Ligue 1: PSG seize late 1-1 draw at Lyon, second-place Nice win 3-0

French league chief Paris Saint-Germain wanted a late equalizer from substitute Thilo Kehrer to seize a 1-1 draw at an impressed Lyon on Sunday.
Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta scored within the eighth minute as Lyon took management however, after Kylian Mbappe hit the submit for PSG, Kehrer hit a scuffed shot from the sting of the penalty space within the 76th that bounced over goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.
PSG is 11 factors forward of second-place Nice and Marseille. But PSG has received simply two of its final six video games and wanted last-gasp equalizers in opposition to Lens and lowly Lorient heading into the winter break.
Similar frailties have been uncovered once more as Lyon’s audacious method paid off.
PSG had struggled to comprise the slick and highly effective Paqueta in Paris again in September, when he opened the scoring just for PSG to profit from a gentle penalty and a aim within the closing seconds of harm time to win 2-1.
Lyon began strongly once more and Houssem Aouar had simply gone shut when Paqueta opened the scoring, hitting a fantastic low drive from the correct fringe of the penalty space.
Bruno Guimaraes opened up PSG’s fragile protection with an outstanding curling go from midfield into Paqueta’s path, and he completed with confidence _ identical to in Paris.
Lopes then made a fantastic save from PSG defender Marquinhos’ lob and Mbappe hit the submit because the guests fought again.
But PSG’s flagging midfield was simply bypassed once more within the 59th when striker Moussa Dembele raced clear, just for goalkeeper Keylor Navas to save lots of his low shot from the correct.
Mbappe sliced a shot over within the 71st from the left when teammates waited for a go within the space and hit the bar within the 82nd.
But defeat would have been harsh on a Lyon facet much better than eleventh place suggests.

Earlier, Nice overcame an early sending off so as to add two extra objectives in a 3-0 win at Brest.
After Denmark striker Kasper Dolberg opened the scoring within the thirteenth minute, Nice midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin was proven a crimson card within the twentieth.
Nice withstood stress earlier than substitute striker Andy Delort netted within the 79th from ahead Amine Gouiri’s fifth help of a productive season. Gouiri grabbed his ninth aim with an effort deep in stoppage time.
Nice is above third-place Marseille on aim distinction, though Marseille has performed one sport much less.
Nice coach Christophe Galtier paired Gouiri with Dolberg in a 4-4-2 formation. Dolberg’s aim was arrange by Justin Kluivert _ son of the prolific former Ajax, Barcelona and Netherlands striker, Patrick Kluivert.
Schneiderlin was then ordered off by referee Stephanie Frappart for a harmful deal with.
Philippe Clement’s first sport accountable for Monaco led to a 0-0 draw at Nantes.
Clement received three straight Belgian league titles and changed Niko Kovac after he was fired in the course of the midseason break.
Clement earned a popularity as an attack-minded coach however this was a irritating sport of few possibilities, the place Monaco defenders Djibril Sidibe and Benoit Badiashile limped off with thigh accidents within the first half.
Monaco is seventh and Nantes dropped to ninth behind Strasbourg, which received 2-0 at relegation-threatened Metz due to objectives from striker Ludovic Ajorque and substitute Jean-Eudes Ahoulou.
Also, Clermont drew 0-0 with fellow struggler Reims.
Montpellier’s dwelling sport with Troyes was postponed due to a excessive variety of coronavirus circumstances within the Troyes squad.
Many groups have been hit onerous.
PSG was with out Lionel Messi and a number of other different gamers who had the virus. Messi returns to particular person coaching within the coming days after testing unfavourable for the virus on Thursday.
But winger Angel Di Maria, midfielder Julian Draxler, central defender Danilo Pereira, left again Layvin Kurzawa and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma stay in isolation.