French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[verdinio]

I think PSG is still on track to retain both the Ligue 1 and Champions League trophies. Luis Enrique will certainly strive to lead his team to more consistent performances going forward, and sooner or later, I think they will succeed in overtaking Lens at the top of the table. Furthermore, I think PSG will reach the Champions League round of 16 without any major obstacles.

If all key players are back, I think PSG will rediscover their best form, which will certainly make Luis Enrique job easier. By prioritizing the Champions League, PSG will automatically become a dominant force in Ligue 1. This approach has successfully led them to win numerous domestic trophies each season.

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

[Callido]

Will Paris Saint German go far the the tournament? Yes, will they win the tournament again? Not really. As you can see, they're not as tough as last season but if they can improve then maybe there would be hope for winning consecutively. Bayern Munich and Arsenal are my favorites currently but you could be shocked that either of them or both would not make it to the finals, that's football for you.

When you said tournament, i thought you meant the Champions League. Funny enough, what you mean is the Ligue 1 tournament, that's an easy pass for PSG. Who else is having an advantage over PSG, no team performs better than the defending Champions League winners. Our difficult thoughts are PSG progressing this time around in the Champions League, for the Ligue 1 title, Lens are only temporarily leading, unless a miracle happens.

[Velvet78]

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

I mean there is only Lens which can step forward while PSG are showing worse performance compared to last season. They won 6 games in a row in the league recently too! But the question is, how long will they keep it up? 

You know they don't have a very impressive squad. There is an enormous gap with PSG obviously. If they surprise bookmakers and all of us somehow then I would liken it to Leicester's championship in the Premier League.

[uche6215]

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I mean there is only Lens which can step forward while PSG are showing worse performance compared to last season. They won 6 games in a row in the league recently too! But the question is, how long will they keep it up? 

You know they don't have a very impressive squad. There is an enormous gap with PSG obviously. If they surprise bookmakers and all of us somehow then I would liken it to Leicester's championship in the Premier League.

Look it's too early to be talking about Lens not to be comparing it to Leicester City of England, so far Lens has just won six games in a row Lens has already lost three games and the point difference between Lens and PSG is just one point , so there is nothing special about Lens topping just one draw or lose will turn the table round. Go and check the record of Leicester City when they won the premier League in England that season they were spectacular From the start to finish but for now we have to wait a bit and monitor the situation before concluding.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There aren't many teams in Europe that can compete with Paris Saint-Germain. This isn't just something in France, because their squad is incredibly strong. Even their young players are among the most talented in Europe right now. They have top players in every position. I still question why they let Donnarumma go. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and they let him go. I'd say it was perhaps the worst transfer move Paris Saint-Germain ever made. He's playing brilliantly against Manchester City right now. Paris Saint-Germain is a team that will comfortably win the French league. Don't let their current second-place position fool you; they will definitely be the sole contender for the championship by the end of the season.

Well, Luis Enrique is a very emblematic coach; he has methods that I sometimes don't understand At PSG, his players have performed very well, but even so, things don't always go his way, although in Ligue 1 they are, for me, the undisputed champions.

[tygeade]

Will Paris Saint German go far the the tournament? Yes, will they win the tournament again? Not really. As you can see, they're not as tough as last season but if they can improve then maybe there would be hope for winning consecutively. Bayern Munich and Arsenal are my favorites currently but you could be shocked that either of them or both would not make it to the finals, that's football for you.

While you are right and they do not look as good as last year, we never know what's going to happen, we are just making assumptions and one of the assumptions is that they won't win the title this year. I mean the UCL, they will win ligue 1 and that won't be an issue for them at all.

I think it's clear that we are going to see them do a fine job and should not be wondering what is going wrong at the moment, the clear case is that PSG could always turn things around and could get a win on the long run. Last year remember that they stayed in top 24 barely and still won, so we are not even done with the group stages yet, which means PSG still has enough time to comeback and do a fine job without much of a worry.

[Kuingsudaqila]

Will Paris Saint German go far the the tournament? Yes, will they win the tournament again? Not really. As you can see, they're not as tough as last season but if they can improve then maybe there would be hope for winning consecutively. Bayern Munich and Arsenal are my favorites currently but you could be shocked that either of them or both would not make it to the finals, that's football for you.

When you said tournament, i thought you meant the Champions League. Funny enough, what you mean is the Ligue 1 tournament, that's an easy pass for PSG. Who else is having an advantage over PSG, no team performs better than the defending Champions League winners. Our difficult thoughts are PSG progressing this time around in the Champions League, for the Ligue 1 title, Lens are only temporarily leading, unless a miracle happens.

clearly in the French league PSG is without any significant opponent and will definitely easily win the French league. the farmer's league, the French league is similar to Germany where Bayern Munich is very dominant. but in the French league PSG is very dominant without any meaningful competitors who can compete closely with PSG in the French league

[el kaka22]

Ansu Fati is a very curious case and wonder what happened to that kid. Something is wrong with him and his injury prone body caused him to be very bad compared to what he could have been. He was seen as what Yamal is today, they thought he would be the first one, the "next Messi" that they thought would happen.

Yamal is still young, and he has achieved more before 18 than Messi did to be fair, but we all know he won't reach peak of Messi, nobody will, 90 goals in a year? Nobody can ever do that.

[$weetne$$]

When you said tournament, i thought you meant the Champions League. Funny enough, what you mean is the Ligue 1 tournament, that's an easy pass for PSG. Who else is having an advantage over PSG, no team performs better than the defending Champions League winners. Our difficult thoughts are PSG progressing this time around in the Champions League, for the Ligue 1 title, Lens are only temporarily leading, unless a miracle happens.

Actually the Ligue 1 does feel like an easy pass for PSG but if they take it too easy, they may loose out on it, they should also add some commitment to it so that they do not have to struggle too hard if they eventually come back to it to attempt winning the title.  PSG does have the potential as we know but they needed to still give some more best to attempt the title.

[wmaurik]

clearly in the French league PSG is without any significant opponent and will definitely easily win the French league. the farmer's league, the French league is similar to Germany where Bayern Munich is very dominant. but in the French league PSG is very dominant without any meaningful competitors who can compete closely with PSG in the French league

The two competitions you mentioned are indeed less competitive in terms of competition because there is one truly strong team that can be a real obstacle for other teams trying to reach the top of the standings. But that doesn't mean that competitions like Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga aren't interesting to follow, because there is always competition for every position, and that is also very interesting, besides seeing who will be crowned champion at the end of the season, even though that is easier to predict for many people around leagues like Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Actually the Ligue 1 does feel like an easy pass for PSG but if they take it too easy, they may loose out on it, they should also add some commitment to it so that they do not have to struggle too hard if they eventually come back to it to attempt winning the title.  PSG does have the potential as we know but they needed to still give some more best to attempt the title.

I don't think PSG are too relaxed, but rather that the competition there is not that competitive, so they are trying to adapt and continue to do their best with the superior quality they have. Look at the competitive conditions in this league: only two teams have been able to beat PSG so far, and the rest have only managed draws, and even then, they have been hard-fought. This is why PSG seem more relaxed because there is no significant pressure, and it is much easier for PSG to win the title. Without good financial support, I'm not sure any team there could match PSG's strength

[harapan]

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

I mean there is only Lens which can step forward while PSG are showing worse performance compared to last season. They won 6 games in a row in the league recently too! But the question is, how long will they keep it up? 

You know they don't have a very impressive squad. There is an enormous gap with PSG obviously. If they surprise bookmakers and all of us somehow then I would liken it to Leicester's championship in the Premier League.

Lens should just benefit and enjoy the moment that they have at the top, all these I say can only change if they can be consistent with their games, try to win all the big boys and not lose a single game against the small clubs.
The second half of the season will be electric,the champions and Marseille will go harder than they did during the first phase of the season. Marseille has tue squad, they just lose games they should have won. Low key they deserve to win the league 1 again.

[Tonimez]

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

I mean there is only Lens which can step forward while PSG are showing worse performance compared to last season. They won 6 games in a row in the league recently too! But the question is, how long will they keep it up? 

You know they don't have a very impressive squad. There is an enormous gap with PSG obviously. If they surprise bookmakers and all of us somehow then I would liken it to Leicester's championship in the Premier League.

Lens should just benefit and enjoy the moment that they have at the top, all these I say can only change if they can be consistent with their games, try to win all the big boys and not lose a single game against the small clubs.
The second half of the season will be electric,the champions and Marseille will go harder than they did during the first phase of the season. Marseille has tue squad, they just lose games they should have won. Low key they deserve to win the league 1 again.

PSG has been backsliding lately and I don't know what to really say is their problem even though injury is definitely part of the problem. If lens continues with this streak of consistency then the title will be hard fought. I have been seeing their performance and I knew a day like this will come when they will enjoy the top even if it's briefly.

Marseille is one team that I have fanned from the beginning of the season but their inconsistent performance and some losses has been alarming. However next year will be entirely different from this half. PSG has their key players away for international duties and those are some of their key players. Ousman Dembele has been consistently going on injury almost every month and his stats and performance are really affected. If the can get a good forward in the January window to give more support to Ramos then the influence of this recent bad form of Dembele will be corrected and raise their hope of chasing the title better.

[colinistheman]

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

psg is still the favorite for the ligue 1 title. The performance of the lens is very consistent. The team is performing well this season. But the first  half of the season is not over yet. It's unlikely that lens will be able to play that  consistently well for an entire season. And this is why psg is still considered as the favorite for the ligue 1 title. But if lens does not lose the truck and is able to perform consistently like this then it  will undoubtedly be very difficult for psg to secure the ligue 1 title this year. Lens has become a  worthy rival of psg in the title race.

[martinom]

Lens' performance is very consistent. Both the attack and defense are strong. So I guess lens will be able to hold the top spot of the table for a few more days. I am  waiting for the lens vs psg  match. If lens can somehow win this match, then it will be very difficult for psg  to regain the top spot of the table.

In fact, he's in first place, it's crazy how consistent he's been throughout this half-season.
I think the Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain match will be like a sort of final or a sort of decisive match between the two, and there are three points at stake which could give a good boost to whoever wins.

[m4r1o]

I don't think it's very difficult, in fact i think it's something that will most likely happen in the short term, but this doesn't have to guarantee a certain defeat and a preventive surrender of the lens or other teams, you always have to fight to win and bring home the result.

Definitely but i don't think it's that simple to stay at the top and always try to win, also because those behind are very strong and can win in any way and take the advantage and i am sure they will do it in the short term too, easy, but we'll see what happens

[Jewan420]

In fact, he's in first place, it's crazy how consistent he's been throughout this half-season.
I think the Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain match will be like a sort of final or a sort of decisive match between the two, and there are three points at stake which could give a good boost to whoever wins.

The first half of the season is over and there are no more matches in the French league this year. Lens surprised us a lot at the end of the first half, they are performing better than expected and are at the top. Their consistency also surprises me, but the last half or the main part of the season is still to come. Maybe Lens will fail to maintain this consistency in the second half. It is time for Luis Enrique to take the French league seriously and take the top spot. Maybe PSG will be able to take the top spot before the match between Lens and PSG.

[puloweh555]

I don't think PSG are too relaxed, but rather that the competition there is not that competitive, so they are trying to adapt and continue to do their best with the superior quality they have. Look at the competitive conditions in this league: only two teams have been able to beat PSG so far, and the rest have only managed draws, and even then, they have been hard-fought. This is why PSG seem more relaxed because there is no significant pressure, and it is much easier for PSG to win the title. Without good financial support, I'm not sure any team there could match PSG's strength

PSG are indeed very superior consistently dominant every season. However PSG should not underestimate their opponents in Ligue 1 especially since they currently sit in second place one point behind Lens.

I mean PSG's current squad is plagued by injuries and their busy schedule means their concentration is strained and player fitness will be a challenge. Don't underestimate a draw, as a draw can also result in points being lost especially if they suffer consecutive draws. PSG's superiority is undeniable but in football there are always surprises that leave us in disbelief.

For example who would have thought that Bayern Munich who had dominated the Bundesliga for 11 years would surprisingly be broken by Leverkusen who lacked a luxurious squad. So it's not impossible for Lens currently in first place to pull off a surprise if PSG takes Ligue 1 lightly.

[TelolettOm]

The PSG certainly managed to win the championship, unfortunately there are some teams that make this path more difficult but i do not know if they can then do and manage to get to the end of the course, i believe that it will not be able to do it, paris can do it

Lens currently tops Ligue 1, but their points gap with PSG is also very tight, just one point, and this is crucial. Therefore, Lens must be careful with them and at least try to win the title. If Lens can survive and become champions, this will be a historic break for PSG in failing to win.

Anyway, Endrick, new signing of Lyon FC from Real Madrid, has arrived in Lyon. And they made a welcoming video. The highlight is that Endrick has broken the record for most views in Lyon videos, even though he doesn't still play at that club.

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I don't think PSG are too relaxed, but rather that the competition there is not that competitive, so they are trying to adapt and continue to do their best with the superior quality they have. Look at the competitive conditions in this league: only two teams have been able to beat PSG so far, and the rest have only managed draws, and even then, they have been hard-fought. This is why PSG seem more relaxed because there is no significant pressure, and it is much easier for PSG to win the title. Without good financial support, I'm not sure any team there could match PSG's strength

It is undeniable that PSG financial power has created a massive gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 contestants, ultimately making the title race uncompetitive, essentially clearing an easy path for PSG. Even though PSG currently sits in the runner-up position, I think it's only temporary, sooner or later, Luis Enrique side will take over the top of the standings again.