French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Velvet78]

I hope all that effort by Monaco wouldn't be in vain by the end of the season.    They got a really huge defeat against Paris FC in the last round surprisingly.

This has pushed them out of top 6 as a result... But even with the 4th-placed team, the gap is only 3 points. Considering there are 5 more weeks, there is enough time for a comeback.

The Ligue 1 is what's left in their hands now. Their next 3 games are winnable but the last 2 ones (Lille, Strasbourg) are questionable.

[Webetcoins]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both very tough opponents and beating them will be very difficult but that is the only game they care about right now. I do not think that we are going to see them have easy time, but until this point all other games were easy enough.

[KTChampions]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both very tough opponents and beating them will be very difficult but that is the only game they care about right now. I do not think that we are going to see them have easy time, but until this point all other games were easy enough.

I think even if PSG were playing against Betis or Freiburg, they would take the game seriously. The stakes are too high to relax, even giving the opponent a small chance could mean losing everything. That is why I expect PSG to play seriously today and try to win even in today's game, even though after the first game it seemed that a place in the semi-finals for PSG was guaranteed. By the way, the quotes are simply excellent - 2.66! For some unknown reason, bookmakers think Liverpool are the favourites.

[qurbanshah02]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both very tough opponents and beating them will be very difficult but that is the only game they care about right now. I do not think that we are going to see them have easy time, but until this point all other games were easy enough.

That is why PSG performance is better than Liverpool and they have scored 2 goals in the first leg of their quarter final and have in a way decided their victory. Liverpool is not a strong team for them, so why should they take them seriously while Liverpool should take a strong performance like PSG under pressure. Although PSG performance is in front of us and they deserve this league and it will also be decided in the second leg of the Champions League. Obviously, this will allow them to go ahead and win a match and go on the road to the final. They are at the top in terms of their respective performance and as far as I consider Bayern Munich as the favorite, they are better and stronger than Real Madrid and they will be more successful in their stage. For them, this stage has to be successful and the semi-finals are ahead of them. Although they keep working hard, I hope that they will go ahead and see an easy time for themselves in the form of the final.

[letteredhub]

I really don't understand what's going on between PSG and the French league organizers but I see it as disgusting and very childish for one club to be given such a preference, they are not the only club from France that participate in the UCL and at such shouldn't be made to think as if they are being pampered, there are French teams in the Europa conference league, why aren't they recieving same gesture as PSG.

I've always felt there's something between PSG and the Ligue de Football Professionnel because they've asked to postpone Ligue 1 matches more than once and been approved, isn't that strange? Okay, the federation supports them for their struggles in the Europa League, that's good, but this kind of approach isn't quite appropriate, remember last year if I'm not mistaken they didn't ask to postpone their domestic league matches, only this season when Lens was quite close to PSG in the standings.

The preferences is getting excessive and it could bring about other teams questioning the fairness and equality that is supposed to exist in the league among all the club. I think there was a time before PSG dominance when teams like Olympique Lyonnais, AS Saint-Etienne, and Olympique de Marseille were dominating the French league1 respectively but weren't given this preferences that PSG enjoys today in the league. Surely this is just a tactics to get over Lens and nothing more.

[Black Mbaye]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both very tough opponents and beating them will be very difficult but that is the only game they care about right now. I do not think that we are going to see them have easy time, but until this point all other games were easy enough.

I think even if PSG were playing against Betis or Freiburg, they would take the game seriously. The stakes are too high to relax, even giving the opponent a small chance could mean losing everything. That is why I expect PSG to play seriously today and try to win even in today's game, even though after the first game it seemed that a place in the semi-finals for PSG was guaranteed. By the way, the quotes are simply excellent - 2.66! For some unknown reason, bookmakers think Liverpool are the favourites.

Currently, Liverpool are the team taking more shots than Paris Saint-Germain in the match. Therefore, they favored Liverpool, expecting Paris Saint-Germain to struggle in England. They weren't entirely wrong. There haven't been any goals so far, but Liverpool have missed several chances. If they had played better, they might have scored by now. Liverpool could win this match, but they might not have a chance to advance to the next round.

[Frankolala]

Currently, Liverpool are the team taking more shots than Paris Saint-Germain in the match. Therefore, they favored Liverpool, expecting Paris Saint-Germain to struggle in England. They weren't entirely wrong. There haven't been any goals so far, but Liverpool have missed several chances. If they had played better, they might have scored by now. Liverpool could win this match, but they might not have a chance to advance to the next round.

Liverpool might be taking all the shots but they haven't found the back of the net yet. This still gives PSG the upper hand as far as I know. PSG is looking for the right moment to take break the deadlock since Liverpool is unable to do that despite dominating the game. PSG is the favorite to advance to the semifinals.

[macson]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.
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PSG have more confidence in this match because they know Liverpool is not an opponent they need to fear in this second leg. Even though Liverpool is playing at home, Enrique is aware that Liverpool's performance remains the same, and PSG just needs to play freely, especially since they have a lead from the first leg, which is even more advantageous for them. From the current situation, it is also clear that despite Liverpool's continued pressure, PSG is still able to control the game, and it is likely that PSG can win this match with only a few minutes left.

[Cryptoprincess101]

I don't really understand why the match between Lens and PSG was postponed, was it because of the Champions League match against Liverpool today that made the French FA to postpone the match? If it was because of that then i think it doesn't make any sense at all because other teams that are to play the UCL matches also played their matches in the domestic leagues. There was no way that Liverpool would have won PSG even if PSG decides to play with their second team because they already had advantage of 2:0 in the first leg. Anyways, the match between Liverpool and PSG just ended and PSG won 0:2 again, that's an aggregate score of 4:0. I can feel a back-to-back UCL title waiting for PSG already, they're unstoppable at this point.

[W Jr.]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.
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PSG have more confidence in this match because they know Liverpool is not an opponent they need to fear in this second leg. Even though Liverpool is playing at home, Enrique is aware that Liverpool's performance remains the same, and PSG just needs to play freely, especially since they have a lead from the first leg, which is even more advantageous for them. From the current situation, it is also clear that despite Liverpool's continued pressure, PSG is still able to control the game, and it is likely that PSG can win this match with only a few minutes left.

PSG scored two goals through Dembele with 20 minutes left in the match and advanced to the next round. Liverpool were already chasing a dream in this match. Scoring three goals would have been very difficult. Ultimately, PSG humiliated them at Anfield and progressed to the next round. Dembele played magnificently. I think France is very lucky to have him. They've also made great progress towards winning the Champions League for the second time. They are now in the semi-finals and could become Champions League winners in three matches. Their motivation must be at its peak.

[Slow death]

I hope all that effort by Monaco wouldn't be in vain by the end of the season.    They got a really huge defeat against Paris FC in the last round surprisingly.

This has pushed them out of top 6 as a result... But even with the 4th-placed team, the gap is only 3 points. Considering there are 5 more weeks, there is enough time for a comeback.

The Ligue 1 is what's left in their hands now. Their next 3 games are winnable but the last 2 ones (Lille, Strasbourg) are questionable.

The saddest thing is that this season they were in the European Champions League, they seemed to be improving, at least in my opinion. But currently they are in 7th place, which is very far from the top 2. It's true that for Champions League qualification there are 3 teams in Ligue 1 and the distance between Monaco, in 7th place, and Lille, in 3rd place, isn't great. It's only 4 points. But unfortunately for Monaco, there are many opponents between 7th and 4th place, which will make it very difficult for Monaco to finish in 3rd place.

Even if they win those games that seem easy that you mentioned, it's unlikely that the teams in 6th, 5th and 4th places will lose all their remaining games, and it's also unlikely that the team in 3rd place will lose all their remaining games. So, in my opinion, Monaco can at best finish in 4th or 5th place and might go to the Europa League or Conference League. I hope that next season they manage to return to the top and the European Champions League.

[$weetne$$]

PSG have more confidence in this match because they know Liverpool is not an opponent they need to fear in this second leg. Even though Liverpool is playing at home, Enrique is aware that Liverpool's performance remains the same, and PSG just needs to play freely, especially since they have a lead from the first leg, which is even more advantageous for them. From the current situation, it is also clear that despite Liverpool's continued pressure, PSG is still able to control the game, and it is likely that PSG can win this match with only a few minutes left.

They won by two goals making the aggregate 4 goals without Liverpool getting a single goal in both fixtures.  This is one of the weakest in a champions league performance Liverpool has been in recent times. I just hope they will be able to improve and do better in their domestic league, maybe they can secure a position for one of the European competition next season.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Lyon are fighting for a Champions League spot. They need to win every game to qualify. I think they know that. Lately, they seem to be playing a bit better. They played well against Lorient and won three points. They are now closer to securing a Champions League spot, but they still need to prepare better for the final matches to secure a place in the top four. They have five games left and will be playing against teams in the top two of the league, like Paris Saint-Germain and Lens. Therefore, they are likely to drop points. If they want to qualify for the Champions League, they have to beat Paris Saint-Germain.

For me these teams' struggles always give me good hopes for modern football, Lyon has a remarkable team, even if the French league is not that good, this year i noticed that there has been a U-turn and that some teams that were considered absolute outsiders have proven to be very strong.

[fuguebtc]

They won by two goals making the aggregate 4 goals without Liverpool getting a single goal in both fixtures.  This is one of the weakest in a champions league performance Liverpool has been in recent times. I just hope they will be able to improve and do better in their domestic league, maybe they can secure a position for one of the European competition next season.

I was sure that PSG would win this match too. We saw Liverpool's very poor performance in the first leg match. They couldn't attack that much. And PSG secured a 2-0 win in the first leg.

Liverpool couldn't perform well in their home match either. Liverpool tried a lot to do well. They attacked a lot. They even tried to dominate the match. Liverpool probably managed to make 21 shots. But even then they couldn't break PSG's defense. The attacking players missed a lot of chances.

Liverpool lost against Luis Enrique's match strategy. They couldn't score a single goal, on the other hand they conceded two goals. Although they couldn't score any goals in the first leg match, Dembele scored two goals in this match.

[m4r1o]

PSG are now in the quarter-final round of the Champions League, so it seems to me that even if they are still fully focused on the UCL, they will not inevitably relinquish their control of Ligue 1. If you are looking for proof of this, then look at the previous statistics of this team, however we believe that this team is still a worthy successor to the title in the French league. They are making their path easier as they are now four points ahead of Lens. We also have no doubt about the consistency of this team because they have participated in 27 rounds, they have played one match less than Lens, but they are ahead in terms of points in fact they will participate in the second leg of the UCL quarter-final with this full confidence.

PSG played the last match against liverpool in a totally controlled manner where they didn't expose themselves much they played by the book to move forward in the champions league, and they really did it in a very intelligent way, so they can save for the next matches and be fresh and play at their best.

[pewboy]

Lyon are fighting for a Champions League spot. They need to win every game to qualify. I think they know that. Lately, they seem to be playing a bit better. They played well against Lorient and won three points. They are now closer to securing a Champions League spot, but they still need to prepare better for the final matches to secure a place in the top four. They have five games left and will be playing against teams in the top two of the league, like Paris Saint-Germain and Lens. Therefore, they are likely to drop points. If they want to qualify for the Champions League, they have to beat Paris Saint-Germain.

All the teams are fighting, some fighting for a place in the Champions League and some fighting not to be relegated.
Beating PSG isn't exactly an easy thing for Lyon but they have to try at all costs, even a draw could be useful given the opponent they face.

[banana33]

PSG are now in the quarter-final round of the Champions League, so it seems to me that even if they are still fully focused on the UCL, they will not inevitably relinquish their control of Ligue 1. If you are looking for proof of this, then look at the previous statistics of this team, however we believe that this team is still a worthy successor to the title in the French league. They are making their path easier as they are now four points ahead of Lens. We also have no doubt about the consistency of this team because they have participated in 27 rounds, they have played one match less than Lens, but they are ahead in terms of points in fact they will participate in the second leg of the UCL quarter-final with this full confidence.

paris saint germain is always one step ahead of the other teams, they seemed finished and not ready for the champions league but they did it, in my opinion it was precisely this tactic that was good for this team who adjusted their forces to then sink the champions league, it is certainly not a given, this is certainly something thought out and done on the drawing board.

[Shineup]

PSG doesn't even see Liverpool as an opponent, not a serious one at least. They know they won the league, they know they will beat Liverpool as well. Right now, they are waiting if Real Madrid will shock the world or not, they only care about that semi finals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both very tough opponents and beating them will be very difficult but that is the only game they care about right now. I do not think that we are going to see them have easy time, but until this point all other games were easy enough.

Even before the first leg i had already knew liverpool was never a threat to Paris Saint Germain and to score just four goals in the first and second leg i think Liverpool was just a bit lucky, now lets wait for Bayern munich against Real madrid, who knows Real madrid might shock the world because we have always known them to be a big game players but don't really think if Bayern munich will give room to such defeat, but in all i'd prefer Real madrid to face Paris Saint Germain because Real madrid will be more easy to face than Bayern munich.

[giorgione]

Olympique Lyonnais football team played very excellent against Lorient football team and that was one sided match because Olympique Lyonnais team did 2 goals in this match and opponent team could not do any goal in this match. Yaremchuk was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 49 minutes of the match and that Goal was in the second half of the match but no team could do any goal in the first half of the match. That match was organized in the Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu and both teams tried to win this match. Olympique Lyonnais team stats was excellent in this match because their shots were more in number and more shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was excellent in this match and their fouls were less in this match.

Olympique was able to manage a match that was objectively difficult, and i don't think that this work should be taken for granted, on the contrary, there are players who deserve to be praised and brought to a very high level and one of these is Yaremchuk who seems to be a very underrated player but who always proves to be there.

[$weetne$$]

PSG have more confidence in this match because they know Liverpool is not an opponent they need to fear in this second leg. Even though Liverpool is playing at home, Enrique is aware that Liverpool's performance remains the same, and PSG just needs to play freely, especially since they have a lead from the first leg, which is even more advantageous for them. From the current situation, it is also clear that despite Liverpool's continued pressure, PSG is still able to control the game, and it is likely that PSG can win this match with only a few minutes left.

The knowledge of Liverpools capacity at home or away has helped PSG won them both times and are now in the semifinals of the champions league.  Slot was left helpless yesterday after PSG got their second goal, it became very clear to them that they are not going  to make it to the semifinals, I feel really proud of PSG because, at a time, most persons did not believe  they will be able  to get to this point, and that was because  we believe  they were not going  to be able  to defend  the title as it is such  a difficult one to defend.