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5 reasons PSG will win Ligue 1

By Praneet Shetty

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 14: Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic holds the trophy on the podium after winning the French L1 title at the end of the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Nantes on May 14, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 14: Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic holds the trophy on the podium after winning the French L1 title at the end of the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) vs Nantes on May 14, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /
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LYON, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 27: Lucas Moura of PSG in action during the French Ligue 1 match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Parc OL stadium on November 27, 2016 in Decines near Lyon, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images
LYON, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 27: Lucas Moura of PSG in action during the French Ligue 1 match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Parc OL stadium on November 27, 2016 in Decines near Lyon, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images /

5. Tough fixtures ahead

The Ligue 1 has been really unpredictable this year.  Nice and Monaco have clearly been extraordinary. Lyon were off to a slow start but now have become one of the feared opponent. With all the 3 teams fighting for the top spot yet to face in-form teams like Lyon, Toulouse and Nantes among a few , its highly likely that one of the teams will drop points .

Monaco were beaten at home by Lyon when they first met in December . They too aren’t at the top of their freescoring form that they were at in the beginning of the season. A probable injury to any player who is a regular starter for the principality club, can derail them from the title race. Lyon have increased their strike force by signing Memphis Depay who has already scored 3 goals and assisted 2 since joining the club in January. Monaco play away this time around and they’ll have a very tough job of beating Lyon

Paris play Lyon before they play Nice and that game can be a decider .  If Paris drop points then it can become really tough for them to come back from that point ,  but seeing their current form and home support , PSG may just get past Lyon with a win . As compared to Nice and Monaco , PSG have easier opponents left to play and this can be a huge boost for them in order to overthrow Monaco from the top spot .

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Remember Paris took the top spot from Lyon in 2014/15 after the 30th matchday and they still have 10 more games to end this season. Can PSG repeat their feat and come from behind to win Ligue 1 for the fifth consecutive time ? I guess we’ll just have to wait and watch.

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