Another miracle for PSG, specialist in turnarounds in recent months.

Lacking inspiration in the game, Mauricio Pochettino's men snatched a point from Groupama Stadium thanks to two players not used to playing the hero.

The young Edouard Michut, for his first appearance in Ligue 1 of the season, served Thilo Kehrer, who had not scored since February 2020, for the equalizer in the 76th minute.

This improbable action annihilated the efforts of OL, which had balls 2-0 after having opened the scoring by Lucas Paqueta (8th).

OL, which has a fourth consecutive draw in the Championship, remains a recovering formation which gives up too many points in the last quarter of an hour, its guilty pleasure this season.

The Brazilian Lucas Paqueta author of the Lyon goal against Paris in Décines-Charpieu, January 9, 2022 Jeff PACHOUD AFP

The players of coach Peter Bosz, to whom President Jean-Michel Aulas has given two months to reverse the trend, stagnate at an 11th place far from their ambitions.

the post for Mbappé

Paris remains first, with eleven units ahead of its runners-up Marseille and Nice, but its performance was not in line with its accounting situation - moreover, PSG remains on three trips in L1 without a win (three draws) .

On the ground, the gap between the two teams that the classification suggests was not obvious.

As the undisputed leader of the Championship, PSG monopolized possession, but the best opportunities were for the Lyonnais, more direct in their way of playing, at least during the first hour.

The Marquinhos teammates, without ideas, were too content to turn the ball, without worrying goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, except on long shots (6th, 21st, 24th).

Without the creators Lionel Messi (recovery), Neymar (injury) and Angel di Maria (Covid-19), only Marco Verratti and Kylian Mbappé tried to upset predictable Lyonnais.

Kylian Mbappé frustrated after his strike on the Lyon post during the Ligue 1 shock at Décines, January 9, 2022 Jeff PACHOUD AFP

But "Kyky" twice found the post (42nd, 82nd), on actions that he himself provoked.

His lack of realism has long raised the specter of a second defeat in L1 this season for Paris.

Because for the rest, the regrouped block of Lyonnais got the better of the PSG collective, which continues to worry one and a half months before the knockout stages of the Champions League against Real Madrid.

In an unusual right-winger position for him, Georginio Wijnaldum came through the game like a shadow.

In the middle, Ander Herrera and Leandro Paredes multiplied the approximate passes, which offered good counter situations for OL (6th, 35th).

Michut and Simons, a winning bet

They were replaced by the "Titis" from the training center Xavi Simons and Edouard Michut (69th), a bet that paid off for Pochettino, with his face closed behind the black mask he kept during the match.

His Lyon counterpart Peter Bosz, he saw his team apply the minimums he required, in the commitment, the intensity.

From the start, Lyon set the pace, and were rewarded with the goal from Paqueta, found by a nice opening from Bruno Guimaraes.

It is the first goal since the end of November for the Brazilian star.

Young Edouard Michut (# 38) and Thilo Kehrer, scorer for Paris, made a good comeback against Lyon in Décines, January 9, 2022 Jeff PACHOUD AFP

This was also seen during the beautiful intervention of the young central defender Castello Lukeba, 19, to counter Mauro Icardi, alone in front of goal (54th).

He lacked a touch of realism to his players in order to fold the match.

On their best 2-0 situation, Moussa Dembélé then Houssem Aouar clashed in turn with Keylor Navas and Colin Dagba (59th).

Rayan Cherki (74th) also had his chance.

Faced with Parisians specializing in turnarounds, OL paid cash.

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