2:1 it ended in the favour of Paris Saint Germaine with Ousmane Dembele scoring his side's two goals of the match. I don't think there's anyway Saint Etienne will be playing away at the home of the French champions and still manage to get a result in that game so there wasn't anything surprising about the result for me. I was even expecting Paris Saint Germaine to record more goals than they managed and even keep a clean sheet but at the end, it ended in a narrow win for them. In a season where Paris Saint Germaine aren't performing greatly, they're still leading the league table and that I don't think is a good advertisement of the French league
Saint Etienne did better if I want to even give commendations to any of the teams in this game, they had the champions PSG playing from home and yet they were able to get a goal and held PSG to not been able to score beyond two goals. Although PsG hasn't been of great performance this season, they shouldn't struggle winning a team like this, I expected a three goal margin at least from them but it turns out they won and got three points but not with an impressive performance. 
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January 13, 2025, 04:12:59 AM
January 13, 2025, 01:58:28 AM
2:1 it ended in the favour of Paris Saint Germaine with Ousmane Dembele scoring his side's two goals of the match. I don't think there's anyway Saint Etienne will be playing away at the home of the French champions and still manage to get a result in that game so there wasn't anything surprising about the result for me. I was even expecting Paris Saint Germaine to record more goals than they managed and even keep a clean sheet but at the end, it ended in a narrow win for them. In a season where Paris Saint Germaine aren't performing greatly, they're still leading the league table and that I don't think is a good advertisement of the French league
As predicted before that Paris Saint Germain will be able to win quite easily in this match. They can play comfortably and can even score goals early in the match. Although the score ended with a narrow score, it doesn't matter because the most important thing is that they can get 3 points from this match. They are still unstoppable in Ligue 1, yes they are very difficult to beat. 7 points is quite a distance considering Paris Saint Germain is leading. So to say who will be the champion this season, I think we already know that, even every season we can predict. 
January 12, 2025, 06:54:49 PM
^ With the draw that Monaco got and Marseille's victory against Rennes which was not easy at all, there is currently a 5-point gap between Marseille and Monaco. Of course, these results make Marseille at least in a position that is safe enough to stay in second place. Although Marseille managed to maintain its consistency, there was still no chance for Marseille to compete for the trophy with PSG.
Because of course, PSG will also get better results, because in a few minutes or a few hours PSG will play at home against St Etienne who are currently in the relegation zone and St Etienne are also a promotion team this season. Thus, it will be certain that PSG will also succeed in getting three points in this match, and maybe PSG will also win with a big score, at least three goals are good enough.
Olympique Marseille were able to secure all three points over Rennes in a tightly contested match. This crucial win will not only boosts their morale but also keep them firmly in contention for the Ligue title this season as they apply pressure on PSG. On the other hand PSG recent win over St-Etienne has further solidified their position at the top of the league table. With the end of season approaching, every point gained or dropped could prove decisive. Marseille will need to maintain their winning momentum particularly against mid table and lower ranked teams while hoping PSG falters in some key fixtures. Because of course, PSG will also get better results, because in a few minutes or a few hours PSG will play at home against St Etienne who are currently in the relegation zone and St Etienne are also a promotion team this season. Thus, it will be certain that PSG will also succeed in getting three points in this match, and maybe PSG will also win with a big score, at least three goals are good enough.
January 12, 2025, 06:48:34 PM
Today against Saint Etienne we thought we would see an easy victory for PSG. And at the end of the first half PSG is leading 2-0. And in the first half we saw the dominance of PSG players. Saint Etienne is a weak team. And this team is now in the relegation zone. There was no possibility of PSG losing points against such a team. Usually PSG players are able to play well against weak teams.
We see PSG team playing completely attacking tactics this season. However, due to the lack of experienced players in PSG squad, PSG team often faces big problems to score goals. But since Etienne's defense is weak. So PSG does not face much problem to score two goals in the first half.
January 12, 2025, 06:41:36 PM
Results of today's games:
PSG 2 - 1 Saint Etienne (I honestly expected it to be an easy win for PSG, but PSG won this game thanks to a penalty)
Toulouse 1 - 2 Strasbourg (Strasbourg have been improving a lot in recent games and with this win they have now won 3 consecutive games)
Montpellier 1 - 3 Angers (Montpellier's situation is getting worse and in this game they were very unlucky, they got 2 red cards, I think they will be relegated)
Le Havre AC 1 - 2 Lens (When Le Havre AC scored an early goal, I thought they could get out of this game with at least a draw, but unfortunately they lost and their situation is getting worse with each round)
PSG 2 - 1 Saint Etienne (I honestly expected it to be an easy win for PSG, but PSG won this game thanks to a penalty)
Toulouse 1 - 2 Strasbourg (Strasbourg have been improving a lot in recent games and with this win they have now won 3 consecutive games)
Montpellier 1 - 3 Angers (Montpellier's situation is getting worse and in this game they were very unlucky, they got 2 red cards, I think they will be relegated)
Le Havre AC 1 - 2 Lens (When Le Havre AC scored an early goal, I thought they could get out of this game with at least a draw, but unfortunately they lost and their situation is getting worse with each round)
January 12, 2025, 06:29:45 PM
Today against Saint Etienne we thought we would see an easy victory for PSG. And at the end of the first half PSG is leading 2-0. And in the first half we saw the dominance of PSG players. Saint Etienne is a weak team. And this team is now in the relegation zone. There was no possibility of PSG losing points against such a team. Usually PSG players are able to play well against weak teams.
We see PSG team playing completely attacking tactics this season. However, due to the lack of experienced players in PSG squad, PSG team often faces big problems to score goals. But since Etienne's defense is weak. So PSG does not face much problem to score two goals in the first half.
The score is now 2-1, and we have more than 20 minutes to go; and based on each team’s performance so far, PSG need to be very serious this time because all these weak relegation zone teams are the teams that obstruct big teams from winning title, and they are given PSG tough time because they are trying to put more effort in the game even though I know that PSG will do their best to maintain and go with the three points because they are at home and have more quality players than Saint-Etienne.
PSG won 2-1 in the end. They struggled with a small result win against a very weak team. They had too many shot on goal and just couldnt convert it. The result should have been 5-1 for PSG but ended up with only 2-1. Dembele scored two goals but could have scored a lot more in this match.
January 12, 2025, 06:07:07 PM
I must confess how impressed I am with brest performance in this game, I never knee they were going to be this good, I mean not against long who had a much better season going on for them than best has, the only thing I expected was that since they were playing from home, getting a goal was something they could do but winning wasn't part of my expectations but seeing them pull that through shows that indeed the competition in the ligue 1is really coming to live and can be found amongst these teams. Leading already all best had to do was defend and that was a good tactics to earn a three points at the end of the game.
For me this is a real result before the match started, bettors must have known that Brest also has a great chance of winning. Looking at the current results, both teams have equal performance. And on the one hand, if you look at H2H, Brest and Lyon have equal experience and Brest can always win at home.So the victory is not impressive or something extraordinary for Brest. Because playing at home is always a big advantage for Brest.
Regarding the competition in league 1, actually it only happens in the runner-up position and below. It will still be boring to compete at the top of the standings which has been locked by PSG.
January 12, 2025, 04:18:17 PM
Brest played quite well in this match, so they were able to bring home three full points from Lyon. Actually, Brest only showed a little ball possession in this match, but they were able to take advantage of every opportunity they got well. Through goals scored by Camara in the 8th minute and Ajurque's goal in the 25th minute, they were able to take the lead with a score of 2-0 over Lyon, before finally before the first half really ended, Veretout managed to score one goal against Brest, which made the first half end with a score of 2-1.
And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
I must confess how impressed I am with brest performance in this game, I never knee they were going to be this good, I mean not against long who had a much better season going on for them than best has, the only thing I expected was that since they were playing from home, getting a goal was something they could do but winning wasn't part of my expectations but seeing them pull that through shows that indeed the competition in the ligue 1is really coming to live and can be found amongst these teams. Leading already all best had to do was defend and that was a good tactics to earn a three points at the end of the game. And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
January 12, 2025, 04:18:08 PM
Today against Saint Etienne we thought we would see an easy victory for PSG. And at the end of the first half PSG is leading 2-0. And in the first half we saw the dominance of PSG players. Saint Etienne is a weak team. And this team is now in the relegation zone. There was no possibility of PSG losing points against such a team. Usually PSG players are able to play well against weak teams.
We see PSG team playing completely attacking tactics this season. However, due to the lack of experienced players in PSG squad, PSG team often faces big problems to score goals. But since Etienne's defense is weak. So PSG does not face much problem to score two goals in the first half.
The score is now 2-1, and we have more than 20 minutes to go; and based on each team’s performance so far, PSG need to be very serious this time because all these weak relegation zone teams are the teams that obstruct big teams from winning title, and they are given PSG tough time because they are trying to put more effort in the game even though I know that PSG will do their best to maintain and go with the three points because they are at home and have more quality players than Saint-Etienne.
January 12, 2025, 04:03:56 PM
Brest played quite well in this match, so they were able to bring home three full points from Lyon. Actually, Brest only showed a little ball possession in this match, but they were able to take advantage of every opportunity they got well. Through goals scored by Camara in the 8th minute and Ajurque's goal in the 25th minute, they were able to take the lead with a score of 2-0 over Lyon, before finally before the first half really ended, Veretout managed to score one goal against Brest, which made the first half end with a score of 2-1.
And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
It was absolutely a good outing for Brest, they were able to secure all three points from visiting team Olympic Lyon. The match was intense but Brest managed to hold their ground. Brest defense line performed well as they constantly repelled Olympic Lyon constant threat, their midfield was solid as they didn't give room for Lyon to operate effectively and their attack was excellent. And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
January 12, 2025, 03:47:52 PM
^ With the draw that Monaco got and Marseille's victory against Rennes which was not easy at all, there is currently a 5-point gap between Marseille and Monaco. Of course, these results make Marseille at least in a position that is safe enough to stay in second place. Although Marseille managed to maintain its consistency, there was still no chance for Marseille to compete for the trophy with PSG.
Yes, by successfully getting 3 full points at Rennes home, Marseille is indeed very comfortable in second place. Most likely they will continue to occupy that position in the long term if they continue to get positive results in the future, but to put them in the title race, it is difficult for them to catch up on the points that are already far from PSG, if PSG suffers 3 defeats there their chances are open, but until the 17th week PSG is still consistent, maybe what they can achieve easily now is to secure a UCL ticket. 
January 12, 2025, 03:43:32 PM
Today against Saint Etienne we thought we would see an easy victory for PSG. And at the end of the first half PSG is leading 2-0. And in the first half we saw the dominance of PSG players. Saint Etienne is a weak team. And this team is now in the relegation zone. There was no possibility of PSG losing points against such a team. Usually PSG players are able to play well against weak teams.
We see PSG team playing completely attacking tactics this season. However, due to the lack of experienced players in PSG squad, PSG team often faces big problems to score goals. But since Etienne's defense is weak. So PSG does not face much problem to score two goals in the first half.
January 12, 2025, 03:37:53 PM
One of the most important matches played yesterday was definitely the match between Brest and Lyon.Brest managed to defeat Lyon at home with goals in the first half in the 25th minute.Lyon had more possession but Brest's attacks were more dangerous.
The winner of the goal duel was Nice.Reims lost 4-2 at home to Nice.Nice, who led 2-1 at half time, started the second half with a dominant start.It was an enjoyable game and Nice managed to increase their points to 30 with this win.
Marseille, on the other hand, managed to turn the game around and leave Rennes with 3 points.Rennes failed to take advantage of the penalty with Kalimuendo but managed to take the lead 10 minutes after the penalty.Although they scored, their joy did not last long.Marseille, who equalized with Greenwood towards the end of the first half, managed to open the difference with Rabiot at the beginning of the second half.While the match ended with these goals, Marseille managed to play a better game than their opponent.
The winner of the goal duel was Nice.Reims lost 4-2 at home to Nice.Nice, who led 2-1 at half time, started the second half with a dominant start.It was an enjoyable game and Nice managed to increase their points to 30 with this win.
Marseille, on the other hand, managed to turn the game around and leave Rennes with 3 points.Rennes failed to take advantage of the penalty with Kalimuendo but managed to take the lead 10 minutes after the penalty.Although they scored, their joy did not last long.Marseille, who equalized with Greenwood towards the end of the first half, managed to open the difference with Rabiot at the beginning of the second half.While the match ended with these goals, Marseille managed to play a better game than their opponent.
January 12, 2025, 01:43:57 PM
^ With the draw that Monaco got and Marseille's victory against Rennes which was not easy at all, there is currently a 5-point gap between Marseille and Monaco. Of course, these results make Marseille at least in a position that is safe enough to stay in second place. Although Marseille managed to maintain its consistency, there was still no chance for Marseille to compete for the trophy with PSG.
Because of course, PSG will also get better results, because in a few minutes or a few hours PSG will play at home against St Etienne who are currently in the relegation zone and St Etienne are also a promotion team this season. Thus, it will be certain that PSG will also succeed in getting three points in this match, and maybe PSG will also win with a big score, at least three goals are good enough.
Because of course, PSG will also get better results, because in a few minutes or a few hours PSG will play at home against St Etienne who are currently in the relegation zone and St Etienne are also a promotion team this season. Thus, it will be certain that PSG will also succeed in getting three points in this match, and maybe PSG will also win with a big score, at least three goals are good enough.
January 12, 2025, 12:56:07 PM
The score at half time was 1-1, but I am still quite confident that Marseille will win this away game. Because at least, Marseille is the team that has the best results for away games so far this season in Ligue 1 and thus, maybe in the second half Marseille will succeed in scoring their second goal. Although it may only be a narrow win, but it is still an important result for Marseille to strengthen its position in second place in the standings. Although indeed, basically Rennes is also not a weak team but, considering that at this moment Rennes is only in the middle zone of the standings, with a trend that is not good enough like that it will give Marseille a good chance to beat Rennes in this match.
Marseille successfully won full points at Roazhon Park, Rennes' home base. Although they were left behind in the 43rd minute, this did not destroy the mentality of De Zerbi's team. After Rennes' lead, only two minutes later Mason Greenwood was able to equalize. As you said, in the second half Marseille reversed their advantage from a goal scored by Rabiot through Greenwood's assist. After that, no more goals were scored by either team, resulting in Marseille winning with a score of 2-1. With this, Marseille maintains the distance in points from AS Manaco, while Rennes is in an unsafe zone. Well, now Marseille is only four points behind Paris Saint-Germain, but PSG has the opportunity to widen the points from the team below it by winning the match against Saint-Etienne. By the way, if Marseille had a much more established striker, I'm sure Roberto De Zerbi's team would be much more productive in terms of scoring goals. because, Neal Maupay and Elye Wahi seem to not always be able to play consistently throughout the match. Well, De Zerbi should target a well-established player who wears the number nine. If they can get him, I'm pretty sure Marseille will be much more competitive.
By the end of the first half, both teams have completely lost their consistency, as is clear from Marseille's reply goal just two minutes after Rennes took the lead. This moment offers palpable evidence of just how quickly changes can impact the dynamics of a match when attention wavers.
It was at this point that things took a turn for the worse. Rennes were caught napping yet again at the onset of the second half and conceded a goal. Rabiot scored from a Greenwood assist. That goal proved to be the difference in a game that ended 2-1 in favor of Marseille when the final whistle was blown.
This situation makes things even harder for Rennes, as they're currently in an unsafe zone. In the meantime, Marseille did take their chances to keep the competition up at the top of the standings. And I agree with you, even though in this match Marseille was able to return to winning ways, but to be able to compete at the top of the standings they still need new ammunition to be able to sharpen their attack line.
January 12, 2025, 12:54:39 PM
Brest played quite well in this match, so they were able to bring home three full points from Lyon. Actually, Brest only showed a little ball possession in this match, but they were able to take advantage of every opportunity they got well. Through goals scored by Camara in the 8th minute and Ajurque's goal in the 25th minute, they were able to take the lead with a score of 2-0 over Lyon, before finally before the first half really ended, Veretout managed to score one goal against Brest, which made the first half end with a score of 2-1.
And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
And regarding the second half, in that half there were no goals scored at all, even though Lyon had made several attacks towards Brest to be able to equalize, but the results were nil, Brest's defense was quite solid, so the score did not change at all until the referee blew the long whistle.
Brest played a great game to defeat Lyon at home, despite the fact that Brest was hosting the match, I did not expect the result to be as it was. Brest was more than last season, finishing in the top four, but their performance fell as the season began. On the other hand, I don't expect Lyon to lose if they don't win because they appear to be better than Brest this season, sitting sixth in the league table. Brest took on their home advantage by scoring two goals in the first half, securing all three points.
However, Lyon has only lost to PSG in the past seven league games, so it was a surprise that they lost to Brest, who has only won three of their last seven league games. The three points were important for Brest to maintain their league position as they're struggling to avoid the relegation zone. But I still won my betting; I played BTTS, and the match ended with a 2:1 victory for the home team.
January 12, 2025, 12:30:04 PM
The score at half time was 1-1, but I am still quite confident that Marseille will win this away game. Because at least, Marseille is the team that has the best results for away games so far this season in Ligue 1 and thus, maybe in the second half Marseille will succeed in scoring their second goal. Although it may only be a narrow win, but it is still an important result for Marseille to strengthen its position in second place in the standings. Although indeed, basically Rennes is also not a weak team but, considering that at this moment Rennes is only in the middle zone of the standings, with a trend that is not good enough like that it will give Marseille a good chance to beat Rennes in this match.
Marseille successfully won full points at Roazhon Park, Rennes' home base. Although they were left behind in the 43rd minute, this did not destroy the mentality of De Zerbi's team. After Rennes' lead, only two minutes later Mason Greenwood was able to equalize. As you said, in the second half Marseille reversed their advantage from a goal scored by Rabiot through Greenwood's assist. After that, no more goals were scored by either team, resulting in Marseille winning with a score of 2-1. With this, Marseille maintains the distance in points from AS Manaco, while Rennes is in an unsafe zone. Well, now Marseille is only four points behind Paris Saint-Germain, but PSG has the opportunity to widen the points from the team below it by winning the match against Saint-Etienne. By the way, if Marseille had a much more established striker, I'm sure Roberto De Zerbi's team would be much more productive in terms of scoring goals. because, Neal Maupay and Elye Wahi seem to not always be able to play consistently throughout the match. Well, De Zerbi should target a well-established player who wears the number nine. If they can get him, I'm pretty sure Marseille will be much more competitive.
January 12, 2025, 12:13:16 PM
The transfer will happen sooner or later, because from the information gathered he has already reached an agreement with PSG and his salary will be 4 or 5 times his current salary at Napoli. PSG is not a team that can polish any player, they always buy ready made players for exorbitant fees, PSG and Manchester City are the reason why transfer market of today is like this, buying players with big money. Besides PSG didn't sell Mbappe for a penny, he Mbappe was a free agent and Real Madrid got him for free.
That is a very natural thing and I think it is not a complicated problem as long as teams like PSG and Manchester City can afford it, because a team must have a higher financial level in order to recruit ready-to-use players and can improve the quality of their game in every match. And for now PSG does need to target players with that model because PSG still often fails when competing in the UCL so it is quite natural for PSG to buy players who no longer need to be polished perfectly for such a long time.From what was reported by Fabrizio Romano about Kvaratskhelia's transfer, it is clearly 99.99% likely to happen and we just need to wait for PSG to introduce it to the public, honestly at this time I see that bringing in Kvaratskhelia is a smart transfer strategy before they will also recruit osimhen later, because previously in the summer, PSG had wanted to buy osimhen and Kvaratskhelia as a package but was rejected by Napoli.
January 12, 2025, 10:55:33 AM
But to say that Messi did not contribute anything in my opinion is also too much, because he can also contribute, it's just that maybe he did not contribute as expected, that's all. He had a hard time after leaving Barcelona, and indeed it was the first time he had a new team after years of being in the Barcelona squad. And if we look at it, his departure was not entirely his wish, but Barcelona was in a bad situation so they were forced to sell Messi. So maybe one of the reasons why it took him so long to adapt to Paris Saint Germain's game, because his heart was still left in his previous team.
I agree with you, Messi has contributed with Goals and Assists to lead PSG to win the title in the domestic competition, but he was unable to carry PSG to win the UCL trophy because they are still unable to compete with other top clubs. At that time, PSG front line was filled with the world's best players, Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, while in other positions PSG also had classy players, so all players had the same responsibility. Psychological problems can affect his performance, but as a professional player he has done his best for the team he plays for.PSG management is having dream of winning Champions League which shattered by many times now they are doing nothing for this just allowing coach to keep things on good level and bring stable PSG in this league with having good chance in Champions League into future while bringing few good names are good, but first they needed to have good depth in players performance.
Bringing Victor Osimhen or Kvaratskhelia will be helpful if they are able to have strong strategy which give all players good chance of giving their best never live under shadow of star players.
January 12, 2025, 10:33:18 AM
The transfer will happen sooner or later, because from the information gathered he has already reached an agreement with PSG and his salary will be 4 or 5 times his current salary at Napoli. PSG is not a team that can polish any player, they always buy ready made players for exorbitant fees, PSG and Manchester City are the reason why transfer market of today is like this, buying players with big money. Besides PSG didn't sell Mbappe for a penny, he Mbappe was a free agent and Real Madrid got him for free.
That is a very natural thing and I think it is not a complicated problem as long as teams like PSG and Manchester City can afford it, because a team must have a higher financial level in order to recruit ready-to-use players and can improve the quality of their game in every match. And for now PSG does need to target players with that model because PSG still often fails when competing in the UCL so it is quite natural for PSG to buy players who no longer need to be polished perfectly for such a long time.Jump to: