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Quote from: ILuckyGuyI on January 11, 2022, 02:27:18 PM

I hoped to watch a competitive and delightful game at the same in the Lyon - PSG one two days ago. However, it didn't turn out to be like that. It was competitive though as PSG struggled too much to score the equalizer. But both of the teams weren't good at finding the target. The hit percentage was low for both of them. But one thing is certain that Lyon were really near winning the game if it weren't for PSG's goal in the 76th minute. I appreciated their effort. They did well by not losing to PSG.

I think if you want a competitive match in Ligue 1 of course you will not find it, so far I don't think there is a match in Ligue 1 that is very extraordinary to watch, as long as there's no other team as strong as PSG in ligue 1, I think we will just keep watching the game between the titans and dwarves in league, although lyon could give PSG a bit of a problem in that match, but still they were unable to embarrass and stop the giants from gaining points.

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Quote from: Pulsar77 on January 10, 2022, 03:04:10 PM

Lyon - PSG game was competitive but really boring at the same time too. Lyon got 1-0 ahead and kept it for a really long time. But they couldn't prevent the goal came in the last fifteen minutes of the game. And there was a 1-1 draw at the end. I think that this was a fair result for a game like this. But as PSG barely saved one point, I wouldn't be unhappy if Lyon won this one. Because there is no competition in the league now as for the title.

Lyon was very close to beating Paris They held up well until Kehrer's goal. Paris SG were about to take their second defeat. I think they should feel lucky to get a draw. Nice won 3-0 this week, they are second place and got 3 points. So they got very close to Paris. No matter what happens in the French league, I think Paris SG will be the champion this year.

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I can see that there are only two days for the new week to start. And the first game of the week seems to be Nice - Nantes. I think that this game has a potential to be a really competitive one. Nice are having a perfect season as we see them at the second place. And it is an amazing season for Nantes too as they are in top 10 (9th place). Considering that they were one of the biggest candidates to relegate last season, they are doing a great work now. In their last three head-to-head games, Nice beat them. Maybe they will use that advantage and beat them again.

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Quote from: ILuckyGuyI on January 11, 2022, 02:27:18 PM

I hoped to watch a competitive and delightful game at the same in the Lyon - PSG one two days ago. However, it didn't turn out to be like that. It was competitive though as PSG struggled too much to score the equalizer. But both of the teams weren't good at finding the target. The hit percentage was low for both of them. But one thing is certain that Lyon were really near winning the game if it weren't for PSG's goal in the 76th minute. I appreciated their effort. They did well by not losing to PSG.

I even felt that in the PSG match they performed poorly even though they controlled the game.
not many chances were created for both teams and in fact I saw only 2 or 3 chances from PSG which threatened the lyon goal and this with lyon who indeed in the game they defended but their chances were much more.
but even if it's a draw I still appreciate the game and tactics that lyon applied in this match

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I hoped to watch a competitive and delightful game at the same in the Lyon - PSG one two days ago. However, it didn't turn out to be like that. It was competitive though as PSG struggled too much to score the equalizer. But both of the teams weren't good at finding the target. The hit percentage was low for both of them. But one thing is certain that Lyon were really near winning the game if it weren't for PSG's goal in the 76th minute. I appreciated their effort. They did well by not losing to PSG.

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Injured: Denayer (ankle), Diomand (ankle), Cadevere (national team), Mendes (illness), Pintor (knee), Reine (knee), Slimani (national team), Ekambi (national team) - all Lyons. Guay (in the national team), Danilo (illness), Di Maria (illness), Diallo (in the national team), Donnarumma (illness), Draxler (illness), Kurzawa (illness), Letelier (calf injury), Messi (injury), Neymar (ankle), Hakimi (in the national team) - all PSG.

The list of players who will miss the match for various reasons is quite impressive - this gives Lyon a chance, first of all, since in the optimal line-up they have no chance against PSG. Bookmakers give a rather interesting odds for PSG's victory - 2.23, which means that they also estimate the probability of PSG winning as less than 50%. I think no matter how the match ends today we will see goals scored against each team.

Might turn out to be a lucky win in the end if PSG can turn it around at all, but I have my doubts. That's also sort of a problem to some teams if your advantage already is so big in the league table and you have other competitions in front of you that you might only give 90% in fear of injuries. It does make psychological sense, but it less attractive to watch for all the fans out there. Lyon will give their best because they still have something to win in the league, but very unlikely that PSG has anything to lose. They shouldn't be too generous though. Out of a sudden two to there injuries, then the CL games, that's when you want to be in a position in the league to really give some players a rest in the league games.

In general, the match ended as I expected, although I thought more goals would be scored. You are right about the fact that when one team is too far from the other it creates a lot of problems - a drop in interest from the fans + a drop in motivation from the team itself. PSG played a whole series of unsuccessful matches, but at the same time remains the undisputed leader, even Real in Spain has a nominal rival - Sevilla. Probably it is worth accepting that the most interesting matches for PSG this season remained in the Champions League.

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Quote from: diyetisman on January 10, 2022, 04:13:56 PM

One thing has attracted my attention that PSG haven't been doing that well recently in the league. I know that they are still eleven points ahead of their closest competitor. I meant that PSG were really bad in their last five games. They won only once and drew with their competitors in the remaining ones. Maybe this is because they don't need to focus too much on the league for now as they are very comfortable in their lead.

It seems that their comfort in leading the league makes them to be playing badly, I think it looks like they want to save more strength to face the match in the champions league later, but after the draw they got against lyon, I read that Pochetino reasoned that their performance had decreased due to covid 19 right now, but I see that their squad actually only has a few players affected by covid, yes it can be said that some of their important players are absent at this time, but the quality of the reserve players they currently have is not much different from the quality of the main players, so it looks like pochetino gave an illogical reason for their declining performance.
But to be honest, I'm quite happy if PSG continue to have bad results this season and hope that later their rivals in the league can catch up with PSG.

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Quote from: CryptoBuds on January 11, 2022, 01:58:18 AM

At the start of the season, when PSG brought in star players like Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma, everyone thought PSG would be irresistible. Forwards include star players like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. The defense includes Ramos and the goalkeeper is Donnarumma.

I did not expect too much with Ramos because he had long injury in Real Madrid before his free transfer to PSG. I did expect that Messi can play and score many goals in Ligue 1. Messi has bad performance in PSG so far and Ramos only have very few matches after fully recovered from his injury.

In the summer, I believe PSG had three other good players: Wijnaldum, Hakimi and Donnarumma.

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But coach Pocchetino is not able to perform well with this team. Although the season is half over, PSG has not yet found their best formation. The team is not stable yet. Coach Pocchetino has been given enough time, but he fails. Now PSG must find an experienced coach. Zidane could be the best replacement. But it remains to be seen whether he will accept PSG's offer.

Pochettino does not have issue to help PSG win in Ligue 1 and I believe that he will help PSG to win the trophy after losing it in the past season. However, in Champions League, he will get trouble. In his management career, he only has one final match in Champions League with Tottenham and failed.

Zidane has 3 Champions League with Real Madrid and it can be a most important reason why PSG want to sign a contract with him. Another important reason is Zidane can help PSG to sign a new contract with Mbappe.

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One thing has attracted my attention that PSG haven't been doing that well recently in the league. I know that they are still eleven points ahead of their closest competitor. I meant that PSG were really bad in their last five games. They won only once and drew with their competitors in the remaining ones. Maybe this is because they don't need to focus too much on the league for now as they are very comfortable in their lead.

i think they played poorly from the beginning of the season they conceided many goals and they won many games in the last minutes they are really struggling even in the champions league despite having all those stars i think the coach is the problem they need a good one.

PSG bad performance under Pocchetino and have issues will replace by Zidane, trough many time failed get three points PSG just lucky with other team is not success get three points and keep safety on first standing position right now. Just wait how long if PSG not consistent and waiting with new announcement about Pocchetino position as head coach will replace by Zidane if can't get winning again. How ever he has many star player in this season if failed get trophy most disappointed I think.

At the start of the season, when PSG brought in star players like Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma, everyone thought PSG would be irresistible. Forwards include star players like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. The defense includes Ramos and the goalkeeper is Donnarumma. But coach Pocchetino is not able to perform well with this team. Although the season is half over, PSG has not yet found their best formation. The team is not stable yet. Coach Pocchetino has been given enough time, but he fails. Now PSG must find an experienced coach. Zidane could be the best replacement. But it remains to be seen whether he will accept PSG's offer.

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Quote from: diyetisman on January 10, 2022, 04:13:56 PM

One thing has attracted my attention that PSG haven't been doing that well recently in the league. I know that they are still eleven points ahead of their closest competitor. I meant that PSG were really bad in their last five games. They won only once and drew with their competitors in the remaining ones. Maybe this is because they don't need to focus too much on the league for now as they are very comfortable in their lead.

i think they played poorly from the beginning of the season they conceided many goals and they won many games in the last minutes they are really struggling even in the champions league despite having all those stars i think the coach is the problem they need a good one.

PSG bad performance under Pocchetino and have issues will replace by Zidane, trough many time failed get three points PSG just lucky with other team is not success get three points and keep safety on first standing position right now. Just wait how long if PSG not consistent and waiting with new announcement about Pocchetino position as head coach will replace by Zidane if can't get winning again. How ever he has many star player in this season if failed get trophy most disappointed I think.

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Quote from: diyetisman on January 10, 2022, 04:13:56 PM

One thing has attracted my attention that PSG haven't been doing that well recently in the league. I know that they are still eleven points ahead of their closest competitor. I meant that PSG were really bad in their last five games. They won only once and drew with their competitors in the remaining ones. Maybe this is because they don't need to focus too much on the league for now as they are very comfortable in their lead.

i think they played poorly from the beginning of the season they conceided many goals and they won many games in the last minutes they are really struggling even in the champions league despite having all those stars i think the coach is the problem they need a good one.

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One thing has attracted my attention that PSG haven't been doing that well recently in the league. I know that they are still eleven points ahead of their closest competitor. I meant that PSG were really bad in their last five games. They won only once and drew with their competitors in the remaining ones. Maybe this is because they don't need to focus too much on the league for now as they are very comfortable in their lead.

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Paris Saint-Germain had a very quick start to the season, but they've put the brakes on lately. Four of the last 5 matches have ended in draw. They are still undefeated in this run but they lost quite a lot of points. Despite all this, there is an 11-point difference with their closest rivals, Nice. If Marseille win their missing match, the difference will be 8 points. PSG enter the second half of the season with a clear lead and the biggest favorite, again.

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Lyon - PSG game was competitive but really boring at the same time too. Lyon got 1-0 ahead and kept it for a really long time. But they couldn't prevent the goal came in the last fifteen minutes of the game. And there was a 1-1 draw at the end. I think that this was a fair result for a game like this. But as PSG barely saved one point, I wouldn't be unhappy if Lyon won this one. Because there is no competition in the league now as for the title.

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Quote from: snipie on January 10, 2022, 02:01:53 PM

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Lyon managed to force PSG to a draw in that match

Its more like Lyon cant win the game despite of having an early lead. I was so confident with Lyon to win that game especially after they hold it till the first half then decided to bet on that there will be no 2nd goal in this game. I got a very decent odds on this bet but turned out, PSG was able to score which was kinda sucks ( 1mbtc goes down the drain )

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I was very reluctant to bet on PSG scoring or getting a draw and BTTS. My hesitation costed me a potential good gain pfft. I should say that I wasn't very confident with PSG but I was pissed seeing them scoring and making me regret that Undecided

9-11 points difference right now depending from OM lacking match is still keeping PSG in a safe zone.

Hope PSG wins the match against Brest on 16th Jan. PSG needs to tune themselves to win the upcoming match against Brest. PSG recent matches are not much satisfying as they just own only one match and drew up 4 matches out of 5 though they are being 1 on the table. But if you look at Brest's recent matches,they have own 2 matches out of 5. Lets see who i challenged.

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Lyon managed to force PSG to a draw in that match

Its more like Lyon cant win the game despite of having an early lead. I was so confident with Lyon to win that game especially after they hold it till the first half then decided to bet on that there will be no 2nd goal in this game. I got a very decent odds on this bet but turned out, PSG was able to score which was kinda sucks ( 1mbtc goes down the drain )

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I was very reluctant to bet on PSG scoring or getting a draw and BTTS. My hesitation costed me a potential good gain pfft. I should say that I wasn't very confident with PSG but I was pissed seeing them scoring and making me regret that Undecided

9-11 points difference right now depending from OM lacking match is still keeping PSG in a safe zone.

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Quote from: ShowOff on January 10, 2022, 01:21:29 PM

I have to tell you that Lyon were really lucky not to concede more than 1 goal in that match. Mbappe had several good chances during the match and he also failed to score when his free-kick hit the bar. What's wrong with PSG in your opinion?

Nothing wrong in that match from PSG side. They did it well and only did not have support from luck to score a winning goal. Recent matches, PSG rely too much on performance and goals of Mbappe. In long run it is not good for them and I hope Messi will return to share this burden with Mbappe. Neymar as well. He is back to training but it seems PSG fans don't welcome him after his bad behaviour in his vacation to Brazil after his injury.

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I watched this match from the first half to the end, Lyon defended quite well while PSG made Lyon players only able to take advantage of the momentum on the counter-attack. PSG locked Lyon's players in midfield and defence, really a difficult match for Lyon who had taken the lead through Puertas' goal. PSG were also motivated to win, but Lyon and the defense were lucky enough not to make too many mistakes.

Lyon fighted hard and got luck to get 1 point but they did not have an easy match with PSG. I watched that match and I felt PSG can score goal anytime. Finally, it did not happen too easily for PSG.

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Quote from: mia_houston on January 10, 2022, 12:58:16 PM

Playing at home, lyon appeared quite aggressive and even full of confidence against a team full of stars like PSG, even I think PSG was very lucky not to be humiliated in that match by lyon who managed to score a quick goal in the seventh minute, I don't know maybe PSG are now it's quite comfortable being at the top so it seems they really don't have motivation in that match, even I saw Pochettino make 3 substitutions at once in that match, so this shows that he is quite frustrated seeing his team struggling to score goals, if PSG play like in the match it will certainly be very difficult for PSG to beat Madrid in the champions league, I think right now even though PSG are at the top of the French league standings but Pochettino must really be able to change PSG game tactics when facing opponents who have a balanced composition of the squad line betwen attack and defend.

I have to tell you that Lyon were really lucky not to concede more than 1 goal in that match. Mbappe had several good chances during the match and he also failed to score when his free-kick hit the bar. What's wrong with PSG in your opinion?

I watched this match from the first half to the end, Lyon defended quite well while PSG made Lyon players only able to take advantage of the momentum on the counter-attack. PSG locked Lyon's players in midfield and defence, really a difficult match for Lyon who had taken the lead through Puertas' goal. PSG were also motivated to win, but Lyon and the defense were lucky enough not to make too many mistakes.

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Quote from: Furious 7 on January 10, 2022, 07:51:28 AM

Still, even though the points are far away but with 5 matches it is bad if you win 1 time, I doubt Pochettino can be maintained if his performances continue to be bad, in the Champions League it is also still in doubt if the game is like this and they should be able to balance the game with current PSG squad.
I think PSG's back line is still weak, many conceded and for the front line there are many opportunities, but goals are rare, especially Mbappe who has so many chances in front of goal.

PSG won't have much challenge from other clubs in France so they will take the trophy in this season as same as they usually do in last 10 seasons, except the last season.

I agree that they can not bring this attitude to Champions League because it is a different one that is more competitive and is not a boring league. In knock-out phases, any mistake in any match will be probably sacrificed. At top levels, it will be suicide and almost no opportunity to fix.

PSG have not too good ability to protect results against strong attacking system. Their defense system must be improved by both defenders and defensive mid-fielders.

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Well considering the players they have, PSG shouldn't be weak ! It's a shame they never really seem like a dream team on the field, even though they're a dream team on paper.

The Lyon vs PSG match was quite fierce, PSG's dominance did not necessarily make them score many goals even though Mbappe and several other players had several chances to score. PSG played quite well but they failed to score on several occasions, this is also inseparable from Lyon's good defense during the match.

In the last 5 match PSG was only able to win 1 time and the rest drew 4 times. They have dropped enough points so far to leave them just 11 points adrift of their rivals in the standings. In my opinion PSG are still quite safe in the table, but if their performance does not improve then it is not impossible that competitors will continue to approach without them realizing it.

The match ended 1-1

Despite only winning one of their last five games in Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain are still at the top of the table! They bought the World's Best player so that they can be criticized for being the worst team. Even with their poor performance, they're still 7 points ahead of the rest of the league. nice...

The draw they got against lyon of course didn't really affect their position as the current leader of the ligue 1 standings, but by spending a lot of money to get star players wouldn't it be a embarrassing if they only achieved a draw against the teams in under the top 10?
If you look at their dominance so far, maybe without messi and mbappe they will still be able to win ligue 1 easily, but I think PSG this season is more targeting the champions league trophy to take home and that's why they are willing to spend quite a lot of money on players great players, but if only with lyon they can get a draw, I am starting to doubt if later they can face teams from outside france.

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