The leader in France Paris Saint-Germain recorded his third draw in his last five games after the team recorded 1 : 1 as a guest on their visit to Olympique Lyonnais in the derby of the 20th round of the French Ligue 1. Parisians should be happy with the point, since certainly the match they played at the “Group Arena” was not of quality which their fans are used to watching, while Lyon must be angry at the hiccups because of the many dangers that the team created in the direction of the door guarded by Keylor Navas.
(Otherwise), Lucas Packetta gave the kids the lead in the seventh minute, and reserve Timo Kerrer equalized a quarter of an hour before the end of regular time.
However, the guests from Paris twice aimed at the beams of Antonio Lopez, in both cases Killian Mbape missed. The tie should not bother PSG in any way, as far as the table in Ligue 1 is concerned, as the team already has 47 points, which is 11 more than the second Nice. Lyon remains in the unenviable 11th place for the team and is already with 25 points, six behind the fourth Rennes (31).
FIRST HALF TIME
The hosts started the match much more organized and in the seventh minute Lyon took the lead. Bruno Guimaraes gave a great pass with his left foot to the starter Lucas Packetta, whose shot left absolutely no chances for Keylor Navas.
This angered PSG, who tried to put pressure on the “kids” and in the 21st minute Leandro Paredes shot hard from a distance and Anthony Lopez deflected, after which Mbape’s shot flew to the side.
In the 23rd minute the Paris captain Marquinhos saw that Anthony Lopez had come out ahead of his goal line and tried to pass it, but the Argentine guard of Lyon came back with quick steps and prevented a goal with his fingertips due to his inaccuracy in the home team’s goal.
The pressure of the Parisians continued, but there were no great chances in front of Lopez’s door. In the 38th minute Mbape tried a sharp pass for Icardi, but Luqueba was the first to reach the ball and he himself was lucky that the ball did not get tangled behind Lopez’s back. At the end of the first half, Killian Mbape turned the ball towards the door of Lopez, who failed to catch it with his gloves, but it bounced off his sidebar.
SECOND HALF
(The second half of “Grupama” started with a well-placed shot by Leo Dubois on the left ground, but the ball did not find the outline of Navas’ goal. In the counterattack Maurio Icardi received a great cross from the left and caught the ball, but Castello Luqueba put his foot in front of the ball and cleared it into a corner kick. After him, however, PSG did not organize anything interesting in front of the door of Lyon.
Shortly before an hour of play, Bruno Guimaraes missed the ball between his legs for Auar, who brought a great Dembele against Navas. The Lyon striker shot, but Keylor Navas blocked his attempt and kept PSG’s pass with just one goal.
with ease. He saw Sherky on the right, but his shot was inaccurate to force Navas to make a save.
In the counterattack, however, Mauricio Pochettino’s substitutions worked. Edouard Mishu broke from the left and gave a sharp pass on the ground, which came in parallel to Timo Kerrer. The right back shot and the ball passed to Emerson, who threw himself into the split, while Lopez failed to intervene well and Sofia equalized the score – 1: 1.
The pressure of PSG intensified, and Eight minutes before the end, Killian Mbape fired a fierce shot from a free kick from the left on a Parisian attack on Lopez’s goal, but for the second time in this match, the runner-up star hit the “kids” beam.
) STARTING COMPOSITIONS:
LYON: Lopez, Da Silva, Boateng, Luqueba, Dubois, Emerson, Kakere, Guimaraes, Auar, Paketa, Dembele
PSG: (Navas, Dagba, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes, Herrera, Verati , Paredes, Vainaldum, Icardi, Mbape
BEFORE MATCH
Mauricio Pochettino will not be able to rely on his great star Lionel Messi. The striker contracted a coronavirus in Argentina, so he had to stay out of the group for the match. Sergio Ramos is on the line, and Juan Bernat is also in the squad.
Gianluji Donaruma, Levin Kurzava and Julian Draxler, Danilo Pereira and Angel di Maria are also infected. Neymar is injured while Ashraf Hakimi and Idrissa Gay are in the African Cup of Nations.
In Lyon, the problems are also serious. Part of the African Championship are Islam Slimani, Carl Toko Ekambi and Tino Kadevere. Thiago Mendes is injured, and Jason Denayer, Sinali Diomande, Leni Proitov and Jeff Rein-Adelaide are also out due to injuries.
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