OGC Good’s Ali Abdi in motion with Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele.
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Even with Ousmane Dembélé again within the beginning lineup, Paris Saint-Germain had a sleepy first half earlier than being held to a 1-1 draw at Good on Sunday (October 6, 2024) to depart Monaco alone on the prime of the French league.
The defending champion loved a lot of the possession however was largely unproductive throughout the first half. Luis Enrique’s workforce performed higher after the interval and PSG lastly created probabilities as Nuno Mendes leveled the scoring following Good defender Ali Abdi’s first-half opener.
“We have been probably not into it throughout the first half,” PSG ahead Bradley Barcola mentioned. “We wakened within the second half, it’s a disgrace we couldn’t take our probabilities.”
Lagging three factors behind unbeaten Monaco earlier than kickoff, PSG was too timid to hope for a greater outcome on the Riviera.
Marquinhos got here near snatching the three factors for PSG quickly after Mendes’ aim however his header ended its course on the left submit.
Dembélé began the match after being neglected of the squad that misplaced 2-0 to Arsenal within the Champions League midweek. Luis Enrique, who had blamed Dembélé for a perceived lack of dedication, was criticized after the loss for not deciding on the France star, one of the crucial inventive gamers within the workforce following the departure of Kylian Mbappé to Actual Madrid.
Good took a deserved lead within the thirty ninth minute when Abdi managed the ball on the sting of the field and adopted up with a left-footed shot that took a slight deflection and went in.
Luis Enrique changed the largely inefficient Randal Kolo Muani with Lee Kang-in, who enormously improved the connection between PSG’s midfield and its assault within the second half.
Dembélé’s effort within the forty seventh was parried away by Good goalkeeper Marcin Bułka, who was nevertheless powerless 5 minutes later when Nuno Mendes equalized with a deflected shot from exterior the field.
Monaco has a two-point lead over PSG, with third-place Marseille 5 factors off the tempo.
Seven-time French champion Lyon continued its restoration with a fourth straight win in all competitions by beating Nantes 2-0.
The match was marred by fan violence and Lyon mentioned the clashes that broke out at Groupama Stadium have been “unworthy” of the seven-time French champion.
A aim from Nicolas Tagliafico and an own-goal from Nantes defender Nicolas Pallois earned Lyon its third win in seven league matches, giving the membership some room to breathe at 5 factors above the relegation playoff spot.
Tagliafico put the hosts within the lead within the twenty second minute from Saïd Benrahma’s cross for his first aim this season.
Nantes wasted a number of events to degree and was punished after the interval when Pallois by chance beat his personal goalkeeper as he tried to defend a cross from Corentin Tolisso.
Host Reims moved as much as fourth place with a 4-2 win over Montpellier.
The Champagne facet took the lead within the sixth minute with a header from captain Marshall Munetsi.
“All of us share the identical ambition to win probably the most matches, and luxuriate in ourselves” Munetsi mentioned after his workforce produced a fourth league win.
Keito Nakamura exploited a poor clearance to indicate his dribbling abilities and make it 2-0 with a powerful strike. Oumar Diakité and Teddy Teuma scored Reims’ different targets whereas Arnaud Nordin had a brace for Montpellier. The southern workforce remained within the relegation zone with the worst defensive report within the league, having already conceded 21 targets.
In different matches, Brest adopted up its 4-0 midweek win over Salzburg within the Champions League with a 2-0 defeat of Le Havre, and Lens drew 2-2 at Strasbourg.
Printed – October 07, 2024 04:27 am IST
