Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 414. (Read 194352 times)

This is of course as true as it is for any other club that is still in the Champions League alive and kicking. With some luck and some good drawings PSG could make it far and they have shown a solid performance against Real Sociedad, although frankly speaking, Real Sociedad is not Real Madrid

I wonder whether Luis Enrique will make the mistake and rotate too much and stop giving his players playing time and practice to be ready on point when the Champions League games take place. Due to their 13 points advantage in Ligue 1, it is not rare that coaches think the time has come to send the superstars on part-time vacation so to say. But I think that is counterproductive strategy as these top performers need to perform in order to stay in shape.

Too much rotation can disturb the functioning of the squad. But the worst thing is that PSG really has no challenges ahead of them anymore except for the Champions League. That makes it hard to stay focused. Manchester City in contrast is in the zone. They need to deliver every few days. It is business as usual for them.

Kylian Mbappé is professional players and he will play on the higher level top performance until his contract expiry at the end this season with PSG, he still most important players for PGS in domestic league by scoring 21 goals of 20 appearance and he scored four goals in Champion League of 7 matches. Last match in first leg Champion League match, Kylian Mbappé scored one goal and helped his team get large capital for second leg match against Real Sociedad behind leading two goals.
Indeed will leave PSG next season, Kylian Mbappé still has target for winning domestic league and actually get Champion League tittle with PSG in the last season of his opportunities.

Who knows, PSG will be lucky to win the Champions League trophy this season, even though we know their chances are very low, in football there is always room for surprises. It's true, this is Mbappe last season at PSG, of course Enrique will hope a lot for Mbappe help on the front lines, he is a player who can make a difference in the outcome of the match. It looks like they will win the second leg against Sociedad, most recently Sociedad also suffered defeat in La Liga.

Enrique can be very comfortable shifting PSG focus to the Champions League, without worrying that their position will be overtaken by their closest competitors in Ligue 1, because the current point gap is very difficult for Brest, Nice and Lille to catch up. As we know, in terms of depth the PSG squad actually has the same bargaining value as the favorite teams, they are eligible to challenge for the trophy, it's just that they haven't been lucky, Enrique will try his best this season.

Every player hopes to move to Real Madrid but not everyone has that expectation. All the other stars you have mentioned are interested in moving to Real Madrid but Real Madrid has not shown any interest in taking them due to which no other players have been signed by Real Madrid. Real Madrid have long tried and kept tabs on Mbappe. 
Real Madrid have waited a long time to sign Mbappe, yet they have not signed any other players. Real Madrid's plan may have been that they are willing to wait but they will complete Mbappe's deal with Real Madrid at any cost. It is finally going to be like that, from next season maybe Mbappe will be seen wearing the famous number 10 jersey of Real Madrid in La Liga. If Mbappe joins Real Madrid, Real Madrid will become a more formidable team.

Don't think too confidently about being able to bring PSG to win the UCL title this season, because PSG is not quite ready to reach the UCL final this season, even though they can get rid of Real Sociedad, that doesn't mean they will stop there, they will meet the strongest clubs from other Europe which of course have strong above PSG or equal to PSG, I think at least Mbappe is trying hard to get the best results in the UCL this season, at least apart from winning the Ligue 1 title, at least being able to reach the UCL final is something to be proud of.

Mbappe has to give his best performance before leaving PSG and of course he has to play more than usual to be able to produce good results, as he was able to bring France to the world cup final, so far Mbappe has the ability to attack so he can be relied on to score goals, that's what which he should do when facing each of their opponents in the UCL, it looks like they will eliminate Real Sociedad in the round of 16 and PSG must prepare themselves to face another great club after Sociedad.

I disagree with you, I started ot the game from the beginning till the full-time there was no time the home team Metz played very well, from the starting of the game till fulltime Lyon dominated the match starting from ball possession, attempts even shots leading to goal but Metz were just lucky to convert their first attempt to goal and after that Lyon still pressured them until they were able to level the scoreline to 1:1 before the first half. Coming back to second half Lyon still continued with the decent performance until the 60th when Saïd Benrahma scored the winning goal for Lyon that was when the home team Metz actually came out to force an attack but they couldn't overpower the Lyon defense until the final whistle. You can check the overall performance again both in the first half and second half you will find out that Lyon was better in both half.
 

I agree with you. I think Mbappe will continue to give his best because winning the league title and UCL will add to the list of trophies he has. Of course Mbappe will not betray his teammates by playing badly because he will leave PSG next season. Mbappe will play in Madrid and I think that will give him more spotlight. As I said Mbappe loves Ronaldo and Real Madrid so of course playing for Madrid was his childhood dream. And finally he managed to make it happen at his prime age. Can't wait for the records he will break with Real Madrid.

The match was impressive and made the fans feel proud to see the hard work done by the Lyon players who had succeeded in getting consecutive wins and getting away from the red zone and managed to occupy a position in the top 10 and actually for me it was very clear that this victory would be easy for the player to get Lyon because Metz is not a strong opponent at the moment and what impressed me was the performance of goalkeeper Anthony Lopes who managed to save Lyon goal several times from Metz attacks.

After this consecutive win, Lyon has an even tougher task, whether they have to continue to get consistent wins or be moved again by the clubs below because the point difference from Strasbourg is very close and this means that in the upcoming match, Lyon must be able to beat Lens or at least hold a draw to win maintains its position but I hope that Lyon can win again because even though it is in 10th position, it is not safe for me.

Lyon managed to achieve a narrow victory over Metz in the opening match of Week 23 of Ligue 1. Lyon four consecutive wins indicate that they are gradually improving, after being in the relegation zone some time ago. The additional 3 points obtained from Metz made Lyon move up to 10th in the standings, it is possible that Lyon position will not be shifted for a while because Strasbourg will face a tough opponent, namely Brest. Lyon management movements in the January transfer window have had a good impact at this time, Lyon must try not to fall again like the first half of the season.

For Lyon next match, I don't think Pierre Sage squad will be easily beaten by Lens, we know that Lyon is now able to beat Nice, who have better statistics than Lens. Therefore, a draw is very fair for both of them, but Lyon will have luck because they act as hosts. Tomorrow Lens will face Monaco, one of the big matches this week, I think this match will be a reference to see Lens strength in the future.

in other words, it is time for Mbappe to continue his career to look for big challenges from other leagues because currently he is 25 years old, he still has more than 5 years left to show his skills in other strong teams and I think the issue of money should not need to be thought about anymore because he he is already full enough at PSG and on the one hand, if he becomes a star player, he will definitely get a salary from any sponsor or advertisement that can provide large amounts of money.
so he doesn't need to worry about money as long as his talent continues to improve, he will definitely become more popular and it will be easier to earn more money, the most important thing is just to focus on getting a prestigious title.

and for PSG this will be a very valuable lesson for this team to continue trying to develop their team so that it can be stronger to be able to penetrate into big competitions and of course it can give confidence to any player who will join the team.

I don't want to say too much because I'm sure Mbappe has wiser thoughts and Real Madrid knows how to respect its players to form solid players and provide comfort to the players and you can see for yourself how Real Madrid is currently still in a very solid condition and Mbappe can become a super star player there, I'm sure of that.

maybe you are right that Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool could be the right choice for Mbappe to become a star player, but have you forgotten that these three teams also have mainstay players like Real Madrid?

Remember the appeal and prestige of donning the Real Madrid jersey. For Mbappe, its about legacy and the chance to fight at the greatest level, not just money. Real may not provide the money PSG or Premier League giants may offer, but Madrid offers a long history of success and the chance to join the greats.

I feel Mbappe's desire is more about trophies and personal accomplishments than money. With Mbappe at the helm, Real Madrid would improve even without him. The club's attitude and Mbappe's career aspirations look ideal. Real Madrid's potential for greatness may trump other clubs' financial incentives.

Yeah a big congratulations to Lyon because they have been doing very well lately however there previous performance has been very encouraging because there last five matches has been a successful one because they won all there last five matches, so actually is obvious that if they had gotten this kind of performance from the beginning of this French league 1 they would have moved up more than the way they are on the league table because during the beginning of this season Lyon performance was not consistent at all and they were able to lose so many matches, perhaps they are very lucky to have been able to identify the areas were they are having some difficulties and was able to work on it because right now there performance has really improve and with the method and efforts they are currently putting on there matches there is every possibility of climbing more higher on the league table. However there match against Metz was quite tough on the first half especially when Metz was able to score the first goal and some persons was thinking that Metz will actually win the match but with the consistent Lyon has they were able to equalize and win them.

In the Metz vs Lyon team match, Metz team started the game well but Metz team did not win this match until the end. Metz team scored 1st goal in 11 min. Metz team did not score any more goals after that. Lyon team played badly in the first half but Lyon team player in 45+1 min.  1 goal to draw the match. Lyon team won this match by 2 goals with another goal after half time.

After spending their first half into relegation zone things are coming back normal for the Lyon which is positive change, and they are now in middle of the League table which is making some life easier for their fans as well because in first half they were going terribly down and mostly were feeling they are going to be relegation, but they fight back and now having better performance which is important for them.

Currently, they are having 4 matches winning streak and their next game is against Strasbourg for the Coupe de France if they are able to win this match then surely they could be achieved much better even any trophy are not ideal because still we have much better and stronger teams into competitions but still they are perfect after gaining their momentum in last few weeks.

barcelona will face getafe later, barcelona and girona are only 2 points apart at the moment, so if barcelona wins this match, they will automatically shift girona's position, even though they are not in 1st place, barcelona's chance of finishing in 2nd place is still very big, they is still a strong team even though there are problems such as the issue of changing coaches.

real madrid is lucky to get mbappe, even though this news has not yet been said by real madrid, javier tebas' statement can be confirmed as not being a hoax.  real madrid's current strength is almost perfect, they have bellingham in midfield and now they have mbappe, the champions league trophy will be theirs again.

It was a really great comeback by Lyon against Metz.    When Metz got ahead first I thought about whether this would be the point Metz to bring their poor streak to its end. But Lyon were really dedicated to get another win. This winning streak of four games has helped Lyon reach a safe place in the standings recently.

While they have the momentum I don't feel like Lyon will relegate anymore. Despite having a really tough season it is relieving to see them finding a way to save themselves from the relegation zone. Of course there are still 11 more games to be played. But I think they will keep up a decent work and finish the season in top ten.

Having conceded first didn't discourage Lyon and they managed to make a comeback win at home to Metz with a score of 1-2. I'm not saying this was a narrow victory because Lyon achieved it with great difficulty, especially as they are in their best trend so far. This result also made Lyon collect 5 wins in two different competitions and I think they have turned into a very exemplary team.

Lyon was finally able to break into the top 10 of the standings and once again they proved that everything is not over as long as there is real effort and they managed to prove it through this match. Metz must suffer because they continue to be stuck in the relegation zone and the journey will be increasingly difficult for them because they have a difference of 5 points if they want to leave immediately and breathe free air. Once again, congratulations to Lyon and they can be relied on in betting on the next match.

What Real Madrid needed was a centre forward in the style of Benzema, Firmino. Haaland was exactly what they needed, but Real Madrid weren't interested. The teams where Mbappe could have starred would have been Manchester City, Arsenal or Liverpool. In my opinion, even Inter would have been a better choice for Mbappe than Real Madrid. Mbappe might not get the atmosphere he wants at Real Madrid. Next season Bellingham or Vinicius could cause unrest in the team.

Mbappe had previously stated that he didn't want to play at number 9. Mbappe will also play on the left flank with Vinicius. Let's see if Real Madrid will be able to manage the Vinicius-Mbappe process like they managed the Beckham-Figo process before.

A good result for Lyon because with this result they are slowly improving their ranking in the standings and at the same time they were able to record 4 new wins in a row. In terms of opportunities in this match, both clubs can actually show something equal, but with Lyon's little effectiveness they can score 2 goals in this match. Even though they fell behind in the 13th minute, they were able to end the first half with a draw after a late goal was scored against Metz in the added minute of first half time to make their task easier in the second half.

IN the second half they tried to find a quick goal, and in the first 15 minutes they finally scored a goal to put them ahead. Metz tried to equalize, but Lyon was better able to anticipate every attack carried out by Metz in the second half. The 2-1 score lasted until the end of the match.

Metz is one of the worst clubs this season in Ligue 1, they are in the relegation zone with a collection of 17 points from a total of 23 matches they have played. So this result makes them extend their losing record and have to stay in the relegation zone longer. Their position is also now threatened by Clermont who still have 1 match more than them, and if Clermont can win they will be the club at the bottom of the standings. However, it looks like that won't happen, because Clermont itself will face Nice, of course it will be a very difficult match for Clermont.

After a very bad start of Lyon this season when most of people thought they will relegate, Lyon made a change that were helpful after all and saved them from the relegation zone by getting a margin of 11 points and 6 points difference from Nantes which is in the relegation play-offs.

Strasbourg and Brest odds aren't far from each other with some advantage for Brest although playing away.
When we look to the previous games and the ranking, then it is definitely Brest which is better with their second position and the victory against Marseille. For Strasbourg, their last victory was two months ago if we don't count French Cup games.
I expect Brest victory with one goal difference.