1-1 between OL and PSG
No winner in this (supposed) clash between Olympique Lyonnais and PSG. Decreased by injuries, the cases of Covid and the players who left to compete in the CAN, the two teams still offered a pleasant match at Groupama Stadium, concluded with a score of one everywhere, Kehrer (76th) having responded in the second period to the opening score of Paqueta (8th).
The Brazilian didn’t wait long to stand out. Time for the attacker to pack in the back of the defense and open the scoring level with the right ground. A perfect start to the match for the Lyonnais, but the Parisians reacted quickly and made the siege of Lopes’ goal.
The Portuguese goalkeeper was particularly evident by relaxing at full length to deflect a lob from Marquinhos (24th), then was saved by his post on a curled shot from Kylian Mbappé (42nd). On the other side, the Lyonnais struggled to create opportunities but could still have made the break on better exploited cons.
In the second period, the Parisians continued their pressure. But it was paradoxically OL who came closest to scoring a new goal in a situation where it was in turn Dembélé then Aouar who found themselves in an ideal position to deceive Navas, without success (59th). . Opposite Pochettino chose to bring in his youngsters, and the latter proved him right a few minutes later.
In the area, it is Michut (18 years), who found Kehrer for an equalization of a cross strike (76th). ” We take a point, of course we wanted to win. We have to do better in the next matches. We know that Lyon are a good team, it’s always difficult to meet with a lot of duels », Declared the German defender at the end of the meeting at the microphone of Prime Video.
At the end of the match where the two teams had their chance to win in turn, the Lyonnais could still be satisfied with not having conceded a goal at the last second as in the first leg. Still, OL do not really advance with this point, and are now 11th following this fourth consecutive draw. ” We had a very good match, it’s a shame we didn’t manage to win. I hope we will play with the same intensity in the next matches », Declared Bruno Guimaraes at the final whistle.
