Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lionel Messi substituted on PSG home debut in late win over Lyon
Lionel Messi was substituted late on during his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain in a late 2-1 win over Lyon.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
- 2': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 4': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emerson.
- 6': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 6': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon).
- 8': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 9': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 10': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 10': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a headed pass.
- 12': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 13': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thilo Kehrer.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 16': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 16': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Emerson.
- 18': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
- 19': Offside, Lyon. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
- 21': Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 22': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 22': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 23': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 24': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 24': Jason Denayer (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Lyon).
- 26': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 30': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 32': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 33': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 33': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon).
- 34': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 39': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 39': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 45': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Islam Slimani (Lyon).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 46': Offside, Lyon. Emerson tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
- 49': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 51': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 51': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 53': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 56': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 56': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 58': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 60': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
- 60': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 62': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Malo Gusto (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Karl Toko Ekambi because of an injury.
- 66': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lyon 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
- 67': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 69': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 71': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 74': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
- 75': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Lionel Messi.
- 78': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 78': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi tries a through ball, but Ander Herrera is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 80': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
- 81': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
- 81': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Ángel Di María.
- 84': Offside, Lyon. Rayan Cherki tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 86': Substitution, Lyon. Habib Keita replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Ander Herrera.
- 87': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 88': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
- 88': Attempt missed. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a headed pass following a corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marquinhos.
- 89': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 89': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malo Gusto following a set piece situation.
- 90': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 1. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 438 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 23 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,611
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,611
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 26 | +26 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 26 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 26 | +13 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos  |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 17 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 20 | Islam Slimani |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 29 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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