Ligue 1 🇫🇷: PSG clear favourites, Filipe Luís and Ancelottinho debut

Ligue 1 🇫🇷: PSG clear favourites, Filipe Luís and Ancelottinho debut Ligue 1 kicks off this Friday, and 17 teams will have the nearly impossible task of stopping PSG from winning their 15th title, which would also be their sixth in a row. In the match that opened the season, Lens managed to upset PSG and beat them 1-0 in the Super Cup. Is it a sign of things to come? But Ligue 1 2026/2027 is about more than just the battle against PSG for the title. Filipe Luís and Ancelottinho The vast majority of clubs changed managers for the new season. Two of them deserve special attention: 📸 DARREN STAPLES - AFP or licensors - Filipe Luís: the former Flamengo coach makes his debut this season in charge of Monaco. - Davide Ancelotti: formerly of Botafogo, Carlo Ancelotti's son left his assistant role with the national team to take charge of Lille. Clear favorite Everyone knows PSG are the overwhelming favorites. In addition to winning the last five editions of Ligue 1, PSG have also won the last two Champions League titles. According to Opta, PSG have a 68% chance of winning the title. The biggest threats to PSG are: Lens, Lille, Lyon, and Monaco. PSG's new trio 📸 Justin Setterfield - 2026 Getty Images PSG's dominance is so great that, even though they are already the strongest team in the competition, the three most expensive signings of the transfer window were all made by PSG. The capital club invested in a new attacking trio: Ferran Torres (26 years old - €48.5 million), Mika Godts (21 years old - €45 million), and Maghnes Akliouche (24 years old - €50 million). Opening round The league begins on Friday (21) with Olympique de Marseille vs Strasbourg at 3:45 p.m. There are five more matches on Saturday: Lens vs Auxerre, Troyes vs Paris FC, Le Mans vs Stade Brestois, Nice vs Lorient, Toulouse vs Lyon. Sunday's matches complete the round: Angers vs Lille, Le Havre vs Monaco, and PSG vs Rennes. Broadcast in Brazil CazéTV and XSports. Most successful clubs - PSG: 14 - Olympique de Marseille and Saint-Étienne: 10 - Monaco and Nantes: 8 - Lyon: 7 - Bordeaux, Lille, and Reims: 6 This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.