Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 1146. (Read 185146 times)

Ligue 1 will definitely belong to PSG, I have good reason to assume this because there is no other team in Ligue 1 that can disrupt PSG's dominance. Apart from focusing on Ligue 1, PSG really wants the Champions League trophy. PSG has been waiting for the Champions League Trophy for a very long time but has never managed to achieve it. PSG strengths can provide competition in the UCL, they need mentality to achieve their goals. This season has been very friendly with PSG, especially in Ligue 1, PSG needs high concentration to conquer the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.

Of course, instead of focusing on the league, they can care more about European games, but I think they want to show great success in the league as well. It would be a big deal if they haven't lost in league games this season, maybe they can try and become champions undefeated.
PSG have had a very good season so far and will likely stay that way. We have a lot of time ahead of us until the Champions League game

Surely here we all know most of the players love to have big achievements like Champions League which is surely one of the most prestigious in UEFA and world it's dream of every team and player in UEFA and right now PSG is also doing their best for achieving this title but sadly have no positive end for the many years and right now its surely matter of the honour for players like Neymar and Mbappé if they achieve this as soon as possible.

With as we are reading and having things on social media this season is very important for many players here in PSG if they are not able to win this then surely we can expect things could be change even we can expect change of management as well because recently we already have few big clubs to sell from their owners due to inner failures.

When they lost concentration for Ligue 1 and other clubs played better than usual, they lose their title in the league. Unfortunately for PSG competitors, it does not happen too often. If PSG play at their best, no club in Ligue 1 can take the title from PSG. In many seasons, other clubs don't have good performance enough to compete with PSG and can take advantage of PSG distraction for Ligue 1.

They are a strong team with many star and super star players that are all good foundations for them. In Ligue 1, with their domination and many titles recent years, they have abundant belief in themselves there. However, when they play in Champions League, such strong belief is no longer exist or very easily to be broken. The first is the hardest time and PSG need to win a first Champions League to have a feeling then belief that they are a giant in Champions League.

Ligue 1 and the Champions League have a very significant difference so that many teams are struggling to win the title in the tournament. Call it Paris Saint Germain which we know they have made every effort to get the title, including by bringing many star players into their squad. But the fact is that the Champions League is not like Ligue 1 which in fact the competition here is not too competitive which makes it easier for them to win and defend the title here. The fact that many star players can't make them win the title.

Nothing can guarantee a title even with star players and if you notice, strong teams in other leagues like Bayern Munich have even won the Bundesliga title for ten consecutive seasons. But what happened to them in the Champions League? Even during the period of ten successive titles by Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich could only win two Champions League titles during that period of ten seasons.
So, a strong team in the local league and also the star players on the team will never guarantee that they can win the Champions League title.

Even more so with PSG, because if PSG is compared to Bayern Munich with successive achievements in the local league, then in reality PSG is still not comparable. In fact, when compared with the successive Ligue 1 titles won, PSG still cannot surpass Lyon's consecutive wins, because Lyon has won the Ligue 1 title for seven consecutive seasons.
At least on a record like this PSG still doesn't have an impressive record, so naturally PSG is still difficult to win the Ligue 1 title.

Because only star players are still not enough if their management is still not completely good, and you can see how Manchester City was built by a famous coach like Pep Guardiola.
In fact Manchester City has good management, coaches, players and other resources but they still fail in Champions League. So what is happening with PSG is still reasonable for me, and of course they still need time and I am sure that one day they will achieve high achievements in the Champions League.

Agree with what you say. Regardless their main target is the Champions League so when they keep failing it's clear this will be something lacking for PSG and Nasser Al-Khelaifi will never be satisfied with this.
Ligue 1 champions are good but with their squad it is clear that winning Ligue 1 is something that is quite easy to do because there is no competition for the title so even if they continue to win there will be nothing to be proud of for Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

Yeah indeed, the main goal of every club in the Champions League is to be the winner of the UCL, to hold the title. But sometimes, if they are failed, they may not really change the squad exactly. As what happened to PSG last season, they failed to hold the title, but they still hold the big players in their team, like Mbappee, They have a lot of football stars, but they failed to win the Champions League last season. In fact, when Mbapee really wanted to leave PSG, they actually offered a position and also a lot of money to keep Mbape at PSG. Yes, it's a little different. However, maybe this season the conditions will be different if they fail many times.

PSG in this French League is unbeaten. But n UCL, they have many big challenges and competitors. In their first match in round 16, they will also fight against Bayern Munich which they are also a strong club. This may not be easy for them. If we see at the composition of the squad, PSG of course has more superstars and a bigger chance of winning. But so far, Bayern Munch could really hold and control big clubs. they are consistent enough for performing very excellently.

Actually, I cannot agree with you sadly.

Because I think as long as they are unable to win the Champions League title, it is always going to feel like they are not achieving what they should be. I mean making a squad like this was the main target of winning the Champions League, wasn’t it?

I know they are winning titles every season. But I think at this point, even the PSG fans are saying that they should win the Champions League title. And honestly, I think if they do not win the Champions League this season, there will be consequences, very important players of the team might leave.

I am actually very amazed! PSG is a team that has probably the sexiest squad in the whole world, right?

They also have a huge amount of money that they can use. And after all the things that they can get, they are still not able to win the one thing which is really expected to win from them, the Champions League trophy.

Yes, I know that if the key players of PSG do end up leaving, they will be able to bring in good players again and that is not a problem for them. But can anyone guarantee that if they bring in other players who are equally good or better because they will be able to win the Champions League?

And at this point, if people are still talking about PSG winning other competitions, I think they are just trying to hide the fact that PSG is failing to win the Champions League trophy.

PSG will end the season early most probably and completely focus on the Champions League. Because there is really no big threat to PSG in the Ligue 1 at the moment. Lens might seem to be having a good season now but I don't think they can maintain this consistency for a much longer time. PSG will have a quite enough time to open the point difference with others until their matches against Bayern Munich.

For the second spot in the Ligue 1, I'm favouring Marseille. Maybe their form dropped down suddenly but I believe they are still stronger than the remaining teams fighting for this spot.

Big teams like Real Madrid, Manchester City and maybe also Newcastle I believe they are ready and they can afford to pay big money for Mbappe, because this is a way for them to have a better chance of winning the title.
But regardless of which team is able to pay Mbappe dearly, I think about the chance to win the Champions League title, of course there is no last chance for a team. Because if the team is still in a good management condition then of course, they will continue to try to build a better team.
The problem is that their key players might leave, that is not a reason for a team as big as PSG to give up the Champions League title race.

So yes, there will always be turnover and it will keep PSG at least not losing all of their key players.
Therefore, if any key players leave then surely PSG will be able to sign other star players which will hopefully improve the performance of the team as expected to be stronger in the Champions League and not just in Ligue 1.

Football is partly show business, so the importance of big names is undeniable. I talked about sports prospects, I think that PSG can find much stronger and more motivated players for his position. As for the reliability of the information, either you check/discuss the rumors, or you watch the actual news - when the contracts have already been signed. But the second option is not very interesting, right?

Big names will always be the center of attention, especially now that he is a star player who will soon decide to retire from being a professional player. I personally am someone who does not trust news with unclear sources, I prefer other, higher quality news based on sources and not based on speculation from the maker. But indeed that is the risk of a player who is labeled a star, his movements will always be the subject of news.

WOW I congratulate you, I really didn't think that they were going to have a tie and even less in the way they did it, penalty shots will always be what give much more to talk about, however I don't see it as easy for these teams to climb either, the league is it's getting tough and the strongest are consolidating, well not the strongest, the strongest that we all know is PSG, but of course now after the World Cup everything can change, because the transfer windows open, purchases and everything what a team can be strengthened, if this is so, could we see a PSG without Mbappé? we don't know, maybe without Messi?

This PSG team has everything to win the UCL, which is what they lack, I think it shows that not all the money in the world can buy certain things.


Well I think what you feel is the same as what many players who are in the Spanish League with Real Madrid feel, I know that many people put it aside, and that usually bothers them, however this is for PSG and yes, there are many stars, a great trio of stars, this same feeling is something that many French people can feel, PSG is obviously dominating the league and will continue to dominate it, but at one point this is not so bad, a team has to be born that is strong enough to become the Barcelona of the League, which always competes with Real Madrid in the League, now well, for me one of the best teams will be PSG, but I have a lot of faith in Marseille, Lille , which are teams that are there but still lack something to fully shine.

Of course I say all this from the point of view that I have as a fan who likes good football and it is something that arouses any emotion.

Why not? Aside from the trio of Messi + Neymar + Mbappe, all other players deserve only the league and domestic cup, I mean they are not sowrld star players, they are just players that would be happy to win the title. What makes them so much better is that trio, and if they win one UCL with them, that would be great, but even if they don't, I feel like they should be happy about what they have.

Having a dominating team in the league, nobody even close to you is a great feeling, msut be, I never became a fan of a team that was that good, and that means fans are luck. No matter how much money you spend, UCL is never guaranteed, so it should not be a goal, it should be something you are happy to get if you do, but not sad if you don't.

This is a vicious circle - any news inflates the hype around the player and makes him "more valuable" to the media. Even in this thread, 40% of the posts contain the word "Messi" although his significance for PSG and the French championship in general is minimal. Today in the game with Saudi Arabia (lol) he got a score of 6. It is obvious that age has affected him and in terms of prospects he is not interesting.

It's a classic one indeed , but you know what? As messi have said that he will of course come back to barcelona anytime soon after he thinks the journey is enough , still it doesn't really mean that he will comeback as a player though isn't it?

Especially if there more offer coming to him from psg ... he will have to think more than twice.

A star like Lionel Messi is always targeted by news that can surprise many people, because it is processed by news writers based on their own thoughts, not based on the official site, so I ask when there is no confirmation or news from the official site. But wherever Lionel Messi is next season, he won't be as productive as before so other teams have to really understand this if indeed Lionel Messi can really move.

They win 1-2 titles each year at the very least, and go far in champions league every year, that should be enough for most players, maybe not even for Mbappe, but Neymar and Messi already achieved so far in their life, wouldn't need anything else, and the others are not really that good enough to be starting position players for an UCL team anyway, they are in a team as good as they can get.

So, I am guessing that they should be happy with what they have, and Mbappe is getting paid so much that he should be happy even if they lose it all, like even if they fail to get the domestic cup, the league, the ucl, all of them and should still be happy because dude is getting paid insane amounts.