French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
    FT
    0 - 1
    Paris Saint-Germain
    • 5': Lionel Messi

    Lionel Messi sends PSG two points clear with Lyon win

    Paris Saint-Germain opened a two-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi's goal earned the holders a 1-0 win at Lyon on Sunday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
    • 1': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
    • 4': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Goal! Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 7': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
    • 7': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 14': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
    • 21': Hand ball by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a through ball.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 26': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
    • 26': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon).
    • 27': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 32': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
    • 32': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 37': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 37': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 37': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 39': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
    • 39': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 45': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Johann Lepenant replaces Corentin Tolisso.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
    • 46': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
    • 52': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
    • 52': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Lyon).
    • 53': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret with a through ball.
    • 57': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Fabián Ruiz.
    • 61': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nordi Mukiele replaces Marco Verratti because of an injury.
    • 67': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
    • 67': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 72': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
    • 73': Offside, Lyon. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Maxence Caqueret.
    • 75': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Tetê.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Offside, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde tries a through ball, but Malo Gusto is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
    • 78': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 79': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 79': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marquinhos.
    • 83': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
    • 83': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette following a fast break.
    • 85': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
    • 85': Offside, Lyon. Alexandre Lacazette tries a through ball, but Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Carlos Soler replaces Neymar.
    • 87': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
    • 90': Carlos Soler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Danilo Pereira is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 90'+3': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Lyon 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/160.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originPSG LYONhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/167.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    4 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 6
    65.6 Possession 34.4
    15 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    739 Accurate Passes 357
    797 Passes 410
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    33 Long Balls 23
    22 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 18
    19 Tackles 28
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 18
    9 Effective Clearances 14
    9 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 58,230

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 +26 32
    2 AS Monaco 12 +11 26
    3 Marseille 12 +11 23
    4 Lille 12 +8 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
    4 Castello Lukeba
    23 Thiago Mendes
    3 Nicolás Tagliafico
    27 Malo Gusto
    6 Maxence Caqueret
    88 Corentin Tolisso
    7 Karl Toko Ekambi
    11 Mateus Tetê
    10 Alexandre Lacazette
    9 Moussa Dembélé
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Damien Da Silva, Rayan Cherki, Jeff Reine-Adélaide, Sinaly Diomande, Johann Lepenant, Bradley Barcola, Romain Faivre, Henrique, Rémy Riou.

    PSG Paris Saint-Germain (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    99 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Marquinhos
    15 Danilo Pereira
    4 Sergio Ramos
    6 Marco Verratti Yellow Card
    8 Fabián Ruiz
    25 Nuno Mendes
    2 Achraf Hakimi
    7 Kylian Mbappé
    10 Neymar
    30 Lionel Messi
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Nordi Mukiele, Juan Bernat, Keylor Navas, Hugo Ekitike, Carlos Soler, Pablo Sarabia, El Chadaille Bitshiabu.

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