligue 1 table, I believe PSG will regain their number one spot in the French Ligue 1 table. I don't think PSG underestimated other clubs in their domestic league because if they did, they would have won against Monaco when they knew if they lost against Monaco, either Marseille or Lens would top the French Ligue 1 table.