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Paris Saint-Germain failed to defend the top of the French League standings. Against Lille in week 31, Mauricio Pochettino’s squad lost 0-1.
At the Parc des Princes on Saturday (3/4/2021), Lille’s only winning goal was scored by a shot from Jonathan David in the 20th minute. This match was marked by two red cards at the end of the match, one of which it was received by Neymar in the 90th minute.
These results make PSG fall in second place with 63 points. Lille has won the first position, which has now accumulated 66 points.
The course of the match
PSG pressed from the beginning. Neymar Jr had a chance in the 7th minute, but his left foot shot still failed to score. In the 14th minute, his free kick goes high over the net.
Kylian Mbappé almost gave PSG the lead in the 15th minute, but Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan deflected his shot.
GOAL! Lille took the lead in the 20th minute. Receiving a horizontal cross from Jonathan Ikoné, Jonathan David, who is free in the PSG penalty area, fired a strong right-hand shot that successfully broke the PSG goal guarded by Keylor Navas .
 At the moment when Jonathan David (9) celebrates his goal against PSG. Photo: AFP / FRANCK FIFE |
Behind a goal, PSG gasped. Neymar had another chance in the 26th minute, but his shot went wide again. A minute later, Moise Kean’s close-range shot was blocked by Maignan.
Thilo Kehrer also threatened Lille’s goal in the 32nd minute, but his long shot also wandered off goal. A similar effort from Leandro Paredes in the 45th minute was still sideways on the left side of Lille’s goal. The 1-0 scoreline lasted until the break.
In the second half, PSG pressed again, but the Lille defense was really difficult to penetrate. Neymar had another good chance in the 61st minute, but his long shot was countered by Maignan.
Lille is not silent. Jonathan Bamba also made a long shot from outside the penalty area in the 62nd minute, it’s just that Navas quickly secured the net.
Neymar had the opportunity for the umpteenth time in the 69th minute. But his header couldn’t break Lille’s goal either.
 It is difficult for Neymar to break into the Lille goal. Photo: AFP / FRANCK FIFE |
Burak Yilmaz nearly doubled Lille’s lead in the 79th minute with a counterattack, but Navas was able to save the net from the Turkish attacker’s attack.
The situation got hotter towards the end of the match. Neymar received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 90th minute, after an unprofessional action against Tiago Djalo. Still in the same commotion, Djalo was also sent off for receiving a second yellow card.
No more goals were created until the match was over and Lille secured a 1-0 win.
Player lineup
Paris Saint Germain: Navas, Kehrer (Dagba 64 ‘), Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Diallo (Bakker 64’), Paredes, Gueye (Rafinha 71 ‘), Di Maria, Neymar, Mbappé, Kean (Draxler 64’)
Little: Maignan, Reinildo, Botman, Fonte, Djalo, Bamba, Soumare, Andre, Sanches (Yilmaz 73 ‘), David (Weah 35’), Ikone (Bradaric 90 + 3 ‘)
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