French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Sandra_hakeem]

This is what happens when you try to play an all-out attacking game. De Zerbi is the worst tactician around. Currently I'm still trying to wrap my head around the reason why Olympique Marseille insisted on playing with a three-man defense?

They must bring in Hamid Abdelli from Angers as soon as possible, and Hadj Moussa from Feyenoord. If Li Cherki wasn't out, he would have been a perfect choice in defense line. Sitting in third position above Lyon in the league table with just 3 point ahead is challenging! Lyon is coming up and might overtake them at the end of the season, if they're are not careful.
Guess who's coming up next?? PSG!

[qurbanshah02]

PSG's overall performance is stable. They do not  put in much effort in  this match. PSG's players have made relatively few attacks. Still, they are able to win. Luis enrique doesn't want any of his squad  players to get injured now. And that's why psg  is not playing too aggressively. Winning  the match against strasbourg was not easy. Even though they couldn't win by a big margin, psg managed to continue  their winning streak. Mayulu scored the first goal in the 22nd minute and mendis scored the second goal in the 81st minute.

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

Finally PSG overtook Lens and took the first position, although I don't think it's like you think, we can understand that the competition is tough, which is why PSG is weak. I am looking at PSG's performance and their strength, we actually feel that they are playing weak, but Lens, Marseille and other teams are also working hard, due to which PSG is considered weak in the league. Although PSG has defeated Strasbourg and because of this they have been able to overtake Lens. There is still time and maybe by then PSG's performance will be strong, so we have to give them time and wait to see if PSG's performance changes or not. This time Lens will try to fail PSG with all their might and that moment will be the most interesting.

[HustleZ]

I was wondering when Endrick was going to stop after a flashy start at Lyon. Then I found out it happened against Lille.    He played for 89 minutes but couldn't do anything.

0 shots, 0 key passes and so many losses of possession... But it happens, no problem. I still believe he will finish the season with really good stats in this league. He is still very young and has long years to improve himself more.

That's Right, Endrick is a Good player and still young to improve but I recently saw a post on Social Media Of a madrid fan comparing Endrick with Messi. I believe he is a good Player but it's too Early to be Comparing him with one of the Finest players to Ever play football. There have been many people compared with Messi e.g Ansu Fati, Paulo Dybala, Pedro, Bojan but they all flopped and we're nothing compared to Messi. Right Now Lamine is Also Performing well but I also think he is nowhere near the level of Messi. He will perform for a few years but won't be able to do it that consistently like Messi. But IMO Endrick is a Great player And will Have his Game time here at Lyon proving himself to be worthy of a Starting Position At Madrid!.

[Slow death]

PSG's overall performance is stable. They do not  put in much effort in  this match. PSG's players have made relatively few attacks. Still, they are able to win. Luis enrique doesn't want any of his squad  players to get injured now. And that's why psg  is not playing too aggressively. Winning  the match against strasbourg was not easy. Even though they couldn't win by a big margin, psg managed to continue  their winning streak. Mayulu scored the first goal in the 22nd minute and mendis scored the second goal in the 81st minute.

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

I'm a PSG fan, but I don't believe PSG could win the European Champions League twice in a row. I think that would be an almost impossible mission. In the last 20 years, only Real Madrid has managed to win the European Champions League three times in a row, and no other team has managed to win it at least twice consecutively, as you can see on this website:

https://www.transfermarkt.com/uefa-champions-league/erfolge/pokalwettbewerb/CL

Therefore, I only expect to see PSG win Ligue 1 and the French Cup, but I don't expect to see them win the European Champions League this season.

[RaltcoinsB]

I was wondering when Endrick was going to stop after a flashy start at Lyon. Then I found out it happened against Lille.    He played for 89 minutes but couldn't do anything.

0 shots, 0 key passes and so many losses of possession... But it happens, no problem. I still believe he will finish the season with really good stats in this league. He is still very young and has long years to improve himself more.

That's Right, Endrick is a Good player and still young to improve but I recently saw a post on Social Media Of a madrid fan comparing Endrick with Messi. I believe he is a good Player but it's too Early to be Comparing him with one of the Finest players to Ever play football. There have been many people compared with Messi e.g Ansu Fati, Paulo Dybala, Pedro, Bojan but they all flopped and we're nothing compared to Messi. Right Now Lamine is Also Performing well but I also think he is nowhere near the level of Messi. He will perform for a few years but won't be able to do it that consistently like Messi. But IMO Endrick is a Great player And will Have his Game time here at Lyon proving himself to be worthy of a Starting Position At Madrid!.

A player like Messi doesn't come along in the football world easily. Therefore, comparing him to other players would be a huge mistake. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo need to be separated from other footballers when it comes to comparisons. I don't think there's another player who can compete with these two. Especially Lionel Messi, I would say he's the most talented player in the world in terms of individual skill. He's a player who single-handedly carries his team to victory, and he's done this in Champions League finals. The team that has him always has a huge advantage. Endrick is talented, but in my opinion, he can't even be compared to R9.

[KTChampions]

That's Right, Endrick is a Good player and still young to improve but I recently saw a post on Social Media Of a madrid fan comparing Endrick with Messi. I believe he is a good Player but it's too Early to be Comparing him with one of the Finest players to Ever play football.~

You probably completely misunderstood the context of the comparisons. Messi fans always said that in the farm leagues, Messi would score nearly 100 goals a season, but in fact, after joining the dominant PSG, Messi scored 6 goals in 22 games in his first season. Now, to break this "incredible" record, Endrik needs to score 4 more goals. That's the joke.
In the next round, PSG plays Marseille, can we expect PSG to drop points? I would like to believe so.

[Republikcoin.com]

There are some teams that are notable and that certainly deserve much more than many other teams that are not there just because they have a large economic possibility, and without all the money they have they certainly could not afford to be there.

If you're referring to the teams in Ligue 1, there certainly aren't many wealthy teams worth paying attention to, as PSG still dominates, and they generally have the upper hand. Both in terms of signing players and competing in any competition, although several other teams are also worthy of consideration as rivals for PSG, as recently several other teams have begun to demonstrate their abilities when facing PSG, the team that has often dominated Ligue 1.

[el kaka22]

I am on the other side of this discussion, I do not think PSG got lucky, in fact I believe PSG was unlucky. Until the goal they had many chances to score and win the game and they just got unlucky and missed their chances. Even the stats are showing how dominant PSG was, they shot more, both off and on target, they had more possession of the ball, better passing, even on corners they had more.

So when you see one team passing around three times as much as the other team, you know they are better. And in the end, they got the win they deserve, but not because they were lucky, it happened because they were so unlucky that eventually one case where they weren't unlucky and found a goal. They deserved this win whole game long.

[Creeper0]

There are some teams that are notable and that certainly deserve much more than many other teams that are not there just because they have a large economic possibility, and without all the money they have they certainly could not afford to be there.

If you're referring to the teams in Ligue 1, there certainly aren't many wealthy teams worth paying attention to, as PSG still dominates, and they generally have the upper hand. Both in terms of signing players and competing in any competition, although several other teams are also worthy of consideration as rivals for PSG, as recently several other teams have begun to demonstrate their abilities when facing PSG, the team that has often dominated Ligue 1.

This season we see Lens who are fighting a great battle with PSG. Maybe we are going to see a good battle this season, PSG's days of sole dominance may be coming to an end. Lens are only 2 points behind PSG. There are not many matches left in the season, if such a short gap continues for a long time then we will definitely see a final match between PSG and Lens. PSG is likely to lose before facing Lens, if Lens can maintain their consistency, they can win the title. The rest of the teams are not yet qualified for this battle.

[Zackz5000]

PSG's overall performance is stable. They do not  put in much effort in  this match. PSG's players have made relatively few attacks. Still, they are able to win. Luis enrique doesn't want any of his squad  players to get injured now. And that's why psg  is not playing too aggressively. Winning  the match against strasbourg was not easy. Even though they couldn't win by a big margin, psg managed to continue  their winning streak. Mayulu scored the first goal in the 22nd minute and mendis scored the second goal in the 81st minute.

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

Finally PSG overtook Lens and took the first position, although I don't think it's like you think, we can understand that the competition is tough, which is why PSG is weak. I am looking at PSG's performance and their strength, we actually feel that they are playing weak, but Lens, Marseille and other teams are also working hard, due to which PSG is considered weak in the league. Although PSG has defeated Strasbourg and because of this they have been able to overtake Lens. There is still time and maybe by then PSG's performance will be strong, so we have to give them time and wait to see if PSG's performance changes or not. This time Lens will try to fail PSG with all their might and that moment will be the most interesting.

The league has been difficult for PSG this time their strength last season and now is the the same, though even when Lens was at the top of the league table i know that they are just their at the moment that PSG will soon take over that position, now that they at the top of the Ligue 1 i dont think they will allow any team take over them.

PSG last game against Strasbourg was a sign that they are ready to take over the league, they won Strasbourg after Hakimi has been sent off with a red card, they won Strasbourg with just 10 men.

[BALIK]

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

To be honest, I don't have high expectations from psg  this season. They won all the titles last season. But it is very unlikely  that will happen this season.

PSG finished the first round of the champions league in 11th place this season. But the team's performance in the first  round of the previous champions league was even weaker. They were very  lucky to qualify  for the playoffs. And then we saw PSG's extraordinary performance. They played well in every match consistently. Will the same thing happen this season ? I do not think so.

[Black Mbaye]

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

To be honest, I don't have high expectations from psg  this season. They won all the titles last season. But it is very unlikely  that will happen this season.

PSG finished the first round of the champions league in 11th place this season. But the team's performance in the first  round of the previous champions league was even weaker. They were very  lucky to qualify  for the playoffs. And then we saw PSG's extraordinary performance. They played well in every match consistently. Will the same thing happen this season ? I do not think so.

Maybe, we don't know for sure, because Paris Saint-Germain is a team that plays well in big matches. Last year, they entered the playoffs in a much worse position and, despite very difficult matches, won the cup with a magnificent victory in the final. So, even though they made it to the playoffs, their belief is still high. They did it last year, and they can do it again this year. In the French league, they are having a somewhat underwhelming season, but they will still be champions at the end of the season.

[Hypnotizer]

The league has been difficult for PSG this time their strength last season and now is the the same, though even when Lens was at the top of the league table i know that they are just their at the moment that PSG will soon take over that position, now that they at the top of the Ligue 1 i dont think they will allow any team take over them.

PSG last game against Strasbourg was a sign that they are ready to take over the league, they won Strasbourg after Hakimi has been sent off with a red card, they won Strasbourg with just 10 men.

PSG haven’t been dominating the Ligue 1 this season as they usually use to do because seems like the league is kinda more competitive this season than last season and it’s a really good one for PSG seeing them reclaiming the top spot in the Ligue 1. Lens have been in a very good performance this season and if PSG aren’t consistent enough in winning their upcoming games in the league then with more good results from other teams then they can still lose the spot.

PSG really performed well in that match and they dominated that game, it’s really good to se them win at last even though there playing with just 10 men on the pitch.

[Mrbluntzy]

That's Right, Endrick is a Good player and still young to improve but I recently saw a post on Social Media Of a madrid fan comparing Endrick with Messi. I believe he is a good Player but it's too Early to be Comparing him with one of the Finest players to Ever play football.~

Endrick is talented player but comparing to Leo Messi, common you and I know that's not happening. Endrick came into limelight and got benched fulltime at Real Madrid, he fought his way to Lyon and today he's one of the most promising played for the club. He won Lyon best player of the month and he's not relenting, very consistent in performance and have started developing to become a professional player in football. Unfortunately we would see him play for Real Madrid when his loan is spelled out already at Lyon.

[slapper]

This is what happens when you try to play an all-out attacking game. De Zerbi is the worst tactician around. Currently I'm still trying to wrap my head around the reason why Olympique Marseille insisted on playing with a three-man defense?

They must bring in Hamid Abdelli from Angers as soon as possible, and Hadj Moussa from Feyenoord. If Li Cherki wasn't out, he would have been a perfect choice in defense line. Sitting in third position above Lyon in the league table with just 3 point ahead is challenging! Lyon is coming up and might overtake them at the end of the season, if they're are not careful.
Guess who's coming up next?? PSG!

I actually get it why he's doing it even if it's suicide half the time.

Teams in the Ligue 1 just sit deep against Marseille. Park the bus, kill the space. So De Zerbi went nuclear on this shape in which everyone pushes up. And that basically, they've got six attackers when they've got the ball. It creates chaos. When it works, it's more than teams can handle.

Problem is when it does not work. You've got your goalkeeper thirty meters out of position. Your center-backs split wide. One bad pass and you're done.

The Paris FC game was the perfect example. 2-0 up, cruising, and then in the last ten minutes everyone forgets how to play football? Rulli pushes somebody in the box in stoppage time for a penalty. Lmao

De Zerbi even said it himself afterwards: "the lights went out". That's why they brought in that Nigerian kid Nnadi, to come in late and actually close games out. We'll see if it helps.

On the transfers Abdelli's done, Hadj Moussa's staying at Feyenoord and Cherki's at Man City now. Nut sure where you got the defense thing from but he's an attacker through and through.

PSG Saturday is everything. They're lacking the players, OM needs to capitalize. But will they? This team has given me trust issues?

[jostorres]

I don't look at head-to-heads only. If you look carefully I said also just to give it as an information to consider before betting.

I wasn't wrong about it though. Strasbourg were so close to getting point. But they conceded from a PSG who were playing with 10 players...

Even though PSG had a dominance in ball possession and passes, Strasbourg had more goal potential statistically (2.31 xG vs 1.34 xG). Unlucky for them.

It's quite close game and I agree that there was a good chance that PSG could have dropped points here. They got very lucky with that goal and because of that they honestly won the three points but they could have lost it as well.

Being one man down and still finding a goal to get the three pints is a big team reflex and that is what PSG did and showed the world why they are as good as they are. This is of course the best team in the league so getting wins is something they are used to doing.

[W Jr.]

PSG's overall performance is stable. They do not  put in much effort in  this match. PSG's players have made relatively few attacks. Still, they are able to win. Luis enrique doesn't want any of his squad  players to get injured now. And that's why psg  is not playing too aggressively. Winning  the match against strasbourg was not easy. Even though they couldn't win by a big margin, psg managed to continue  their winning streak. Mayulu scored the first goal in the 22nd minute and mendis scored the second goal in the 81st minute.

In the Ligue 1 this will be very correct that PSG has got some sort of stability but in the champions league, they do not really seem as suchbto me oh,  I feel they even have a lot to do in the champions league as it is beginning to be very likely they are not going to win the title back as supposed.  They may loose the champions league title to another top aide this season.

Yes, they might lose the championship to another team this year, but there aren't many teams that have won the Champions League for several years in a row. As far as I know, only Real Madrid has managed it. If Paris Saint-Germain wins the Champions League this year, they will be the second team to achieve this after Real Madrid. The chances of this happening are low, though. However, I still think Paris Saint-Germain will focus more on the Champions League until the very end.

[Bobrox]

PSG haven’t been dominating the Ligue 1 this season as they usually use to do because seems like the league is kinda more competitive this season than last season and it’s a really good one for PSG seeing them reclaiming the top spot in the Ligue 1. Lens have been in a very good performance this season and if PSG aren’t consistent enough in winning their upcoming games in the league then with more good results from other teams then they can still lose the spot.

PSG really performed well in that match and they dominated that game, it’s really good to se them win at last even though there playing with just 10 men on the pitch.

Get victory last night against Strasbourg make PSG returning back to the first position standings has 2 points left from Lens and I think Ligue 1 this season still dominance by PSG although only leading few points. Lens has good performance recently but defeating by Marseille last two week ago have dropped to 2nd position indeed has chance keep pressure PSG not easily to be the winner this season.

Current performance of PSG actually little difficult has few points remaining in Ligue 1 and must fight the playoff round match in Champion League, next match have to face Marseille and Rennes before facing Monaco at Champion League playoff round match. Has three matches in 9 days I think not good schedule for PSG keep performing well in domestic league and champion league match.

[pewboy]

Therefore, I only expect to see PSG win Ligue 1 and the French Cup, but I don't expect to see them win the European Champions League this season.

Ligue One is certainly a championship that PSG has been dominating for years because it does not have an effective rival who can compete with them in the long run even if they are doing badly and cannot do very well, however they manage to do well and return to the top because the others are not very strong.

[KTChampions]

Ligue One is certainly a championship that PSG has been dominating for years because it does not have an effective rival who can compete with them in the long run even if they are doing badly and cannot do very well, however they manage to do well and return to the top because the others are not very strong.

PSG have a 2-point lead and bookmakers are pricing the title race as follows:

PSG - 1.07

Lens - 12.00

Marseille - 28.00

+7% for PSG looks like a significantly better offer than +1% for Bayern, but the degree of dominance is telling. The problem with Ligue 1 is that there's no second strongest club that's stronger than all the others. If there were, PSG would be punished for their mistakes. Now, when PSG makes a mistake, the other clubs drown each other out, and there's no one to take advantage of it.