Three big questions before Ligue 1 returns 🤔 | OneFootball

Roll on Friday!

Ligue 1 returns this Friday evening with a blockbuster clash between OM and Strasbourg.

And before kick-off, several questions still remain. From PSG’s level to the battle for Europe, not to mention the new faces in the dugout, here are the three big questions of the 2026-2027 season.

What kind of PSG in Ligue 1?

Will we get the almost unbeatable PSG of 2024-2025, unbeaten until a few games from the end and authors of a season of total domination in France? Or will we see the more fragile side from last season again, with six defeats in 34 matches and a title race that went right down to the wire against RC Lens?

It’s hard to say. Their Champions League run, injury management and the squad’s fitness levels could all have a major impact on Paris’ league performances.

Who will join PSG in Europe?

From Marseille to Rennes, via Lille, Monaco, Lyon, Strasbourg and even Paris FC, the battle for the European places looks particularly open.

Who will be the league’s second force? Can Lens, who have lost several key players but have also strengthened, keep up their momentum? Marseille, who still have not signed a single new player this summer, could they look completely different by the end of the transfer window?

And can Lille or Monaco, also difficult to assess, come out on top?

This race for the top four promises to be exciting.

Will the “baby coaches” make their mark?

Davide Ancelotti at Lille and Filipe Luís at Monaco are about to discover their first real major European experience in the dugout. Two coaches still young at this level, two ambitious projects and inevitably plenty of expectations.

Will they have the shoulders to make an immediate impact in Ligue 1? We’ll have the answer in a few weeks...

📸 FRANCOIS LO PRESTI - AFP or licensors

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📸 GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT - AFP or licensors