L1: PSG won against OL after an intense end of the match

A meeting that took the form of confrontation between Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and John Textor, but on the ground, the issues were quite different. PSG, still undefeated in Ligue 1 this season (17 wins, 5 draws), was chaining a third consecutive success in Toulouse (1-0), before proving its superiority by eliminating Brest in barrage of the Champions League (3-0 , 7-0). For its part, OL, after its defeat against Marseille (2-3) at the beginning of the month, reacted by chaining two championship victories, including a large in Montpellier (4-1). The Rhodanians found themselves seven points from the podium before the match.

Paris quickly took control of the game. Kvaratskhelia launched Dembélé in depth, and the French international eliminated Perri from a hook of the right before trying a cross shot from the left, narrowly pushed by Mata in front of the goal (12th) . After 25 minutes, PSG already displayed 86 % possession. Lyon, however, reacted to half an hour of play, when Sael Kumbedi has set a heavy strike, pushed back by Donnarumma (29th). Ousmane Dembélé then tried his luck, after a nice pass from Bradley Barcola, but the attacker stopped on Lucas Perri (35th). Dominators, the Ile -de -France residents did not find the fault among the Lyonnais before the end of the first act.

Paris wins after a fiery final

Upon returning from the locker room, Achraf Hakimi registered the opening of the score. On a superb opening by Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola overflowed on the left side before delivering a center behind. Alone at the penalty spot, Hakimi has adjusted Lucas Perri of a cross-resumption, unstoppable for the Lyon goalkeeper (53rd, 0-1). A few minutes later, Paris continued its demonstration. Ousmane Dembélé then signed a nice goal. After a brilliant race, the former Barcelona erased several defenders before armoring a powerful strike since the entrance to the surface. The ball went to stay along the left post (60th, 0-2). OL then tried to react. Tanner Tessmann saw his attempt pushed back by Donnarumma (66th), before Corentin Tolisso lacks precision with an unpacked strike on the left of the goal (69th).

Finally, it was Rayan Cherki who reduced the gap at the very end of the match, scoring a powerful left shot (83rd, 1-2). Hakimi quickly ended the Lyon hopes by scoring the goal of the double at the end of regulation time (86th, 1-3). However, Corentin Tolisso rekindled Lyonnais hope in the last seconds of the match (90th+2, 2-3), without however succeeding in overthrowing the course of the meeting. Thanks to this victory, PSG comforted its large first place in Ligue 1, digging a gap of more than 10 points on OM, its dolphin. For its part, despite this defeat, OL retains its 6th place in the classification, but sees Strasbourg, 7th, getting closer dangerously to 2 points.