It only took four short minutes to see Kylian Mbappé open the scoring following a penalty conceded by Corentin Tolisso. After completely missing their start to the match, the Lyonnais seemed powerless against PSG’s 72% possession of the ball after just 20 minutes of play. A domination which allowed Achraf Hakimi to score his 10th goal in the colors of the capital taking advantage of a ball not captured by Lopes after a strike from Dembélé (20th).
A double for Mbappé
The Lyonnais did try to get back into the game but that was without taking into account the efficiency of the Parisian goalkeeper. Donnarumma notably saved his team from equalizing after two dangerous actions by Cherki (31st) and Tolisso (34th) which could have completely changed the course of the match.
But if the players of Laurent Blanc lacked efficiency, those of Luis Enrique, them, overflowed with the image of Marco Asensio. The former Real Madrid player managed to escape Diomandé to once again deceive Lopes with a left-footed shot at mid-height (38th) thus signing his second goal of the season. The opportunities then multiplied for the Parisians until Mbappé’s second goal in added time (45th + 2) propelling the Frenchman to the top of the scorers’ rankings (5 goals).
Powerless OL
When they returned from the locker room, the match was already over and PSG had just condemned Lyon to a third defeat this season. However, the Lyonnais offered themselves opportunities. With 11 Lyon shots against 10, Cherki’s teammates were sorely unrealistic. Faced with Parisians sure of their strength, they kept running after the ball while coming up against a Parisian defense well in place. The copy was almost perfect for Paris until this fault by Zaire-Emery in the area which allowed Tolisso to save the honor from the penalty spot (74th). Beyond the score, this match will surely remain engraved in the memory of Barcola. The former Lyonnais played his first minutes in the Parisian jersey, strongly whistled on each of his actions.
2023-09-04 02:43:50
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