French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[bastisisca]

Let's take a simple look at the budget of the clubs in Ligue One this season.


It is obvious that PSG is the biggest spender. The financial gap between the club and other French clubs is too wide. Money plays an important role in sports. And we are seeing the quality of players PSG has at its disposal. We have seen some exceptions where low-budget clubs become successful, but finance is important. Until other clubs get a rich sponsor, maybe from an Arab investor, PSG might continue its dominance.

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It was obvious that Paris Saint-Germain are the ones who spend the most money ever, also because they have the money to spend.
At the beginning he spent even more in an unholy way, then this coach they have, a very good one, has shown that it is not necessary to spend too much money, but to spend it intelligently.

[Altryist]

Well, congrats to them, they managed to repeat their old story in the 2022/2023 season. At that time the first position was still led by Paris Saint-Germain & they filled the second place, for the second time they will be in the biggest competition in all of Europe next season, I think we can't expect much from them, being at that stage is already very good.

BTW, Lens will face Paris Saint-Germain in the next matchday, it will be a good place to re-test Lens capacity after in the first meeting this season they lost to Paris Saint-Germain with 2 - 0 at the Parc des Princes.

I don’t think it will change much for Lens, because they still have two matches left in Ligue 1, and both games are very difficult. Today they play at home against PSG, and in the final round they will play away against Lyon. And I think that even if they somehow manage to win today’s match, they still won’t be able to beat Lyon, because a victory is also extremely important for Lyon since they are fighting for a place in the Champions League. And they want to finish higher in the table to overtake Lille and avoid having to play playoff matches before the Champions League group stage. So I think PSG can afford not only a draw today, but even a defeat, but in order not to leave everything to the final match, I think they won’t lose to Lens today.

[Mayor of ogba]

I was really surprised with the way Lyon lost to Toulouse. Just how can you be this bad against an aimless team?  

Everything was going great for Lyon in the recent times actually. They were taking big steps for a direct Champions League qualification despite the financial issues they had earlier.

But they lost one of their critical games and Lille have captured their position by 1 point now. Now I don't know whether Lyon can still finish as the 3rd...

Lyon disappointed me against Toulouse but I wasn't really surprised they lost to Toulouse. I wanted Lyon to qualify for next season Champions League so that they can use the money they will earn in the Champions League to reduce their debts but their chances of qualifying to the Champions League are very slime. Lyon last match this season is against Lens, if Lyon manage to beat Lens they won't still make it to the Champions League, because Lillie last match is against Auxerre which they will easily beat on their home soil and remain ahead of Lyon in the table.

[Jossque]

Brest and Strasbourg are set to face off today. Given that neither team has much to play for, I can’t say we’re in for a particularly entertaining match. As nothing will change regardless of who wins, I see this as a match with a high likelihood of ending in a draw. Of course, the home side has the advantage in matches like this, and Brest are unlikely to lose at home in this fixture. However, it’s hard to predict what Strasbourg might be capable of.

[free-bit.co.in]

Lyon disappointed me against Toulouse but I wasn't really surprised they lost to Toulouse. I wanted Lyon to qualify for next season Champions League so that they can use the money they will earn in the Champions League to reduce their debts but their chances of qualifying to the Champions League are very slime. Lyon last match this season is against Lens, if Lyon manage to beat Lens they won't still make it to the Champions League, because Lillie last match is against Auxerre which they will easily beat on their home soil and remain ahead of Lyon in the table.

I didn't expect Lyon to lose. Lyon was in a good form. They have been able to continue their winning streak for a long time. They have won their last 5 matches. Lyon was even able to defeat the giant PSG. So I thought Lyon would win this match or it would be a draw. But they won the match 2-1 . Their players played very well. But I wanted to see a stronger gameplay from lyon. Their attacks were relatively weak in the match. They were not able to score more than one goal.

[aipercoin]

The only difficulty that I see in the ligue1 is the financial strength of PSG, if there are clubs that could match the financial strength of PSG by competing vigorously in the transfer market to source for credible players who are willing to compete adequately then we would have some high level of competition for the title rather than this system that seems like a joke which makes the league look less competitive, less attractive amongst the elite league in Europe.

Let's take a simple look at the budget of the clubs in Ligue One this season.


It is obvious that PSG is the biggest spender. The financial gap between the club and other French clubs is too wide. Money plays an important role in sports. And we are seeing the quality of players PSG has at its disposal. We have seen some exceptions where low-budget clubs become successful, but finance is important. Until other clubs get a rich sponsor, maybe from an Arab investor, PSG might continue its dominance.

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the economic possibility is something that few clubs have and when they have it and it comes out you can see it, this is why the teams that win always have the economic possibility of crushing the others, financially i have personally seen the glowup of Como which has shown everyone that they can do very well with the right investments.

[Mayor of ogba]

No, Lens did not agree with the LFP's (French league) decision. RC Lens publicly stated in a note that they were concerned that this decision was solely to serve the European interests of certain clubs.

The LFP decided to postpone anyway, claiming that it wanted to help any French club in European competitions and try to improve the position of French football in the UEFA European league ranking. No matter how honorable Lens' campaign has been so far, the French League has the final say.

I knew Lens was against their match with PSG being postponed. I intentionally asked that question for EarnOnVictor to answer the question and see the reason why people didn't support French Ligue 1 FA in postponing the Lens vs PSG match. French Ligue 1 FA came up with the idea of postponing the Lens vs PSG match to help any French club in European competitions just to justify what they did to Lens. Believe me if it was another club in French Ligue 1 that requested for their match to be postponed during a Champions League week the French Ligue 1 FA wouldn't have agreed.

[Lannakosa]

I didn't expect Lyon to lose. Lyon was in a good form. They have been able to continue their winning streak for a long time. They have won their last 5 matches. Lyon was even able to defeat the giant PSG. So I thought Lyon would win this match or it would be a draw. But they won the match 2-1 . Their players played very well. But I wanted to see a stronger gameplay from lyon. Their attacks were relatively weak in the match. They were not able to score more than one goal.

It was strange to see Lyon lose to Toulouse, especially considering that the match did not have any major importance in the standings for Toulouse. For Lyon, this defeat cost them third place and a guaranteed spot in the Champions League group stage. Now they have to beat Lens in the final round at least to stay in fourth place and prevent Rennes from overtaking them. Although Rennes will play their last match away against Marseille, and a victory for them there seems unlikely.

[Chilwell]

Brest and Strasbourg are set to face off today. Given that neither team has much to play for, I can’t say we’re in for a particularly entertaining match. As nothing will change regardless of who wins, I see this as a match with a high likelihood of ending in a draw. Of course, the home side has the advantage in matches like this, and Brest are unlikely to lose at home in this fixture. However, it’s hard to predict what Strasbourg might be capable of.

There's no anything to be struggling for now because just as you said no matter the winner will be in this match, that don't change anything, at the stage I don't think they both teams will be talking about this season anymore because already they know where they belong to, they just have to play carefully to avoid issues, already they should be preparing for the next season on how it's going to be because the season has ended.

I think even lens and Paris Saint-Germain I also on the same category but just small different because I think drew in this match is okay for both teams, but I know it will be a record for lens to have small gap between them.

[Tmoonz]

Let's take a simple look at the budget of the clubs in Ligue One this season.


It is obvious that PSG is the biggest spender. The financial gap between the club and other French clubs is too wide. Money plays an important role in sports. And we are seeing the quality of players PSG has at its disposal. We have seen some exceptions where low-budget clubs become successful, but finance is important. Until other clubs get a rich sponsor, maybe from an Arab investor, PSG might continue its dominance.

Reference

It was obvious that Paris Saint-Germain are the ones who spend the most money ever, also because they have the money to spend.
At the beginning he spent even more in an unholy way, then this coach they have, a very good one, has shown that it is not necessary to spend too much money, but to spend it intelligently.

Yes finance is very important and necessary in sport, because this Paris Saint Germain's dominance is really a good example of being financially stable, I can still remember when teams like Monaco, Lyon and even Marseille use to dominate the league those days Paris Saint Germain will be no where to be found, but immediately funds go into the team they got elevated from where they were to this point, so seeing this margin doesn't surprise me, and again spending with good management can equally result to nothing, for instance take a look at this Chelsea team, with the amount of funds spent on that team is supposed to win them the league, but based on poor management look where they are.

[KTChampions]

Let's take a simple look at the budget of the clubs in Ligue One this season.


It is obvious that PSG is the biggest spender. The financial gap between the club and other French clubs is too wide. Money plays an important role in sports. And we are seeing the quality of players PSG has at its disposal. We have seen some exceptions where low-budget clubs become successful, but finance is important. Until other clubs get a rich sponsor, maybe from an Arab investor, PSG might continue its dominance.

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  Nice! Now that's what I call a true farm league! And yet, Ligue 1 allows PSG to tailor the schedule to their exact specifications.
I remember Bayern's budget used to be twice that of Dortmund, and even if the gap has widened now, I don't think it's that big. PSG's budget is literally equal to the combined budgets of the six clubs behind it. As for the bottom half, it’s simply painful to look at - budgets of 25-60 million, this is literally nothing in modern football.

[Justbillywitt]

Well, congrats to them, they managed to repeat their old story in the 2022/2023 season. At that time the first position was still led by Paris Saint-Germain & they filled the second place, for the second time they will be in the biggest competition in all of Europe next season, I think we can't expect much from them, being at that stage is already very good.

BTW, Lens will face Paris Saint-Germain in the next matchday, it will be a good place to re-test Lens capacity after in the first meeting this season they lost to Paris Saint-Germain with 2 - 0 at the Parc des Princes.

I don’t think it will change much for Lens, because they still have two matches left in Ligue 1, and both games are very difficult. Today they play at home against PSG, and in the final round they will play away against Lyon. And I think that even if they somehow manage to win today’s match, they still won’t be able to beat Lyon, because a victory is also extremely important for Lyon since they are fighting for a place in the Champions League. And they want to finish higher in the table to overtake Lille and avoid having to play playoff matches before the Champions League group stage. So I think PSG can afford not only a draw today, but even a defeat, but in order not to leave everything to the final match, I think they won’t lose to Lens today.

Lens should just forget about the league title this season and try again next season. PSG is not that kind of club that will lose two matches at a stretch in this crucial stage of the season. Lens should be happy in finishing second and making the champions league next season. It will be a strong match and I don't equally think PSG will lose the match. A win for them today will give them the title.

[giorgione]

Lens were in good form at the beginning and they played well to occupy the top spot but recently their game has changed. However, PSG team did not pay much attention to their domestic league at that time, their full attention was on the Champions League. PSG has come to the top position at this time and entered the Champions League final already leading by 5 points in the domestic leg. In the meantime, PNG will rest the team's players because they will try to win the big title in the Champions League, since the team is already many points ahead of Lens. In that case, they will win the domestic league this season, and in the Champions League final they will try to become the champion. However, since Lens team was in quite good form this season and they got the Champions League ticket for the next season, they will definitely improve their game.

these teams are really excellent, if we think about their level last year and the type of championship they had this year, its simply incredible, romantically i would let them win, but unfortunately football and sport in general is very cynical, and the best always wins, namely PSG.

[Shadiq]

Lens should just forget about the league title this season and try again next season. PSG is not that kind of club that will lose two matches at a stretch in this crucial stage of the season. Lens should be happy in finishing second and making the champions league next season. It will be a strong match and I don't equally think PSG will lose the match. A win for them today will give them the title.

Lens may have already given up the Ligue 1 title and are playing to defend their second place. They played great throughout the season, even if the end of the season was not as expected. I don't want to lose them in just one season, I expect them to continue like this in the coming season. I at least want to see them improve in the next seasons so that they can compete better every season. Then maybe the league will become an exciting league and we will be saved from PSG's dominance. It is nothing but boredom to see the same team winning the title every time. I expect a good performance from them in the Champions League.

[Ahli38]

A win for PSG tomorrow will confirm them the title winners, they had a very good season, but we can’t also forget the fact that Lens is also a very good side, they will want to win the game tomorrow so that they will mount pressure on PSG towards the end of the season because if PSG lose to Lens, they will have to win their last match of the season to win the title.

Yes, that's right. Lens has been performing exceptionally well so far. And this season Lens has looked so strong by racking up points that have propelled them to second place in the standings. As for PSG they look even stronger given their position at the top of the table. PSG might be able to beat Lens considering their strong performance in every previous head-to-head match. But PSG shouldn’t underestimate Lens as they could very well dominate tonight’s match. And Lens’s home-field advantage could put pressure on the PSG players. I personally find it difficult to predict this match. But I’ll watch the first half first before making a more accurate prediction. If PSG can dominate the first half then I believe that they will definitely win the match overall.

[Lida93]

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the economic possibility is something that few clubs have and when they have it and it comes out you can see it, this is why the teams that win always have the economic possibility of crushing the others, financially i have personally seen the glowup of Como which has shown everyone that they can do very well with the right investments.

This is the reality in world football currently and if any club decides to ignore this status quo then it would be at their own peril, it's almost the same in every league, in Germany it is Bayern that spend more and the result is evident in their performance and titles. In England it varies though, but Manchester City still manages to dominate, in Spain Real Madrid and Barcelona usually share the dominance because they remain the only teams with the highest budget, in Italy it's Inter Milan who holds sway and that is possible because some Chinese investors took over the team. I can go on and on, but the bottom line is, if you want to succeed as a team then you have to spend crazy money.

[Alonso_]

Let's take a simple look at the budget of the clubs in Ligue One this season.


It is obvious that PSG is the biggest spender. The financial gap between the club and other French clubs is too wide. Money plays an important role in sports. And we are seeing the quality of players PSG has at its disposal. We have seen some exceptions where low-budget clubs become successful, but finance is important. Until other clubs get a rich sponsor, maybe from an Arab investor, PSG might continue its dominance.

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It was obvious that Paris Saint-Germain are the ones who spend the most money ever, also because they have the money to spend.
At the beginning he spent even more in an unholy way, then this coach they have, a very good one, has shown that it is not necessary to spend too much money, but to spend it intelligently.

Paris-Saint-German are the big money spenders in the French League One, I don’t think any team would be able to compete against them in that French League One, I’m even a kind of surprised that a team like Lens are fighting against PSG in the title race which is something that is widely unpredictable, teams like Lens doesn’t have enough experience and firepower to compete against PSG in a title race which is why it would be very difficult for them to win the Title, I still believe that Paris-Saint-German would end up winning the French League One, and they will also end up winning the Champions League.

[changaa]

I was really surprised with the way Lyon lost to Toulouse. Just how can you be this bad against an aimless team?  

Everything was going great for Lyon in the recent times actually. They were taking big steps for a direct Champions League qualification despite the financial issues they had earlier.

But they lost one of their critical games and Lille have captured their position by 1 point now. Now I don't know whether Lyon can still finish as the 3rd...

These are the surprises of football, you would never expect a goalless team without objectives to win, yet strangely it happens, on the one hand is nice on the other you don't understand the logical sense.
Maybe all this effort to show that they have character anyway? Maybe these things happen because they use these kinds of games to test new tactics? But in the meantime, for those who bet on them, they got an excellent win, certainly very few did.

[snipie]

It was obvious that Paris Saint-Germain are the ones who spend the most money ever, also because they have the money to spend.
At the beginning he spent even more in an unholy way, then this coach they have, a very good one, has shown that it is not necessary to spend too much money, but to spend it intelligently.

PSG has the money and they spent it in few expensive and useless players but they won money from their presence in the team indirectly after all. Besides, they won UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1 several times and their presence in UEFA Champions League generate money for them in return. After all it is business for them.
The other teams don't have the same potential as PSG and they didn't try to attract a rich sponsor or owner to support them.
Spending the money intelligently seems good if profitable on long term because PSG want also to have attractive names in the squad so more people worldwide follow them and the Ligue 1 eventually.

[Jaycoinz]

Lens should just forget about the league title this season and try again next season. PSG is not that kind of club that will lose two matches at a stretch in this crucial stage of the season. Lens should be happy in finishing second and making the champions league next season. It will be a strong match and I don't equally think PSG will lose the match. A win for them today will give them the title.

Lens may have already given up the Ligue 1 title and are playing to defend their second place. They played great throughout the season, even if the end of the season was not as expected. I don't want to lose them in just one season, I expect them to continue like this in the coming season. I at least want to see them improve in the next seasons so that they can compete better every season. Then maybe the league will become an exciting league and we will be saved from PSG's dominance. It is nothing but boredom to see the same team winning the title every time. I expect a good performance from them in the Champions League.

It's somehow odd to see small teams in the French league perform so well, Lens is one of those teams that have gone out and impressed beyond doubt and for some time we thought that it would be possible for them to compete for the title but PSG are just too big and good for anyone to even compete with them in this league, although they have secured a champions league spot which is good but will they be able to keep up next season because that's the bigger picture for because it's always hard to retain such beautiful form.