PSG beat Lyon with goals from the bench and take over top spot in Ligue 1
PSG beat Lyon 2-0 on Monday (26) in Ligue 1's eighth round to take the lead with 18 points, while Lyon dropped to fifth on 14. Both goals came from the bench: Senny Mayulu and Mika Godts, signed from Ajax for €55 million.
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O PSG precisou de paciência — e de soluções vindas do banco — para vencer o Lyon por 2 a 0 nesta segunda-feira (26) e assumir a liderança da Ligue 1 pela primeira vez na temporada. O jogo da oitava rodada colocava frente a frente dois times que podiam terminar a rodada no topo.
Com o resultado, o time de Luis Enrique chegou a 18 pontos. O Lyon ficou com 14 e caiu para quinto. Os dois gols saíram dos pés de quem começou no banco: Senny Mayulu e Mika Godts.
O Lyon se defendeu bem organizado, compacto e eficiente na ocupação dos espaços, reduzindo as alternativas de passe e dificultando as infiltrações. Também incomodou quando recuperava a bola, criando lances de perigo diante de Safonov.
O PSG teve a posse e o domínio territorial, mas demorou a transformá-los em chances claras. Foi quando Luis Enrique mexeu no time: as substituições mudaram a dinâmica e evidenciaram a profundidade do elenco.
Mayulu foi o primeiro a responder. Ainda em busca de espaço no time principal, o jovem francês cumpria só o sexto jogo do ano, sem ter começado nenhum, e precisou de um único chute certo: encontrou espaço longe da área, bateu seco e superou a defesa.
A resposta também veio com Godts, outro atacante acionado no decorrer do jogo. Comprado ao Ajax, o atacante belga de 21 anos custou 55 milhões de euros e apareceu num contra-ataque veloz para mostrar drible e frieza na hora de finalizar: fez o segundo e acabou com a reação do Lyon.
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