PSG dominates Lyon in an intense match and takes the championship lead alone

Paris still invincible. PSG won in Lyon at the end of the 8th day of Ligue 1, Sunday September 18. Lionel Messi was the only scorer in a game that was rich in chances. The Parisians alone take the lead in the championship, two points ahead of Marseille, held in check by Rennes earlier in the afternoon.

The Argentinian made the difference from the first minutes, with a perfectly placed shot in the area on a subtle service from Neymar (5th). With this goal conceded in the first five minutes, we could fear seeing OL collapse, revealing in broad daylight a brewing crisis after the two defeats in Lorient and Monaco. For ten minutes, Lyon rocked, sounded by the achievement of the Argentinian. But they finally found the going, enough to carry the danger to the Parisian surface. A half-volley from Moussa Dembélé, certainly sent to the stands (19th), then a center cut off from the head by Alexandre Lacazette (21st), finally launched the shock of the 8th day.

Result, an open and intense match, whose narrow final score does not reflect the spectacle offered. The fault of offensive inaccuracies, but also of a burst of energy from the defenders to come and intervene in the last meters, like the rescue of the head of Castella Lukeba on his line in front of Messi (47th). The exploits of Anthony Lopes (six saves) and Lyon’s counterattacks were not enough to snatch a long-awaited draw. With a third defeat in a row, the Rhodaniens are now in 6th place in Ligue 1, with nine points from their evening opponent.