Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Two own goals bail out leaders PSG in victory against Lyon
Paris St Germain were rescued by two second-half own goals as they extended their 100 percent start to the season with a 2-0 victory over Lyon.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Lyon. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 7': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 8': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
- 10': Offside, Lyon. Nabil Fekir tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 11': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 12': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
- 14': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Mariano (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mariano.
- 18': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 18': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 20': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 21': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dani Alves.
- 26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 27': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 27': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 31': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
- 32': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Kenny Tete (Lyon).
- 34': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Mariano (Lyon).
- 38': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
- 44': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
- 45': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 48': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 48': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 53': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 53': Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 55': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 58': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 59': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 61': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 62': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Motta following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Mariano.
- 65': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 65': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 67': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 67': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 68': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 69': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 72': Substitution, Lyon. Christopher Martins Pereira replaces Tanguy NDombele.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Julian Draxler.
- 73': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Yuri replaces Layvin Kurzawa.
- 73': Foul by Kenny Tete (Lyon).
- 73': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
- 75': Own Goal by Marcelo, Lyon. Paris Saint Germain 1, Lyon 0.
- 76': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ferland Mendy (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 78': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
- 78': Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappe draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 78': Penalty conceded by Ferland Mendy (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Penalty saved! Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 85': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
- 86': Own Goal by Jérémy Morel, Lyon. Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 0.
- 87': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Memphis Depay.
- 89': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 90': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuri.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+2': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 0.
Statistics
 LYON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 29.7 | Possession | 70.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 625 |
| 293 | Passes | 686 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 19 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 31 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,191
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,191
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 2 | Thiago Silva  |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 32 | Dani Alves |
| 23 | Julian Draxler |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 8 | Thiago Motta |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 29 | Kylian Mbappé |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 23 | Kenny Tete |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 9 | Mariano Díaz |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | Bertrand Traoré |
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