Key Takeaways
- Paris Saint-Germain lose 2-1 to Lyon at Parc des Princes, keeping the title race alive.
- Early goals from Endrick and Afonso Moreira put Lyon in control before half-time.
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s late strike was only a consolation as PSG stay one point clear at the top.
Champions Paris Saint-Germain were stunned by a lively Olympique Lyon side who raced into a two-goal lead inside 18 minutes and held on for a precious 2-1 victory on Sunday evening.
The defeat, only PSG’s fourth of the campaign, invites Lens back into the Ligue 1 title fight with six rounds left.
Lyon, chasing a Champions League berth, struck first when Endrick smashed a low shot in off the post after Afonso Moreira’s mishit fell kindly to the Brazilian loanee.
Twelve minutes later Moreira himself finished a rapid counter, sprinting from halfway to slot past Matvei Safonov and double the visitors’ advantage.
Gonçalo Ramos missed a golden chance to halve the deficit when his soft penalty was saved by Dominik Greif, and the hosts reached the break frustrated.
Coach Luis Enrique threw on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé after the hour; Dembélé rattled the bar and Greif denied Kvaratskhelia from a tight angle.
The Georgian winger finally found the net with a curling beauty in the fourth added minute, yet the whistle followed seconds later.
The result leaves PSG on 63 points, just one ahead of Lens, while Lyon leapfrog into third and the final Champions League slot.
