At OL Park,
PSG have already finished sharing the lead in the championship with OM. At the cost of a victory without suffering at Parc OL this Sunday (0-1 thanks to Lionel Messi), he is 2 points ahead of the Marseillais and has an almost perfect record in Ligue 1 (7 wins and 1 draw).
PSG gives the lesson in 20 minutes
A gala atmosphere is not always right for Parisians. Four days following being seriously shaken from the start in Haifa, PSG this time flew over the start of a test match in Décines. Confiscating the ball from an OL positioned in 4-4-2 and not attempting the slightest pressing, the players of Christophe Galtier enjoyed themselves. From the 5th minute, a rare one-two between Lionel Messi and Neymar was enough to pierce the Lyon defense for a school goal from the Argentinian (0-1). The two stars almost did it once more shortly following, but Thiago Mendes managed to repel the attempt of the “Pulga” (10th), once more very close to killing all suspense with a well-negotiated dive by Anthony Lopes (14e).
Lacazette revives his team
Long non-existent, the Lyonnais suddenly managed to obtain a surprising highlight of three minutes. With the climax of an XXL secondhand bite of the head by Alexandre Lacazette, on a sublime opening by his friend Corentin Tolisso (21st). But if OL have stopped the crushing stranglehold of PSG (70% possession and 442 assists to 187 at the break), they owe it above all to their captain. More generous in the effort than ever, like a return to his area to stop a shift from Lionel Messi to Achraf Hakimi (27th), he also brought a technical accuracy that Karl Toko was so lacking on Sunday. Ekambi, Tetê, and even Maxence Caqueret. His double dribble to mystify Sergio Ramos and Marco Verratti before coming up once morest Gianluigi Donnarumma was one of the highlights of the evening (30th).
Paris too quiet, Bosz powerless
Achraf Hakimi (29th), Kylian Mbappe (33rd), Lionel Messi (46th, 78th, 90th +1) and Neymar (72nd, 79th) dropped huge 0-2 balls en route. This is to say if the PSG managed as it pleased or almost the second act, marked by the exit of the precious Corentin Tolisso from the resumption. Stuck in 6th place in Ligue 1 following this third setback in a row, OL are already 9 points behind PSG. More than ever, there is a world of difference between the two clubs, and this observation takes place this time from mid-September. Peter Bosz, whose late coaching did nothing, will have a hard time surviving it, by force.