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Lyon 4 - 3 Strasbourg!
Lyon started the season with 2 defeats and they received 5 goals without scoring any. In the other hand, Strasbourg earned 4 points in two rounds with positive goals difference. Fast forward in today's match, Strasbourg was leading twice, yet they failed in front of the resistance of Lyon to comeback and win for the first time this season.
Lyon managed to achieve a surprising victory after previously experiencing two defeats in their last match and it seems that many did not expect the final result of this match, including myself who was pessimistic that Lyon could win this match because in the first half they conceded a quick goal from Sebastian Nanasi, but Lyon was able to reply at the end of the first half another thing I did not expect in the second half Lyon was able to turn things around, trailing 3-1, Strasbourg was unable to maintain its lead, and here Lyon rose by giving resistance 3 goals in return were successfully created by Lyon until the match ended, the rain of goals proved that both teams were weak in their defense and had to be fixed immediately by their respective coaches
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Yes, Mbappe departure from PSG will not really affect their performance in Ligue 1 even though this is an opportunity for other teams to be condition that makes it easier for them to become PSG competitors in the fight for the championship title.
But all of this will be clearly visible and affect PSG performance when they are in an important competition like the UCL, we all know how Mbappe performance is and his departure will certainly be very difficult for PSG to compete in the UCL competition.
Several PSG players who have always been Mbappe colleagues before have now also shown how great they are to continue to perform optimally in every Ligue 1 match and hopefully in the future when they play for the UCL competition they can show their performance again like when they were here, although I not sure but I want to see it.

Big dependency on Mbappe may have affected all other players in PSG especially those playing in the forward positions like him of not being able to showcase their full potential as a player. Now that he has left, it is now on them to show that they’re equally good as him and can uplift the team to any length they can. I can vow for them in the Ligue 1 that they will be able to win the league. Looking at the bigger competition which is the champions league, one cannot vow for them just yet and they’ll need to prove to the whole whole world that they can also be trusted for the champions league triumph. For now, the team is playing well even without Mbappe, I wish they can continue in this form to the end of the season.
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Today's match of Brest vs St-Étienne team has already started. So far Brest team is leading by 2 goals. The players of St-Étienne team have not scored any goals so far. Let's see what happens in this match. Previous match of St-Étienne team  Kullu didn't do anything well for which he doesn't seem to be able to do anything well in this match.
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Several PSG players who have always been Mbappe colleagues before have now also shown how great they are to continue to perform optimally in every Ligue 1 match and hopefully in the future when they play for the UCL competition they can show their performance again like when they were here, although I not sure but I want to see it.

That is very positive, I think that a football team is made up of 11 players, never of one that makes them shine, although always making a team dependent on a single player is very risky, because if that player gets injured, then that is all.

When there is unity in a team and they work well together, I think they can do many good things, and that is what Luis Enrique is betting on, who for me has earned a lot of respect despite the fact that I would not accept many of the decisions that he has had in his hands , especially with the Spanish national team when they went to Qatar, I think that the coach has improved a lot.
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PSG will not have difficulty in pursuing domestic titles because there are still many players who can be relied on and are more qualified than other clubs.
I agree with you that over time, PSG will forget Mbappe in league 1 but will always be brought up when appearing in the champions league.
Maybe we are too early to judge whether PSG can perform like last season in the UCL because the new regulations in the UCL give opportunities to other clubs that are not favored and all of that is because popular clubs in the UCL will be busier and tired of having a tighter schedule.
If Enrique can take this opportunity, PSG can perform well in the champions league this season.
It is very likely that PSG fans will forget Mbappe in the near future, I even think it will happen at the end of this season when they are able to defend the Ligue 1 title later and it is much better for the team so they can find new stars to help the team surpass what Mbappe has dedicated.

So far, no other Ligue 1 team has developed rapidly to be able to compete with PSG so it is very likely that PSG will not have any difficulty in defending the title.
And I believe in Enrique to be able to build this team with the process and become even better
And for PSG's progress in the Champion League, they will also face all possibilities like last season and for the new Champion League regulations, we don't know yet whether it will benefit some teams or not, what is clear is that PSG will remain a team to be reckoned with on the Champion League stage.
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Kylian Mbappe having been the top scorer in the French league in the last six seasons so I understand it when so many people thought that Paris Saint Germaine are gonna struggle without him in the team. However, I never doubted the strength of the Paris Saint Germaine team neither did I think they'll struggle to continue their dominance of the French league in absence of Kylian Mbappe. With or without Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint Germaine posseses the strongest squad in the league so I expect them to continue their dominance in the league. That being said, I'm worried if they'll be able to continue their impressive start to the season when the UEFA Champions League competition returns next month
Initially, almost everyone thought that PSG would experience a decline in goal productivity after Mbappe left, but what happened at the beginning of this season was truly beyond expectations, PSG did not depend at all on Mbappe who has always been the top scorer in the last few seasons. Now it is Mbappe who is having difficulty adapting at Real Madrid because in the three matches played in La Liga, he has not registered his name on the scoreboard.

PSG game is more compact and the players work well together since Mbappe's departure, they always take advantage of opportunities well and immediately pass the ball to other players who are in ideal positions to score goals. Luis Enrique needs to maintain the cooperation of the players so that their game becomes more solid, he must learn from what Leverkusen did last season who managed to win the Bundesliga trophy and were recorded as a team that was undefeated in one season even without the most prominent player in their squad.
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I think the most remarkable match of the day in the French Ligue 1 will be Toulouse vs Marseille. Toulouse started the season with 2 draws. Last week they drew 1-1 with Nice. Their defense was good in that match. On the other hand, Marseille drew 2-2 with Reims last week. In that game I think they had some important problems in defense. I don't think there won't be many goals in this match. Toulouse will defend well. And they want to take advantage of being the home team. I think Marseille will play like a classic away team. Under 2,5 goals is a good option for this match.
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PSG still have players like Ashraf Hakimi Dembele so they have no reason to worry about the local league, they will still be champions in the local league tournament. PSG will also have a huge points gap with their nearest rivals. 

With the way PSG have performed in their first two games in the French League, I think they may have forgotten that Mbappe is no longer in their team. Because in the first two matches we saw PSG score a lot of goals and win two matches by big margins. But the most important thing is that the next season does not look good for PSG in the Champions League because PSG does not currently have the kind of players that a team needs to do well in the Champions League.
PSG will not have difficulty in pursuing domestic titles because there are still many players who can be relied on and are more qualified than other clubs.
I agree with you that over time, PSG will forget Mbappe in league 1 but will always be brought up when appearing in the champions league.
Maybe we are too early to judge whether PSG can perform like last season in the UCL because the new regulations in the UCL give opportunities to other clubs that are not favored and all of that is because popular clubs in the UCL will be busier and tired of having a tighter schedule.
If Enrique can take this opportunity, PSG can perform well in the champions league this season.
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Lyon finally got the win they were looking for, after having one of those bad starts with zero points after two games, I feared that they would have a start like last year, not that it's off the table, they could still have that but it looks like they had some good game and looked quite good to be fair and that's why we should be considering this as something good for them.

Lyon finished not too bad last year after having an awful start, if they can have a better start this season and do fine, they would be a lot better. Unfortunately they are financially in a terrible position, their entire team is basically on sale, I do not know what they are going to do and how they will survive, but the recovery will be a lot harder if they keep on losing games.

This is why I think it's clear that they are going to try to win more, players know that if they keep on being just terrible, they won't be transferred for a lot and won't make much salary, so they will probably try to win games so they can get better salary offers from other teams.
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After Mbappe left PSG, I thought PSG would be an average team again and other teams would be able to match them. But 2 wins with 10 goals and 1 conceded made me think that this season it seems like PSG has become a solid team and plays collectively as a team, not just making one person as a target man. PSG's gameplay in the first 2 league matches really surprised me. It was beyond my expectation. The next match is against LOSC, a team that also collected 6 points. It will be an interesting match. But it seems that with PSG's current performance it will still be difficult for other teams to beat their dominance in Ligue 1.
As I often say, PSG's game is much more solid in every line and much more fluid, not focusing on one player like when Mbappe was still at the club, losing Mbappe can be said to be a good thing this season PSG is more productive in terms of goals.
yes if we talk about PSG's current opponents in week 3 of league 1, I am still optimistic that PSG can win at Lille's home later, but Lille also cannot be underestimated by every opponent including PSG, most likely Lille will give a surprise in the match later, and PSG must be more focused in this match if not Lille can steal points.
PSG still have players like Ashraf Hakimi Dembele so they have no reason to worry about the local league, they will still be champions in the local league tournament. PSG will also have a huge points gap with their nearest rivals. 

With the way PSG have performed in their first two games in the French League, I think they may have forgotten that Mbappe is no longer in their team. Because in the first two matches we saw PSG score a lot of goals and win two matches by big margins. But the most important thing is that the next season does not look good for PSG in the Champions League because PSG does not currently have the kind of players that a team needs to do well in the Champions League.
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Lyon 4 - 3 Strasbourg!
Lyon started the season with 2 defeats and they received 5 goals without scoring any. In the other hand, Strasbourg earned 4 points in two rounds with positive goals difference. Fast forward in today's match, Strasbourg was leading twice, yet they failed in front of the resistance of Lyon to comeback and win for the first time this season.
Tomorrow there is PSG - Lille away but PSG is way more favourite to win Wink

What a game man! I never expected such return after the score became 1-3 for Lyon. Considering the way they started the season it is really difficult to believe in such thing. However that comeback was insane!  Cheesy  Gift Orban was such a game changer a short time after being subbed in. He played a big role in this win with 2 goals.

This was needed for Lyon but will they continue to win you think? Honestly I don't expect that in the coming games. First an away game against Lens and later a home one against Marseille. Both are very challenging...
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Lyon vs Strasbourg

Lyon started like last season at the beginning of the season always starting with a very bad performance. Indeed, in terms of H2H, Lyon should be more favored than Strasbourg. But I will not only believe in the last 5 meetings of these two teams but also look at their previous performances which were only able to get 2 defeats that Lyon got.
Strasbourg is much better at the moment with the success of getting 3 points from Rennes and being able to get 1 point from the away match against Montpellier. This is the reason I bet on Strasbourg victory to try to get an advantage from this match. The temporary score Strasbourg managed to get 1 score and Lyon still couldn't score.
From ball possession, Lyon controlled the ball more often but had difficulty in making attacks. But on the other hand, Strasbourg had lower ball possession but had surprising attacks when Lyon defense started to lose focus.


But Lyon have managed to contradict your feelings and they managed to win at home. There were so many goals scored and it shows how fierce this match was. Honestly I didn't think Lyon would win and I thought they would draw against Strasbourg. But here they were very angry and didn't want to continue getting bad results at the start of each season.

Strasbourg actually played quite well and they were able to match the pressure on the hosts. But here Lyon seemed destined to win and with a score of 4-3 it feels like there are two things to watch out for where they can score a lot of goals but on the other hand they also concede a lot of goals. This must be fixed immediately otherwise Lyon will find it difficult to win again in the next match.
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Lyon 4 - 3 Strasbourg!
Lyon started the season with 2 defeats and they received 5 goals without scoring any. In the other hand, Strasbourg earned 4 points in two rounds with positive goals difference. Fast forward in today's match, Strasbourg was leading twice, yet they failed in front of the resistance of Lyon to comeback and win for the first time this season.
Tomorrow there is PSG - Lille away but PSG is way more favourite to win Wink

I bet on both teams to score. I was quite happy to see the result in the first half. Then I was surprised to see the final result with Lyon's advantage. What was even more surprising was that there were many goals in this match, something I didn't think about. I was quite hesitant to bet on a team to win, so I chose both teams to score.

PSG vs Lille match, it's quite difficult to make a prediction. Playing at Lille's home ground will not be easy for PSG to win. Maybe a draw is good enough.
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Real Madrid didn't lost anything yet and they are still in a better situation with Mbppe because thanks to Mbappe they have a better and a younger forward who can play there for years and make Real Madrid happy to have a player like him but he didn't have good performance recently in Real Madrid that's maybe because other strategies of Real Madrid and the playing style of Mbappe but still we can't forget even after Mbappe left PSG they didn't lose anything yet.
He has been of a huge as any to Madrid, it even appears he's having a better time at Madrid than he did when he was at PSG, he's style of play for me is looking even better and has got some more coordination and maturity which further makes it vision driven, when Madrid got him, they obviously knew he was the best suit for the position of the striker of which he's fitting in so well already although he's yet to pit out a very outstanding performance in the la Liga games but his debut was undisputably awesome and su h that Madrid did benefitted a lot from to the point they where able to the point they won a trophy.
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Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.  Sad  Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era.  Wink
Kylian Mbappe having been the top scorer in the French league in the last six seasons so I understand it when so many people thought that Paris Saint Germaine are gonna struggle without him in the team. However, I never doubted the strength of the Paris Saint Germaine team neither did I think they'll struggle to continue their dominance of the French league in absence of Kylian Mbappe. With or without Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint Germaine posseses the strongest squad in the league so I expect them to continue their dominance in the league. That being said, I'm worried if they'll be able to continue their impressive start to the season when the UEFA Champions League competition returns next month
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Lyon 4 - 3 Strasbourg!
Lyon started the season with 2 defeats and they received 5 goals without scoring any. In the other hand, Strasbourg earned 4 points in two rounds with positive goals difference. Fast forward in today's match, Strasbourg was leading twice, yet they failed in front of the resistance of Lyon to comeback and win for the first time this season.
Tomorrow there is PSG - Lille away but PSG is way more favourite to win Wink
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Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.  Sad  Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era.  Wink
PSG at the beginning of this season was more focused even if you look at their game now actually I think it's much better because it doesn't just rely on one person as the center of attack and the proof that in 2 matches they got full points with 10 goals and only conceded 1 goal is certainly a very good thing shown by Enrique to date.

But on the other hand, we also cannot take this as a benchmark that they are more overall because after all PSG has only played 2 matches and that means Enrique cannot be complacent here because his task is still very heavy until the end of the season to prove that they can despite not having a striker of Mbappe's caliber this season.
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So far PSG have started the season perfectly, 10 goals in 2 match is a really good statistic.
Many people think that PSG's goal productivity this season will decrease greatly when they are left behind by Kylian Mbappe, but in fact this is not true. If PSG can maintain this kind of performance in Ligue 1, then they will retain the Ligue 1 title this season.

Now, do you really believe PSG can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League when they are drawn against the following teams?

Home: Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Girona.
Away: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg and Stuttgart.

Yeah honestly I wasn't expecting PSG to be this amazing after Mbappe left the team. But I was missing a point. Relying on a specific player is mostly a bad thing. It prevents a good teamwork at a high rate.  Sad  Since he left, the team have been destroying every single opponent they face. Of course there is still a big quality gap between them and the rest of the Ligue 1 teams. But the way they play is very promising.

Now when it comes to the Champions League... Their fixture is quite tough. However I still expect last 16 from PSG. Because they will probably play way better than Mbappe era.  Wink
I look at Real Madrid and they are far from the performance expected from Mbappé. There were also matches in Paris Saint-Germain during Mbappé's term where performances were far from expectations. I wonder if Mbappé thinks more about himself than the team. Paris Saint-Germain is by far the highest quality team in the French League right now. Real Madrid, on the other hand, has only collected five points in the Spanish league and Mbappé has not contributed anything. I think these are in Mbappé's destiny. Paris Saint-Germain may reach the finals of the Champions League this year, how do we know?

Real Madrid didn't lost anything yet and they are still in a better situation with Mbppe because thanks to Mbappe they have a better and a younger forward who can play there for years and make Real Madrid happy to have a player like him but he didn't have good performance recently in Real Madrid that's maybe because other strategies of Real Madrid and the playing style of Mbappe but still we can't forget even after Mbappe left PSG they didn't lose anything yet.
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I saw PSG's overall performance in the two matches. The squad does not have a big star player like Mbappe. However, with the help of Luis Enrique, PSG have managed to build a stable squad capable of performing well. Scoring 10 goals in two matches was not an easy task. Even if the opposition is relatively weak, it is very difficult to score 10 goals in two matches.

It won't be easy for PSG to do well in the Champions League. But I guess PSG team will be able to win home matches against Girona and PSV. On the other hand, away matches against Salzburg and Stuttgart won't be difficult. But it is very difficult to win against Munich and Arsenal. However, Bayern Munich are not in good form this season. So it cannot be said that PSG win against Bayern Munich is unlikely.
Of course it's true, no player is shining brighter than Mbappe at PSG at the moment, but Luis Enrique's squad isn't too bad. PSG have quality players who they can hope to provide the best competition in Ligue 1 this season. They are favorites to retain the title, so I don't think this season they will have much trouble. Scoring 10 goals in 2 matches is certainly difficult, but PSG proved it, even without Mbappe.

I admit that PSG's journey to win the Champions League title has never been easy. This season they have some tough teams drawn against them, but on the odds I think PSG will get through to the last 16 even if they can't win all 8 games.

PSG isn't that in a bad shape after Kylian Mbappé's exit from the club as their awesome performance can be seen just as the season begun, scoring 10 goals in just 2 games means they've got players that can score just like Kylian Mbappé and it even looks like the existence of Kylian Mbappé in PSG hid some talents of players that would have been visible if not for Mbappé's presence. With how PSG Started the season there's no doubt they can still retain the league title this season.

As for the Champions League it isn't still gonna be easy for PSG because looking at the format of the champions league and the teams they're to face it's quite difficult to say that PSG will have a head way in the champions league because with their current squad now I think they can't make much positive impact in the champions league as they can only succeed in the Ligue 1
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It is indeed not easy for every player who is just debuting, they certainly have to make adjustments and other factors to be able to develop themselves in a better direction, PSG has recently appeared more open with its squad and everyone is aware of that, but basically there is no banquet that makes PSG have to be amazed there because the team in the French League 1 is indeed not very productive and effective so PSG's ability in the league is very guaranteed.
I am not even that amazed and surprised by PSG's appearance in the French Ligue 1 this season because PSG still has more strength than other teams in Ligue 1 at this time. And for the matter of new players, I think it always takes time to be able to adjust to the team and also to the colleagues in the team so that it cannot be denied anymore because it is like that every season in all Leagues. But I am still a little curious about PSG's strength when the team competes outside Ligue 1 because this season is the season where PSG did not have Mbappe as their mainstay player before.

Considering about PSG, which in the previous two matches at least can be said to only play against mediocre teams, so maybe it can be said that it is also natural for PSG to get very good results. But, for the next match that PSG will also play away against Lille, which is currently also Lille in second place in the Ligue 1 standings and also, Lille got clean sheets also in the previous two matches. Thus, although in the head to head record it is clear that PSG has good dominance as well, but at least the match between Lille vs PSG is a big match which will certainly be a difficult match for them.

But even so and if I consider about the odds available at the moment as well, the truth is that PSG is still quite favored to win. But for me,  maybe Lille has a chance to get points even if only with a draw because I believe, eventhough PSG is the favorite but that does not mean PSG will easily beat Lille. Because it is possible, Lille also has a big target or ambition to be able to beat PSG, this will be an interesting match of course, because in the previous two matches they got very good results.
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