A hard-fought but precious triumph. An away goal from Lionel Messi saw PSG beat Lyon 1-0 to take their campaign to 22 points. to be the sole leader in Ligue 1, while the side led by Alexandre Lacazette add to their third straight defeat.
At the Parc Olimpique the visitors quickly took the lead. The sumptuous Messi-Mbappe-Neymar combination paid off, with the Argentine receiving from the French and then conceding down the left wing. in the Brazilian, gives the ball back to number 30 and finishes in excellent fashionplacing the ball low to the right of goalkeeper Anthony Lopez.
Messi scores 5️⃣ minutes into the match 🔥🇦🇷
Neymar gives the assist 🤝🇧🇷
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— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) September 18, 2022
Despite the early goal, the locals equalized and tried through their two strikers, Lacazette and Dembele, Both have a good response from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The game was over and without further fatigue the teams went to rest. The trend continued in the second stage, with good interventions from both goalkeepers and central defenders.
Lyon’s Thiago Mendes and PSG’s Marquinhos drowned out goal shouts over the finish line to keep the score which now allows the Parisians to calmly watch the national break resting at the top, while the locals were sixth in the table with 13 points.
✅ Final and victory in Lyon! (0-1) 🦄
⚽️ Leo Messi#VamosParis 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/84fYzk8eIj
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) September 18, 2022
How was PSG vs. Lyon? end pointer
| Equipment | 1Q | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSG | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Objectives:
- PSG – Messi – Min. 4
This was PSG vs. Lyon live
Minute 90+4. Final in Lyon! PSG wins with Messi’s home goal and remains unbeaten and Ligue 1 leader.
Minute 90+2. Wrong start by Donnarumma who left the ball distributed in the area, but Lyon could not capitalize and the tie was lost.
Minute 90+1. On the stick! Messi’s free-kick which he executes in an ideal way, but between the hands of Lopez and the stick avoids the Argentine’s second goal. Sergio Ramos took the rebound but was in an advanced position.
90 minutes. The referee adds another four minutes
Minute 89. PSG try to burn the last few minutes by controlling the ball from the defensive zone and beyond.
Minute 87. Change in Lyon. Carl Toko-Ekabi leaves and Bradley Barkola enters.
85th minute. Change at PSG. Neymar leaves and Carlos Soler enters
Minute 84. Corner in favor of Lyon who take it short but the linesman shows an advanced position.
77th minute. Assisted by Messi to Neymar who was now looking for the goal but Thiago Mendes got off the line to keep it 1-0
Minute 76. Messi-Neymar-Messi combination like in the first half goal, but this time Lopez was able to reject at the last moment and sends for a corner.
75th minute. Lyon is coming. Lacazette attempted a header, but Marquinhos, again, appeared to send for a corner.
Minute 73. Changes in Lyon. Tetê and Maxence Caqueret leave and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde and Rayan Cherki enter.
71 minutes. Nuno Mendes combined Neymar and Bape, it was the Brazilian who topped the game with a shot that the Portuguese goalkeeper managed to block.
minute 69. Siege of PSG looking to place the second goal and calm, but between the local defense and goalkeeper Lopez, Lyon is still alive.
minute 63. Lacazette got into danger and had a great chance, but Marquinhos blocked at the end and PSG saved.
Minute 58. Change at PSG. Marco Verratti leaves and Nordi Mukiele enters.
Minute 56. Little by little Lyon are gaining confidence and starting to cause problems from midfield onwards.
Minute 54. Change at PSG. Fabian Ruiz leaves and Vitinia enters.
Minute 53. Moussa Dembele responds for Lyon with a shot from the left foot, but without causing any problems in the home of the guests.
Minute 46. Almost Messi. The Argentinian managed to fool the local keeper and fired it over the bar, but on the wing Castelo Lucemba cleared it.
45 minutes. Change in Lyon. Corentin Tolisso leaves and Johann Lepenant enters.
Minute 45. The second half begins at the Parc Olimpique de Lyon!
⏹ End of the first half in Lyon! 🔴🔵
⚽ LEO MESSI 🇦🇷#OLPSG 0-1 pic.twitter.com/O0GMZUxh6c
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) September 18, 2022
45 minutes. Without adding any minutes, the referee blows the whistle and the teams go into half-time with PSG narrowly ahead after a Lionel Messi goal.
Minute 42. Lopez, again the Portuguese goalkeeper is called upon by the Parisian attack, this time by Neymar, but is drowned out by the scream of the goal.
minute 40. Double siege by PSG in which they concede two consecutive corners. First with Messi and then with Sergio Ramos. In both he saved the local defense as best he could.
Minute 33. Extremely dangerous center from Bape who beats him 1 vs. 1 to Tolisos, and Lopes narrowly scored.
Minute 29. Back and forth! First Achraf Hakimi had a one-on-one against Lopez who eventually saved. on the counter, Lacazette had a golden opportunity against Donnarumma, but the Italian responded better.
Minute 28. Quick transition from Lyon who had Corentin Tolisso to assist Toko-Ekabi who cuts and shoots but his shot goes wide.
Minute 27. PSG arrival with good moves but broken up by Tagliafico to clear the danger.
Minute 21. An exit game followed in which Danilo came out and played in the middle but the locals stole and ended with a shot by Carl Toko-Ekabi and a double intervention by the Italian goalkeeper.
Minute 20. Nice cross from Nicolás Tagliafico to striker Lacazette, who ends up finishing between the Paris centre-backs, but the ball falls to the left side of the goal, defended by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Minute 18. Lyon counter attack 4 vs. 7 which Lacazette finished but without a bow direction.
15 minutes. López again, this time on a shot by Bape, responds with an intervention, sending the corner.
Minute 14. Messi manages PSG’s attacking control that constantly reaches into the Lyon area. This time the answer came from goalkeeper Anthony Lopez.
Minute 9. Great link up from Messi at the front of the area who lays it off to Neymar on the left and plays the ball back to Rosario who shoots from the right but it’s blocked, the rebound is for Fabian Ruiz who finishes with the shot bouncing into the shot from a corner.
Minute 8. The locals look for a quick response to PSG’s goal but find a good defensive position from the competition leaders.
Minute 4. PSG goal! In a game built by the away club, Kylian Mbappé passes the ball to Neymar who finishes off a combination with Lionel Messi and it is the Argentine who ends up firing the ball into the net.
GOOOL! 1-0! LEO MESSI!
amazing football ❤️💙#OLPSG pic.twitter.com/sfuBs0OZBu
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 18, 2022
Minute 3. A match in which Lyon had control of the ball and PSG in defence. When the Parisians take it back, the locals push back.
Minute 1. The game begins in the Olympic Park of Lyon!
The teams take to the field
This is how Lyon will enter the field
𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐗𝐈 🔴🔵#OLPSG pic.twitter.com/RaiFclYxNW
– Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@OL_English) September 18, 2022
This is the PSG line-up
Tonight’s starting line-up #OLPSG. 📃🔴🔵#AllezParis pic.twitter.com/VPM3EVBa98
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 18, 2022
The teams have already arrived at the stadium
👋🔴🔵
The Parisians have arrived! #OLPSG pic.twitter.com/oAPuwgqhJ4
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) September 18, 2022
The boys are here 🔴🔵#OLPSG pic.twitter.com/BKGk3gUceZ
– Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@OL_English) September 18, 2022
Welcome to Parc Olimpique de Lyonwhere those led by Peter Bosz will take on an unbeaten Paris that remain unbeaten so far this season!
