DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Paris Saint Germain had a easy win over Olympique Lyonnais. The hero of the match was K. Mbappé who scored in the 4th and 45th minute. Paris Saint Germain was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Kylian Mbappé (4′), Achraf Hakimi (20′), Marco Asensio (38′) and Kylian Mbappé (45′). Olympique Lyonnais reduced the distance with a penalty (74′) by Corentin Tolisso, but there was not much to do for them. Paris Saint Germain was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Groupama Stadium stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Pierre Gaillouste. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 19 Total 22
- 8 On Target 8
- 8 Off Target 9
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 86 Attack 143
- 50 Dangerous attack 49
- 72 Ball safe 106
- 1 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 69% while Olympique Lyonnais was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Lyonnais was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Paris Saint Germain managed to find the solution to win this match.
Olympique Lyonnais shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 22 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Corentin Tolisso). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (Warren Zaïre-Emery and Lucas Hernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Olympique Lyonnais will stay with 1 points like Clermont and Lens to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain will have 8 points like Olympique Marseille to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Paris Saint Germain will host Olympique Marseille on the 24th of September with a 24-10 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Laurent Blanc decided to play with the following team: Amin Sarr, Rémy Riou, Anthony Lopes , Clinton Mata , Sinaly Diomandé , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Nicolás Tagliafico , Corentin Tolisso , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Ernest Nuamah , Maxence Caqueret , Rayan Cherki and Tino Kadewere .
The home team had on the bench: Johann Lepenant, Mama Baldé , Jake O’Brien, Sael Kumbedi, Henrique, Jeffinho , Skelly Alvero and Mohamed El Arouch.
Substitutions
Olympique Lyonnais made 4 changes: Tino Kadewere for Mama Baldé (46′), Ernest Nuamah for Jeffinho (76′), Rayan Cherki for Skelly Alvero (76′) and Corentin Tolisso for Johann Lepenant (80′).
Best player: Corentin Tolisso
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Corentin Tolisso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Enrique Martínez García played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Milan Škriniar , Lucas Hernández , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Manuel Ugarte , Vitinha , Ousmane Dembélé , Marco Asensio , Kylian Mbappé .
They had on the bench: Keylor Navas, Fabián Ruiz , Gonçalo Ramos , Danilo Pereira, Cher Ndour, Carlos Soler, Bradley Barcola , Layvin Kurzawa and Arnau Tenas.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Manuel Ugarte for Fabián Ruiz (75′), Marco Asensio for Gonçalo Ramos (75′), Ousmane Dembélé for Bradley Barcola (75′) and Warren Zaïre-Emery for Cher Ndour (86′).
Best player: Kylian Mbappé
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 2 goals, 40 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Paris Saint Germain – 1-4
- Metz – Reims – 2-2
- Le Havre – Lorient – 3-0
- Nice – Strasbourg – 2-0
- Lille – Montpellier – 1-0
- Toulouse – Clermont – 2-2