PARIS. Paris Saint Germain managed to turn the table against Olympique Lyonnais to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Olympique Lyonnais to strike first with a goal of L. Paqueta at the 54′. Then it was a penalty in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Icardi gave the win to Paris Saint Germain in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 47,611 spectators. The referee was Clément Turpin who had the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Cyril Gringore. The 4th official was Jeremy Stinat. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Both teams adopted the same 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
67'
82'
66'
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Ander Herrera , Idrissa Gueye , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi , Neymar and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Achraf Hakimi, Keylor Navas, Georginio Wijnaldum, Abdou Diallo, Danilo Pereira, Mauro Icardi, Rafinha Alcântara, Leandro Paredes and Julian Draxler.
Best player: Lionel Messi
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais
On the other side, Peter Bosz played with: Anthony Lopes , Malo Gusto , Jérôme Boateng , Jason Denayer , Emerson Palmieri , Maxence Caqueret , Bruno Guimarães , Xherdan Shaqiri , Lucas Paquetá , Karl Toko Ekambi and Islam Slimani .
They had on the bench: Henrique, Sinaly Diomande, Bradley Barcola, Damien Da Silva, Castello Lukeba, Rayan Cherki, Houssem Aouar, Julian Pollersbeck and Habib Keita.
Best player: Xherdan Shaqiri
The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Lyonnais was Xherdan Shaqiri.
His rating is with 4 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 3 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 80
- 67 Dangerous attack 38
- 63 Ball safe 75
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Paris Saint Germain was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Olympique Lyonnais that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (A. Di Maria, Marquinhos and N. Mendes). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 1 yellow card (A. Lopes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais will stay with 8 points like Montpellier to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Metz on the 22nd of September with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Olympique Lyonnais will host Troyes on the 22nd of September with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (0 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Nantes – 1-4
- Clermont – Brest – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Rennes – 2-0
- Nice – Monaco – 2-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
- Reims – Lorient – 0-0
- Troyes – Montpellier – 1-1
