Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Lyon

48': Mathieu Valbuena

FT
1 - 2

Paris Saint-Germain

30': Edinson Cavani (P)
81': Edinson Cavani

Edinson Cavani's brace allows PSG to close the gap on leaders Nice

Edinson Cavani scored a brace as Paris St Germain capitalised on Ligue 1 leaders Nice's slip earlier in the day with a 2-1 win at Lyon.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
3': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
3': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
8': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
14': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maxime Gonalons.
14': Attempt missed. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross following a corner.
14': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
19': Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain).
19': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Delay in match Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) because of an injury.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maciej Rybus.
23': Attempt saved. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross.
25': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
25': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
28': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta draws a foul in the penalty area.
28': Penalty conceded by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
28': Delay in match Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Goal! Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Rafael.
34': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
37': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain).
37': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
37': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
38': Attempt missed. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ferri following a corner.
39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Maciej Rybus.
43': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
45': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
45': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+2': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
45'+2': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
90'+3': Match ends, Lyon 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena replaces Maciej Rybus.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Jordan Ferri.
48': Rafael (Lyon) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
48': Goal! Lyon 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
50': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Valbuena.
53': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
54': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Morel with a cross.
55': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
55': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
55': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
57': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
59': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
60': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
61': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
61': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
61': Hand ball by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
63': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
63': Attempt missed. Jérémy Morel (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
65': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thomas Meunier replaces Hatem Ben Arfa.
67': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
67': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
70': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
71': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
72': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
75': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
78': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
80': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Tousart replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
81': Goal! Lyon 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Meunier with a cross following a fast break.
83': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
83': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
84': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Maxwell tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael with a cross.
85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Grzegorz Krychowiak replaces Lucas Moura.
85': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
86': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
88': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
88': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
89': Attempt saved. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
89': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
89': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Rafael (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
90'+2': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jean-Kevin Augustin replaces Edinson Cavani.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Statistics

PSG		LYON
17	Fouls	8
6	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	3
55.4	Possession	44.6
11	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
525	Accurate Passes	408
587	Passes	470
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	5
31	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
29	Long Balls	27
20	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	25
17	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 55,107

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	+5	10
2	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
3	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
4	Lyon	4	+4	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lyon (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
5	Mouctar Diakhaby
2	Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
15	Jérémy Morel
20	Rafael
21	Maxime Gonalons
8	Corentin Tolisso
12	Jordan Ferri
10	Alexandre Lacazette
31	Maciej Rybus
11	Rachid Ghezzal

Lyon Substitutes:

Mathieu Gorgelin, Lucas Tousart, Sergi Darder, Nabil Fekir, Clément Grenier, Nicolas Nkoulou, Mathieu Valbuena.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Alphonse Areola (GK)
2	Thiago Silva
5	Marquinhos
17	Maxwell
19	Sèrge Aurier
21	Hatem Ben Arfa
8	Thiago Motta
6	Marco Verratti
9	Edinson Cavani
14	Blaise Matuidi
7	Lucas Moura

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Jean-Kévin Augustin, Presnel Kimpembe, Jesé, Christopher Nkunku, Thomas Meunier, Kevin Trapp, Grzegorz Krychowiak.

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