Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 535. (Read 193597 times)

When domestic titles are considered easy then if they fail it is a shame. Indeed, the league looks easy for PSG, but from some games they also sometimes struggle. Maybe their dream is UCL, but in some periods they always fail. This gives us little evidence that indeed their qualities are still not capable of becoming kings of Europe. Their money is a lot but their mentality is not well formed. Furthermore, if Mbaape leaves then their strength will be further reduced.

If Enrique manages to win Ligue 1 this season I don't think it will be a prestigious achievement for PSG. They are the favorites to win every season. I hope that Enrique will be able to bring PSG to at least reach the semifinals of the Champions League. I think the club board wants that too. Becoming champion in Ligue 1 is something that must be done, but providing extraordinary achievements for the club in European competition is proof.

Monaco still has a chance to shift NICE's position, which is currently in 2nd place in the Ligue 1 standings, the two only have a difference of 2 points, but I also really applaud NICE, so far they are truly unstoppable, they have only lost once and that's the same level of achievement that PSG has while Monaco has lost 3 times. Nice will face Havre later while Monaco will face Lyon, well it can be predicted that NICE will definitely win easily against Havre.

That's right, current Nice ability is not enough to be a competitor PSG, apart from PSG having a strong squad depth, Nice also doesn't have a mainstay striker who can be reliable. To be able to compete with PSG, Nice management must find new players in a striker who is hungry a goals. But there is an opportunity for Nice considering that at the start of the next year, we have the transfer window. So Nice has to plan it as early as possible, but for Nice defense it looks pretty good, so I think management doesn't have to change that.

They drew with Dortmund and Newcastle in their last 2 UCL matches. Despite this, Milan's unsuccessful performance took them to the next round. They also play very well in the French league. They went on a big rise after scoring 5 goals against Monaco. I don't think they will be defeated easily right now. Probably no other team would have a chance to win League 1.

They were always under pressure at the start, but by the end of the season they were always the club that moved freely at the top of the table. This season Nice were also troublesome at the start of the season, but they slowly declined and in the end Paris Saint Germain could take over the top position again. We always see the weaknesses shown by Paris Saint Germain's competitors, like this season I was very impressed with the defense built by Nice, but at the same time they have an unreliable attack line to score goals productively. If only Nice had a good attacking line, I'm sure they would still be at the top of the table now.

Actually, I don't really hope that PSG can get the title in the Champions League which will be the toughest difficulty for PSG and this has been happening since the presence of star players like Messi and Neymar and in my opinion looking at the performance in the group stage yesterday PSG's overall performance looks not very stable and It seems that in the round of 16 PSG will have lost and will not be able to continue its performance in the CL anymore and this should provide more reasonable pressure to focus more on League 1 rather than chasing the uncertain and as far as I know, as long as PSG still frequently replaces its coach, it will be very difficult to achieve this. the highest peak in the champions league.
Regarding its performance in League 1, there is no doubt that PSG has the experience and strength to dominate League 1. As long as it still has Mbappe, this club will be fine in this league, even though it looks like it has been pushed aside by other clubs, it is only temporary and in the end PSG will return to its position. first at the end of the season.
After the departure of Messi and Neymar, I became a little uninterested in watching every PSG match, as if there was nothing interesting anymore, even if they lost Mbappe, PSG would just be like other clubs or could lose the League 1 title.

In fact, Nice did not manage to maintain its top position, because Nice was overtaken by PSG. Because ya, after all, at the beginning of this season it was also the fact that PSG not at the top of the table and thus, it was clear that Nice did not have the ability to maintain the top position and did not have the ability to get it again.

Although indeed, Nice is quite impressive at this moment but still, there is no chance for Nice to return to the top position . Because ya, after all, PSG is currently also at the top of the Ligue 1 standings and yes, of course, with such a position it is very possible for PSG to remain strong because no team in Ligue 1 is able to take over the top position from PSG.

That makes sense, the depth of the squad that PSG has makes Ligue 1 so easy for them. The priority scale set by club officials and PSG management is the European Champions League, that is their goal to build a squad with star players, so that their ambitions are easier to realize. However, it turns out that getting through to the group phase is currently quite difficult, luckily Newcastle lost to Milan. Luis Enrique has to work harder in the round of 16, and is required to continue to create stability in the current two competitions.

Several clubs in Ligue 1 look like they are challenging PSG, but I think this is only temporary, in the future PSG will run alone at the top of the standings and will have an even bigger point difference with Nice, Monaco and Lille. We are not underestimating anyone, but in reality that is how the season will end as usual, PSG will win the Ligue 1 trophy easily. However, at UCL, Enrique has to fight as hard as he can, because the level of competition and strength of the clubs he faces are very different, it takes good teamwork to talk a lot there, it's not enough to rely on the many star players in the lineup.

Unfortunately that has been true for some time, teams that spend the most money end up getting the best players out of every other team, and they just build squads that would be able to beat everyone while making the other teams weaker. Look at Monaco, they are third right now, but since 2018 have they won a single title?

Mbappe was from there and he played for Monaco and he was sold for a record breaking amount, I think it was something like 180 million or so, and yet Monaco never got any better after that. That's the power of money, you pay a lot to get a player and then other team still can't find any player as good so they get worse even if they have some money, because there is also possibility that if they ever do ,you would just buy that too and move on. I think it's not an easy job to be opponent of a team that already has a huge amount of money coming from the opponents and you should always be careful about what you are doing before you could move on.

They were closer to the win than Borussia Dortmund was, but ultimately didn't need to win. They could have gotten into trouble if Newcastle won the game against Milan, but thanks to the comparison in both legs PSG made it to the next round since they won their first leg against Milan 3-0 and lost the second game 2-1. It is bitter for Milan, but they actually lost this when they played a weak game in Paris. Now they are at least left with the Europa League.

As for PSG, yes now it is all about the Coup de France and Ligue 1. I really want to know against whom they will be playing in the next Champions League round.

Monaco, Nice and PSG are the 3 teams that will compete for the Ligue 1 title this season. I'm not underestimating the other teams in the race for the title, but so far the top 3 teams look very convincing. It cannot be denied that PSG is the best favorite every season, but if PSG loses direction and its performance is unstable then Nice and Monaco are ready to take over the top position.

Luis Enrique is having a good first season at the moment by topping the Ligue 1 standings and qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League. It was a good start to his career in Ligue 1, but many people expected more from him as an experienced coach. Luis Enrique's influence at PSG has been good so far, but sometimes squad depth is a problem that still seems difficult to solve.

PSG performed poorly at the start of the Champions League season and in Ligue 1. I remember how they couldn't get points to get to the top of the standings. But now they are successful in the two leagues. But if there are a lot of doubts about the Champions League, then about Ligue 1 I think they are in great shape.

NICE is indeed able to catch up with PSG in Ligue 1. I think they are the second best team in the league this season. Even though they could be a threat to PSG in the race for the title, I think for now other teams will still find it very difficult to match PSG in the League. What differentiates PSG from other contestants in Ligue 1 is that PSG has a lot of great players so they have quite good squad depth.

Of course you are right PSG has been impressively doing well on this league season, actually considering there wining over all statistics on this French league one, they have played 13 matches on this league One , from September till date and they have made a quite impressive improvement and performance because out of the 13 matches they have played, they have won 11 matches and draw only two and have not lose any match, what a brilliant performance I wonder if they had channeled all the energy and performance on there champions League matches how far they would have gone.

Because there performance on the champions League is not like there performance on this French league, they seem a little bit struggling on the champions league group but however they manages to secure the second position on there group and however if they manage to beat Lile on there next match it will really give them a good edge over most of there competitive team.

Although they've been having some problems lately, I really want PSG to win. Even though they have a great team, I have noticed that they arent quite hitting their stride this season. Even so, they've done pretty well in the Champions League. They're going up and down like a roller coaster. Keeping my fingers crossed for them at UCL.

Nice is the next one. I cant believe how good they've been this season; I respect their hard work. In the Ligue 1, they've been chasing PSG, which is no easy task. It makes me think that PSG needs to pay more attention. Without a question, they're talented, but if they want to stay on top, they need to find a steady rhythm. They have to find the right mix and return to their most powerful form.

In the second half of the season, many teams will start to lose consistency and this may mostly be due to injuries to several key players, so this will have a negative effect on the matches they play. Nice and Monaco might be challengers behind PSG, but only in the top two to three positions in the standings because becoming Ligue 1 champions is still quite a long shot depending on the composition of players they currently have.

Marseille may join them but we will have to see how they play and also when we enter the second half of the season. But even if you look at the composition of the current standings, there are two challengers that Marseille must overcome, where Lille and Brest are above them, even though the difference in points is not far.

Rotating players is something that Luis Enrique has to do so that the important players he needs are available for their UCL match, but the next UCL agenda is still quite far away and their away match this time is important enough for PSG to win IMO.

Regarding betting odds in this match, the two teams have an imbalance in terms of odds, on a 1X2 bet the odds for Lille to win and draw are the same, it's at @3.85 (currently). So actually I doubt that PSG will lose this match.

We know how ambitious they are to be able to win the title in the Champions League, for years they have tried to make it happen and they have spent a lot of money to bring in many star players who are expected to help them realize their great desire. But until the last season they still failed to realize it and now their star players are also no longer in the squad.
I think they will make the Champions League a priority, because they in LIgue 1 have almost no very tough competitors to be able to tackle them. I don't pretend to think other clubs are bad, but with the strength they have, they can be quite easy to become champions again this season.

Lille has the ability to match PSG's game. In their last meeting, PSG played at home and it was 4-3. It was a very interesting match by both teams.
but the situation is now Lille will play at home, I don't think Lille will put pressure on PSG. but Lille may have a better chance of winning, even by a narrow score.
We have to see when PSG was also held to a 0-0 draw by Clermont. I think Lille has a better chance.