Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 392. (Read 194597 times)

I think we all agree with that, easy competition at domestic level makes it difficult for PSG to compete at European level. But if they can change their transfer style for the better, they could become a team like Bayern, we know the Bundesliga is not much different from Ligue 1 in terms of competitiveness, but Bayern could become one of the teams challenging for the Champions League trophy, even though this season they look unstable.

Draws in the last three matches have not put pressure on PSG, they are still leading the standings comfortably, because the points gap with Brest is still large. Enrique can relax in Ligue 1, and will focus fully on the Champions League matches ahead. On the other hand, this is Mbappe last season at PSG, Enrique must make good use of his presence in order to increase their bargaining value in the hunt for the Champions League trophy.

Who knows, PSG could be the surprise team this season, who could reach the final, like Inter last season.

PSG has not seem to have issues with winning the Ligue 1 trophy this season, it's been a norm for them most of the times win the Ligue 1 at ease as they have got one of the best and most formidable team in the whole of the french Ligue 1, they have show so much dominance that most of the french team real find it difficult getting ahead of them in a season, even if they slack at some point they do have their way around back.

In the Ligue 1 so far they have been almost not contendable by most team even when the loose a few games and loose points, it doesn't take them long enough to bounce back and when they are been closely followed by other teams at the second position they still seem not to be moved because it's more like they have gotten too used to the Ligue 1 they always have their way around it and always know how best to get back at it whenever they feel there's a set back on their path, they don't have much problem around the Ligue their biggest challenge has always been with the champions league.

PSG winning the champions league will be greater achievement for them worth much more than the Ligue 1 and so they have seen to Chanel and exert more efforts to the champions league than they would to their domestic League which is already looking like a certainty to the unlike the champions league do appear to be, they would strength their squad and so all.rhey can just for the champions league and never for their domestic league because by default they will still have the domestic league trophy.

Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool's soul, red-blooded passion. Pep Guardiola - the blue storm of the city, the wizard of tactics. Today is their last clash in the Premier League battleground. Their conflict was a whirlwind of emotions. Do you remember? Breathtaking title battles, tactically extraordinary matches, and celebrations that shook the foundations of English football? Guardiola's complex possession-based game against Klopp's unstoppable Gegenpressing - the clash of these two styles has produced some of the most thrilling matches in football.

There is no other team in League 1 that is consistently able to put pressure on PSG at the top of the standings, so even though PSG do not achieve maximum results they are still comfortable at the top of the standings.
This is the bad thing about competition which actually harms teams like PSG who are unable to develop in performance to be able to compete on the European stage.
I think the reason why PSG has not been able to win the Champions League title as they target every season is because the League 1 competition is not competitive.

I am very disappointed with PSG's draw, they are really not worth placing bets on, even though PSG are very favorites, they don't seem to have much motivation to win the match.

PSG was held to a 2-2 draw by Reims and this is a big setback especially in the club’s performance as their performance isn’t in the best stage at the moment. This performance isn’t seen as Psg’s best as you can see how they struggled in this match. When comparing both teams, you’ll see that Psg is very clear off Reims but that didn’t show in the way they performed in that match. As in that match PSG struggled to keep up with the game plan of Reims and were Lucky to earn a draw. This is their 3rd straight domestic draw and this doesn’t speak well of the team as this could have easily landed them under pressure if they were not over 10 points clear the 2nd on the log.

 I think PSG has to up their game especially as we now see how the coach is trying to play without Kylian, so as to let the team get used to they style. Kylian was rested after scoring the 2 goals for the club during midweek UCL win against Real Sociedad which saw PSG able to go through with an aggregate score of 4-1. PSG fell off due to an error from Hakimi and that was an early goal that started the dent on the team’s performance yesterday. PSG gave some goals and were also gifted some but in all what was very noticeable was the way they pressed as a team and they couldn’t just get it right to go 12 points clear. Though Brest who are their closest challenger fell to a 1-0 loss, this means all is well as regarding the title.

 It was a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 game in which Mbappe has either started on the bench or been substituted since he informed PSG of his intention to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. This means the club must begin to learn to play without Kylian and get the winnings too as that’s what will be key to their success. Mbappe had several attempts to score but could not add to his 34 goals for the season in all competitions as PSG followed up recent league draws with Rennes and Monaco by dropping points again. Reims got the 1 point which they earned and this is a disappointing Result for PSG and her fans because they real want to win the league very early and with this kind of performance then that party could be kept on hold a while more.

The three draws that PSG got happened when Luiz Enrique no longer let Kylian Mbappe playfully, even though he played as the starting XI but mid-match will be replaced and against Reims, he was not in the starting XI only became a substitute in the 73rd minute' so it is very possible that what you say is true that PSG is trying to reduce its dependence on Mbappe or start preparing their squad without Mbappe which means that Mbappe's move to another club is a sure thing and only waiting for the time to be announced.

The remaining nine matches with a 10-point lead is still not an easy thing to pursue by PSG competitors such as Brest and Monaco because the two teams are closest to PSG's position, and PSG only needs six wins to ensure the title can even be reduced if Brest loses against Lille or Monaco and the match against Lyon will also be tough for Brest seeing how Lyon continues to perform well in the last few matches, so there will be no surprises as to who will be champions this season, it is certain that it will be PSG.

Jean-Louis Gasset still able to managed Marseille consistency because yesterday Marseille has successfully to overcomes Nantes with final scores 2-0 and Aubameyang was made a brace and help Marseille to collect 3 points from this match and Aubameyang is showing that currently he is on fire and total he has scores 7 goals in the last 4 matches in all competitions and this result too has just open Marseille chances to playing at European competitions for next season because currently Marseille only have 6 points behind to Monaco the team in the top 3

Marseille actually has tight schedules because after this match they will playing against Villarreal on Europa League but they are in the comfortable position because in the first leg Marseille have already to win with big scores 4-0 from Villarreal so i assume Jean-Louis Gasset will do some rotation to Marseille squad because this match is not too important anymore for Marseille and about Marseille opponent in Ligue 1 this week they will fight at Rennes home ground and i am sure Marseille will be able to resumes their winning streak again because Rennes is not strong opponent for them even if we see from meeting statistics Marseille has good records because in the last 5 meetings Marseille can gets 3 wins and only lost once

To be honest, from the start I was so sure that Marseille would win again, but sometimes I had to think more rationally because the 4 matches in the bet were correct and I just had to wait for the result of the match between Marseille vs Nantes. I had to cash out early and at that time Marseille was actually 1-0 up, but the thing I was afraid of was not Marseille losing but instead a draw.

Some time ago I made a bet on another league where the team I was betting on to win had scored first and indeed it was the last match in my multibet. But something very annoying happened where my leading team conceded which meant the score ended in a draw. I mean, there is a little concern that this happened in the Marseille vs Nantes match and because of that I don't want it to happen again. But thankfully what I was worried about didn't happen and Marseille still won and even in my multibet I took a handicap of -1 for Marseille to win.

The draw they received this week doesn't make their chances of becoming champions small, because the point gap between them is still far enough for teams in Ligue 1 to catch up. I don't even think any team will be able to catch it, unless the situation is different. , it seems for example that Brest is in first position and Paris Saint Germain is in second position. I don't mean to underestimate Brest in this matter, but the inconsistency shown by teams other than Paris Saint Germain opens up opportunities for Paris Saint Germain to catch up.
I would say Paris Saint Germain will be champions again this season, whether we like it or not we have to see that, because in fact there is no team that has the same strength that can compete closely with Paris Saint Germain. Even if there is, it only happens at the start of the season and not at the end of the season. In Ligue 1 Paris Saint Germain's task to become champions is not difficult at all, they can even do everything to win the title in a row.

What Enrique is currently doing using Mbappe in the second half, there are 2 possibilities: the same drama as that time and the second possibility is that Enrique is trying to get used to appearing without Mbappe when he leaves PSG.
Looking at the formation that Enrique is currently using, it seems that PSG management's plans will be determined because of last season's transfer. PSG said that if they get a loan player, Goncalo Ramos, they will use a trial period to see the talent they have and if Goncalo Ramos succeeds in having a positive impact, this player will will be permanent so I won't ask too many questions about why Enrique seems to be excluding Mbappe, but it was planned beforehand and if everyone here still remembers the plan, they certainly won't be surprised by this new formation.
10 points difference from Brest and there is still a chance for Brest to catch PSG which is very impossible because Monaco also threatens Brest's current position and my prediction is that PSG will remain in first position while Monaco will be in 2nd position.

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Got the advantage from Marseille's match against Nantes and my prediction was very correct when I saw that Marseille's recent performance had a positive trend after bringing in Aubameyang since he first joined Marseille, this player has performed very well and can contribute in every match to get a winning score.
Meanwhile, Nantes previously only ended up losing against Metz and it was clear that Marseille would win without any reply from Nantes and that was the reason I bet on this option to get odds @1.7 which was very profitable for me.

Today's important match in the English Premier League is Liverpool vs Manchester City. The match can also be called the league title deciding match. They are in the 2nd position at the top of the league points table with 1 point more. So today's match is important to win the league title. Both the teams are playing their 28th scheduled match. The match is being played at Liverpool's Andfield.

Actually, to be honest, Paris SG will complete this season as champion. Brest came close to them, but Monaco still has a chance on the list. Both follow Paris. Still, I think PSG will finish the season as the leader. Mbappe will finish the year with a championship medal.

Without the presence of Mbappe PSG's attack line was a bit problematic, where every time there was an opportunity to score a goal, it was not completed perfectly. Luis Enrique must immediately find rhythm on the front lines because if this continues their position in the standings will be slightly threatened and he must try to create a suitable formation. 10 points is not a big number if his team will get results like in the previous three matches and it is not impossible for Brest to catch up if that continues to happen at PSG.

PSG must be able to play without Mbappe's presence because if he does leave they will be much better prepared to face the competition. The attack line must be of particular concern now because PSG must try to take advantage of the players you have. It just remains to combine if PSG doesn't buy new players in the transfer market, but I don't think they will be optimal if they don't have good front line players.

An entertaining game for everyone to watch and trigger some significant winnings for the club. There's no such thing as luck for the triump moment for Marseille, they possess the structure of winning and having winnings going smoothly on their end in matches. Marseille top striker, Pierre Aubameyang have redeemed himself to be the very best frontline currently in Olympique Marseille. They nailed Nantes 2-0 at home ground stadium. They will not be holding back because they're competitive and focusing on accomplishing more winnings next match.

If wishes were horses then this wish of yours could come through but then the circumstances around the situation is such that may not permit this wishes of yours to actually happen because they are almost too strong to be ignored or overcomed by mare wishing. The champions league is a very competitive tournament that requires much more than hoping and wishing to be successful in the game.

If a team will be able to win the champions league, it's obviously going to be seen in their performance from the beginning of the tournament and in greater part of their performance because they will be able to show their abilities over other teams they will be coming in contact with, and so far the performance of PSG isn't looking like bone that will most definitely get them to Winning the champions league as it take much more than just been in the champions league but your performance and your resilience which will be seen in their results .

PSG really wishes to win the champions league but they keep doing the wrong thing so it will most definitely not helping them get the kind of results they are aiming at getting because they would need do much more than that which they are doing now, they need to build on their team much more than that which they are doing now, they don't need much spending but building and they could get that which they want.

Marseille almost let us down, but luckily they scored the 2nd goal and the match ended with over 1.5 goals. I actually knew Marseille would win, but taking a side bet seems risky for some reason. There can be many surprises, especially in the French League. Pierre Aubameyang showed his class again and scored two goals. A great striker, one of the best I've watched. I wish Marseille had not fallen so far behind this season and the goals scored by Aubameyang had been more valuable.

In the last 3 matches, PSG did not manage to get full points, where a draw marked the final result in the last 3 matches. So, for now, PSG is still far ahead of the teams below their ranking because the point difference between the two is 10 points. It is true that it looks like Luis Enrique will provide a new sensation by rotating the line up in every match where he hopes his team can perform more optimally without Mbappe's presence on the field.

I'm not sure Brest will be able to catch up with PSG in points because this season PSG is not at all burdened by the pressure of other teams because they are already too far ahead in terms of points. Indeed, in yesterday match Mbappe was played as a substitute and this was of course a tactic from Luis Enrique to prepare the team for next season when Mbappe was no longer with them.

Enrique did not play his full starting eleven in this match, it is only natural that in 3 days Paris Saint-Germain will play against Nice in the Coupe de Princess, in the quarter-final edition. That's why Luis Enrique saved his players' energy and only played the remaining half of the second half. In this match, Enrique only relied on Goncalo Ramos, Kang-in Lee and Barcola. the rest is played in the middle of the 2nd half. however, Paris Saint-Germain remains superior in this match. They dominated the game, total shots, technicals and remained secure in their position at the top of the standings even though this match ended in a draw. Overall, Luis Enrique's team squad did not play optimally, especially the defense line players and the PSG goalkeeper.

As for the away team, Will Still's squad will be grateful if PSG does not play its full core of players. In the end, Reims was able to draw this match. thus, Reims' position remains safe in the rankings. At least, they are 4 points ahead of Lyon who are ranked 10th. Meanwhile, PSG remains safe in its ranking even though the match ended in a draw. In essence, Luis Enrique is focused on other competitions and proving his consistency in taking Paris Saint-Germain as far as he can.

See, my words yesterday came true today where PSG managed to be held to a draw by Reims even in today's match and even PSG must be willing to fall behind first with a goal at the beginning of the first half scored by Munetsi in the 7th minute.

As I said before Reims' counter-attacks are quite fast and if PSG don't pay too much attention to that then they will be troubled because indeed the speed on both sides of the Reims attack is always troublesome for their opponents.
This should be a situation where the match is used as a lesson by PSG because even though their individual skills and strength are superior, in the end they still have many gaps that can be penetrated by the opposing club including when PSG tries to control the rhythm of the attack which makes them unaware of their defense having problems in the match.
A score of 1 point when playing home and when PSG is the favorite in my opinion it is an adverse condition but it is still quite fortunate that they did not lose points in today's match.

Many people like you think PSG or any wrong teams should win all the games they have and even they should not take a draw against any team. which can put the teams under pressure in the games they have and this can be harmful for any team.
Even PSG is a team that can make a mistake and even if they lose a game or get a draw that's not bad for them because still they are in the first place in the French League and still they have the chance to win the Champions League which is good enough to Enrique and his player.
I think PSG didn't have a bad performance but sadly they recently got many draws in the games we saw from this team.