Lyon, on the other hand, lost 2-1 against Clermont, which has made an excellent start in recent weeks.We have seen an incredible performance from Clermont and Lens this year.We have seen teams trying to push the limits against PSG, which has really dominated the French league in recent years. Unfortunately, these teams do not have transfer budgets as much as PSG.Despite this, PSG cannot open the point difference enough and we can say that they are forced to be champions.We could expect PSG to dominate the league again because they have a team made up of a mix of stars, but they have 6 points difference to their closest rival with 3 weeks left.
Clermont Foot is actually performing really well in recent times. I actually would have given them a chance of finishing in the top 6 if the point difference was not so big. The consistency from them is actually better than most of the teams that are ahead of them. I actually would have given them a chance to finish in the top 6 if there were some more matches left. Sadly it is very unrealistic to think that it will happen.
PSG is the team which has the biggest budget in this league and that is a big reason why they are capable of stacking the squad with great players from all around the world. The other teams are not capable of doing that.
This is indeed quite possible for Lens, because from what they have shown and got this season, Lens is a very extraordinary team because they are able to be in second place in the Ligue1 standings with a point difference that is not so far from PSG. This proves that Lens is a team to pay attention to in Ligue1 every season including next season too, because Lens can really present a slightly more interesting competition in Ligue1 this season.
Yes indeed, I personally prefer Lens to win the Ligue 1 title this season, because Lens has managed to maintain its consistency very well. Because so far, Lens is the only team that has only gotten one defeat for the home match. At least that is a very extraordinary achievement that the Lens team was able to get, because basically Lens is not a big team with high finances.
So yes, I also hope Lens is able to keep up this form for next season. Because, if Lens can maintain this kind of performance from the start of the season, then it is very possible that Lens can win the Ligue 1 title next season. But yes, because Lens is not a wealthy team, it will be difficult for Lens to retain their key players in the transfer market later. Because of course, players who have high potential will be in demand by many rich clubs out there and that will make it difficult for Lens to maintain its performance.
All the clubs that are not very rich have to face the same problem. It is like if you do not want to sell the players you would not have a very good amount of money in the bank. And if you sell the players you will only find out that you are not getting a good replacement for him which is the thing that happens most of the time. And sometimes when big clubs are offering huge amounts of money for a player, often times the player also wants to leave to play for a better club.