French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Tonight's match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea promises to be very enjoyable. I think Chelsea are in great form lately. Paris Saint-Germain will want to win in front of their home crowd. So I can say that an exciting and enjoyable match awaits us. He's probably referring to the Club World Cup final. In that final, Chelsea won 3-0 and took the trophy from Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea's performance has been inconsistent and they sometimes play well in certain matches. The victory against Aston Villa in the Premier League with a promising scoreline gives Chelsea some confidence, but playing at PSG's home ground is no easy feat. This match is difficult to predict, but I'm more confident about PSG winning this match because playing at home provides much greater motivation and could also be a revenge for PSG after being defeated by Chelsea in the Club World Cup.

[dezoel]

Greenwood is just extraordinary coming from a club that never gave him a second chance. For PSG I feel they have lost concentration and no way of having a natural number 9 on the squad which is too bad for a club that is as big as they are, so they are telling us that if they don't have Dembélé it will become hard for them to even be at the top 3 highest goal scorer, too bad..but why not always give the Portuguese a chance, talking about Ramos...huh? If he had been on theix I assure you that more opportunities of scoring would come and not having Barcola who loves missing opportunities when it enters him, he needs to improve on him self, and again we shouldn't blame Dembélé because he has this injury issue for long now so it is either Ramos or nobody to get them in the top 3 scorers.

It's becoming quite common for previously United players to end up playing better on their new teams. I mean look at Mctominay or Anthony and you will see that both are playing good and I am sure there are other examples as well.

Greenwood is a bit different than those situations, he didn't get sent because of any bad playing, he did so because of the legal troubles that he was in, while his name got cleared by the court, it's still easy to see why he was sold. He was always a good player.

[hyudien]

Are both of you really sure that PSG is stronger than Chelsea?

Sorry to say this, but we have to remember that playing against a team from the EPL is never easy because the competition there is extremely tough. On the other hand, Chelsea has embarrassed PSG before in another competition. I'm not underestimating PSG, and I admit they might win the first leg, but in the second leg it’s not guaranteed that PSG will get through easily

No one is stronger when it comes to the UCL. I consider Chelsea and PSG to be equals, both capable of beating each other, even if Chelsea were playing at PSG home ground, they would still have a chance. However, PSG home advantage is also worth considering. They have a chance to take an early aggregate lead here, as you've rightly said, as the second leg will be tougher for them in England.

[macson]

Many people talk about the Club World Cup game and the finals, where Chelsea won and they keep saying that the similar thing could happen here as well. But the reality is that we are not going to see something similar there, it is not going to be the same. Just because one game happened like that, doesn't mean another one will happen like that again.

PSG is not as good as last year that much is sure, but they are also not terrible and they can beat a team like Chelsea without much trouble. PSG also doesn't have that many players they are missing, most of their players are playing and that means they could do a lot better. Defensively they are not great, but offensively they can score on Chelsea easily.

You're absolutely right. PSG can't be underestimated in this match, and just look at how it's now the 86th minute and PSG are leading the game 4-2. If PSG can maintain their strong position, they'll win this match --- and I also have a feeling that they can win this match because they looked strong in this match compared to Chelsea.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Greenwood is just extraordinary coming from a club that never gave him a second chance. For PSG I feel they have lost concentration and no way of having a natural number 9 on the squad which is too bad for a club that is as big as they are, so they are telling us that if they don't have Dembélé it will become hard for them to even be at the top 3 highest goal scorer, too bad..but why not always give the Portuguese a chance, talking about Ramos...huh? If he had been on theix I assure you that more opportunities of scoring would come and not having Barcola who loves missing opportunities when it enters him, he needs to improve on him self, and again we shouldn't blame Dembélé because he has this injury issue for long now so it is either Ramos or nobody to get them in the top 3 scorers.

It's becoming quite common for previously United players to end up playing better on their new teams. I mean look at Mctominay or Anthony and you will see that both are playing good and I am sure there are other examples as well.

Greenwood is a bit different than those situations, he didn't get sent because of any bad playing, he did so because of the legal troubles that he was in, while his name got cleared by the court, it's still easy to see why he was sold. He was always a good player.

That is where some persons including myself think the team is suffering from something spiritual. Is never easy playing as a Manchester United player with so much expectations and unnecessary pressure from the manager, issues here and there, the atmosphere is not that nice...but leaving to a different club seems like something special came inside you as a former player of Manchester United, many would ask if UTD is cursed or something. Is a normal thing to see players who left the club are excelling but one man refused to improve and that's Garnacho.
Having him at UTD would have done so much change for the club but I don't understand why the board didn't allow him play for the club instead they loaned him before letting him go, for me it was a bad move. Greenwood have been a good player since before this whole madness of him being accused of rape and displaying the ability he have on the pitch is the best thing to do after coming out from such problems...he should keep on pushing who knows one day he'd be playing against his former club UTD.

[Jewan420]

No one is stronger when it comes to the UCL. I consider Chelsea and PSG to be equals, both capable of beating each other, even if Chelsea were playing at PSG home ground, they would still have a chance. However, PSG home advantage is also worth considering. They have a chance to take an early aggregate lead here, as you've rightly said, as the second leg will be tougher for them in England.

The only difference between PSG and Chelsea in the first leg was home advantage. Chelsea will have this advantage in the second leg as well and will give PSG a tough time in England. The first leg was great for PSG, they beat Chelsea 5-2 to take a 3-point lead. PSG will have to defend these 3 points in the second leg. It may not be easy for Chelsea to break this lead, but they can make PSG's job difficult. The second leg is still uncertain, until the last bet of the second leg is played, it will remain uncertain.