PSG vs Lyon 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lionel Messi substituted on PSG home debut in late win over Lyon
Lionel Messi was substituted late on during his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain in a late 2-1 win over Lyon.
Match Commentary
- 6': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 0.
- 54': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 65': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Karl Toko Ekambi because of an injury.
- 66': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Lyon 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi replaces Lionel Messi.
- 79': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 80': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Ángel Di María.
- 86': Substitution, Lyon. Habib Keita replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Ander Herrera.
- 89': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 1. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Lyon 1.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,611
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
 LYON |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 438 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 23 | Clearances | 9 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos  |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 17 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 20 | Islam Slimani |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 29 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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