Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 31. (Read 189622 times)

To achieve consistent victory, a team must have quality players to compete and dominate the league and what PSG did will be much more difficult for other teams to do because they do not have quality players and also their management does not have good finances to recruit players needed by the coach. It is difficult to stop PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 because there is no quality for other teams to achieve more satisfying results and they are also not supported by the club's finances.

PSG's burden is only one, they have not been able to do much in the Champions League and maybe this problem must be overcome by Luis Enrique in order to become one of the teams to be reckoned with because now when talking about competition in the highest league, PSG is not included in the category of strong teams to compete.

It is indeed fitting that Luis Enrique builds the PSG team and focuses on the Champions League stage because so far PSG has not had a strong competitor in Ligue 1 and there is even no team that is able to match their quality so that several teams in Ligue 1 are currently only able to be a shadow for PSG.
Luis Enrique has so far been making a process with PSG and I think what Luis Enrique has done is not that bad, he managed to make the PSG team not only depend on one player so that slowly Luis Enrique will be able to make PSG much stronger, it's all just a matter of time.

In every match, all teams want to win and make them champions every season, like what Luis Enrique is doing at PSG currently. The strongest team in French League 1 is still maintained by Paris Saint-Germain, who is at the top of the standings and has a big difference in points with the teams below.
The rows of teams at the bottom are competing with each other to get points to be in second place, which is what makes the matches interesting in League 1 this season. I think PSG is a bit burdened in winning matches in the UEFA Champions League, not as easy as the French League 1.

What's making the game funny? We clearly understand the ultimate game pattern of the team, they're able to match strength with opponents. Football is game of passion and not by standing elite team. Although the supremacy of these elite teams depend mainly on the big winnings. The France Ligue One is an important league, but also popular referred to as the farmer's league because Paris Saint-Germain remained the elite team to dominate and win games without stress. Luis Enrique can do this for PSG because they're the best team, suiting in for the title race this season. Les Parisiens are doing quite smooth in the UEFA Champions League.

PSG is getting further away and difficult to catch up with, but at least the competition between the teams below PSG is still quite interesting with the points gap still close. But yes, Monaco should also be able to make its position quite safe if in the next match Monaco is able to beat Marseille. Because after all, Marseille is still a team that has bad  results for home games and thus, Monaco who will play away should be able to maximize the chance or moment  like this to create and make a six-point gap with Marseille if in the  next  match Monaco really manages to win.

But indeed, there is still Lille who will only play against Montpellier, and of course Lille can be sure to win because Montpellier is only a team at the  bottom of the standings. If the scenario is Monaco wins and Lille wins, then Lille will overtake Marseille and have a four-point gap with Monaco, interesting  to look forward to.

But do you honestly need a look at the table to tell that PSG is probably going to retain the title? That's kind of funny because if PSG was now 3 points behind Monaco, would you then come to a different conclusion?

They are at +26 after 12 games and on average win their games with 2 goals score more than their opponents. The 2 draws were when PSG took a rest, that's it. It is one of the most boring leagues in Europe or actually in the world. But they have got all the money and therefore they can convince great players to go there. But if I was a professional player, I wouldn't be proud if I was to tell my kids later that I won Ligue 1 10 times playing for PSG. It has nothing to do with an era.

If you play for Barcelona and you beat Real Madrid 5 years and win title after title, then you can call it an era. It is a huge difference winning the Premier League or La Liga or Serie A. But you can see that so many superstars go there sometimes at a young age. Mbappe wasting half of his career there.

When Messi went there, he was done with his career and it was like a bonus, making some good money and playing in a different country. But he didn't go there because he wanted to write history.

We can say that it was a neck and neck fight. Lyon also fought well despite being away. Lyon, who had a hard time away, could have come close to 3 points but could not do it. They should win as many 3 points as possible before the big changes that may happen in the team during the break.

A 6 points difference at this stage of the competition isn't that much of a big deal as there's still plenty games more to pla. We can't be sure yet about what Monaco can do or can not do before the end of this season, so I think it is pretty too close to think PSG are going to win it, from now till the end of the season a lot could still happen in the french Ligue1.

Perchance they might drop points along the way, perhaps they might encounter injury problems that might affect their performance during the title race so I don't think it is actually over yet until next year by April when they would have been getting closer to the end of the league season, then it would very easy to determine if they would actually win it based on their performance and position on the table at that very moment next year.

With PSG dominance in Ligue 1 of course being champions in the domestic league is not an easy thing for them and obviously they only need to target a good position in the standing when season over, while in the European league of course it should be their main focus because of the competition and better chances to get the trophy, so indeed the rotation of players to maintain good fitness can help Lyon maintain its performance in the European league later, in addition to that with the bad conditions and situations that befall their finances at the moment, I think they has lost concentration and also focus on Ligue 1, remembering how hard they are trying still they will be relegated to Ligue 1 if they have not settled their outstanding debts.

Lille hosted Rennes at home.In a match where neither team played well, Lille managed to win the match 1-0 with Zhegrova's goal towards the end of the first half.It was a very unpleasant match and both teams were playing for the match to end as soon as possible.We could say that Lille would not lose points here because there is still no trace of the old Rennes.Lille increased their points to 22 with the win while Rennes remained on 11 points.
Nice hosted Strasbourg.Strasbourg scored the go-ahead goal in the first half but Nice managed to turn the game around with goals in the second half and won 2-1.Both teams have no problem scoring goals in matches and so I expected more goals in this match but there were no more than 3 goals.

Lyon this season is not that strong and for them to be able to compete in the top I think it will be very difficult because overall Lyon's game is not so consistent this season.
And for the draw against Reims is a natural thing because these two teams have very balanced strengths so it is difficult for Lyon to be able to dominate the game plus this match is played at Reims' home ground of course they have greater motivation not to lose in front of their own supporters.

Maybe what you said is true because a team like Lyon also really wants to be more competitive in the Europa League besides Ligue 1 because here PSG's dominance is always difficult to break by any team and that is already clearly seen from the number of PSG points and also the number of points from all other teams. So it would be good if Lyon also considered the fitness of their main players for other competitions so that they can be in a much better position during the standings phase.

Lyon are not completely disadvantaged because they can still get 1 point in their away game and their form is not much different at the moment so even getting a draw is not something to argue about and Lyon are currently in a better position at 6th if they continue to perform consistently and rarely lose they will finish in the top 5 this season. Reims are also lucky not to lose at home because if they did it would be disappointing for their fans.

Lyon attacking play was really boring, it should have been game where they could have taken all 3 points but Reims managed to equalize and share the points, after the score became 1 - 1 it was clear that Lyon game changed significantly.
Maybe they are taking better care of their players to stay fit for the next very important match in the Europa League against Qarabag FK and there Lyon performed better than in Ligue 1, I think they are really focused on the Europa League and trying to stay in comfortable position until this phase of the standings is over.

Lyon dominated the match by gaining 60% possession of the ball. Moreover, Lyon also made 13 shots, 7 of which were on target, but the problem was they were just unlucky in taking advantage of their goal opportunities. Stade de Reims is also not bad in its home games, even if Lyon dominates higher ball possession. Stade de Reims fired 14 shots of which 6 were on target, which was enough to force Lyon to a draw.

It is weird how Stade Brest has these two faces, which is the one in Ligue 1 where they lost the last three games and then the Champions League where they are so far among the best teams overall given how many points they were able to collect. I think they can grow beyond themselves against Barcelona, but that doesn't mean they will win the game. But you can't never fully anticipate whether they get some lucky finishers and take the lead and then time is running down for Barcelona. It is not impossible.

But they remind me a little bit of Lens I think three years ago when they were able to gather 84 points I think and PSG ended the season with 85. That was a close race although PSG could afford to lose a game in the end as they had the advantage over Lens. Still for a club who counts as an outsider, 84 points is a tremendous achievement.

But Stade Brest now should ensure that they do pay some attention to Ligue 1 or otherwise we may soon see a team getting relegated that is performing so well in the Champions League. But they had some luck in the Champions League with all the opponents they got. Most of them are not big names and then some other teams got a hard selection of opponents, which is why I think that they can make it and survive the first round in the top eight.

This season, no other team will likely challenge PSG for the title. PSG are at the top of the table. They are six points ahead of second-placed Monaco. While PSG's performance has been consistent, no other team in Ligue 1 has been consistent. Monaco and Marseille have lost two of their last five matches, putting them well behind in the title race.

The points gap between Lille, Monaco and Marseille is not that big. These teams will be trying their best to hold on to second place and qualify for the Champions League. However, since each team's performance is somewhat erratic, it is impossible to predict which team will take second place.

AS Monaco, Marseille, Lille, Nice and Lyon potentially swap places in the coming weeks, and PSG are unlikely to be disturbed at the top of the standings. If Lyon can improve their performance, I think they can even compete for a Champions League spot this season. Last season, Lyon experienced very bad ups and downs in performance, where they almost touched the relegation zone in the first half of the season. This season, Lyon seems to be able to talk a lot, and looks strong enough to break into the Champions League zone, currently they are only 4 points behind Marseille.

PSG is still the dominating team in the league and their chances of winning the championship trophy are greater than other ligue teams as has happened in every season so far, while other teams such as Monaco, Marseille and Lille, I think will only be contenders for one UCL ticket as usual, talking about Lyon of course their condition is very difficult this season considering the case that is happening to them now, although they may be able to end the season in a better position in the league, but without solving the current debt problem of course they will still be relegated later, in my opinion, before Lyon get out of the existing problem of course at the moment they no longer have the motivation to have a good season.

Football as we all know is game that can pull up surprises even when you least expected them but Brest playing away against at Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League this week I think is going to definitely end in favour of the Spanish La Liga leaders. Brest were very impressive last season but have failed to maintain that form this season which is why they're currently in the 12th position in the French league and against a Barcelona side that did convincingly defeated Real Madrid this season, I don't the the French club stands a chance of getting a result from the game