French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[tbct_mt2]

Ah, no wonder there's no PSG match scheduled this week, whether it's due to the UCL schedule or some other reason, I haven't found a valid answer to PSG's request for the match to be postponed.

Many were disappointed with Lens result, but fortunately, I picked both teams to score, and it worked. It seems Lens is starting to tire of competing with PSG, having only won twice in the last five weeks.

Lens had their disappointed match and result so they must pray that PSG will lose points and not win their match. Because if PSG win their match that is rescheduled by Champions League fixture, PSG will create four points more than Lens and with their strong domination in Ligue 1, that point difference will almost secure their first position and title in this season.

If I'm not mistaken, there were several factors that led to the postponement of the PSG match. This was due to the important schedule and the proximity of PSG UCL preparations, which of course made it impossible to carry out. If forced, the players will not have enough rest time and ultimately their performance will not be optimal. Leading PSG to decide to postpone it, extreme weather was also a factor.

As I've said before, I actually doubt Lens can maintain their consistency to compete closely with PSG. This is evident by Lens dropping three crucial points, so I don't have high expectations for Lens this season, but finishing second is already an achievement for them.

Most seasons in Ligue 1, PSG win the league title very easily, and it's barely chance to see them winning Ligue 1 titles with small differences against runner-ups. This season can be like this but likely PSG will win another title as Lens are neither strong enough nor consistent enough to win against PSG in a title race. Lens actually made big surprise by competing very closely with PSG in this season but perhaps they already hit their limit and can not perform better.

[KTChampions]

Unfortunately, the PSG - Nantes game has been postponed at PSG's request and will take place sometime between April 20th and 26th. I really don't like it when teams have a different number of games in the table, and now it will be a whole month.

Remember the whole Milan-Como game drama?
I hate when teams play for days, so you need to wait from Friday till Monday to see how the placing looks, but 1 month is insane.
I wonder what math did they look at and why, this would have been better since they are already looking at an easy game in CL, why postpone it to 24-26 when they might have to play in the CL on the 28th of April?

Yes, I'm generally against all these games being moved to other countries and when Clásicos are played in a country other than Spain. It's nonsense. In the case of PSG, this is also nonsense - they literally have one goal for the season: the Champions League, because the Ligue 1 title falls into their pocket automatically, but they are embarrassing themselves and asking to postpone the game. It is illogical, inconvenient for others, and creates an unhealthy atmosphere of privilege.

[pewboy]

As I've said before, I actually doubt Lens can maintain their consistency to compete closely with PSG. This is evident by Lens dropping three crucial points, so I don't have high expectations for Lens this season, but finishing second is already an achievement for them.

Paris Saint Germain must manage all the important commitments they have well while the other teams currently playing in League One are much calmer due to their few European matches, which there are, sure that there are things to improve within the Parisian club but if they manage everything well they can do it

[LUCKMCFLY]

Competition with previous failures may lead to much more powerful performances which will be full of tactical accuracy. We can observe that each of the players has the same wish to present the best possible present to the club by capturing this much sought after prestigious title. They are strong enough to withstand the pressure exerted by the opposite team, and this proves that they are physically and even mentally ready to play on the field. It is through this unconditional commitment that we are seeing a new legend being created and which will continuously be worshipped globally.

It's true, I'd say PSG has the advantage and the safety factor right now, but let's remember that Chelsea can come back, they have the chance, and knowing this team, they'll go all out, they won't care about anything else, they'll try to win by any means necessary. I think the coach will risk everything, and they really need to. Now PSG has to be careful, reinforce their defense very well, because Chelsea will come with their full arsenal.

[$weetne$$]

Lens is making Ligue 1 not to look like a farmer league this season them and Paris Saint German has been going up and down in the table now Paris Saint German is up with 1 point though still have a match to play if Lens had won Lorient or play draw they would have level on point but rather they lost 2-1 to Lorient. Paris Saint German has not playing good football this season but from their previous champions league match against Chelsea i see improvement in them and at this point that lens has drop points i don't think Paris Saint German will want to gamble with their remaining matches, i believe that Paris Saint German will win the Ligue 1 title but with less point this time.

Before now, especially last season, Marseille used to be the team that often competes with PSG side by side but now it is more like they they have given up the position to Lens and Lens be doing really great with the position as they are closing the point gap more than has been done by Marseille before now. but hey are not too far away form the top position as they are at the 3rd place and i believe they may win the Ligue 1 title this season only if PSG continues with this poor performance of theirs till the end of the season.

[RaltcoinsB]

Lens is making Ligue 1 not to look like a farmer league this season them and Paris Saint German has been going up and down in the table now Paris Saint German is up with 1 point though still have a match to play if Lens had won Lorient or play draw they would have level on point but rather they lost 2-1 to Lorient. Paris Saint German has not playing good football this season but from their previous champions league match against Chelsea i see improvement in them and at this point that lens has drop points i don't think Paris Saint German will want to gamble with their remaining matches, i believe that Paris Saint German will win the Ligue 1 title but with less point this time.

Before now, especially last season, Marseille used to be the team that often competes with PSG side by side but now it is more like they they have given up the position to Lens and Lens be doing really great with the position as they are closing the point gap more than has been done by Marseille before now. but hey are not too far away form the top position as they are at the 3rd place and i believe they may win the Ligue 1 title this season only if PSG continues with this poor performance of theirs till the end of the season.

Although there appears to be only a one-point difference between Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, it's worth noting that Paris Saint-Germain has a game in hand. If they win that game, they'll reach four points. Therefore, Lens must avoid dropping any more points, as Paris Saint-Germain rarely loses points. It must be admitted that they have put up a very good fight so far. Lens has been the team that has consistently done its best and remained in contention with Paris Saint-Germain. Even if they don't win the championship, it's fair to say they've played magnificently this year.

[beerlover]

Should we say that Lens was too excited believing that they are going to win Lorient to top the table again before the game even started? This is the worst time any team that is in the tittle race should loss a game because there are only few games remaining for the league to end, just the way Manchester City threw away their tittle race hope by sharing a point with Everton. I see Lorient as a team that is good in defense and hard to loss if they are leading the game that's why they have more draw than win or loss this season, Lens did their best it was a bad game for them but there is still hope for them as no body knows what PSG will play next they could loss or draw but if PSG wins Lens will end this season as a runner-up.

This could be very well the reason. Lorient game should have been a walk in the park for them and end up with a win, but the reality turned out very different and they lost it. If they have won they would have been at the top, but because they did not, it ended up being something much worse on the long run. I get the idea and I get why they are looking that they would win this easily and why they underestimated their opponent, but they needed the win here and losing made things a lot harder for them.

PSG on the other hand could feel a lot better now, they are looking into being leaders right now without playing that extra game and because of this we can easily say that they are not looking that amazing anymore but could still end up with getting the title. That is what PSG needed, because they are doing fine at UCL already and beating Chelsea for sure, and on top of that now they are fine at Ligue 1 thanks to Lens losing as well.

[sokani]

Ah, no wonder there's no PSG match scheduled this week, whether it's due to the UCL schedule or some other reason, I haven't found a valid answer to PSG's request for the match to be postponed.

There's no other reason. I checked it out, and what I got is that the postponement is to give the players enough rest to be in good shape for the Champions League clash against Chelsea. I think it's a good decision from the Ligue 1 FA. PSG is the only French team in the competition, and they need all the support they can get.

[Fiatless]

Although there appears to be only a one-point difference between Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, it's worth noting that Paris Saint-Germain has a game in hand. If they win that game, they'll reach four points. Therefore, Lens must avoid dropping any more points, as Paris Saint-Germain rarely loses points. It must be admitted that they have put up a very good fight so far. Lens has been the team that has consistently done its best and remained in contention with Paris Saint-Germain. Even if they don't win the championship, it's fair to say they've played magnificently this year.

Lens blew the chance to give PSG the needed pressure when they lost against Lorient. They were the better side all through the game, but failed to convert most of the opportunities that were created. Loreint goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo deserves praise in that game. He made five important saves that could have deprived them from winnig that game.   

[Humblevirus]

As I've said before, I actually doubt Lens can maintain their consistency to compete closely with PSG. This is evident by Lens dropping three crucial points, so I don't have high expectations for Lens this season, but finishing second is already an achievement for them.

The way Lens are dropping points recently is something that is becoming a surprise to me, because I didn’t expect it at all. After a long run of matches without dropping points, it is now, when the league is getting to an end, that they are starting to lose points.Even right from the beginning of the season, when I saw the way Lens were performing, I had high expectations that they could win the league over PSG. But toward the middle of the season, when PSG started messing up in some matches and dropping points, I began to feel that Lens might actually win the league.

However, as PSG were struggling, Lens also started messing up too. So now, I have more confidence in PSG to be the winners of Ligue 1. Let just forget about Lens winning it, because they have missed their opportunity, and I don’t think they will have this kind of chance again.That said, even them finishing in second place is a great achievement. Many teams want to end in the top two, but don’t get that opportunity. Last season, if I had been asked where I expected Lens to finish this season, I would never have thought of the top four. They have really done well by achieving a top four position with their current squad.

[jakdanyel]

Lens blew the chance to give PSG the needed pressure when they lost against Lorient. They were the better side all through the game, but failed to convert most of the opportunities that were created. Loreint goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo deserves praise in that game. He made five important saves that could have deprived them from winnig that game.   

Let me tell you this. Lens doesn't even have one of the most valuable squads in the Ligue 1. Their worth is €120m only. This work they have done so far is way extra...

It's never surprising to see them messing up in a critical time of the season. They are already playing beyond the expected level from them. This is what they can pretty much do.

Of course I don't say it's impossible for them to win the league. But just they will never have a high chance for that against PSG.