Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Neymar stretchered off as PSG lose to Lyon, surrender top spot to Lille
Neymar was stretchered off the field as a lacklustre Paris Saint-Germain dropped down to third in Ligue 1 in a loss to Lyon.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 3': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 3': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 6': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 7': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 8': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 10': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tinotenda Kadewere.
- 11': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 11': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 20': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 20': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
- 21': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 22': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 23': Offside, Lyon. Houssem Aouar tries a through ball, but Tinotenda Kadewere is caught offside.
- 29': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 30': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 31': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 34': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 35': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 37': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 37': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 38': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
- 43': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 44': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 44': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1.
- 46': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 46': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 48': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 51': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 56': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 64': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 64': Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Idrissa Gueye replaces Marco Verratti.
- 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Leandro Paredes.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé replaces Ángel Di María.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Léo Dubois.
- 67': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a headed pass.
- 68': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 68': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 71': Mattia De Sciglio (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Rafinha replaces Moise Kean.
- 74': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
- 74': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 76': Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 77': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomande replaces Tinotenda Kadewere.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Memphis Depay.
- 78': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 80': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 81': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mitchel Bakker.
- 82': Offside, Lyon. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 83': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 88': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 90'+1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
- 90'+5': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+5': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 90'+6': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 90'+9': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 90'+9': Neymar went off injured after Paris Saint Germain had used all subs.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 35.1 | Possession | 64.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 265 | Accurate Passes | 536 |
| 331 | Passes | 601 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe  |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes |
| 25 | Mitchel Bakker |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes  |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 12 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 11 | Tino Kadewere |
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