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Top Teams to Win the 2020/2021 Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain: to win the Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain is the team with the highest chances of winning the next Ligue 1. They have an excellent squad, and they have proven themselves against many tough opponents both domestically and outside of France. The club has won nine Ligue 1 titles and got to the finals eight times, excluding the times they won. They have top goalscorers like Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Mauro Icardi in their ranks, which helps their odds a lot. The club has forty-one domestic titles under their belt, including but only two European titles. They recently bloomed outside of French domestic football, and are doing very well for themselves. The club got to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and will play against the Italian Atalanta. We think that they would grab their fourth consecutive title in next year's Ligue 1, and they might even qualify for a Champions League final before that if they work and play hard against their opponents.
Our tip Ligue 1 outright: PSG to win (@ 1/14 bet365)
Marseille: Our prediction is OM will finish Top 3
Olympique de Marseille has had a positive history in Ligue 1. They have nine titles and twelve-second places under their belt, and most recently (last Ligue 1), they ended second in the final ranking. Maybe if the season was full, they might have gotten a shot in the first place, but unfortunately, it was ended prematurely. Next year, the team will have a shot at reaching for the title and winning for the first time since 2010. We can't be sure, but if they improve a little, they have a chance to win the title.
Marseille to finish in top 3 @ 20/21 bet365
Lyon: Main challenger to win French 1 in 2020-2021
Lyon is another string French team that we think has a small chance at winning the 2020/2021 Ligue 1. The club won seven titles in past years and got to the finals on twelve occasions. In the 2019/2020 Ligue 1, they finished seventh, but hey are still a formidable club and have a shot at winning if the circumstances allow it. When it comes to European competitions, the team got to the semi-finals of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in different seasons. Lyon also has fourteen domestic titles excluding the Ligue 1 and Ligue 1 trophies.
Lyon to win Ligue 1 outright odds: @ 2/1 bet365
Odds for main challengers to rank in top 3
Lille
Lille will probably not win the next Ligue 1, but they can be ranked in the top five of the teams participating. Last season, they placed fourth and qualified for the Europa League group stage. In the past, they won the Ligue 1 four times and finished in second place seven times. Their manager is Christophe Galtier, who has won the “Manager of the Year” award both in 2013 and 2019. During the last season of the league, Victor Osimhen scored the same number of goals as Neymar and was placed fourth alongside him in the tournament table's top goalscorers.
Lille to finish in top 3 @ 10/3 bet365
Nice
You might not believe it, but Nice won the Ligue 1 four times before 1960. The team ranked in fifth place during the last league and has the potential to rank higher next year, especially if they change their squad with better players during the summer and winter transfers. We don't see Nice finishing in the top three, but we would look out as they are one of the underdogs, and they might surprise us.
Our main prediction for Nice: to finish in top 3 @ 8/1 bet365
Monaco
Monaco is the only team that participates in Ligue 1 that isn't from France. Last year they ranked at ninth place in the league, and they have reached fifteen finals in the history of Ligue 1. they won eight of those finals, and the most recent one was during the 2016/2017 season first one this century. In the past, they won twenty-three domestic competitions but still haven't got to a final at a European competition.
In terms of outright odds, we pass on Monaco as we don't think they will perform well this season.
Rennes
Rennes isn't a top French club, and their most significant achievement is ranking in third place during the 2019/2020 Ligue 1, which qualified them for the third round of the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League. The odds speak for themselves, and they say that Rennes will be a sort of underdogs in the next Ligue 1.
Rennes to finish in top 3 @ 5/1 bet365
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What is Ligue 1, and How Does It Work?
Ligue 1 is the top men's football league in France. People compare it to other European leagues, such as La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and the Premier League. The second tier is the Ligue 2 tournament, and teams who get promoted from it end up in Ligue 1. The teams who get relegated from Ligue 1, play in Ligue 2. The top twenty French teams compete for the title of Football Champion of France, and the league runs from August to May each season. The 2019/2020 season was cancelled prematurely and news that the tournament wouldn't resume spread at the end of April.
Each team participating in the Ligue plays a total of thirty-eight matches (both home and away) with every other team in the league. The format of the league follows the same format other major European leagues follow, and the team who gets the most points during the Ligue 1 gets crowned champion. The 2020/2021 Ligue 1 will begin on the 23rd of August 2020 and end on the 21st of May 2021. Compared to other European leagues, France doesn't seem to suffer from delaying the start of the league, because they prematurely ended the 2019/2020 Ligue 1.
Some of the top matchups include:
- PSG vs Marseille
- PSG vs Lyon
- Lyon vs Marseille
- St Etienne vs Lyon
Our Final Conclusion
The French Ligue 1 has a few teams that could win it in 2021, but like other European leagues, few clubs dominate over the rest of them. The most likely winner is either Paris Saint-Germain, but Olympique de Marseille also has high chances. Both teams have nine titles so far, but Marseille has more runner-up positions over the years than Paris Saint-Germain. We can't wait to see what happens in the future and if our predictions will come true, but we will have to wait a few months for that.
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