PSG 4-2 Lyon: Mbappe & co. help Parisians win 8 games in a row & go 12 pts clear

Edinson Cavani was among the scorers as Paris Saint-Germain survived a scare to beat Lyon 4-2 in Sunday's Ligue 1 clash.

Match Report

Substitute Edinson Cavani scored his first Ligue 1 goal since August as Paris Saint-Germain held off a second-half Lyon fightback to win 4-2 on Sunday and open up a 12-point lead at the summit.

The runaway leaders took a two-goal advantage into half-time at the Parc des Princes thanks to strikes from Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe, and Marcal then comically put into his own net to further extend PSG's advantage following the restart.

But Thomas Tuchel's men were in trouble by the time of Cavani's 76th-minute introduction, Martin Terrier and Moussa Dembele scoring in quick succession as Lyon roared back.

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Match Events

22' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Lyon (Di Maria)

GOAAALLLLLLLL PSG 1-0 LYON - Di Maria finds the smallest gap at the near post, and he now has 12 for the season. Kurzawa denied Dembele on the edge of the PSG box before finding Gueye. The former Everton man played in Di Maria, and he danced past Marcal before finding the bottom corner.

35' OFFSIDE! Icardi scores but goal is disallowed

38' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Lyon (Mbappe)

GOAAAALLLLLLL - PSG 2-0 LYON - Mbappe is too quick and too crafty for Lyon and in particular Lopes. Icardi deserves all the credit though, as he flies into two tackles to make sure his team keep possession. The ball trickles into Meunier's path near halfway, but the Frenchman does the hard bit as he lobs Lopes with the most delicate touch. Magnificent!!!

42' OFFSIDE! Mbappe scores but goal is disallowed

47' OWN GOAL! PSG 3-0 Lyon (Marcal)

OWN GOAL!!!! PSG 3-0 LYON - Marcal scores an incredible own goal that any striker would be proud of. Draxler kept the ball in on two occasions, and his last cross forced Marcal to act, but the defender lost his bearings and tried to clear for a corner, but instead, he found the back of the net.

52' GOAL! PSG 3-1 Lyon (Terrier)

GOAAAALLLL - PSG 3-1 LYON. From absolutely nowhere, Lyon have a goal and Terrier is the one to grab the ball after scoring. No celebration from the midfielder after he slotted the ball past Navas from the edge of the box. 

59' GOAL! PSG 3-2 Lyon (Dembele)

GOAAAALLLL GAME ON!!!! PSG 3-2 LYON - Toko Ekambi makes an immediate impact as he races onto a throughball and he has the vision to play in Dembele who was racing alongside him. The striker has to adjust his feet, but he cushions the ball into the far corner, and Navas has no chance!

65' Mbappe scores but it's offside!

79' GOAL! PSG 4-2 Lyon (Cavani)

GOAAAALLLLLL! PSG 4-2 LYON - Cavani scores with his first touch and the game should now be over. Mbappe picks out Di Maria with a superb curling pass, who looks like he will shoot. At the final second, he opens his body to play in Cavani on the edge of the box, and he curls it into the far corner. The home fans go wild as he celebrates, and this crazy game continues.

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