Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 308. (Read 188817 times)

These doubts arise because they do not have good experience or history in the Champions League. It was the same as Manchester City before but they are proving everything now. Now Luis Enrique's task is to bring PSG to compete with other clubs, but the defeat they suffered against Barcelona made everything more difficult. It is not easy to build a stronger squad because it takes time, just like what Pep Guardiola does.

If PSG wants to compete in the Champions League then they have to build a more solid squad, not just rely on buying ready-made players like before. Because if that's the reason they were also unable to produce good results, even though they previously had quite dangerous players on the front lines.

Mbappe actually tried his very best and it was observed that in the first half of the game he was looking for every opportunity to get a goal for PSG but it turned out he wasn't really lucky enough because he was actually covered by the Barcelona's defense probably they took note of him in the fact thst he's actually a key play and PSG has got some form of dependence on him so stopping him from getting a goal will actually go a long way in helping Barcelona.

The dependency of PSG actually was obvious in that game in the fact since mbappe was to leave PSG by the end of the season, the coach began to adopt a strategy that will help them reduce their dependency on mabappe and for that reason he doesn't actually gets to future him again in most of their games what he does is that he gets to play in the later minutes of the second half but then in that champions league game, he got to play from the first half to the end of the second half because it was a vital game and they were expecting he would be very useful and perform them some magic to get them to possible victory.

Usually PSG doesn't really have a solid midfield but what they do is that they get to play the ball mostly within their strength area which is around their defense line and their two forward flanks where they get to deliver the ball to their strikers and make the goals happen and this has mostly given them good results in the Ligue 1 but away from the Ligue 1 it doesn't prove really effective most times for them and so they get to be challenged a lot when the meet a team with a solid midfield who keep the ball flowing within the midfield and down to their post.

I agree with you, that Paris Saint Germain not many people trust them when they play in the Champions League, for some reason I also feel doubt every time they play in the Champions League. They are indeed very strong in Ligue 1, but when they go to the Champions League, there are many clubs that have the same strength as them or even better than them, which makes me doubt them when they are in the Champions League.

Now they have to trail Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate, it will not be an easy task to turn things around in the second leg, because in the second leg they will also play as a visiting team. That will put pressure on them.

Their target every season is to win the Champions League and it seems that this season they will have to experience disappointment again because their chances are now running out. I want to see what they will do in the second leg, will they make a surprise by winning and turning things around, or will they have to go home first from the Champions League this season.

Proving strength in the UCL is very difficult and PSG has experienced this many times every season, so it is not surprising to see that PSG has never been successful in the UCL. And I'm sure this is because there are still so many weak opponents they face every week in League 1, so that when PSG plays against opponents who have very good tactics and strength in the UCL, it seems as if the PSG players can't do much to achieve victory like which happened in the match when PSG faced Barcelona.

PSG is always in doubt when appearing in the UCL so they are not favorites to win the UCL title because PSG has difficulty competing with the top teams there, PSG always dominates League 1 and always competes in the UCL but still they can't do much in the UCL they always get knocked out before reaching the final, even though PSG have good players but not enough to prove their strength in the UCL.

I think the main reason of mbappe not scoring even a single goal in important match of champions league against Barcelona was mainly man mark from Barcelona defend as he previous shown decent results in big matches so that's why defend line-up strongly hold thier grip on mbappe in order to prevent him from scoring which is definitely create problems for them, also loss of few of their quality midfield really effect thier game while compared to them Barcelona were really in true colours they properly utilize his tactics and opportunities which benifits them with a lead in Paris home, now things are quite terrible for PSG because we already know they have some bad history in camp Nou especially at UCL so getting a handsome lead from Barcelona at home ground will be quite difficult until any mericle happened and they won with huge margin otherwise things will be worse for them

Ligue 1 game week 29 will open by Metz vs Lens match, for the host team they need three points to get out of the relegation zone behind 5 points from Nantes and get chance with playoff relegation zone remaining 3 points from Lorient. Metz has been in fairly good form in the last two matches after consecutive defeats to AS Monaco and Brest. In other side, Lens's performance is also not very consistent after getting  2 defeats from the last three matches and current position outside from top fourth standings behind Lens performance last season success finish on Champion League spot.

Lens has target for getting one spot for qualifying to Europe League next season with one point form Nice and still open opportunity reach top fourth position get 6 points remaining from Lille. Will Lens could participants in champion league next season after their achievement last season by finish as runner up standings team?

Yes, Metz are in a difficult situation because they have to chase their opponent's points to survive the relegation zone. However, looking at their previous match when they lost to Brest, their game was quite good and this is a threat to Lens in this match, because it is possible that Metz can play a game like the previous week which could trouble Lens. Lens must be careful if they don't want to lose points to a team in the relegation zone.

In terms of opportunities, it is clear that Lens will be the favorite because looking at the statistics of the two teams this season, there is a big difference. The bookie gives big odds to Lens and that is normal because their opponents are teams in the relegation zone.

The only advantage for Metz is because they will play as hosts in this match, they have no other advantages, because from any point of view they are inferior in quality to the opponents they will face in this match.

Metz vs Lens

In Ligue 1 Metz was suffering 4 losing streak and this also causes their position cannot lifted up from relegation zone with only 6 matches remaining before the league ended i highly doubt Metz can able to bounce back and avoiding relegation zone and for Lens last season they were surprised people because at that time Lens can finish at runner up place under PSG and this also makes them can automatically advances to the group stages of Champion League without through an qualification matches for the first time but i don't know why Lens performance was decline even i think it's quite impossible for them to repeat last season achievement

Lens was unable to win in the last 3 matches in Ligue 1 and this also makes them lost some points and their position currently out from top 3 but considering today they only facing Metz which is weak team i think Lens can able to return to the winning ways and collect 3 points from this match and for squad update i can see there was no injured lists from Lens so their key players will be available today and about betting option the bookmakers provide decent odds for Lens win @1.82 i think this is good odds to bets on them and my predictions is Lens will be the winner of this match with final scores 1-0 or 2-1

I have same thoughts as you because PSG is in pressure now because they lost to Barcelona in their home and for them to win Barcelona in their second leg at Camp Nou will be difficult for PSG and since Barcelona have scored three goals at PSG's home means that PSG needs to win Barcelona like 2:0 before they can qualify for the semi finals of the champions league so all PSG concentration will be on strategy to win Barcelona. PSG might win Barcelona if we check back at that season when PSG won Barcelona 4:0 and Barcelona reciprocated and won PSG by 6:1 so a surprise may be expected in that game.

As for PSG's match against Clermont FC, they may not take the match seriously because they are already topping the league with some good gaps so the match is of less importance to PSG for now, they can still win Clermont but I don't see them putting much efforts in that game.

PSG basically has another same copy season as they always do. They will win Ligue one, and they will probably lose at UCL, and that's how they will end the season. This is why PSG fans are not that much mad about Mbappe leaving anymore, they used to believe that with him, they could maybe win UCL but looking at the team, it is obvious that they are not going to win the UCL with him neither, so why keep him?

He is not a change maker, he is not the difference maker, he is the guy who gets paid nearly hundred million a year and the team would get exactly the same result without him as with him, so why keep paying him? I feel like this Barcelona game was the last straw, of course it all depends on the second leg, if PSG wins and goes further, maybe things could change.

But even though PSG is more focused on the Champions League, it should also be able to beat Clermont, which is the weakest club in the league, even though it has a composition of players that can be relied on and maybe only playing players who sit on the bench, if you look at the competition, PSG is by far the strongest club in the league 1 he should be able to provide resistance that is worthy of being called the strongest club in League 1, indeed a draw does not affect PSG's ranking but still he achieved PSG's draw when facing a weak club which is in the relegation zone which could be said to be a bad result achieved by PSG.

Even more focused on the Champions League, in fact PSG was still unable to beat Barcelona, even though playing at home, they experienced quite a painful defeat and it is very likely that PSG will not qualify for the semifinals. Because the opportunity to advance is increasingly difficult for PSG, even though initially PSG was quite confident in facing Barcelona who currently unstable but still PSG's competition in league 1 will not be able to beat more competitive leagues, PSG is only strong in the domestic league if there is no competitive competition in league 1 PSG will not reach the level of other more competitive leagues, let alone compete with clubs strong who are always in the Champions League.

Metz against Lens will be the opening match of Ligue One this week and as we know the difference in the quality of the players is quite large. This time Lens must not fail again and they must steal 3 points from Metz as much as possible. The reason is that they need full points to be able to secure the opportunity before their eyes to be able to participate in the European competition zone.

On the other hand, Metz is sinking further into the relegation zone and it is possible that if they continue to lose, their chances of being relegated will also increase. They need to get more than 5 points to survive this season but that also requires defeats against Lorient and Nantes to get a safe place.

If we look at the odds given by the bookie, Lens' winning option with odds @1.80 is very worth betting on and there is no doubt that Lens cannot win. I will enter this match in multibet and hope that everything will be correct in my predictions.

PSG don't really look solid again in their form, before now they were actually very dominant in the Ligue 1 such that we don't get to really bother so much about their performance because some how we felt they were used to winning the Ligue 1 even with every thing that may come their way, although they have got a  good point at the top of the table but they don't really look strong as they had looked earlier.

The point PSG was able to accumulate to further strengthening their position at the top of the table is actually to their advantage and will be their cushioning effect for times as this, mostly they will not be in a very sound mind due to the loss they just suffered in the champions league will definitely have a whole lot of effect on them because they have esteemed the champions league much more as been their dream league but now it looks like they may not have. Chance at it anymore so that alone may even get to affect their performance in the Ligue 1 before their next champions league fixtures.

Against Clermont i doubt if PSG will be so poor with their performance that they will loose, rather what i really think they may do may be a draw because they are wouldn't want to suffer a second loss as such after loosing that which they had in the champions league and this will be because of the losses else Clermont isn't a team that will most likely be able to win PSG in any way not even with the kind of form they have had this season.

PSG are leaving one of their bad era with many disappointments especially in European competitions. The failure to reach the finals became a normal pattern and now they are seeing themselves leaving the competition earlier than what they used to be.
Once Kylian Mbappe leave the team, things will go to worse in my opinion and there isn't enough preventive measures for that..

PSG are not even voted among the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Barcelona headcoach, Xavi Hernandez will only relaxed his mind because his boys have been outstanding and performing the top job this season. At this phase, the odds of qualifying for next round belongs to Barcelona because they're now the hosts and will gladly welcome Les Parisiens to Camp Nou where the Blaugrana style of ticki-taka originates.

PSG must get out of dependence on Mbappe because they also have other players who are much more important. Making a more special difference will create competition within the squad which will influence the results of the match. For Ligue 1, PSG is indeed one of the strongest clubs that has not been able to break the dominance of any other club there. But this achievement is not enough because they have great players who were bought at high prices but their performances have not been able to produce good results in the Champions League.

But to achieve better results, PSG must target the Champions League competition and they do not have to rely on one player. Luis Enrique's job is to be able to try to combine players. Facing Barcelona at home meant that PSG had to accept defeat so that in the second leg it would be much more difficult for PSG to win.

Lyon started the season on a very poor note but were able to pick up form and get themselves to the the top half of the table and sincerely the efforts of the board and players aren’t going unnoticed in this rise. Now they’re struggling to get into a spot for European competition next season but that will seem pretty difficult.

 This is because the opponents they’ll be facing are real top teams who are also in a run for UCL football and with these teams what Lyon can try to get is at least a draw as the hope on getting full 3 points will really be a tough one. For such reasons i agree with you that they might not be able to go past 8th position.

 ⁠On the other hand, determination and mentality is one big factor that will help this Lyon team succeed as the team needs to be fully determined and they can try to get at least a win in these 4 encounters. In the match against Psg, they can spoil the celebrations by defeating PSG and either Brest and that will see Lyon being placed in good position on the standings.

 ⁠Lyon will be using it’s home advantage against Brest as that seems to be what could work for Lyon in this their match. A full dedication will help this Lyon team be able to overcome their obstacle and I think that is what could play out nevertheless the team must still be commended for how hard they’ve been able to fight to get to this spot on the log.

There is still a chance for PSG to turn things around but this is of course very difficult to do, Barcelona, who will act as hosts in the second leg, will benefit thanks to their superior goal margin. If PSG fails to advance to the semifinals, I don't think it will be a surprise, because previously they escaped the group phase due to luck. In the round of 16, PSG also faced a club like Real Sociedad, which is considered weak for them. So when Enrique squad faced a more experienced team in the Champions League like Barcelona, hey were overwhelmed, even though we know that PSG has very good squad depth.

PSG needs a miracle to be able to turn things around, they are now under great pressure, PSG officials will definitely demand that Enrique and his squad can beat Barcelona. I predict that in the second leg PSG will play very aggressively to catch up with a 1 goal deficit, and Xavi must improve his defense so as not to concede. In fact, Indeed, PSG has a better and more even squad depth, but they failed to dominate Barcelona, because Ligue 1 is not very competitive, it makes it difficult for them to play in the Champions League every season.

It was quite surprising to see the results of yesterday's match between Barcelona and PSG, although able to dominate the game but PSG still failed to be able to match Barcelona's ability in the match, I think PSG's current comfort in the league does not make PSG can play better in the Champions League and even actually PSG's performance is far below Barcelona which this season is no longer the favorite to win the Champions League,  Barcelona's backline ability was able to stifle every attack from PSG and we can saw Mbappe seemed to lose his magic in the match despite being able to threaten Barcelona several times.

Indeed, currently Barcelona only narrowly won at PSG  home  but I think when PSG fail to secure a victory at home, of course it will be difficult for them to be able to do much at Camp Nou later, it is not impossible for PSG to win in the second leg later, but if you look at Barcelona's game yesterday of course we are also pessimistic if PSG will easily turn things around,  In my opinion, Enrique should look for another strategy to face the second leg, especially in my opinion Barcelona's trio up front is quite dangerous with a combination of fast and accurate play from Rapinha, Gundogan and also Lamine Yamal who supports Lewandowski as a striker.