French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[$weetne$$]

I did said it before that last season PSG got the trophy because they had lesser attention on them amd defending a title is most often tougher than winning it in the first stance. 

Has there been a time all champions League clubs were weak?, the league is an honor to any club that won so all the team came fully to win even if some knows that they might only end on the way, so PSG did every single thing by there performance from all the willing teams they had meet on the season, was Liverpool the type that gives other teams less attention last season?, they didn't do that because they wanted to win everything including fighting for the champions League last season and which of the club that terminated there continuity, is PSG so don't see them now and think it was because they left them before that's why there victory came.

I never insinuated any team was or is weak in the champions league but you will agree with me that not all teams are of equal strength or form even when we know they are mostly the tops from their various domestic leagues. From the beginning of the last season in the champions league, I can guess correctly that PSG did not cross your mind as favourite to win the champions league until they got passe certain stage and it was becoming obvious the level of superiority they had developed, if you get the point, that's exactly what I ment by they had lesser attention and not like no team did played against them seriously.

[Princess Leah]

Has there been a time all champions League clubs were weak?, the league is an honor to any club that won so all the team came fully to win even if some knows that they might only end on the way, so PSG did every single thing by there performance from all the willing teams they had meet on the season, was Liverpool the type that gives other teams less attention last season?, they didn't do that because they wanted to win everything including fighting for the champions League last season and which of the club that terminated there continuity, is PSG so don't see them now and think it was because they left them before that's why there victory came.

I never insinuated any team was or is weak in the champions league but you will agree with me that not all teams are of equal strength or form even when we know they are mostly the tops from their various domestic leagues. From the beginning of the last season in the champions league, I can guess correctly that PSG did not cross your mind as favourite to win the champions league until they got passe certain stage and it was becoming obvious the level of superiority they had developed, if you get the point, that's exactly what I ment by they had lesser attention and not like no team did played against them seriously.

That's true dear, a team can start a tournament poorly and end up doing better as time goes, PSG is a very good example, they were the least expected to win the trophy from the beginning but turned out to be the Champions at the end, that's more reason why no team should be underrated cause you never can tell how good their form would develop in the near future.

 Talking about form, i love what Arsenal have developed into, surprisingly they've become the best team in the tournament, I mean the Champions League. Seven win in seven matches is really impressive and I guess no one thought it would be possible in the beginning. Well, I can't tell if they'll decline but it's fair to say that they'll reach the finals if they can maintain it.

[changaa]

PSG is gradually loosing form and giving some shocking losses that leaves fans wondering how it happened. Their last two losses has taken same pattern, playing the possession with no final output. Their encounters with Paris FC was devastating purely as they couldn't convert their many shorts on target to goal and this also happened against sporting CP in the champions league. I was really shocked to see PSG loosing the game after controlling the midfield all through the game with 22 shots (6 on target).

At this point anything can happen, they have two titles to defend this season and I don't actually see them defending any of the title. Lens still own the top of the table right now with Marseille trailing 7 points behind. Well the season is still a bit long and table may still take shape but I don't like the heartbreak PSG now cause fans continuously.

It's losing relatively shape, let's say it's fluctuating, it's not constant and I might even agree on that.
Despite not always consistent performances, they are in second place in the league, just one point behind the Lens, which says a lot about their performances.
In the Champions League he lost to Sporting and he's in, but that doesn't mean anything, he's losing a few games but they continue to more or less maintain their position in the standings.

[Rockson1]

That's true dear, a team can start a tournament poorly and end up doing better as time goes, PSG is a very good example, they were the least expected to win the trophy from the beginning but turned out to be the Champions at the end, that's more reason why no team should be underrated cause you never can tell how good their form would develop in the near future.

 Talking about form, i love what Arsenal have developed into, surprisingly they've become the best team in the tournament, I mean the Champions League. Seven win in seven matches is really impressive and I guess no one thought it would be possible in the beginning. Well, I can't tell if they'll decline but it's fair to say that they'll reach the finals if they can maintain it.

Very correct, for the instance you instance you gave using PSG, has any team done it better than them, non has in the French ligue 1, as much as i think that no team should be underestimated as you said, for the French ligue1 PSG will always feel relax at anytime even when they are not doing well believing that they will bounce back to win the ligue title, they have done it over and over again, all those teams that have been developing in French ligue 1, where do the end, the ligue remains a one club league, no team from French ligue 1 has taken it upon themselves to win the ligue title in the recent time, so i think they have a long way to go.

I do not want to talk much on arsenal, they are good at the moment, but I wait to see if they can go further in the  UEFA champions league, it will be nice if they do, no emotion but I wish they do.

[armanda90]

It seems like Monaco needs more time to learn, they are currently in a slump, losing continuously in every match they have last and I think that should be a blow for the management and players, they must be able to conduct a fruitful evaluation to find the best solution they can do in the current situation, I hope seeing the opportunities that exist Monaco can still stay in the top 10 standings, although it is difficult, but they were a strong team before, surely they can also bounce back.

Since getting victory against PSG performance of AS Monaco have decline by losing four matches in a row at Ligue 1 matches and last night defeating by Real Madrid over 6 goals in Champion League. Significant downtrend position of AS Monaco in Ligue 1 after four matches loss in a row and currently drop to 9th position standings and remaining 20 points from Lens at the top position place.
Difficult position and inconsistent performance of AS Monaco should be terrible for this season if want to secure the Champion League spot standings for this season, the Ligue 1 has many matches left and Monaco must improve performance if won't finish outside the top fourth position place. Next games Monaco will face Le Havre and its moment wake up return to winning trend but three days later will face Juventus in Champion League, will Monaco get six points at two upcoming matches later?

[pewboy]

In the Ligue 1, I still think PSG can defend the title because they are just one point below Lens and Lens will meet Marseille and that should be a tough game for them. If PSG get to win Auxerre and Lens either draw of lose against Marseille then PSG will surely reclaim their top spot in the league.

I think these matches are a bit different, these are clashes that can always end in a different way, it is clear that Ligue One is not in the least comparable to what is done in Portugal, but in Europe the teams are similar and that is why it is impossible to predict the result sometimes

[khiholangkang]

It seems like Monaco needs more time to learn, they are currently in a slump, losing continuously in every match they have last and I think that should be a blow for the management and players, they must be able to conduct a fruitful evaluation to find the best solution they can do in the current situation, I hope seeing the opportunities that exist Monaco can still stay in the top 10 standings, although it is difficult, but they were a strong team before, surely they can also bounce back.

Since getting victory against PSG performance of AS Monaco have decline by losing four matches in a row at Ligue 1 matches and last night defeating by Real Madrid over 6 goals in Champion League. Significant downtrend position of AS Monaco in Ligue 1 after four matches loss in a row and currently drop to 9th position standings and remaining 20 points from Lens at the top position place.
Difficult position and inconsistent performance of AS Monaco should be terrible for this season if want to secure the Champion League spot standings for this season, the Ligue 1 has many matches left and Monaco must improve performance if won't finish outside the top fourth position place. Next games Monaco will face Le Havre and its moment wake up return to winning trend but three days later will face Juventus in Champion League, will Monaco get six points at two upcoming matches later?

To face Le Havre, I think they are capable enough to beat them, but if they face Rennes, I doubt it, there is a possibility that they will lose because Le Havre is not that good this season, but if we compare it with Rennes, we can clearly see that the difference is very large, they are at least still able to win the match well and can compete up to 6th place in the current standings, it is clear that that is a big difference, if Monaco can stay in 10th position this season, it will be very good for them.

[macson]

It is convincing to me that PSG is not in a better form to win back the Champions league. Can't you see how they have been struggling to keep up Champions League. Recently PSG performance has declined and they wouldn't be able to defeat sporting at their home with this weak form. If they haven't been able to top the ligue 1 by overtake Lens at the top of the table,I doubt whether PSG would be able to win both trophies this season

PSG's performance has been so poor that they were humiliatingly defeated by Sporting CP despite dominating the game. This is a difficult situation for them as they are the defending champions, and this defeat will certainly affect their morale and possibly their performance in the next few games. Enrique needs to address PSG's issues immediately if he wants PSG to stay on top, as their position in Ligue 1 remains below Lens, and their performance in the Champions League has also been inconsistent in recent matches.

[dollyamo]

There is nothing bad if you keep doubting the chances of Lens topping the league till May and their performance in the league when you are already seeing that since they moved to the top of the league their performance has changed for better and they are in a good form which means they can stand the chance to extend their points if PSG drops more points. PSG is a better side and they have more opportunities of winning the league but they are not performing so well this season if not they should be very far from the other team already but Lenz is the team doing so well just that they have just one point difference. If they have the financial capabilities to sign more players it's going to be difficult for PSG to overtake them because their performance is eve more better.

Im beginning to think that Lens' performances are certainly not random and this makes it clear that these players are there for a very specific reason, this thing will not doubt the potential of PSG who can still do very well, but there is to say that they are strong

[dollyamo]

Yep, they are still number one, and one point ahead of PSG, while PSG keeps on winning to get the position back, Lens keeps running away and keep getting wins as well. That gap hasn't changed one bit, Lens didn't lose or draw, PSG didn't lose or draw, they are both just winning.

And I agree, getting players from premier league was a good decision because players do learn to play very tough there, so even at 90th minute they work hard and fight hard to get the win .That is not a bad situation to be in for Lens but like I always say, even if they finish second that's fine.

The gap isn't so much to secure Lens, just make a couple of mistakes and PSG continues to push hard while maintaining high performances that the situation could quickly turn around by putting PSG in a clear lead as well.
Sooner or later one of the two teams will make a mistake by losing or drawing a match, they cannot continue to win continuously.

I think PSG will win the title, although it's still too early to tell.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Lyon's victory wasn't any different, especially since they were 11 vs 10 from the 19th minute. Goal difference will be important for the Champions League at the end of the season. Lyon made a great signing with Endrick. It's been a long time since I watched a Lyon match, but because of Endrick,I was curious to watch them and I wasn't disappointed at the end of the day.

In terms of athleticism and technique, Endrick is far superior to what I have witnessed in attack in recent years, but his game intelligence and balance are limited. He's always making runs behind but doesn't know how to manage his time and the defenders around him. FC Metz is going to be an easy opponent next week.

[wmaurik]

Im beginning to think that Lens' performances are certainly not random and this makes it clear that these players are there for a very specific reason, this thing will not doubt the potential of PSG who can still do very well, but there is to say that they are strong

Lens has been strong this season, and that's been clearly demonstrated in Ligue 1 this season. But PSG can still catch up with the remaining time, even though they currently sit second in the Ligue 1 standings. However, for now, I still believe PSG will improve again next time, as they will meet in April to beat each other. And that's a great opportunity for PSG to return to the top of the Ligue 1 standings this season, although neither PSG nor Lens can afford to lose in these upcoming matches.

[Cossyblack]

PSG's performance has been so poor that they were humiliatingly defeated by Sporting CP despite dominating the game. This is a difficult situation for them as they are the defending champions, and this defeat will certainly affect their morale and possibly their performance in the next few games. Enrique needs to address PSG's issues immediately if he wants PSG to stay on top, as their position in Ligue 1 remains below Lens, and their performance in the Champions League has also been inconsistent in recent matches.

I agree with you, Enrique needs to address PSG problem real fast before it gets out of hand because if he doesn't nothing,all fingers will point blame at him. If it were last season,PSG could have easily obliterate Sporting CP in an instance whether playing home or away. I'm not giving up PSG because I believe they can still bounce back and defend their Champions league titles. They did it last season, started from a bottom position and ended up  the winnin the champions league.

[RaltcoinsB]

I did said it before that last season PSG got the trophy because they had lesser attention on them amd defending a title is most often tougher than winning it in the first stance. 

Has there been a time all champions League clubs were weak?, the league is an honor to any club that won so all the team came fully to win even if some knows that they might only end on the way, so PSG did every single thing by there performance from all the willing teams they had meet on the season, was Liverpool the type that gives other teams less attention last season?, they didn't do that because they wanted to win everything including fighting for the champions League last season and which of the club that terminated there continuity, is PSG so don't see them now and think it was because they left them before that's why there victory came.

I never insinuated any team was or is weak in the champions league but you will agree with me that not all teams are of equal strength or form even when we know they are mostly the tops from their various domestic leagues. From the beginning of the last season in the champions league, I can guess correctly that PSG did not cross your mind as favourite to win the champions league until they got passe certain stage and it was becoming obvious the level of superiority they had developed, if you get the point, that's exactly what I ment by they had lesser attention and not like no team did played against them seriously.

The current situation in the French league doesn't change the fact that Paris Saint-Germain are still behind. Their recent Champions League defeat doesn't mean they're having a bad run. In my opinion, Paris Saint-Germain is having a very good first round. They've only suffered two defeats so far, and their chances of finishing in the top eight are very high. Their final match is against Newcastle United in France. Since they're playing in France, I think they'll win that match too. Therefore, I don't believe they'll make it to the playoffs.

[Hypnotizer]

I think these matches are a bit different, these are clashes that can always end in a different way, it is clear that Ligue One is not in the least comparable to what is done in Portugal, but in Europe the teams are similar and that is why it is impossible to predict the result sometimes

Basically PSG can reclaim their top spot on the Ligue 1 table  today against Auxerre since we all know that Marseille wouldn’t be an easy opponent for Lens and I’m still certain PSG will win against Auxerre tonight..Auxerre have lost in their last three matches in a row! So PSG should be able to use this opportunity very well.

About the Lens Vs Marseille game, Marseille are the favorites to win in that game and so PSG can really reclaim the top spot today with this win against Auxerre which I think is possible.

[ndutndut]

It is convincing to me that PSG is not in a better form to win back the Champions league. Can't you see how they have been struggling to keep up Champions League. Recently PSG performance has declined and they wouldn't be able to defeat sporting at their home with this weak form. If they haven't been able to top the ligue 1 by overtake Lens at the top of the table,I doubt whether PSG would be able to win both trophies this season

PSG's performance has been so poor that they were humiliatingly defeated by Sporting CP despite dominating the game. This is a difficult situation for them as they are the defending champions, and this defeat will certainly affect their morale and possibly their performance in the next few games. Enrique needs to address PSG's issues immediately if he wants PSG to stay on top, as their position in Ligue 1 remains below Lens, and their performance in the Champions League has also been inconsistent in recent matches.

What happened in the UCL wasn't surprising to me. Usually a team that won the UCL trophy last season won't be able to perform better than the previous season let alone defend the title. This is very difficult only Real Madrid has been able to do it.

But if we're talking about Ligue 1, PSG chances of overtaking Lens at the top of the standings this weekend are wide open. PSG loss to Sporting in the UCL won't affect their domestic league, especially since their next opponent Auxerre is a bottom of-the-table team. I predict PSG will give their best in that match to compensate for their disappointment after losing to Sporting. Meanwhile, Lens will face a tough opponent in Marseille and the match will be played at Marseille home ground making it a tough challenge for Lens to get all three points. But if Lens can beat Marseille the race for the Ligue 1 trophy will be very competitive. It's something we'll be excited to see.

[Cryptmuster]

The current situation in the French league doesn't change the fact that Paris Saint-Germain are still behind. Their recent Champions League defeat doesn't mean they're having a bad run. In my opinion, Paris Saint-Germain is having a very good first round. They've only suffered two defeats so far, and their chances of finishing in the top eight are very high. Their final match is against Newcastle United in France. Since they're playing in France, I think they'll win that match too. Therefore, I don't believe they'll make it to the playoffs.

You’re mixing up the Champions League and Ligue 1 here. But in Ligue 1, PSG don’t need to qualify for any playoffs. All they need to do now is win all their matches and wait for Lens to drop points. Auxerre are a weak opponent for them, and I think PSG will win today and score at least two goals. And if we recall the Champions League match against Sporting, anyone who watched that game will agree that PSG had catastrophic bad luck there, even Enrique mentioned this after the match, and I think that result was more of an accident than anything else for PSG.

[Sexylizzy2813]

17th place Auxerre will be hosting the champions PSG tonight. After PSG lost to Sporting it wasn't how we expected the PSG side to end that night with a sad face and it seems like they have to change the way they handled the champions league game to dominate this game and get a win tonight...like we always say "this game is an easy one for PSG" but I doubt because these days the way the smaller side to seek to get a win is very surprising and who knows if PSG can even draw this game instead of getting a win and sitting at the top of the league table, just a point for PSG to push Lens aside, can the Ligue 1 champions defeat a weak side as Auxerre tonight? What's your score line?

[$weetne$$]

Yep, they are still number one, and one point ahead of PSG, while PSG keeps on winning to get the position back, Lens keeps running away and keep getting wins as well. That gap hasn't changed one bit, Lens didn't lose or draw, PSG didn't lose or draw, they are both just winning.

And I agree, getting players from premier league was a good decision because players do learn to play very tough there, so even at 90th minute they work hard and fight hard to get the win .That is not a bad situation to be in for Lens but like I always say, even if they finish second that's fine.

The gap isn't so much to secure Lens, just make a couple of mistakes and PSG continues to push hard while maintaining high performances that the situation could quickly turn around by putting PSG in a clear lead as well.
Sooner or later one of the two teams will make a mistake by losing or drawing a match, they cannot continue to win continuously.

I think PSG will win the title, although it's still too early to tell.

PSG has and will always maintain that very high standard that the team is going to have that continuous dominance in the Ligue 1 and that is why I do often say that they are not weak no matter the set back they get to suffer over a time, they are only just going to have the point difference to be small beyond which they are going to always keep that broad point gap as often as they get the chance.

[banana33]

Im beginning to think that Lens' performances are certainly not random and this makes it clear that these players are there for a very specific reason, this thing will not doubt the potential of PSG who can still do very well, but there is to say that they are strong

I also believe in the demerit of Paris San German who could win when they want but they are not doing it because of internal problems, I say that these players are trying to put as much effort as possible but it is not possible to do it you can always do it well