French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Black Mbaye]

Paris Saint-Germain has already achieved great success by winning the Champions League two years in a row. Even if they don't win this year, they have left their mark in the Champions League. Furthermore, I trust that the manager will build the best possible Paris Saint-Germain team for the Champions League next year. Their current squad is young and very high-quality. With this squad, I believe Paris Saint-Germain will reach at least the semi-finals again next year.

Absolutely feasible, Paris Saint-Germain has potential that could lead it to win its third Champions League in a row, however football is unpredictable and there are many teams who are increasingly more aggressive.
I'm very happy for Luis Enrique because he deserved it to win the 2 championships won by Paris Saint-Germain, he's a good coach.

Looking at Paris Saint-Germain's current squad, we see that they are still one of the best contenders for a third Champions League title. Luis Enrique works very hard for this team and plays with many alternatives in mind. He is one of the best in the world at analyzing opponents. He completely neutralized Olise, who was effective at Bayern Munich, in the Champions League semi-final. He is one of the best managers who knows how to put pressure on each player. Therefore, they will continue to be contenders for the championship both in France and in the Champions League.

[Velvet78]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

[DabsPoorVersion]

Paris Saint-Germain has already achieved great success by winning the Champions League two years in a row. Even if they don't win this year, they have left their mark in the Champions League. Furthermore, I trust that the manager will build the best possible Paris Saint-Germain team for the Champions League next year. Their current squad is young and very high-quality. With this squad, I believe Paris Saint-Germain will reach at least the semi-finals again next year.

Absolutely feasible, Paris Saint-Germain has potential that could lead it to win its third Champions League in a row, however football is unpredictable and there are many teams who are increasingly more aggressive.
I'm very happy for Luis Enrique because he deserved it to win the 2 championships won by Paris Saint-Germain, he's a good coach.

Looking at Paris Saint-Germain's current squad, we see that they are still one of the best contenders for a third Champions League title. Luis Enrique works very hard for this team and plays with many alternatives in mind. He is one of the best in the world at analyzing opponents. He completely neutralized Olise, who was effective at Bayern Munich, in the Champions League semi-final. He is one of the best managers who knows how to put pressure on each player. Therefore, they will continue to be contenders for the championship both in France and in the Champions League.

I do agree with you on that, PSG still have a strong chance to stay among the top contenders of Champions League. Aside from that, they still have their young talented squad that also have a strong potential. It only proves that their back to back title is the result of how great they are.

As for Luis Enrique's hard work, he really deserves a credit especially for his tactical flexibility and the ability to think of a way to prepare his team for different opponents. Some fans might doubt this time but even if PSG fail to win, they might still have the chance to reach at least the semi finals again. As we all know that winning three consecutive Championship League is not easy, it's like they need to go through hell to achieve that.

[kriminall]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

Considering Paris Saint-Germain's successful performances, I thought there was a high probability that manager Luis Enrique would leave the team, but it seems Paris Saint-Germain has finally managed to convince him to stay. Manager Enrique wants to continue achieving success in the Champions League. He has been the creator of unforgettable times for Paris Saint-Germain.

[bastisisca]

PSG are looking as if they will still be Ligue 1 champions after the end of the season except another team rises up. Lens looked like strong contenders but when it mattered the most to take it, they flopped. It just reminded me of how Arsenal in the EPL behave. With new teams being promoted, it's left for them to up their game or allow those big teams to use them for easy three points.

So far there's no team rises up. They basically play with the same squad they did last season. PSG is the only one who is consistently making improvement every year. The odds is also already spilled if they're winning this league again.
Apart from that we can't count on Lens, they're just as mediocre as the rest of clubs in the league 1. PSG is obviuosly winning this again, no doubt.

As long as no billionaire come to acquire this clubs in this league. PSG always hold the trophy everyyear forever.

Ligue 1 is by far the worst of the top European leagues, it has one team that dominates and the others that play the championship, now old glories like Marseille and Lyon tend to remain in the second row without getting too close to Paris Saint-Germain, and in another category and it is a championship that you don't follow with much pleasure because you can hardly expect surprises.
A bit boring with Paris Saint-Germain dominating but interesting nonetheless.

[martinom]

I feel it's something that can be done because if you look at it, PSG were involved in do many competitions and were almost close to losing it if Lens had stood their ground, they would have overtaken Luiz Enrique's boys. PSG are a good team but they also have lapses and it showed because they kept conceding goals that should have been avoided but let's see how this season will go.

I don't think Paris Saint-Germain would have allowed Lens to overtake, let's say that as long as they stay first and calm but if the others get close then they obviously move away again, Lens has had a spectacular season compared to the other teams in Ligue 1 but obviously always leaving Paris Saint-Germain out of context.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Coach doesn't get tired when they're wining trophies because is the reason why they choose to become a coach, third time champions League is not yet to be considered too much so actually if PSG win, Enrique is still going to prepare for another fourth time because is not only players that has the vision of Undisputed performance because coaches also do and is through records that they're offered higher amounts so actually Enrique will leave eventually to another club but definitely not because of the reasons that he has won every league for PSG because if he still doesn't get signed by big club he may not win champions league for them.

Luis Enrique could really write football history by winning another Champions League. i wouldn't consider it an impossible mission given the great availability of starters and bench players ready to rotate between the championship, French cup and UCL. Who knows if he will be able to chase and take his dream into his own hands?

[Supreme Donvic]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

His a very good coach and I expected him to stay in PSG for a longer term, I know that the rumors was that he will not stay long in PSG but I did not believe those rumors because he still wants to achieve more champions League in PSG, and I also know that PSG will do everything possible to keep him, so I'm not really surprised that he has signed a new contract to stay in PSG till 2030.
Congratulation to him and to PSG.

Yes you are actually correct for PSG to continue enjoying the trophy especially the champions League they have been lifting they really need him.

[Ahli38]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

It’s impossible for PSG not to extend Luis Enrique’s contract after all he’s done for the club. Over the past two seasons Luis Enrique has led PSG to outstanding performances and even remarkable achievements. PSG has long struggled to compete in the Champions League and has tried various strategies to perform well there. PSG has also signed several superstar players such as Lionel Messi and even Neymar. But even then they were still unable to compete effectively. Since Luis Enrique’s arrival at PSG the team has become much more formidable. In the 2023–2024 season they began to show signs of improvement by nearly reaching the Champions League final although their run was halted in the semifinals. But in the 2024–2025 season they dominated the Champions League or even won the trophy. And PSG brilliantly managed to win the Champions League again in the 2025–2026 season. So I personally think that PSG achieved these fantastic accomplishments thanks to Luis Enrique’s presence. I'm sure PSG will continue to play just as aggressively next season in the domestic league and even in the UEFA Champions League.

[giorgione]

Many people's believe that that PSG will continue to dominate the league, but to me I think it's too early to make that prediction even when you stated that they've not made the signing let me tell if you don't since when the World Cup was going on, some teams was busy signing players so in this case am expecting next season competition to a be tough one.

Every year the competition becomes increasingly tougher because every year the teams tend to improve and if you are not at the top you will not reach that goal, now Paris Saint-Germain has not made many changes in terms of starting staff, so it remains the team that already knows itself and can therefore continue to do well.

[aipercoin]

The French club has been the most successful under Luis Enrique because I think they have already won the biggest trophy in the league. Honestly, if PSG gets the chance, they will probably keep this experienced manager for a few more seasons because they have a hunger to win trophies in the upcoming UEFA Champions League season. We have noticed that the squad of this French club is young and very high quality and they are trying their best to go to the UCL and the French League trophy. We have even noticed that after Luis Enrique took charge of this team, the team has played with a very strong mentality and they have been able to touch these trophies back to back which is a record for them, however at this stage it seems that PSG may be able to dominate the UCL even more in the upcoming season.

It is certainly one of the most complete teams and in fact it will remain the team to beat, which is why the teams that face it will face it with a different approach and it is also for this reason that i think that the next Champions League tournament will not see the Paris club victorious but another.

[banana33]

It's the pride of a coach to win trophies for the team that hired him because it will lead to increase in pay when his contract expires. He will also add that to his own history as a coach and that will tell the world that he's a good coach. Lastly, other big clubs will be looking out for him to come coach their team.

Luis Enrique is a great coach of this time. He might retire from being a club coach if he leaves PSG and decides to be a national team coach since he has achieved it all in club side.

It's true but he has already coached the national team and the results have not been the best, if i were him i wouldn't leave at such a positive moment in my coaching career, moreover the national team is being coached by de la fuente who has just achieved the European and World Cup double, Luis Enrique should stay and still give what he can as Paris Saint-Germain coach.

[m4r1o]

After wining the Champions league title for the third time, there will almost be nothing to really win again because the Ligue 1 has never been an issue to win so it will become boring for Enrique, so it is very possible and likely that he may want to exit and look to going somewhere else where he will be faced with some new form of challenge with which he will have to exercise his tactical prowess as one top European coach.

Money will definitely not be the challenge to him and PSG management are very pleased with him and will likely do all it will take to keep him in the team.

Boring and in a big word that i wouldn't use for this competition, of course Paris Saint-Germain is at a very high level but it's not the only team ready to give 100% to get to the end, if i were the president i would keep Enrique because he is truly the best coach in the history of Paris Saint-Germain in terms of distance, we also need to see what Enrique will choose to do.

[jakdanyel]

Boring and in a big word that i wouldn't use for this competition, of course Paris Saint-Germain is at a very high level but it's not the only team ready to give 100% to get to the end, if i were the president i would keep Enrique because he is truly the best coach in the history of Paris Saint-Germain in terms of distance, we also need to see what Enrique will choose to do.

Honestly the Ligue 1 is really boring man... PSG are dominating it every year easily. Maybe the Bundesliga is also not so different in terms of that. But the competition among the other teams is more fun there I think. 

Next season PSG would win this league easily again. The real deal will be the CL. Even there they have been winning the title for 2 years in a row! The chemistry between Luis Enrique and PSG is at top level now.

[changaa]

Yes, at club level he's a genius, but his time in Spain when he coached the team at the World Cup was a bad experience. Perhaps at the time he brought in too many inexperienced and very young players, and that's what went wrong for him. Now he's achieved a good balance at PSG, and there will be some good role models at PSG. He just needs to work a little more with the new players so they can adapt.

in my opinion every coach is better off with a specific team rather than another, there are dozens of cases.
Thiago Motta coached very badly at La Spezia, and then went to Bologna and brought them back to Europe after many years, so there are those who saw him as a formidable coach, and then went to Juventus and returned to doing as with La Spezia.

[Oluwa-btc]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

Some good news ahead of the season, yeah! But that is not what we want to see, we already know he was going to extend his contract after the Champions League competition because he was promised by the President that he was going to bring in fresh players ahead of the new season. Lucas Digne from the Premier League Competition has been the only name brought through. With Gonçalo Ramos gone and the South Korean set to leave for Atlético Madrid, they would do well with replacements in these positions. That would indeed make Enrique excited.

Much said already bout Luis Enrique. Fabian Ruiz is that guy not getting a lot of his props here, are we all seeing the trophies he's won in the last three seasons consistently? Insane, innit?!

[Zlantann]

Considering Paris Saint-Germain's successful performances, I thought there was a high probability that manager Luis Enrique would leave the team, but it seems Paris Saint-Germain has finally managed to convince him to stay. Manager Enrique wants to continue achieving success in the Champions League. He has been the creator of unforgettable times for Paris Saint-Germain.

Maybe you think Luis Enrique should leave when the applause is loudest. Having won the Ligue One trophy many times and the UCL twice in a row, he should have moved to seek a new challenge elsewhere.

I think he decided to remain at PSG because of the significant control he enjoys. In some clubs, the management controls the club's sporting direction and player development. But at PSG, Enrique is allowed to determine the team's tactical philosophy, and he might not get such privilege in other top clubs.

[cande86]

There have been many good managers to take over at PSG so far but none of them did as good as him.

Sooner or later, they'll have to part ways with Enrique. They can't keep him at the club forever. So, I think that with Enrique still under contract, PSG has already begun preparing to find his successor in the future. With the "oil money" they have, they should be able to find a capable coach who can continue what Enrique has done at PSG. While it's still uncertain whether the new coach will be able to match the level of success Enrique has achieved, that's a problem the new coach will have to face.

I think that every coach wants to differentiate himself from the previous one and in fact it is difficult to find someone to pass the baton to and who will keep the baton in the same state, because maybe some players are not comfortable or maybe because you think that by making some changes they could make more and automatically you have already undone what was there.

[Mame89]

It is nice to hear about Luis Enrique to be about to extend his contract to 2030 with PSG. Honestly after some rumours appeared in the past like he wouldn't stay that long, I was surprised to hear this. 

PSG really needs him for the longevity of their achievements especially in the Champions League. He is the most special manager in their history considering a back-to-back title there!

Considering Paris Saint-Germain's successful performances, I thought there was a high probability that manager Luis Enrique would leave the team, but it seems Paris Saint-Germain has finally managed to convince him to stay. Manager Enrique wants to continue achieving success in the Champions League. He has been the creator of unforgettable times for Paris Saint-Germain.

Enrique has been a perfect fit for PSG and he's even managed to instill a winning mentality in the squad, as evidenced by the last two seasons. They had a poor start to the Champions League campaign and both seasons required a playoff to even reach the round of 16.

Most teams with poor starts tend to have poor seasons, but PSG under Enrique has done the opposite, winning two consecutive Champions League trophies. So, Enrique has not only built a stronger foundation for the team, but he's also created an extraordinary mentality for PSG. I wouldn't be surprised if Enrique extends his contract until 2030, as he certainly deserves it. PSG has big ambitions next season aiming for a third consecutive trophy.

[lombok]

Yes, at club level he's a genius, but his time in Spain when he coached the team at the World Cup was a bad experience. Perhaps at the time he brought in too many inexperienced and very young players, and that's what went wrong for him. Now he's achieved a good balance at PSG, and there will be some good role models at PSG. He just needs to work a little more with the new players so they can adapt.

in my opinion every coach is better off with a specific team rather than another, there are dozens of cases.
Thiago Motta coached very badly at La Spezia, and then went to Bologna and brought them back to Europe after many years, so there are those who saw him as a formidable coach, and then went to Juventus and returned to doing as with La Spezia.

The competencies of a coach do not always fit the football team in the world. Few tacticians can make a small club to unbelievable success, only to fail miserably when handling a giant club. This has shown just how compatibility of style of play is much more significant than just the reputation of a manager on that extensive green field.