Everything is going for the best for Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the season! Indeed, in Ligue 1, the Parisians have just achieved an eighth success in a row in Ligue 1 in as many games and are well ahead in the standings. Is Ligue 1 2021-2022 already killed?
When we talk about Ligue 1 and the title favorite, it’s hard not to directly mention Paris Saint-Germain. Since 2010 and the arrival of QSI in the capital, only three league titles have escaped the Parisian club, including that of Montpellier in 2011 against a PSG in full (re) construction. Monaco, in 2017, and Lille, in 2021, are the only two teams to have scratched a title since Qatar arrived in Paris. It must be said that the state of the Middle East has not done things by halves since the acquisition of the club and sees things very, very big. Almost every year, superstars have come to strengthen the ranks of the team, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, David Luiz or David Beckham at the start of the project, then Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in 2017. However, if the PSG brand continued to climb over the seasons and new recruits arrived, Paris exploded this summer with two XXL recruits.
Indeed, when we talk about La Liga and the Spanish league, two names have come back to the top of football fans in recent years, even more after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos. And PSG decided to hit hard on the transfer window and recruit the two superstars this summer, taking advantage of their status as a free player. Despite Real Madrid’s offers for Ramos and Barca for Messi, Paris proved convincing enough with the project and the money on offer to crack the two Spanish giants. With these two additions, PSG has clearly assumed its role of favorite grandissime for Ligue 1 but also in the Champions League. If the European Cup debut was sluggish against Bruges (1-1 draw), Ligue 1 is clearly too easy for Paris at the start of the league.
At the moment, PSG have 8 wins in 8 games and already 9 points ahead of second-placed RC Lens. The Parisians are also the best attack in France with 22 goals scored, while Neymar and Mbappé are not the most inspired and Lionel Messi has yet to unlock his goal counter with the Rouge-et-Bleu. According to the football sports betting available on Bwin, the title of PSG for the 2021-2022 season is almost already acquired since the odds are 1.03, against 26.00 for Olympique Lyonnais and Monaco or 41.00 for the ‘Olympique de Marseille and Lille. The way is clearly clear for PSG, especially as potential underdogs do not necessarily make a huge start. And the gap could already be far too big to catch up.