Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 344. (Read 194864 times)

It wasn't an expected result indeed. Lens are making an effort to qualify for a European tournament by finishing in top six. However their recent results got really bad. As of this 2-1 Metz loss they can't get a win for four weeks in the league. They are getting away from a top four chance at the same time as the gap with Lille has become six points as well. 

The previous season was like a dream for Lens. They finished it at the second position and joined the Champions League. But last summer they lost some really important players in the squad and it looks like this has affected them quite negatively.

That was unexpected from Lens to lose against the worst team in Ligue 1 after Clermont Foot..
Lens started the season horribly and now this defeat? The worst part is that they were leading by one goal for most part of the first half, in addition to not being able to score from some attacks.
They might not lose their position in the table this round but this will allow the other teams to get closer from them..

It looked like a trade between the two teams at least I think that this happens as I don't think it was a deserved victory on field.It is a known phenomena and this means that during the last stages of the seasons,different agreements between teams and this also are tracked in the management of the teams as "favors" that has been done and for example when Lens will need points or an advance in the league Cup,Metz next season if they happen to save themselves for this season they will return the "favor" to Lens when they will have the chance,that is why I never bet on such type of games,especially on the last weeks of the season.

Yes, even though Lens took the lead in the 13th minute, but who would have thought that Metz played so well that it made it difficult for Lens in that match and was able to equalize in the 33rd minute and at the end of the first half and the score was 2:1 ahead in the first half, making Metz winning until the end and bringing them the full 3 points, indeed this defeat was very detrimental for Lens because they were struggling in the European zone but Metz was very happy with this result, at least little by little they were able to shift their position from the red zone.

we may need to think logically and I fully support your opinion because in the first leg PSG competed at home and actually felt less confident mentally, it was clear that they felt a little pressured because they didn't have much experience and in the second leg it was confirmed that Barcelona would be more comfortable to win a higher aggregate score takes advantage of opportunities when PSG play away from home and will experience difficulties in controlling the ball and that can be confirmed.
deciding to bet on Barcelona winning is a wise decision but consider the surprise that PSG could get if they are lucky enough to hold on to a draw and it ends in a penalty shootout.

but in terms of surprises, I'm not sure PSG will be able to hold Barcelona to a draw and for me Barcelona is guaranteed to qualify for the semi finals.

That's why being the best in League 1 is still not enough for a team to compete in the Champions League and I still think it will be even more difficult for PSG to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou in the second leg of this season's Champions League. Because in the Champions League, every team must be able to use all its strength in order to win even though the team cannot win in its own domestic league like Barcelona. So I'm not really sure that PSG can qualify for the next round unless Barcelona is not lucky enough and plays badly in the second leg.

This is the fact that PSG always be dominate Ligue 1 without gets decent opponents and it just happend for almost every season and seems to gets Ligue 1 title is very easy for them this because there was no teams who can playing consistent compared to them and this season the teams such as Brest, Monaco or probably Lille only compete for Champion League spots but these teams were unable to compete with PSG for race title because they were lack of consistency compared to PSG

With 10 difference points above to Brest i am sure PSG in the comfortable position and mathematically PSG only required 3 wins remaining to lock first place and i think PSG has been focus to other competition just like Champion League now although it's hard because they had just lost from Barcelona in the first leg but there is any chances for PSG to beat Barcelona but indeed it will not be easy and Luis Enrique will hard struggling to realized it

PSG defeat should be solely put on Enrique because clearly, his starting squad shows that he was not ready to win the game. How did he expect to win against Barcelona when he left out Danilo, Emery, Barcola and even Ramos? Well, the line up choice was the first mistake and it is understandable but why would he keep players for so long when there were players on the bench to substitute? The likes of Mbappe, Ruiz Ascencio proved not to be good enough to play for the time they played.

Donnaruma was also part of the problem, in fact he made Barcelona to win the match. PSG wasn't perfect actually but goal keeper is also part of the team and he should play his own part to make the game great for the team but here, the goal keeper inaccuracy contributed to all the three goals. It's funny how there's excellent goal keeper on the bench but they keep starting him always. The return match at Camp Nou will be difficult if they choose to start him again.

Yes, the lack of pressure they receive makes them very comfortable in Ligue 1. However, there are negative and positive sides to what they feel. The positive side is that they might be able to focus on other competitions such as the Champions League because they are already comfortable in Ligue 1. However, the negative side is that maybe they will no longer focus on improving their performance because they have absolutely no pressure here.
It is proven that in the Champions League now they also had to fall behind Barcelona in the first leg because they lost 3-2. And that will make it difficult for them in the second leg. Uncompetitive competition in the domestic league will have a bad influence when they are at a higher level. We know their strength when they are together with the 3 best players ever, but at the same time the fact is that they also can't talk much when it comes to the Champions League, because their level is the same or even not better than the teams in the Champions League.

The first match of the UCL quarter finals was played by PSG at their home ground against Barcelona and in that case PSG will play the second leg match at Barcelona's ground but they will not be able to play as comfortably as at home. Even if PSG could not win against Barcelona in the first leg, they should have at least drawn. PSG failed to draw against Barcelona, they failed to get a win, so in the second leg match, they will definitely be behind and under a lot of pressure to start the second leg. Since the second leg match will be played at Barcelona's home ground, I will definitely be betting on Barcelona in the second leg match.

It's true that it was quite surprising. I thought PSG could beat Barcelona even with a narrow score, but instead they were beaten by Barcelona with a narrow score. This is because their performance is quite balanced so they will try to perform as well as possible in home and away matches, playing away isn't it so the obstacle for Barcelona to beat the strongest club in League 1 is basically PSG is not very strong in the Champions League, especially when facing clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich. I think PSG will experience difficulties and the existing PSG will be eliminated by them because In fact, PSG is not a club that is equal to them. We can compare the performance of their respective leagues, where League 1 failed to compete with 5 other popular leagues in Europe.

PSG's performance which is exaggerated in the Champions League because they always have star players and experienced coaches but unfortunately PSG is still unable to show the best performance in the Champions League and is still being beaten by clubs that are stronger than them, who knows when PSG will be able to get this prestigious title Moreover, if Mbappe leaves PSG, it will make things even more difficult for PSG in big competitions, but for League 1 PSG still doesn't have any difficulties even without Mbappe.

Barcelona are certainly more experienced than PSG in the Champions League. PSG's squad lacks experienced players. However, with Luis Enrique's help, PSG's performances have been quite consistent in the past few matches. Even then the team failed to win against Barcelona

I expected to see PSG win in the home match. However, the PSG team was defeated by 3-2. I wouldn't say that PSG's performance was bad. The performance of the players of both the teams was quite good. We had the opportunity to enjoy a very exciting and competitive match. But in the end Barcelona won the match with Christensen's goal. There is no doubt that Barcelona were lucky in this match.

Indeed, Enrique has worked hard quite well considering that currently PSG can still maintain its position as the top of the Ligue 1 standings and also as the strongest team in French football, plus they managed to reach the quarter-finals of the UCL.
But the defeat few days ago against Barcelona made everyone disappointed and of course Enrique was quite regretful about the defeat because after all, the first leg of the home match was big opportunity for PSG to win.
For the next match, it is clear that PSG will have difficulty winning because in the second leg they will play away from home, Barcelona will definitely do their best in their home match and this will put pressure on PSG.

But it seems that PSG doesn't have the mentality of being UCL champions and they will definitely be eliminated in the quarter-finals.
They have lot to learn and PSG is only guaranteed to win Ligue 1, next season it is certain that PSG will be even more difficult because of the departure of their best player Mbappe.

Who would have thought that Lens would lose against a lowly team like Metz and they would have to go home without taking a point in this match. Of course the result is surprising and detrimental for Lens because their chances of winning are very big. However, Metz, who lost in a row in their previous three matches, wanted to give a different result, especially in front of their fans, so they couldn't afford to lose again and it all paid off by beating Lens.

I think there are times when a weak team like Metz can win and this result revives their chances of quickly getting out of the relegation zone which is only 2 points away. Of course they have to win again next week and try to increase their chances of winning again. For Lens, they were stuck in 6th position and failed to displace Nice this week.
There are certainly quite a few who have lost money on this bet and I also felt that after betting on Lens.

Honestly PSG doesn't feel any pressure at all at Ligue one, the point difference is 10, so it is not like they would care. They could lose this game too and not care about it since it is not going to matter to them. I understand that it may feel like maybe a little different to some people, but that's just the way it is right now. I feel like the best way to go would be making sure that we are going to handle getting better one way or another, and we could probably see the situation change a lot more later on.

I hope that we could probably get a better result, but seems like it is not that easy. I get that it may not look amazing so far, but I believe that we are going to probably end up with a much better result eventually.

Shocking to see PSG lose on their home ground to Barcelona this season, I know Luis Enrique is doing his best but it's not good enough. We can either choose to support PSG or not but the most important thing is simply laying low for significant winnings. Paris Saint-Germain have always turn out to be one of the most overhyped team in the UEFA Champions League due to the big names in the club and at the end of the tournament, they're either eliminated earlier even before anyone would noticed. PSG will travel to Camp Nou to face Barcelona in the second leg.

The match between PSG and Barcelona was really awesome to watch. PSG had a new coach like Enrique to help this team have a better performance in the Champions League and they didn't have their superstar players like Neymar and Messi but Barcelona was recently had a better performance after they won the game against Napoli.
As you said PSG was always unstable in the Champions League and that's not something new to say Enrique is guilty of this loss but they should try much harder to beat Barcelona if they want to remain in the tournament However this can't be easy for them all after the 3-2 lose they had.

It's quite unfortunate to watch PSG lose first leg of the UCL quarter-finals to Barcelona on Parc des Princes stadium ground and have been huge blow on their faces. Luis Enrique should make more enquiries on beating their opponents and his former team. Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti understands how football operates and they've also made progress interms of their squad and substitution made available. The UEFA Champions League is among just two main clubs. They're Real Madrid and the defending champions, Manchester City. We know how fierce and strong these teams have dominated the UCL and have been consistent and promising in their matches.

Even though PSG lost the first leg against Barcelona, ​​in reality they still have a chance to improve it in the second leg. Barcelona is 3-2 on aggregate from PSG to start the second leg, but it is not a good guarantee to expect Barcelona not to lose to PSG. As far as I know, PSG also played well in the first leg and they were just unlucky to score and prevent many goals throughout the game.

I actually don't want to see PSG qualify for the semi-finals compared to Barcelona, ​​so I hope Barcelona will maintain their best form in the second leg and qualify for the semi-finals. Barcelona is better prepared for that than PSG, but we never know who will get the ticket in the end.

The Ligue one is about to be a wrap and one match of focus is the match between Mets and Lenz and this match holds lots of weight to an extent for the winner of the match. Bot teams arw placed differently on the log but their standings are kind of similar and you can say that Lens to an extent will be the winner of this encounter.

 Metz who’re battling relegation haven’t been able to get a win in the past 5 matches and now they come into this match, to see if they can at least get a win to help them get up a little and revive their hopes. Though for Lens they were a big surprise last season as they were able to feature in the UCL, many thought they’ll bank on that achievement and build a great squad.

 ⁠Well the team declined and now you can see them struggling to maintain Europa League spot or probably push themselves to the UCL, whixh they must ensure they get full 3 points from Metz. This match is all favorably for Lens because they’re the better team and they are without any injury woes.

 I’ll sure pick Lens to win or draw because they’re playoffs away from home and I’m not fully confident on this Lens that haven’t been Able to secure win in most of her matches especially the last 3 matches. Well a double chance Will be a safe bet for Lens rather than taking them to win.