Rotations backfire as PSG falters at home. Here are the individual grades for Paris Saint-Germain players in their loss to Lyon.
PSG hosted Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, April 19, at the Parc des Princes for another round of Ligue 1. The Parisian team lost 2-1.
Head coach Luis Enrique made some rotations, which did not go so well. Players like Senny Mayulu, Goncalo Ramos, and Illia Zabarnyi jumped into the starting eleven. None of them produced the desired effect.
In the sixth minute, Endrick opened the scoring, and Afonso Moreira made it 2-0 in the 18th minute. It was not until the end of the match, in the 90+4, that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was not a starter, scored the consolation goal for the Parisians.
PSG vs. Lyon - Player Ratings: Goalkeeper
6 - Matvey Safonov: He could do little about the two situations that ended in goals for Lyon. He recorded three saves, preventing the Parisians from losing by a wider margin.
PSG vs. Lyon - Player Ratings: Defenders
5 - Achraf Hakimi: There were certain disconnections between him and Zabarnyi. The Moroccan was easily beaten on Lyon's second goal and generally left the Ukrainian alone in defensive tasks, which evidently did not go well at all.
3 - Illia Zabarnyi: Perhaps the worst on the team. Slow and disconnected. Zabarnyi has much to improve if he wants to keep the spot that Marquinhos will eventually vacate.
5 - Willian Pacho:
5 - Lucas Hernandez:
PSG vs. Lyon - Player Ratings: Midfielders
5 - Vitinha: As we are accustomed, everything went through his feet while he was on the field. However, he came off in the second half of the match due to physical discomfort. While he was playing, he was not as incisive as he usually is.
4 - Lucas Beraldo: Frankly, he looks better as a defensive midfielder than as a left-sided center back. However, his performance on Sunday left much to be desired.
6 - Senny Mayulu:
PSG vs. Lyon - Player Ratings: Forwards
6 - Bradley Barcola:
3 - Goncalo Ramos: One of the worst of the match. He missed the penalty he had and was little involved in the play.
5 - Desire Doue: Little to say about Doue. Mixed feelings between some flashes and some poor decisions. A night to forget. He was not the worst on the team, though.
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