Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 1171. (Read 185035 times)

There is no doubt about the quality of the PSG striker if the chemistry between the three is good. I think now the three PSG strikers are starting to work for the team and prioritizing over individual achievements. Messi contributed a lot this season for PSG and I think that improvement is very clear for now. His goals and assists numbers have increased compared to last season, meaning he is starting to find himself again in the PSG match.

Today's victory has led PSG to be even more secure at the top with a difference of 5 points from Lens. PSG is a strong team, but the defense is not really stable during this time. They can drop points in easy match, that's normal.

PSG barely won today but the win is an important. Troyes wasnt lucky at all and that is just a shame. They leaded in the match and just couldnt win or least draw in this match. But they scored three goals against PSG and that dosent happen everyday

PSG with all the attacking power they have only managed to get a narrow win of 4-3 against Troyes, and its a disappointing result for a team on their own turf!! I know they say the best defense is to attack but I think these guys forget about their own goal post, or think they can outscore their opponents which is a wrong approach.

If these guys are ever going to Dream of getting a champions league trophy they need to start limiting the number of goals conceded, at the least keep cleansheets otherwise they are an average team!!!

What a goal Messi scored (https://youtu.be/zdISOXOA8A8?t=214)! Before taking the ball, he checked the environment. After 3 seconds, he once again checked the environment. Then, when he got the ball, it only took 3 seconds to apply what he put his head in. The defenders and goalkeeper of the opposing team did not expect him to do such a thing. Also, there was no way they could stop his reaction in just 3 seconds. With this goal, Messi showed everyone why he is Messi once again. Such a football player deserves endless respect.

PSG played an attacking strategy today, and they prioritized attacking more than keeping the defense strong. And that's why they conceded three goals today. However, we were treated to an exciting match. We saw seven goals in this match. But PSG should have kept the defense strong and then tried to attack. Ramos played very well. But he did not perform the duty of a defender. Most of the time he was in the midfield.

One of the best attacking players today is Messi, Neymar, Mbappe. All three of them are playing for PSG and currently they are showing the best performance of the team. All three of them are able to score in almost every match. The three of them have great chemistry.

Strasbourg Vs Marseille, there is no doubt here that Marseille will win against Strasbourg. Seen from any side, Marseille is clearly far superior to Strasbourg, even in the history of their recent meeting Marseille has always won absolutely.

FYI, in the PSG Vs Troyes match, PSG is currently leading the match with a score of 3 - 2, Neymar who made the difference in the 62nd minute, even though I hope PSG will get a draw in this match.

The combination of the trio is showing results. So far Messi and Neymar has scored and Neymar also assisted. Mbappe will also get a goal. That is the patten they have been following.  They shuffle the goals among them and also assist one another. This is the force they need for Champions League.

Lionel Messi cs seems to be winning 3 more points today in the match against Troyes. PSG are certain to play at full strength in this match and their 3 main pillars also look fit to be expected to play as expected. Messi, Mbappe and Neymar have become increasingly united in recent matches, this has made PSG's attack even more dangerous.

I think all three are very likely to make a name on the scoreboard, but nevertheless PSG will still make Mbappe their main target as a goalscorer. Now, less than 20 minutes into the match, I'm going to watch the fun.

I think you are missing something because just sometime back we have Zlatan Ibrahimović at the age of 38 from LA Galaxy to Milan in 2019 if UEFA has rules like this then how this happens please give some more details about this all thanks.

This is Messi last club change.He will not change any club.According to European league rules, after a certain age limit, a player cannot continue playing at a club in Europe, but after a certain age limit, he can join a club outside Europe.And even then, Messi is much older than me, about 36 years old.

But both of them are at a disadvantage in the standings, it lowers the interesting level of the match
I am much more challenged to predict the Lens vs Toulouse and PSG vs Troyes matches because Lens and Paris Saint-Germain are now only 2 points adrift in the standings, it is much more interesting to watch the fierce rivalry between the two today
Now, Lens have secure 3 goals from Toulouse until the match ends

Losing 9 points from 3 matches in a row is a blow for Marseille. I was surprised by what Marseille achieved in those 3 games. Now it's their momentum to get back to 3 points because their opponent isn't that strong, they must use this as a stepping stone to restore their morale that was destroyed in the last 3 matches, otherwise it will be harder for them to find good momentum like this.

marseille vs strasbourg will be a very exciting match, both teams have a history of being a fierce rival. h2h both show marseille more wins than strasbourg. the host is Strasbourg but I'm sure Tudor has prepared a good strategy to deal with Strasbourg.

IMO, this is a tough match for Marseille, who incidentally are in their worst form in their last three matches in various competitions. a tight match, making it difficult for them to maintain their form and in the end Igor Tudor's men had to suffer consecutive defeats. the absence of Eric Bailly and Samuel Gigot, greatly affected their performance on the field.
although on paper, Strasbourg is not a tough opponent for Marseille. but with the conditions that Marseille are currently facing, it is not easy to beat an opponent who in fact they play as the guest team.

on the other hand Strasbourg are in 16th place, which is if they lose this match. the ranking will drop to the lowest zone.
the same situation is not favorable for the two teams that will compete in this. but in terms of team depth, of course the probability of Marseille is higher than the home team.

Anytime I see people link Messi to Barcelona I will keep laughing because they don't actually know what they are saying. In reality Messi going back to Barcelona will not in any way help the club because his performance is reducing day by day as he is aging, again his salary is on the high side. it was due to financial problems that made Barcelona let him go the question is has Barcelona now solved the financial problem to let him back?
The idea of Messi going back to Barcelona is dead on arrival especially now that Barcelona is in Europa League

Messi were not happy when he left Barcelona but I believe after the past season and this one, Messi would feel more happily in PSG. His mental improvement helps him to play better in PSG and we all see how he plays better in this season.

Some people think that Messi will choose to return to Barcelona because Xavi is there and Larpota said in press conference that Barcelona is always opened for Messi. After all the bad treatment from Larpota, do you believe Messi will agree to waste his last couple of seasons in his career in Barcelona?

At PSG, he will still be able to win another or other Champions League. At Barcelona, it is impossible with their quality now.

Messi is a genius player and he can adapt very well with tactics as well as ageing. He started his career at the left swing and reached to his best under Pep Guardiola management and the False Nine position. Later, he improved his vision and played more similar to a play maker. He also sharpened his free kick skill.

I agree with you totally that ageing has less effects on Messi than on other players. Because with Messi, he is able to contribute in the match by many ways: shots, goals, key passes, ball possession, free kick and even more.

Lens can really show his dominance for a perfect result at home with all the wins he got, last night's match against Toulouse also Lens was still very consistent and even Toulouse couldn't put up a strong fight for Lens until Lens won with a perfect score at 3-0.
If I consider a result like this then Lens will stay behind PSG until the end of the season but yes, we also don't know what will happen in the second half of the season. Because of course there will always be changes that occur especially if they are active in the next transfer market.


It is difficult for Marseille to be a team in the title race this season, although anything can still happen throughout this season but I believe Marseille will still be difficult to penetrate and be consistent in the top three. In addition, on matchday 13 Marseille will play away against Strasbourg who are currently in 16th place which even, Strasbourg points are the same as the two teams below who are in the relegation zone.
Strasbourg themselves so far have not won at home and also, head to head they at least Marseille can dominate the victory. With such factors Marseille should be able to end their losing streak so far, and get another win in this away match against Strasbourg.


Monaco this season is very weak, although currently Monaco is in 7th place with 21 points but for me Monaco so far is very bad, because they are really very inconsistent to achieve good results in every match. Also, their defense looks very weak and so far they have conceded 18 goals, and have only 23 goals but on this matchday it looks like they will have a good result.
Because Monaco will play at home and only against teams that are currently bottom of the table, but I'm still worried because Monaco are not very good at home. But anyway, Monaco has a good record when playing against Angers and because of that, I say that Monaco on this matchday will win because of course Monaco will continue the record for their winning results when playing against Angers.

Strasbourg vs Marseille and on the paper this could be easy match for Marseille considering Strasbourg is weak team even they still struggle to avoid relegation zone and because Marseille has losing too many points from their previous matches so they have to utilized this match back to winning track but a bit worried to see Marseille performance because they looks unstable this season and several times they were playing poor even Ajaccio can beat them so for bet purposes seems pick Marseille win as the option could be risky however i was hoping Igor Tudor can evaluated their previous losses before and Marseille can playing well this time and get full points from this match

Toulouse are not playing well. Not being able to produce consistent results as well. The attacking was okay-ish from them but the defending was horrible. They have conceded far too many goals so far this season. They will need to improve in this area.

Marseille is also not in good form after their 3 back to back losses. It feels unbelievable to think that we thought Marseille was going to be a top contender for the title. Now they are struggling.

The performance of Monaco has not been up to the standards. They have been too inconsistent. They have dropped points against teams they are not supposed to drop points.