In the early morning of January 10, Beijing time, the 20th round of this season's Ligue 1 ushered in a focus battle, Paris Saint-Germain away to Lyon. In the first half, Paqueta scored first for Lyon, and in the second half Correll scored to help Paris equalize 1-1, and the two teams finally shook hands and made peace, Kylian Mbappe hit the goalpost twice and missed the goal.
As the nine-time winner of Ligue 1, Paris lost to Lille by one point last season and eventually finished second, and this season the team is back in a far leading position. At present, Paris has 46 points in the 19th round, the lead has reached 10 points, and it is optimistic that it can win the Ligue 1 championship with a 96% probability.
Last season with the greater Paris to compete for the title, this season's 7-time champion Lyon became a mid-level team, currently only 24 points in 18 rounds, ranking 13th, one less round behind the top of the table 22 points, early exit from the championship.
In terms of starting, Paris sent Kylian Mbappe and Icardi to double forwards, Messi and Neymar continued to be absent, Paredes, Herrera, Verratti and Wijnaldum were in midfield, and Lyon sent Bruno Guimarães and Moussa Dembele double forwards.
In the opening 7th minute, Paris the Greater Conceded a goal, Guimarães sent a long pass over the top of the midfield, Paqueta inserted a single knife in front of the net, and the last kick was drawn into the net to help Lyon lead 1-0, Paqueta became the first Lyon player to score in a single season since Gomi in 2009-10.
A goal behind put Paris in a desperate situation, after which Mbappe and Ilkadi led the team to a frantic counterattack, and in the 42nd minute, Mbappe hit the goal post with a far corner, and fell behind 0-1 at the end of the first half.
In the second half, the game changed places again, and in the 54th minute, Icardi's mid-line bag shot was interfered with and hit high. In the 59th minute, Navas saved Dembele's one-handed shot, and Paris escaped.
In the 76th minute, Mishu's cross was blocked, the ball reached the right side of the box, Correll pushed a foot was blocked by goalkeeper López with his foot, the ball still bounced into the net, and Paris equalized 1-1.
In the 82nd minute, Mbappe took a free-kick and headed straight at goal, the ball hitting the outside of the post and popping up. In the end, the score of 1-1 was maintained until the end of the game.
This draw made Paris miss the first time in the history of the team to beat Lyon away for three consecutive seasons, missing the opportunity to create miracles. Greater Paris continues to lead the table with 11 points, and if Marseille wins this round, the lead of Greater Paris is narrowed to eight points. In this game, Messi is still absent and in recovery, at least one Ligue 1 match.