Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 309. (Read 188817 times)

It doesn't matter about whatever situation PSG is in because after all, the fact is that from last seasons too when PSG has been at the top of the table the fact is that PSG has lost several match even though PSG only played against mediocreteams. Therefore, that draw result against Clermont for me is no longer surprising because after all, at the same time PSG is preparing the team to be able to play well in the Champion League . But yes, even though PSG has made preparations but still, PSG still failed to beat Barcelona, instead of beating Barcelona at Parc des Princes but in fact PSG was defeated at home by Barcelona. Well, the fact is PSG really not have the good quality to compete in the Champions League, and PSG really have to make a big overhaul and improvement next season if they want to do better in the Champions League.

some people may have missed the interesting news regarding the changes that occurred at Lyon and actually this happened because in last winter's transfer Lyon got several new players such as Gift Orban, even though it was only on loan, but this player made a good contribution to Lyon and also the new arrival Jake O'Brien provided the quality of the squad is getting better.
after making a major overhaul of Lyon line-up, Lacazette felt confident and more enthusiastic after getting support from other very solid players to work together to bring Lyon to a top 10 finish.
Lyon decline at the start of this season was only due to poor finances and also a lack of better quality players.

But in football it's not this simple, in fact Paris Saint-Germain still has a chance even though the second leg is being held at Camp Nou, Barcelona's home ground. Both PSG and Barcelona will prepare their strategies for the match in the second leg. PSG doesn't want to just give up, while Barcelona won't let go of the big momentum that will take them to the next round. So, the point is that in the match in the second leg, there are many possibilities that could happen. if Enrique doesn't change his tactics and strategy, it will be difficult to overthrow Barcelona, ​​let alone the title match at Camp Nou.

On the contrary, Barcelona needs to optimize so that they actually qualify for the next phase. So, Xavi and his team will play normally with an offensive pattern. Moreover, in the second leg Paris Saint-Germain will go all out for their victory. I am sure that this match is still worth enjoying when it is held.

The fact that PSG needs to play at Camp Nou for their second leg match and needs to win that match with at least two goals difference in order to qualify makes it more intriguing to watch. Barcelona have only one goal ahead of PSG and if PSG can put in their best form in this game, they can do a comeback and win the match. PSG’s match was not that bad but Barcelona had the most opportunities and utilized them well. I don’t believe that PSG will not win the competition or they should lose hope so soon that they can’t win the Champions League or even get to qualify for the next stage. Defeating them by three goals to two is not enough to conclude that nothing can be done for them. An interesting and more competitive game is coming for them and will be played at Camp Nou to know the better team to qualify for the next round of the Champions League competition.

Yeah is going to be a difficult match for the both teams but if we consider there previous meeting Brest has been more good than Lyon because they have made such a good impact on this season and there last meeting with Lyon was a win match for them, although they were playing from their home but this time they will be going to the home of Lyon which will make the match more tougher than we expected because Lyon will not like to lose the match again.

Although Lyon may not perform so well even in their home because they seem not to be active on wining there home matches, so i doubt if there would be any difference on there returning match against Brest because on their last match Brest was able to identify there weak points so there is every chance they will like to follow that method in other to win them again, so there is a big chance for Brest to either win or they draw the match.

PSG doesn't lack mentality, but they just lack quality players in the middle. They have good attackers in Dembele, Mbappe and Asensio, but PSG do not have great defenders and midfielders in their squad. This is one of PSG's shortcomings that so far has not been resolved, while they are too busy building a squad with lots of good strikers and wingers.

Barcelona had an experienced midfielder in their main squad last night. Ilkay Gundogan, Sergi Roberto and Frenkie de Jong appeared impressive throughout the match, even though they also failed to control the midfield due to PSG's high pressure at the start of the match. At least Barcelona played well after being able to withstand PSG's high pressure, Barcelona actually dominated with a number of good attacks in that match.

Yes, they are indeed fighting for a place in the European zone, but only one of them can occupy that position, the performance of both of them is not very consistent and there is only a small difference in points. I think they will alternate places for 5th place unless one of them is able to perform. If the rest of the season is impressive, one will be sure of placing it, but if it is still unstable, it is not yet certain who will qualify for the qualifying round.
Nice is experiencing a decline at the moment and is no longer like the start of the season, therefore maybe he will fight as hard as possible for one of the big competitions so that the struggle since the start of the season is not in vain, while Lens also doesn't want to miss a big competition because he has felt it this season and wants to Again, repeating that, currently it is quite difficult to predict whether these two clubs will occupy the top 5 positions.

We can say that Barcelona has now passed 70% of the round. This is a big advantage. They won 3-2 and this victory in France will help them relax in Spain. In Spain, they don't even need to show their best performance; just trying not to concede a goal will be enough for them to pass the tour. It was a great match for Barcelona.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG drew against Clermont. PSG have a tough game against Barcelona in the Champions league so I think they are focusing more on the UCL. PSG has a 10 point advantage over second place. That makes them not have any pressure in the League. They can play with reserve players or try to rotate players to adopt the coach's tactics. I think other teams will be very difficult to catch PSG. I'm sure even Brest won't be able to get 1 or 2 points behind PSG. I agree with what you said that PSG does not have worthy competitors in Ligue 1. That is what allows them to continue to dominate Ligue 1 for a long time.

We know that Mbappe is a very sharp player, and if he had great chances, he should have scored. Yesterday, not all the great players in the squad always scored; what is really necessary is their impact, and really, Mbappe did his best yesterday but was not opportune to score goals, but that is how it does happen some time. In fact, in some matches, you may even expect the best player in the squad to score against weak players, but they find it hard. The truth is that no matter how skilled a player is, he can score in matches. No player can be perfect at all in every match; there is always the worst day for any player. He did not score in the first leg; it may be possible that he will score in the returning leg. When a big team is playing against a big team, all the team needs is teamwork. Once the impact shows, the player has done their best,it is not all the time striker always score and  he is not the only player on the pitch; others players contributions always have a big impact on the strikers or winger scoring every match. 

Don't be really conclusive with saying that PSG has got no business with Ligue 1 matches, in as much as it feels like they are not going to get much winning the Ligue 1 trophy due to the fact that they have always won the trophy too often that it's almost becoming a norm for them, they still have need for winning the trophy regardless as it adds to their records this season for winning a trophy this season.

It will be sad if they go a Season without a trophy and that's why will not mind winning the trophy this season and getting to add it with any other I'd they get chance at winning another because the champions league is currently looking like they are not going to win it just like that due to the fact that they have lost their first quarter finals game already and they have a very slim chance to proceed to the next stage of the league so they will literally have to work hard if they must get a chance at the champions league again as their opponent isn't even relenting at all to winning the the next fixture.

It's actually no need that the champions league hs always been the biggest drive for PSG and ofcourse they can get it if they are in a better form and have the depth and strength to contend other teams to win the champions league as it's an elite league such that they don't win by mare qualifying, to win the champions league, PSG needs beyond buying new and big players to be able to get the very best off the champions league.

It's a normal thing to see big name players not able to perform or score goals in an important match or when they face fellow big teams, Last night's match was a game night for the Barcelona side to shine, and they did incredibly well, they went on an away match and picked up all three points, and not from a small team but a big team, with this result so far, PSG this season's Champions League trophy hope is almost like gone because this was not even a draw but lost of 3 points 2–3. So, I wonder what they will do when they visit Camp Nou for the second leg game because they will need to work very hard and need two goals to qualify, whereas Barcelona needs little or no goal to qualify for the next stage.

I think had bad mentality impact for PSG performance in domestic league match after defeating by Barcelona on first leg quarter final match in champion league although lead over many points left from Brest on the top Ligue 1 standings. Second leg matches will play on the next middle week so left day taking rest for Luis Henrique recovery their players back to winning mentality on second leg.
PSG has advantage with domestic league schedule match, in this week without any Ligue 1 match and their players will recovery and come back on second leg match win above two aggregate goals if want eliminate Barcelona in front of their fans.
Still has chance for PSG get Champion League semifinal qualify and defend potential treble winner in this season by winning domestic league, french cup and champion league.

Mbappe didn't score a single goal in this match, is this because he is rarely played so his attacks become dull, that's why young players who are on fire shouldn't be kept for too long and not played, even if it's for the benefit of an important match like the UCL. However, Mbappe has to be played for a few minutes just to hone his attacking skills so that he remains sharp, but unfortunately Mbappe was unable to score a goal in the match against Barcelona yesterday and looked dull in scoring goals.

Dembele played very well, it's a shame that Barcelona is superior and has more experience in the UCL so PSG have to admit that this narrow defeat can still be avenged in the second leg match. If PSG wants to qualify for the next round they have to appear brave and optimal, because the second leg match Later it will be played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium and of course Barcelona will play more determinedly in front of all their supporters to win, Barcelona's victory will certainly be a breath of fresh air for them in the second leg, PSG in the domestic league can always dominate but in the UCL they haven't really has a lot of experience, that's why Mbappe will have no hope with PSG unless he is in Madrid.

Big competition going on between Lens and Nice. The competition for the fifth position which is in the Europa League group stage. The team which finishes in the fifth position will be able to play in the Europa League group stages. And there is only one point difference between these two. The problem is none of them are actually performing well and consistently in recent weeks. Lens objectively has a better performance compared to Nice. But it is not that much better for sure. And in these circumstances, it is actually hard to expect what will happen. Because any prediction can go wrong when both teams are performing badly.

What do you guys think about this?

Duke Khan

The negative results they received in the last 5 matches threw them down to 5th position and now they are 5 points away from the nearest team above them. At the start of the season they were very promising, but unfortunately they were not consistent enough to enable them to maintain their performance like at the start of the season.
one of the weaknesses that made them decline was because they were not very good at completing their attacks. Yes, they have difficulty scoring goals, which makes it difficult for them to win. They are very strong in defense, but they are not good when attacking. Just having a solid defense is not enough, because everything has to be balanced, they have to be able to apply solid defense and also attack sharply, because if not then things like this will be felt by a team.
In my opinion, it is very likely that they will lose their current position if they cannot improve, because they are only 1 point away from the team below them, Lens.

Pierre Sage is really know how to handle this team and i think Lyon should be hire him at the beginning of season but it's still not late because Lyon under him was very impressive and since December last year with Pierre Sage Lyon has been through an 21 matches in all competitions and from those matches Lyon can collect 14 wins which is in my opinion this is very fantastic because before Pierre Sage handle this team Lyon have to changing manager several times because of poor results which they got and now they have already safe from relegation zone and if this positive trend will be resumes until end of this season then very possible Lyon will finish at higher position on league table

I have been discuss about this before because next weekend they will gets hard match against Brest and this match is good to tested Lyon consistency because we all know Brest also very fantastic this season they even have already reach to runner up position and if Lyon can able to overcomes Brest then very possible Lyon can taking over Marseille or Rennes position on league table however do not forget too Lyon still have the opportunity to gets the trophy this season because on France Cup Lyon can able to eliminate Valenciennes on semifinal and advances to the final match of this competition and they will facing PSG for the final match

It's very hard to believe it. Mathematically, yes, but reality may be very different. I strongly believe that Lyon may be able to climb a bit higher than the current position. You can't even be sure that Lyon will always get good results in the remaining matches.
It'd be still unpredictable.

I know that, but Lyon has done it very well this time. It was leaving the good relegation zone. I'd prefer to see Lyon not set a very big target because it will burden all of its players.
Lyon needs to consistently winning the game. Void the relegation zone and keep play in the league one for another season is already big achievement by the club.

I am not at all surprised by the defeat experienced by Paris Saint Germain in this match, because at the start their chances were not much different from Barcelona. but actually their game was not disappointing either, the match was quite tight but Barcelona managed to be more effective in launching attacks so they were able to score 3 goals.
Paris Saint Germain were also not without opportunities, but once again they were no more effective than Barcelona so they could only score 2 goals. Even though they lost, they still have a chance, although it will definitely be more difficult in the second leg. Apart from their status as a visiting team, they also have to catch up on the aggregate goals they achieved in this first leg.

To win again seems very difficult for Nice and they only got 1 win in the last 5 matches. Now their chances are dwindling to secure the top four in the standings and with a difference of 5 points from Lille, they have to work even harder to achieve this. As much as possible they have to show the good game they showed at the start of the season.

Now Nice cannot continue to experience a decline in performance and they must win this week against relegation zone team Lorient. In the next match this should not be a problem for Nice and they must get full points again to reduce the existing gap. They also have to be careful because the difference in points between the teams below them is very small so if Nice draws or loses again then they will go down again.