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Lyon vs Paris Saint Germain is a Ligue 1 heavyweight matchup in which Paris Saint Germain carry the stronger platform, but Lyon can still disrupt the script. Lyon won 1–0 at the Parc des Princes in April 2023, while Paris Saint Germain won 4–1 there in April 2024. Those fixed results show both the hierarchy and its vulnerability; a future meeting will ask which side controls the decisive phases.
Past matches, Lyon vs Paris Saint Germain
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Paris Saint Germain
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33M
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19M
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10F
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7F
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8M
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30G
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5D
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87M
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27M
Lyon Substitutes
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D
33
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M
6
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M
7
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D
85
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G
40
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D
34
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M
99
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F
18
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F
77
Match events
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6'⚽Endrick Normal Goal (Asst: A. Moreira)
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13'Ruben Kluivert Yellow Card
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18'⚽A. Moreira Normal Goal (Asst: Endrick)
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29'Ilya Zabarnyi Yellow Card
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30'Lucas Beraldo Yellow Card
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39'W. Zaire-Emery Vitinha
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59'O. Dembele G. Ramos
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59'K. Kvaratskhelia D. Doue
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59'Lee Kang-In S. Mayulu
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60'H. Hateboer R. Kluivert
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65'Kang-in Lee Yellow Card
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68'Lucas Hernandez Yellow Card
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72'F. Ruiz B. Barcola
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79'T. Tessmann O. Mangala
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79'A. Karabec Endrick
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85'N. Kamara K. Merah
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90' +5Fabián Ruiz Yellow Card
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90'⚽K. Kvaratskhelia Normal Goal (Asst: F. Ruiz)
Stats for this game
Matchup Lyon VS Paris Saint Germain
Power and resistance
The selected meetings place this fixture between hierarchy and challenge. On 2 April 2023, Lyon beat Paris Saint Germain 1–0 at the Parc des Princes, proving that a disciplined away performance could overturn the expected order. On 21 April 2024, Paris Saint Germain answered at the same venue with a 4–1 win over Lyon. The repeated setting makes the contrast especially clear: Lyon’s success shows the route to disruption, while PSG’s later margin reflects how quickly its platform can reassert itself.
The question within the matchup
Paris Saint Germain bring the larger burden of control, with opponents seeking to keep the game close long enough for one break to matter. Lyon’s interest is the capacity to turn resistance into more than isolated moments, especially when PSG establish pressure around the box. A future meeting will therefore test whether Lyon can reproduce the concentration of its 2023 success or whether Paris again create separation. The matchup remains compelling because status and competitive uncertainty coexist in the same Ligue 1 stage.