Ligue 1: Lyon, Lille, Monaco and Montpellier to attack PSG

If Ligue 1 were a hunt with hounds, the PSG would have the role of the hunted beast, a little less alert than in previous hunts and feeling the breath of the pack very close to the spine.

Two years ago, the Parisians and their 12 victories in as many games were eleven points ahead of the 2nd, Montpellier.

Last season, PSG, with 27 points, were ahead of a surprising Angers by seven units.

This time, Paris, with 25 points, precedes a compact quartet by two small points: Lille, Lyon, Monaco and Montpellier.

Two championship bigs, a ghost and a surprise.

“It's still great news for Ligue 1, relishes Luis Fernandez, the former PSG coach.

There is nothing worse than a championship folded from the start.

Everyone gets bored.

Already there is no one in the stadiums.

There is suspense there, especially because some teams can go the distance.

"

Rolland Courbis, the former coach of Bordeaux, sees him, a suspense only for the place of dolphin.

"Maybe Paris will not be sacred ten games from the end and only five," he smiles.

But there is no doubt about the name of the champion.

"Gaëtan Laborde, the Montpellier striker, also remains pragmatic:" The Parisians have a fairly rich bench.

But if the gaps remain slim, some teams will start to believe it.

"

To listen to our interlocutors, the gang of four behind Paris should not remain compact for long.

“The team which will worry the longest PSG less efficient than the past years is Lyon, underlines Jean-Michel Larqué, the ex-captain of Saint-Etienne.

The workforce is of high quality.

"An opinion shared by Luis Fernandez:" Lyon will have no excuse not to be the dolphin of Paris, he slices.

All week long, the team only has the championship to prepare.

Its an asset.

"A force that weighs Rolland Courbis:" I'm just waiting to see the winter transfer window in Lyon.

If Depay, Dembélé and Aouar were to leave together, it would be different.

Otherwise, they will be vice-champions.

"

Lille, whose density of play impresses many observers, is given a notch below.

"His European calendar in the Europa League can cost him points," said Courbis.

“Lille, as for OL, will not really know what it can hope for until after its direct confrontations with PSG, notes Larqué.

If one or both take four out of six points in Paris, then you will have to change your mind.

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Monaco, which has "finally regained its momentum" according to Luis Fernandez, is divided on its chances of holding.

“A good workforce in quality and quantity, for Courbis.

Especially that one of his best assets, Aleksandr Golovin, will come back from injury.

"I think the Monegasque workforce is a bit young to go the distance," replied Larqué.

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Montpellier, a surprise guest, from the chasing pack, also has supporters.

“We forget that there is one of the best midfielders in the championship there, Fernandez analyzes.

It's Teji Savanier.

"Rolland Courbis agrees:" It's crazy how quickly we forget.

Last season, if the championship had not been stopped, this team would have finished in a European place.

The complementarity between Savanier and Jordan Ferri in the middle is an asset.

It is a sure bet of the championship.

Not to the point of finishing 2nd, of course.

But she will annoy a lot of people and finish in the top 5. "