
PSG vs Lyon 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lionel Messi substituted on PSG home debut in late win over Lyon
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+38 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21 | 53 | 0 |
+20 | Marseille | 21 | 43 | 4 |
+15 | Nice | 21 | 37 | 4 |
+9 | AS Monaco | 21 | 37 | 6 |
Statistics
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PSG![]() |
|
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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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