Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 1497. (Read 196691 times)

I absolutely agree, because Paris Saint-Germain somehow managed without the help of Messi before and the absence of an Argentine player should not have a fatal impact on the outcome of matches. Another question is that Mbappe, who contributes a significant share to the success of the club, seems to be going to leave the club at the end of this season and it will be interesting to see how the club can bear the loss of its best forward. However, Mbappe has not yet announced anything about his future to representatives of PSG and Real Madrid and seems to be going to do after the match of the 1/8 final of the Champions League. Also because of this, it's time for Messi to start playing a more decisive role in the club's game, because that's what he was signed for.

PSG will not lose to Lille, that is the most realistic result I can think of from this match. Lille are not in the same form as last season so they are only in 10th place at the moment. I wouldn't believe they would qualify for the Champions League next season even though at the moment they still have a chance to qualify for the next round of the Champions League.
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I mean obviously, but does that even bother anyone? I feel like Lille fans are quite happy, they won the league against one of the most dominant team in the league history and now they could sit back and relax and enjoy the show for a few more seasons without worry. I keep saying that if you are not a dominant team that spends 10x more than others, then you do not have to worry about too much, there are 3 options for you, either you relegate, or you stay afloat without doing anything and just go for next year, or you go to European competitions if you are at the top.

Lille could have been top 5 and go to Europe next season, that would be ideal, but even without that, they broke this cycle and did something other than this three, they became champions and that's amazing.

In last few seasons they are not looking for Ligue 1 because they know it's usual business for them right now their main focus is on Champions League which is the biggest challenge for them in lase few seasons, and they sack Tuchel and bring new coach just because of this title but sadly right now it's not easy for them to having this in this season again because they are very good but still having not enough power to score more goals against quality teams.

If they have done some better homework and have better strategy then surely they can win but with current state of mind it's not easy for them as most of the time they are doing big mistakes which are having some bad impact on their game and result of game.

PSG can win the title this season even when they don't have Messi in the team regardless of whether he has to help his country or for some other reason. PSG already have enough points in the table compared to other teams so they are not too risky when some of their players are absent including Messi.

So far PSG have Mbappe who is quite consistently scoring goals in almost every match, he will help PSG win the match besides that they still have many other good players in their squad. I don't think Nice is a team that will threaten PSG to lose the title this season even though they have been pretty consistent in winning their last few match.

Messi does not need much to win the match in Ligue 1 PSG. Ligue 1 teams are not very. It will not be difficult for PSG to win against them. Because besides Messi, there are strikers like Mbappe, Di Maria and Icardi. PSG's goalkeeper and defense are good enough.

Argentina may not have much trouble winning against Chile. However, Colombia is a strong opponent. Argentina's Messi was very much needed in this match. Because Colombia plays offensively. They needed an experienced striker like Messi to win against them

Now that messi is in quarantine for recovery due to covid 19 in france, I saw PSG schedule in the last 16 of the french cup doesn't have a tough opponent and I think psg will be able to win against nice even without messi, and while the matches in the league right now I can say won't again has a crucial big influence on PSG current position at the top.
In this case, Argentina is actually quite harmed because of the loss of Messi, we know that Messi is an important player and captain team for Argentina so far, but now Argentina have to face Chile and Colombia in the South America zone world cup qualification without messi.

You are claiming really big things I think.    You think that PSG can defeat Lille by at least a three-goal gap in this game. But it doesn't seem very likely for me to tell the truth. Because maybe Lille are not like in the previous season but they are still not that weak. And this is a home game for them also. I accept that my prediction was totally different. I just thought of a surprising result at the end of this game. But even if PSG win this game, I think that it would be by a one-goal gap.

He already played in the last match of PSG (he came on as a substitute), I have not heard anything about the fact that he will need additional time to recover. He was absent for not such a long time - less than a month, Neymar, for example, has been absent longer. I don't think that with the best medicine in existence, the recovery time will be long.

Well, he is the best player in the world and he will be criticized if he does not score and he also knows that very well. And the fact that Messi and Sergio Ramos have the same amount of goals is just absolutely hilarious , to be honest.

But we do have to understand that Messi was moved from his home where he spent the majority of his life. And it was really tough on his mental health. But I am sure that he is going to improve and start scoring more regularly and more often.

From the beginning I always knew that the League was not going to be a problem for PSG, but the Champions League is something else, I think that is the strength of everything, of course it does not mean that the interest in the local tournament is less important , but what they continue to opr most now is the outcome of the UCL, I think that if they continue to play that way they will be able to achieve many things and if they manage to understand how I think it can be, it is likely that no player will leave the team.

his season it looks like Messi has to adapt to a different team and way of playing PSG from Barca. Messi doesn't have that many goals, but seeing the way he plays, I think he's starting to blend in with the players at PSG.
we know Messi has a good game, and it just takes time. when played more often then it will make Messi and the team get beautiful chemistry.

I think critics forget that he’s just human and expect way too much from him, because he was disturbed with how he was treated by Barcelona, and when he came to PSG he hadn’t trained much if I remember correctly, and that’s a key reason why he hasn’t performed well this season. Lastly I believe that next season we’ll see the real Messi step up and deliver on the goals, but this season let’s spare him as he has already suffered a lot.

Messi is unavailable for a longer time, he still couldn't recover from the affects of coronavirus he had. Considering his age this long break must affect him worse. I believe he will come back stronger but he needs time now. Paris Saint-Germain is in very comfortable position in Ligue 1 and Champions League matches won't start soon so there won't be any problem for his team.

Messi will certainly improve his scoring (it's inevitable when you play at a club like PSG), but the fact that his current performance is much less than expected puts a lot of pressure on him. He is lucky to have scored several Champions League goals for PSG, which is a good argument against critics who criticize him at every opportunity.

Maybe PSG can already be seen as the champions after a one-year break but there is a really nice competition for the positions that teams can qualify for the European tournaments. Nice and Marseille are already in a safe position in the league now. Nice are at the second position and Marseille follow them from two points behind only. And the most surprising team for me are absolutely Strasbourg. We are seeing them at the fourth position now. They were near the relegation area in last season but now they are one of the biggest candidates to qualify for a European tournament.

I think easy for PSG how defeat Lille because is not the same with Lille last season where success become the champion of Ligue 1, now Lille out from top team position standing on Ligue 1 because have been on 10th position standing right now although success pass to champion league next stage. I don't see Lille as bigger team in this season because they have inconsistent performance every match. Last week Lille lost from Brest with score 2-0 and I have prediction PSG will lead with bigger score above 3 goal defeat Lille next week. PSG have focus with champion league too but not really different with player composition of PSG between regular and non regular.[/quote]
PSG will not lose to Lille, that is the most realistic result I can think of from this match. Lille are not in the same form as last season so they are only in 10th place at the moment. I wouldn't believe they would qualify for the Champions League next season even though at the moment they still have a chance to qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

If Lille win against PSG in this match then it is likely that they will reach the top 4 or 5 for a while before the other teams play their respective match. But I'm not confident in their ability to win this game against PSG. 1-3 is a pretty reasonable result in my opinion.

I think this is a surprising result too, I didn't expect Saint Etienne to win in this match. With these three points gained then of course it becomes a bit of hope for Saint Etienne, but if they can't maintain this kind of performance or can't do better going forward. So it's still difficult for Saint Etienne to get out of the relegation zone, even though the points gap is now so close.

I think easy for PSG how defeat Lille because is not the same with Lille last season where success become the champion of Ligue 1, now Lille out from top team position standing on Ligue 1 because have been on 10th position standing right now although success pass to champion league next stage. I don't see Lille as bigger team in this season because they have inconsistent performance every match. Last week Lille lost from Brest with score 2-0 and I have prediction PSG will lead with bigger score above 3 goal defeat Lille next week. PSG have focus with champion league too but not really different with player composition of PSG between regular and non regular.

A great performance yesterday from saint etienne against a difficult team to beat angers team were not lucky in the first half they missed many opportunities and they conceided an own goal in the end of the first half i think that was the game turning point it was a good day for saint etienne since they lost their last seven games and this win will give them a positive push but they are still in last position they need to play the remaining games with the same focus and high performance.

Actually I don't think that PSG will be able to defeat Lille in that game. I'm expecting a similar game to the Lyon - PSG game honestly. As you can remember, Lyon got ahead and PSG barely scored the equalizer and it finished by 1-1. I think that Lille also can get ahead first as PSG are already in a comfortable condition and they might not care about this game too much. Lille could benefit from their weaknesses and score at least one goal. And they might steal a point at the end.