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Ligue 1 Matchday 8 Mon 26 Oct

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Mayulu 72′Godts 84′

Full-time 2:0

Six of the Round · Ligue 1 Golden minute

Player of the match Vitinha 8.1

GolVolt ratingWatch it all 8.0/10 more watchable than 80% of Ligue 1 matches First against second. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

  1. 5 → 1

    Paris Saint Germain climb 4 places in the table. Olympique Lyonnais: 4 → 5.

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+5' · 2:0Paris Saint Germain 88%draw 11%Olympique Lyonnais 1%

Key stats

68% Possession 32%
1.38 xG (expected goals) 0.88
17 Shots 8
10 On target 5
7 Corners 4
58 Dangerous attacks 19
All stats (21)

Preview and report

After the match · 2–0

Paris Saint Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais: substitutes' goals put PSG top

Paris Saint Germain beat Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 8, despite being 0–0 at half-time. Goals from Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts decided it, and the hosts climbed to the top of the table.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Goals came in the 72nd and 84th minutes

The first half finished goalless, and the goalkeepers were its key figures: Greif for Lyon and Safonov for PSG. In the 72nd minute Mayulu, who came off the bench, opened the scoring. After an assist from Godts, he hit it hard from the right side of the box and Greif had no time to react. In the 84th minute Godts got on the scoresheet, finishing from a pass by Quentin Ndjantou. It was his first goal for PSG.

Match stats

PSG had 68 per cent possession, Lyon 32 per cent. The hosts took 17 shots, 10 of them on target, and the visitors 8, with 5 on target. Corners were 7 to 4 in PSG's favour.

PSG top, Lyon fifth

After the win PSG moved from 5th to 1st in the table and have 17 points. They are ahead of Rennes on 16 points, while Lille and Monaco have 15 each. Lyon dropped from 4th to 5th and have 14 points.

Duranville: the defeat hurts a lot

Lyon's Julien Duranville, quoted by footmercato.net, admitted after the match that the defeat hurts him a lot, especially as he did a good job and PSG won through individual quality. The player was nevertheless happy to start and to be back in rhythm, footmercato.net reports.

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 86 2–0

    Godts scores, Paris Saint Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais

    Mika Godts doubled Paris Saint Germain's lead in the 84th minute, assisted by Quentin Ndjantou. Earlier, in the 72nd minute, Senny Mayulu scored, with Godts providing the assist. In the 86th minute the hosts still lead 2–0.

    Number of the match: 6 of 14 — That is how many of Paris Saint Germain's goals in the Ligue 1 season came after the 75th minute.

  2. Minute 74 1–0

    Mayulu scores, Paris Saint Germain 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais

    Senny Mayulu gave Paris Saint Germain the lead in the 72nd minute in Ligue 1 matchday 8. Mika Godts provided the assist. It is the first goal of the match.

    Number of the match: 6 of 14 — That is how many of Paris Saint Germain's goals in Ligue 1 this season have come after the 75th minute.

Live · half-time · 0–0

Paris Saint Germain and Olympique Lyonnais goalless at half-time

After the first half of Ligue 1 matchday 8, Paris Saint Germain are level with Olympique Lyonnais at 0–0. The hosts had 72% possession and took 8 shots, the visitors 3.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 72% That is how much of the ball Paris Saint Germain had in the first half, and the score is still goalless.

Hosts see more of the ball. Paris Saint Germain had 72% possession in the first half, Olympique Lyonnais 28%. The hosts took 8 shots, 4 of them on target, while the visitors had 3, all on target. Paris Saint Germain led the corner count 6 to 2. Even so, both sides go in at the break without a goal.

The hosts' run and the top scorers. Paris Saint Germain have scored in 10 consecutive matches. In this Ligue 1 season the team has scored 6 of its 14 goals after the 75th minute. The hosts' top scorer in the league is Ferran Torres, who came into this match with 4 goals and an assist in 7 games. For Olympique Lyonnais, Ernest Nuamah leads the way: 3 goals and an assist in 5 matches.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

First against second.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 82′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Mayulu scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.6 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% First against second, a clash of big clubs, a rivalry. Stakes: 9.7 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.6 out of 10

Match ECG

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Worth watching: Watch it all

GolVolt rating 8.0more watchable than 80% of Ligue 1 matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

GolVolt reviewpost-match article

Paris Saint Germain 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais: substitutes' goals put PSG topThe review gives the result away — switch spoilers back on to read it.

Paris Saint Germain beat Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 8, despite being 0–0 at half-time. Goals from Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts decided it, and the hosts climbed to the top of the table.

Read the full review

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Highlights

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How the match went

2 goals3 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 31' Vitinhayellow card · foul
  2. Half-time · 0:0
  3. 51' Maghnes Aklioucheyellow card · foul
  4. 57' SubstitutionGodts for Neves
  5. 65' 2 substitutionsHernández for Zaïre-EmeryMayulu for Torres
  6. 72' Goal: Senny Mayuluright foot · assist: Godts1:0
  7. 74' Ernest Nuamahyellow card · dissent
  8. 76' 2 substitutionsKluivert for TolissoNartey for Merah
  9. 81' 2 substitutionsBeraldo for DouéNdjantou for Akliouche
  10. 81' SubstitutionBoudache for Duranville
  11. 84' Goal: Mika Godtsright foot · assist: Ndjantou2:0
  12. 90+1' SubstitutionHimbert for Morton
  13. Full-time · 2:0

Match stats

Shooting

1.38 xG (expected goals) 0.88
17 Shots 8
10 On target 5
5 Off target 1
2 Blocked 2
11 Inside the box 4
6 Outside the box 4

Play

68% Possession 32%
7 Corners 4
748 Passes 347
93% Pass accuracy 86%
16 Key passes 8
153 Attacks 33
58 Dangerous attacks 19

Defence

18 Tackles 15
10 Interceptions 7
5 Saves 7

Discipline

8 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-3-3 –4-3-3
Bench

Paris Saint Germain

Olympique Lyonnais

Match sheet

Coaches
Luis Enrique Paris Saint Germain Paulo Rodrigues Fonseca Olympique Lyonnais
Stadium
Parc des Princes, Paris

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Paris Saint Germain Vitinha 8.11
  2. 2. place · Paris Saint Germain Mika Godts 7.99
  3. 3. place · Paris Saint Germain Matvey Safonov 7.80
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Absences

Paris Saint Germain · 5 out

  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Injured

    since 21 Oct · until 31 May 2027 · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Alessandro Longoni Injured

    since 3 Sep · return date unknown · 8 matches missed · Dead Leg

  • Marquinhos Injured

    since 21 Oct · return date unknown · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Nuno Mendes Injured

    since 18 Oct · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Muscle Injury

  • Ousmane Dembélé Injured

    since 21 Oct · return date unknown · Thigh Muscle Strain

Olympique Lyonnais · 4 out

  • Loïs Openda Injured

    since 18 Oct · until 21 Nov · 2 matches missed · Leg Injury

  • Pavel Sulc Injured

    since 21 Oct · until 21 Feb 2027 · 1 match missed · Meniscus Injury

  • Mohamed Ouédraogo Injured

    since 8 Oct · return date unknown · 4 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Nicolás Tagliafico Injured

    since 8 Oct · return date unknown · 4 matches missed · Muscle Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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