French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Parc des Princes · 47,926 att.

Match Report

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PSG suffer huge blow as Lyon victory opens up title race

Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain suffered a shock defeat as Lyon boosted their hopes of playing Champions League football next season with a 2-1 success at Parc des Princes.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
13
4
Saves
3
23.5
Possession
76.5
6
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
6
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
179
Accurate Passes
734
245
Passes
793
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
10
9
Crosses
37
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
33
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
7
14
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
2
44
Effective Clearances
11
44
Clearances
11

Head to Head

PSG leads series 5-0

Lineups

PSG · 4-3-3

  1. 39Matvei SafonovG
  2. 51Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 6Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 4Lucas BeraldoCM
  7. 17VitinhaLM
  8. 24Senny MayuluRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaLF
  11. 14Désiré DouéRF

LYON · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Dominik GreifG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 22Clinton MataCD-R
  4. 21Ruben KluivertLB
  5. 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 17Afonso MoreiraM
  7. 5Orel MangalaCM
  8. 44Khalis MerahAM
  9. 16AbnerLM
  10. 23Tyler MortonRM
  11. 9EndrickCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1. Endrick (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Afonso Moreira with a through ball.
  2. 13' Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 2. Afonso Moreira (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Endrick following a fast break.
  4. 29' Illia Zabarnyi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 30' Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 33' Penalty saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Lyon).
  7. 39' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Vitinha because of an injury.
  8. 59' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  9. 59' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaces Désiré Doué.
  10. 59' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Senny Mayulu.
  11. 60' Substitution, Lyon. Hans Hateboer replaces Ruben Kluivert.
  12. 65' Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  14. 72' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Bradley Barcola.
  15. 79' Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Orel Mangala.
  16. 79' Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Endrick.
  17. 85' Substitution, Lyon. Noham Kamara replaces Khalis Merah because of an injury.
  18. 90'+4' Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lyon 2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  19. 90'+5' Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.

Ligue 1 News

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