The LOSC and PSG clashed this Sunday for the 7th day of Ligue 1 in a vibrant Pierre-Mauroy stadium, with a match that held all its promises despite a whirlwind. The DOGUES presented themselves in a classic 4-3-3, with Berke Özer in the cages, Olivier Giroud in Pointe and Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Hákon Haraldsson in support. For their part, the Parisians, freshly victorious by the Barcelona and counting 8 packages, were organized in 3-4-3, with Lucas Chevalier in the goals and an offensive trio composed of Gonçalo Ramos, Ibrahim Mbaye and Bradley Barcola. As of kick-off, the two teams engaged in a tactical battle, neutralizing themselves in the first half. Lille created the first frank opportunities. In the 15th minute, Fernandez-Pardo transmitted to Benjamin André on the left, who found Hákon Haraldsson at the second post; The latter delivered for Olivier Giroud, forced to play back. A few minutes later, in the 22nd, Fernandez-Pardo deposited Lucas Berado before centering for Giroud, but the Parisian defense managed to get out.
In the 32nd, Thomas Meunier tried his luck after an André-Giroud-Haraldsson combination, but his recovery was countered in a corner. Lille almost opened the scoring in the 46th minute, when Giroud tried a chisel on a center of Fernandez-Pardo, but he touched the ball. On the Parisian side, Ibrahim Mbaye and Bradley Barcola were close to concretizing their efforts: Barcola chained a promising ball conduct in the 43rd minute, but badly adjusted his shot, and in the 38th, he diverted a center of Ibrahim Mbaye, but the strike missed after a return of the referee for a fault on Romain Perraud. In the 56th, Barcola struck again on a rolled up pushed by Özer after a center from Kang-in Lee.
The jewel of Mendes, the Savior Mbappé
The turn of the match occurred in the 57th minute, with a series of Parisian changes. Senny Mayulu has given way to Vitinha, while Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye were replaced respectively by Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi. These adjustments gave new impetus to PSG, which gradually took the ascendant. In the 66th minute, Lille conceded a full free kick axis 30 meters from her goals, following a fault by Ayyoub Bouaddi on Hakimi. Nuno Mendes executed the shot with exceptional precision: the ball spun in the right skylight of Berke Özer, leaving the Lille porter helpless and offering the advantage to PSG (0-1). But that was without counting on a small event.
Under the eyes of his brother Kylian and his father Wilfried, Ethan Mbappé came into play and endorsed the Savior's costume. Indeed, Lille returned to the match in the 85th minute thanks to Ethan Mbappé. Served by Hamza Igamane on the right side in the Parisian surface, he took his chance and housed his shot in the left skylight of Lucas Chevalier, equalizing for the Dogues and provoking joy in the stadium (1-1). Despite this equalization, Lille failed to take advantage of the last minutes to reverse the score. On the Parisian side, Kang-in Lee still tried his luck in the 77th minute and 80th minute, forcing Berke Özer to a spectacular parade on his strike under the bar, but the score remained unchanged until the final whistle. Before the break, PSG remains leader in Ligue 1, at an OM point, while the LOSC is still 7th.
