Joao Neves’ dramatic Ninety fifth-minute winner fired Paris Saint-Germain again to the highest of Ligue 1 with a 3-2 victory over Lyon on Sunday, whereas Emanuel Emegha struck twice to carry Strasbourg previous Lille.
PSG had briefly misplaced first place to Marseille, who beat Brest 3-0 on Saturday, however reclaimed the summit due to Neves’ stoppage-time header on the Groupama Stadium. The reigning champions now lead the desk by two factors on 27, with Marseille sitting second.
“Resilience is a phrase I like,” mentioned PSG coach Luis Enrique. “We confirmed the proper mentality to win this match. It’s essential as a result of in adversity, we win, and we’re first in Ligue 1.”
The win offered a well timed enhance after PSG’s midweek Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
Warren Zaire-Emery opened the scoring on 26 minutes with a thunderous strike, earlier than Afonso Moreira equalised for Lyon shortly after. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia restored PSG’s lead in controversial vogue, with VAR permitting the purpose regardless of Lyon’s protests over a problem within the buildup.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles levelled for Lyon early within the second half with a elegant lob, however the hosts’ hopes had been dashed when Nicolas Tagliafico was despatched off late on. From the ensuing nook, Neves rose highest to go dwelling the winner and ship PSG again to the highest.
In the meantime, Strasbourg loved a profitable night time as Emanuel Emegha’s brace earned them a 2-0 win over Lille. Coming back from harm, the Dutch striker struck on both facet of half-time, capitalising on a defensive error from Olivier Giroud to seal all three factors.
Lille, now fifth within the desk, suffered their fourth defeat of the season and path Strasbourg — who transfer as much as fourth on 22 factors — by two.
Elsewhere, Lorient and Toulouse drew 1-1 with either side scoring from the spot, Metz defeated Good 2-1, and bottom-side Auxerre misplaced 2-0 away to Angers.
