After more than a month of break, the French championship resumes its rights this Wednesday with six matches including Paris Saint-Germain, leader, who receives Strasbourg, in great difficulty on behalf of the 16th day.
To discover
Calendar and results Ligue 1
League 1 standings
Can PSG and Kylian Mbappé break all records?
Undefeated since the start of the championship, the Parisians have let slip just four points (draw against Reims and Monaco) in 15 Ligue 1 matches. Kylian Mbappé's teammates are surfing on one of the best dynamics in the club's history and are able to go for the record number of points over a season held by Laurent Blanc in 2015-2016 (96 pts).
On an individual level, Mbappé seems to be heading for the title of top scorer in the championship with 12 goals in 14 games so far, but Josip Skoblar's record of 44 goals during the 1970-1971 season seems unattainable.
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Will the French championship remain as attractive as in the first part of the season?
With the arrival, like Lionel Messi, or the extension, like Kylian Mbappé, of football stars, the French championship is more and more attractive.
And this idea is verified in the figures.
According to an
Ipsos
study published this year, 70% of respondents believe that the French championship offers a quality show, up 9% compared to 2021. And this trend can be seen in the stadiums, which are more and more filled with each meet.
If the PSG has once again no competitor this season, it is the fight for the European places and that of relegation which largely animate the championship.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé in the World Cup final.
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What about players who have played in the World Cup?
If the championship has become more attractive, it is thanks to the presence of very good international players.
As a reminder, PSG is the club that has provided the most goals at the World Cup (18) far ahead of its first competitor, FC Barcelona (8).
If the globalists can benefit from ten days of rest, some prefer not to wait and to get to work to work as much as possible before the resumption.
This is the case of the native of Bondy and his best friend Hakimi, who both returned only three days after the World Cup.
Will the coaching waltz continue?
This beginning of the season has been marked by the number of coaches who have already left their position in the French championship.
After Peter Bosz, Michel Der Zakarian, Jean-Marc Furlan, Oscar Garcia, Dall'Oglio, Bruno Irles and finally Gérald Baticle, whose turn it is now.
Has this break period allowed its struggling clubs to see things slightly more clearly?
It depends, Lyon is in full restructuring with the takeover of John Textor and the arrival of Laurent Blanc but further down the table, we notice that Brest has still not found a new coach... We must also not exclude the idea of seeing new dismissals in this second part of the season.
Which team is best equipped to be the dolphin of PSG?
If the capital club once again crushes any risk of competition, the place for second place remains undecided.
And yet at the start of the championship, it is Lens who stands out with only 5 points behind the players of Galtier and 5 ahead of third Rennes.
However, to reach the top 3, everything is still playable given the small difference in points between the teams... (Rennes 31 pts, Marseille 30 pts, Lorient 28 pts and Monaco 27 pts).
After several good seasons, the Blood and Gold seem to be more than ever able to seek this title of vice-champion of France.
It will be necessary for the coup to chain a sixth victory in a row against Nice before a seventh against Parisian barley.
