French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[GiftedMAN]

Even when PSG does not take this league very seriously and their performance drops compared to last season, other teams still lose points. That explains the gap between PSG and other teams in Ligue 1. They do not think Ligue 1 is a place to prove themselves, but the Champions League is the competition that is more worthy for them. So from the start, PSG was not worried when other teams could reach the top of the standings. They knew it was only temporary. Sooner or later, the consistency of other teams will go down and they will overtake them again.

Just to correct your comment, there was never a time where PSG doesn't take the league seriously they were affected by injuries so they weren't getting the best results. Lens was the only team they was trying to challenge them this season but as you already know the squad depth of PSG is far better than there's so you don't expect them to overtake PSG in a way that they can't catch up with them. The other teams do not have the quality of players to have a good competition with PSG not that they do not want to win the league but until they are ready to spend good amount of money on players it's always going to be PSG winning the league unless they become totally poor in form.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Bayern Munich is a very dangerous and strong team. They demonstrated this in their first match against Paris Saint-Germain. Despite conceding five goals, they maintained their discipline and managed to win the match 5-4. In my opinion, this is a success for Bayern Munich. Paris Saint-Germain certainly deserves congratulations for winning the match and gaining the advantage. In the return match in Germany, Paris Saint-Germain must play carefully and strongly to protect their advantage.

Both teams gave their best in this match, but PSG were much luckier because they managed to win the match and I didn't expect so many goals to be scored. Even though Bayern Munich lost the first leg, there are still opportunities in the second leg. PSG must be careful not to concede a goal. Bayern Munich will be playing at home in the second leg, so their mentality will be much better. PSG seemed to have no pressure against Bayern Munich which is why they were able to play openly and secure the victory in the first leg.

[len01]

Both teams gave their best in this match, but PSG were much luckier because they managed to win the match and I didn't expect so many goals to be scored. Even though Bayern Munich lost the first leg, there are still opportunities in the second leg. PSG must be careful not to concede a goal. Bayern Munich will be playing at home in the second leg, so their mentality will be much better. PSG seemed to have no pressure against Bayern Munich which is why they were able to play openly and secure the victory in the first leg.

For sure, in the previous match PSG really benefited from playing at home. You could say they had a bit of luck there, scoring from a penalty and then comfortably securing the win in the first leg. I agree with your point about the second leg. It’s likely to be a lot more pressure for PSG, since their mentality probably won’t be the same as in the first leg. On the other hand, Munich already has a read on PSG’s tactics and strategy. That should make it easier for Bayern to try and chase down the aggregate deficit.

[OsaiEmma]

For sure, in the previous match PSG really benefited from playing at home. You could say they had a bit of luck there, scoring from a penalty and then comfortably securing the win in the first leg. I agree with your point about the second leg. It’s likely to be a lot more pressure for PSG, since their mentality probably won’t be the same as in the first leg. On the other hand, Munich already has a read on PSG’s tactics and strategy. That should make it easier for Bayern to try and chase down the aggregate deficit.

Yeah, this is true, Munich needs 2 goals to come out as the victors, if they go to Allianze arena for the return leg, I think Munich will come out victorious, but the goal difference will determine if one will succeed or they'll go into a penalty shootout. My best guess is that, it will end in Munich's victory, cause they are really dangerous and they'll be in their home, like a 3 - 1 victory.

[Rockson1]

Yeah, this is true, Munich needs 2 goals to come out as the victors, if they go to Allianze arena for the return leg, I think Munich will come out victorious, but the goal difference will determine if one will succeed or they'll go into a penalty shootout. My best guess is that, it will end in Munich's victory, cause they are really dangerous and they'll be in their home, like a 3 - 1 victory.

I was discussing this same thing with a friend of mine and I told him that it will be difficult for PSG to survive the returning leg in Bayerns home, to some people bayern losing 5:4 is much, just a goal difference, with the little I know about bayern, they will come out with full force in the second leg and once they have the opportunity and score, they might likely score more goals that is where the problem of PSG will start but the fact is that both teams are very big teams and I think that there defense contributed to the total of 9 goals in that match, home advantage might work for Bayern, PSG has be ready for what is about to come, I do not want to give any predictions but Bayern may likely go the finals.

[changaa]

You might have been overconfident about Paris Saint-Germain after yesterday's win. PSG scored 5 goals in the first leg but won by just 1 goal. I don't think it will be easy to qualify with a 1-goal lead at Bayern Munich's home ground in the second leg. Even Arsenal or Atletico Madrid should not be considered easy opponents, they did not enter the semi-finals without a fight, but rather qualified for the semi-finals by beating big teams and will enter the final through qualification. Before the final, PSG will have to beat Bayern Munich, which will still be considered a difficult task. For the final, I think Bayern Munich and Arsenal are the favorites, something unexpected can happen in between.

paris saint germain played at home and we know that the push when playing at home is great and they have the possibility of increasing their value driven by the strength of the crowd, i understand that these players aren't of much use, but in any case in my opinion it is crucial to win the support of the whole stadium, but in the return match it will be Bayern Munich's turn

[aipercoin]

Paris Saint-Germain actually scored five goals in quick succession, but couldn't maintain their advantage. If the match had ended 5-2, we could have said Paris Saint-Germain had reached the final, but the score was such that everything could change in Germany in an instant. Also, we all know how good Bayern Munich are. They've only suffered one defeat in the league, and yesterday's Champions League defeat against Paris Saint-Germain was their third loss of the season. We're talking about a team that has suffered three defeats in every competition they've played throughout the entire season. We can imagine how dangerous they can be. Paris Saint-Germain must prepare as best as possible for the return leg.

It can be seen that Paris Saint-Germain does not have problems with the attack but rather with the defense or in any case also in the midfield which should filter a series of attacks.
Which could also be the merit of Bayern Munich rather than the demerit of Paris Saint-Germain.

[$weetne$$]

Yeah, this is true, Munich needs 2 goals to come out as the victors, if they go to Allianze arena for the return leg, I think Munich will come out victorious, but the goal difference will determine if one will succeed or they'll go into a penalty shootout. My best guess is that, it will end in Munich's victory, cause they are really dangerous and they'll be in their home, like a 3 - 1 victory.

Munich do not need just two goals, but staying ahead with two goals, the will need a 3-1 victory or a 2- 0 victory or 4 - 2 victory.

If Munich wins by 2 goals and having their opponent a goal directly behind them, they may move into extra time and may get to penalties, one approach I think will be of help to Munich is early goals, that can weaken the morales of their opponent but I know PSG is very resistive, if Bayern gets an early goal and secure their defence very firmly, they are very likely  to win this and see themselves to the finals and have PSG stopped. I will stay very optimistic with them till the last minute of the second fixture.

[pewboy]

It would be great if Lens won the Ligue 1 title, but with a 6 points gap, it's practically impossible for Paris Saint-Germain to lose the title now. PSG have dropped points in quite a few matches this season, but Lens have also made major mistakes and lacked consistency. At least they have secured a Champions League spot for next year and will bring in some revenue; we need teams to establish themselves and compete with PSG in the French league to make it more entertaining.

the score difference is absolutely a problem that will be crucial for the lens given that it is practically irrecoverable, but i believe that their performance is absolutely valuable and i think that they can continue to do well next year too, if they are there it will certainly be on merit and it is necessary that it is valorised.

[Lida93]

Even when PSG does not take this league very seriously and their performance drops compared to last season, other teams still lose points. That explains the gap between PSG and other teams in Ligue 1. They do not think Ligue 1 is a place to prove themselves, but the Champions League is the competition that is more worthy for them. So from the start, PSG was not worried when other teams could reach the top of the standings. They knew it was only temporary. Sooner or later, the consistency of other teams will go down and they will overtake them again.

Just to correct your comment, there was never a time where PSG doesn't take the league seriously they were affected by injuries so they weren't getting the best results. Lens was the only team they was trying to challenge them this season but as you already know the squad depth of PSG is far better than there's so you don't expect them to overtake PSG in a way that they can't catch up with them. The other teams do not have the quality of players to have a good competition with PSG not that they do not want to win the league but until they are ready to spend good amount of money on players it's always going to be PSG winning the league unless they become totally poor in form.

Could be that what he wanted to say is that, even when PSG were performing poorly in the league and even went on to drop points severally, the other teams couldn't take advantage of those situation and now they are paying for their mistakes as PSG would go on to clinch yet another title as a result of the inconsistent run of the rest of the contenders whom were suppose to put an end to PSG's dominance of the league, especially this season when it seemed as if another team could have emerged as champions.

[Akbarkoe]

the score difference is absolutely a problem that will be crucial for the lens given that it is practically irrecoverable, but i believe that their performance is absolutely valuable and i think that they can continue to do well next year too, if they are there it will certainly be on merit and it is necessary that it is valorised.

I doubt they will do the same next season after this season, we can always see the league 1 lineup from time to time is different, I believe Marseille will make something new next season rather than LLens repeating his achievements like the current season.
Next season the pressure is stronger on Lens because they have to strengthen themselves for the champions league and for every team that rarely enters the champions league always prioritizes the final results of the champions league and slightly ignores their domestic league if their strength is not enough to provide the best matches in many leagues and they have to be forced to choose one of them.

[Velvet78]

the score difference is absolutely a problem that will be crucial for the lens given that it is practically irrecoverable, but i believe that their performance is absolutely valuable and i think that they can continue to do well next year too, if they are there it will certainly be on merit and it is necessary that it is valorised.

That's a serious problem for Lens indeed! Even if they manage to equalize the points with PSG it won't still be enough for taking the lead again. They need to close the gap and get an extra point as well...

This isn't happening obviously. I know PSG are still a part of the Champions League too. But I don't expect this tightness to cause them to lose such an advantage of Lens in this league. They would become the champions anyway.  

[Just Say]

For sure, in the previous match PSG really benefited from playing at home. You could say they had a bit of luck there, scoring from a penalty and then comfortably securing the win in the first leg. I agree with your point about the second leg. It’s likely to be a lot more pressure for PSG, since their mentality probably won’t be the same as in the first leg. On the other hand, Munich already has a read on PSG’s tactics and strategy. That should make it easier for Bayern to try and chase down the aggregate deficit.

Yeah, this is true, Munich needs 2 goals to come out as the victors, if they go to Allianze arena for the return leg, I think Munich will come out victorious, but the goal difference will determine if one will succeed or they'll go into a penalty shootout. My best guess is that, it will end in Munich's victory, cause they are really dangerous and they'll be in their home, like a 3 - 1 victory.

I think it would never be right to neglect PSG in the Champions League,l but  it is true that the visiting French team will face its toughest test in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League at the home ground of the German league club. You may have noticed that when Bayern Munich came to PSG's home ground in the first leg, they also faced difficult conditions and they conceded five goals. Besides both teams will have a lot to think about in the second leg of the UCL semi-final, but we think Bayern Munich will be the most worried because they will start the match trailing by one goal. By the way what surprised me the most was that, PSG and Bayern scored a combined total of 9 goals in the first leg of the semi-final match.

[Adiljutt156]

PSG are showing their hidden talent today against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, it seems to me that they have never played with such great players and with such caution in any match in the French league this season, but they did it against a Bundesliga club. This Champions League game is becoming much more enjoyable with the two teams exchanging attacks and scoring goals.On such a big stage and in such a high-pressure match, these two teams are playing with ease and we can see that the French Soccer league table toppers are ahead as the home team after the first half of the first leg of the UCL semi-final. We are all impressed by the performance of former UCL champions PSG in today's semi-final round against Bayern Munich,Even today, the game is still in their favor, so it can undoubtedly be assumed they need proper defensive control to win this match against the German league club.

Bayern Munich football team performance was excellent against Paris Saint-Germain football team but that was not enough to win this match. The players of that team did back to back 4 goals in this match and opponent team effort was more because they did 5 goals in this match which was brilliant effort in this match. Harry Kane  gave good start to his team because he did first goal at 17 minutes of the match and that Goal was at penalty when it was need of the team and players got confidence after that Goal And Olise did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 41 minutes and that was goal who gave confidence to other players to do goal again and again. Upamecano did goal at 65 minutes and that was need of the team because opponent team was at 5 goals and they were very close to win this match.

[len01]

That's a serious problem for Lens indeed! Even if they manage to equalize the points with PSG it won't still be enough for taking the lead again. They need to close the gap and get an extra point as well...

This isn't happening obviously. I know PSG are still a part of the Champions League too. But I don't expect this tightness to cause them to lose such an advantage of Lens in this league. They would become the champions anyway.  

All of that is still possible, but only if PSG make it to the UCL final.  And that would basically mean PSG are guaranteed another title run in the UCL, while Ligue 1 could end up going to Lens.

But it has to play out exactly like this

PSG vs Lorient (draw +1 point), PSG vs Brest (PSG lose 0 points), Lens vs PSG (PSG lose 0 points), Paris vs PSG (draw +1 point), bringing PSG’s total to 71 points.

Meanwhile, Lens need to win at least 3 out of their remaining 4 matches.

The problem is, that whole scenario is pretty much just wishful thinking. It’s hard to expect PSG (the current Ligue 1 powerhouse  ) to drop that many points. On the other hand, beating Bayern in the second leg won’t be easy either. So in the end, like most seasons, the Ligue 1 trophy will likely stay with PSG.

[Egii Nna]

Both teams gave their best in this match, but PSG were much luckier because they managed to win the match and I didn't expect so many goals to be scored. Even though Bayern Munich lost the first leg, there are still opportunities in the second leg. PSG must be careful not to concede a goal. Bayern Munich will be playing at home in the second leg, so their mentality will be much better. PSG seemed to have no pressure against Bayern Munich which is why they were able to play openly and secure the victory in the first leg.

PSG still has an advantage even though it’s not something serious, because seeing the performance of Bayern Munich in the first leg, which was an away game to them made me believe that PSG are is soup, the second leg will definitely be beyond our expectations. Bayern Munich will deliver something else which won’t favor PSG as they might get knocked out of the champions league. Even in the first leg, we saw the attacks from Bayern Munich and if not for luck, PSG would had lost that game. So to me, I will say PSG should just take their mind off the champions league trophy this season.

[Mate2237]

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All of that is still possible, but only if PSG make it to the UCL final.  And that would basically mean PSG are guaranteed another title run in the UCL, while Ligue 1 could end up going to Lens.

But it has to play out exactly like this

PSG vs Lorient (draw +1 point), PSG vs Brest (PSG lose 0 points), Lens vs PSG (PSG lose 0 points), Paris vs PSG (draw +1 point), bringing PSG’s total to 71 points.

Meanwhile, Lens need to win at least 3 out of their remaining 4 matches.

The problem is, that whole scenario is pretty much just wishful thinking. It’s hard to expect PSG (the current Ligue 1 powerhouse  ) to drop that many points. On the other hand, beating Bayern in the second leg won’t be easy either. So in the end, like most seasons, the Ligue 1 trophy will likely stay with PSG.

This your prediction is not going to work, I can't imagine PSG losing and drawing any of their remaining matches, this league title has been over since three weeks ago. Lens should be happy that they will be playing in the champions League next season. But if they are still hoping on the league then it's over that is the reality. Even if PSG drop points Lens still has to catch up with PSG before even thinking about overtaking PSG in points  And looking at the number of games that are remaining I don't see that happening.


PSG eyes are on the big one which is the champions League, as they will be going over to Germany in the second leg of the champions League semi finals against Bayern munich which they have one goal advantage. I expect PSG to use their second team in this weekend because they will have to use their full strength in facing Bayern munich away from home.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Could be that what he wanted to say is that, even when PSG were performing poorly in the league and even went on to drop points severally, the other teams couldn't take advantage of those situation and now they are paying for their mistakes as PSG would go on to clinch yet another title as a result of the inconsistent run of the rest of the contenders whom were suppose to put an end to PSG's dominance of the league, especially this season when it seemed as if another team could have emerged as champions.

That's true, I agree with you completely because the teams who are suppose to capitalize on the failure of PSG to increase the point gap are busy struggling even to win teams that are not that strong, the problem the Ligue 1 have is that they lack consistent teams and I wonder why they're still having 18 teams... This shouldn't be a league that have it too easy as if is only them (PSG) are on the league, well we have to keep hoping to see PSG lose out on winning the title not this season or next but whenever the other teams are ready to fight till the end.

[Hyphen(-)]

That's true, I agree with you completely because the teams who are suppose to capitalize on the failure of PSG to increase the point gap are busy struggling even to win teams that are not that strong, the problem the Ligue 1 have is that they lack consistent teams and I wonder why they're still having 18 teams... This shouldn't be a league that have it too easy as if is only them (PSG) are on the league, well we have to keep hoping to see PSG lose out on winning the title not this season or next but whenever the other teams are ready to fight till the end.

Teams like Monaco, Lyon, Marseille, and Lille are the teams that are supposed to to always mount pressure on PSG just like the big six in the premier league, but every season, their performances get worse, they are always looking bad every season and PSG is capitalizing on that to take control of the league because they are unstoppable as none of them tends to be serious.

This season, Lens steps up and was able to top the league 1 before fatigue affected their them, but they still perform better than the above listed teams overall but they can’t end what started that’s why they gave up to PSG, and there is no doubt about PSG winning the League 1 because Lens also dropped points.

However, it is not yet over, anything can happen even though they can win their remaining matches, but I think they still need to be very careful in their teaming game.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Bayern Munich is a very dangerous and strong team. They demonstrated this in their first match against Paris Saint-Germain. Despite conceding five goals, they maintained their discipline and managed to win the match 5-4. In my opinion, this is a success for Bayern Munich. Paris Saint-Germain certainly deserves congratulations for winning the match and gaining the advantage. In the return match in Germany, Paris Saint-Germain must play carefully and strongly to protect their advantage.

I think Luis Enrique should already be thinking that the team will draw, that's a given. They'll be in Germany, where they'll be in a tough spot in many aspects, so Luis Enrique doesn't have it easy at all. It's a super difficult team. I'd say PSHG's strength is attacking down the flanks, as they've done, and relying on the good finishing of their forwards, but the truth is, this match is going to be very, very tough.