Penalty for Paris!
Inside the box, Diakité tackles Hernandez without touching the ball. The referee does not hesitate and awards a penalty to PSG! Mbappé takes the shot!
The Lille defense is solid. Mbappé receives a pass at the entrance of the box, with his back to the goal he turns and shoots but once again, he is blocked by the Lille defenders.
Zhegrova’s festival
While Dembélé touches the ball frequently in the Parisian ranks, Zhegrova delights the crowd with his accelerations and tricky moves that trouble the leader’s defense. The Kosovar serves Gomes in the box, but his shot is blocked!
New corners for Lille
Taken by Gomes on the left, the first corner is repelled by Paris. On the second, captain André takes the lead against the visiting defense but fails to hit the target.
Marquinhos misses in the box
As Paris returns to attack, Dembélé slips a ball into the box but the Brazilian, in an attacking position, is beaten by Chevalier.
Corner for LOSC
Yazici takes a shot, without much conviction, at the entrance of the opposing penalty area and still manages to earn a corner. The North End supporters light up the flares, but the set piece from the Nordistes is repelled by the Parisian defense.
It’s back in the North!
LOSC kick off the second half, it’s back in Lille!
Paris and Lille are tied at halftime (0-0)!
The ultimate corner for PSG in the additional minute leads to nothing. The referee sends the players to the locker rooms (0-0)! Still no goals in this first half where the Nordistes and Parisians have exchanged blows! Paris has created opportunities through Dembélé but has been blocked by Chevalier and a solid Lille defense. On the other hand, Zhegrova lacked precision to open the score!
Dembélé overflows and gets a new corner, pushed back by the Lille defense. The ball comes back to Dembélé who crosses it back to Alexsandro to push it again to a corner.
Alexsandro strong
After a superb intervention by Alexsandro in front of Dembélé, the Lille keeper quickly recovers the ball in his area. Paris pushes at the end of the first half but Lille holds firm!
