Wetin dey happen for Parc des Princes dis Sunday evening don shock plenty pipo. As PSG dey expect to dominate Lyon for dia backyard, na young Brazilian striker Endrick come spoil market. Di match just start for six minutes when Endrick collect pass from Afonso Moreira and fire bullet wey beat Matvey Safonov. Di stadium just dey quiet like church.
Afonso Moreira, wey be Portuguese player, do strong work for middle. E manage to pass Achraf Hakimi like say na small pikin. After e pass Hakimi, Moreira see Endrick wey dey run enter space and give am perfect pass. Endrick no waste time at all. From angle wey tight, e use left foot shoot powerful ball wey enter net. Safonov just look am enter.
Dis early goal don change everything for di match. PSG wey suppose dey control di game from beginning now dey under pressure. Lyon players dey play like say dem get new energy. Dem dey press PSG defenders any time dem get chance. Ilya Zabarnyi even collect yellow card after strong tackle wey e make to stop counter attack.
For PSG side, Luis Enrique don see problem. Vitinha don come out from match with injury for 39th minute. Warren Zaïre-Emery come replace am. Di Paris team dey try to come back to game but Lyon defense dey strong. Lucas Beraldo try to shoot but Dominik Grief save am well.
Lyon almost score second goal when Abner try bicycle kick. But Safonov make important save to keep PSG for game. Bradley Barcola miss chance when ball pass second post. Di stadium dey shout for penalty after foul on Désiré Doué but referee Jérôme Brisard no give am.
PSG get penalty chance when Lucas Hernandez win foul inside box. But Gonçalo Ramos kick meet Grief wey save am for 34th minute. Di match dey hot like pepper soup. Any time Lyon dey counter attack, PSG defenders dey panic. Di game rhythm no dey steady – sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
Dis result go affect Ligue 1 table well well. Before di match, Lyon dey fourth position with same points as Lille. If dem win PSG, dem go strengthen dia chance for Champions League qualification. For PSG side, dem dey aim to win French champion title again. But dis early goal don put question mark for dia plans.
Di match dey show say Lyon no be small team at all. Despite say dem no dey consistent for dis season end, dem know how to play big matches. Corentin Tolisso don return to good form and winter signings dey help di team. PSG attack wey full firepower dey meet Lyon defense wey don become solid recently.
Other matches wey dey happen same time get different results. Paris FC beat Metz 2-1 to maintain dia position for top division. Rennes win Strasbourg well well. Nantes and Brest draw 2-2. For Premier League, Manchester City beat Arsenal to make title race more interesting.
As di second half dey start, all eyes dey on PSG to see if dem fit come back. Lyon players dey celebrate di early goal but dem know say match never finish. Di atmosphere for Parc des Princes dey electric – PSG fans dey shout for dia team to wake up.
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