Paris Saint-Germain stumbles with a new draw with Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain tied with Lyon
Today, Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain tied its host Olympique Lyon, with one goal each, in the 20th round of the French League.
Lucas Paqueta advanced to Olympique Lyonnais, in the 8th minute, before Thilo Keirer equalized for PSG, in the 76th minute.
With this result, Saint-Germain tied for the second consecutive round. But remaining in the lead with 47 points, while Lyon occupies the eleventh place, with 25 points.
First half events
The match began with a mutual attack between the two teams. As Houssem Aouar hit a ball saved by Keylor Navas, and Ander Herrera responded with a shot over the crossbar.
The net shook quickly, with a perfect long pass from Bruno Guimaraes, to reach Paqueta. Who hit the ball to the right of Keylor Navas.
PSG rose with full force, in pursuit of a tie. And its players moved right and left to break the defensive bloc.
Lyon’s defense and goalkeeper Ronnie Lopez consolidated, in front of several dangerous attempts by Marquinhos, Icardi, Paredes, and Wijnaldum.
And seconds before the end of the first half, Kylian Mbappe was unfortunate. As the left post blocked the young striker’s shot, depriving the visitors of the equalizer.
Second half events
And Peter Boss, coach of Olympique Lyonnais, continued the defensive bloc in the second half, relying on the 5-3-2 method.
PSG players found it difficult to reach the goal and threatened their opponent with ineffective attempts by Verratti and Icardi. While Mbappe hit the ball over the crossbar.
