Lyon 2-1 PSG: With Neymar, PSG got their first defeat in Ligue 1

During his first visit to Lyon, PSG defending champion suddenly received the first defeat in Ligue 1 2018/19. However, PSG still preserves the No. 1 position on the chart.

Lyon 2-1 PSG
Guingamp 2-2 Monaco (pen: 5-4)
Lyon 2-1 PSG: With Neymar, PSG got their first defeat in Ligue 1
Ligue 1 league table 2018/19

GOAL
Lyon: Dembele (33 '), Fekir (pen 49')
PSG: Di Maria (7 ')

Lyon 2-1 PSG



PSG marched to Groupama without the support of striker Neymar because of a foot injury. However, the Ligue 1 champions still have the Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria or Edinson Cavani on the attack.

Immediately after the opening whistle, PSG with a more uniform team quickly took control of the game. By the 7th minute, PSG got ahead thanks to Di Maria's score opening situation. Starting from Draxler's slot, Di Maria freely accepted the ball on the left before slotting a decisive shot into the far corner.

There is a goal of deadlock, PSG play as much as possible and constantly siege the frame of Lopes. Meanwhile, Lyon were also willing to play a couple of goals and created a lot of waves towards the goal of Areola, but this guy played full effort to preserve the net for the visitors.

Teammates share joy with Di Maria
Teammates share joy with Di Maria

It was not until the 33rd minute that Lyon scored a goal equalizing thanks to Moussa Dembélé after a high turn from a precise cross from Dubois on the right. The first half ended with a 1-1 draw.

By the 49th minute, Lyon took the lead 2-1 with the 11th-minute winner of Fekir. Unable to accept Lyon first-hand, coach Thomas Tuchel of PSG put Choupo-Moting and a new £ 47 million recruit in January 2019 as Leandro Paredes.

Lopes goalkeeper Lyon's goal was constantly put on alert. However, PSG could not have a leveling table even though it created countless delicious opportunities. Thus, PSG had to take their first Ligue 1 defeat this season.

In the match, PSG still took the lead on the standings with 56 points after 21 rounds. Meanwhile, Lyon finished third with 43 points / 23 matches.

SQUAD
Lyon: Lopes, Marcelo, Dubois, Mendy, Denayer, NDombele, Aouar (Tousart 65 '), Traore (Cornet 76'), Depay, Fekir, Dembele.
PSG: Areola, Alves, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Bernat (Diaby 86 '), Kimpembe (Paredes 79'), Di Maria, Draxler, Mbappe, Cavani (Choupo-Moting 79 ').