[Ligue 1] Neymar scored consecutive goals as Paris beat Lyon 1-0. At 3 a.m. on September 23, Beijing time, the final match of the sixth round of the French Ligue 1 in the 2019-2020 season kicked off. Paris Saint-Germain faced Lyon away from home. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Paris finally defeated Lyon 1-0, winning 5 consecutive games in all competitions. Among them, Neymar scored the winning goal near the end of the game.

Historically, the two sides have met 80 times in various competitions. Paris has 35 wins, 20 draws and 25 losses, scoring 128 goals and conceding 94 goals. Among them, the two teams played 66 times in Ligue 1. Paris had 27 wins, 20 draws and 19 losses, scoring 95 goals and conceding 67 goals. The results were slightly better. The two sides competed in two rounds of Ligue 1 last season. Paris first won 5-0 at home and then lost 1-2 away to Lyon. Paris has been in hot form recently and has won 3 consecutive games after defeating Strasbourg 1-0 in the last round. In contrast, Lyon's record is very dismal. They have 2 draws and 1 loss in the past 3 league rounds without a win.

In this campaign, in Paris, Mbappe and Cavani continued to miss due to injuries, and Neymar led the starting partners Di Maria and Choupo-Moting; in Lyon, Depay started with Moussa Dembélé and Lopez guarded the city goal. In the 8th minute, Neymar's shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was blocked. In the 12th minute, Di Maria intercepted the ball in the midfield and quickly counterattacked. Choupo-Moting followed up with the ball from the right and cut in. Then his low shot with his right foot was saved by Lopez falling to the ground. In the 14th minute, Depay cut in from the left side of the penalty area, swayed away from the defender, and shot with his right foot and missed. In the 18th minute, Cone shot high from long range.

In the 21st minute, Moussa Dembele's curved ball from the left side of the penalty area missed the goal. One minute later, Di Maria hit the center from the right side of the penalty area. Neymar followed up and shot with his right foot but was blocked by Lopez. Subsequently, Lyon quickly counterattacked, and Depay got the ball near the top of the penalty area and shot wide. In the 23rd minute, Di Maria shot low with his left foot in the penalty area. The angle was too right and was easily confiscated by Lopez. In the 29th minute, Gueye shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball hit the opponent's defender and bounced out of the baseline.

In the 33rd minute, Neymar passed through, Di Maria got the ball and swept across the middle. Choupo-Moting outflanked and shoveled the shot and was blocked. Then Choupo-Moting fell to the ground and the shot was blocked again. In the 41st minute, Neymar was dragged to the ground near the top of the penalty area. Paris got a free kick. Neymar took the penalty and hit the goal directly. Lopez saved the ball from the baseline. Subsequently, Paris took a corner kick and was cleared by the opponent at the first point. Di Maria's long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked. At the end of the first half, the two sides ended in a goalless draw 0-0.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. In the 48th minute, Neymar passed a curve ball into the middle of the penalty area. Meunier followed up and tried to tackle the ball but failed to touch the ball. In the 52nd minute, Neymar's shot from the left side of the penalty area was firmly held by Lopez. In the 59th minute, Diallo took advantage of a corner kick and headed the goal wide. When Neymar took the corner kick, he was hit by debris thrown by fans in the stands, and the game was temporarily interrupted. In the 60th minute, Bernat made a low pass and Gueye cut in from the left and was blocked.

In the 71st minute, Di Maria and Choupo-Moting hit the wall and then came to the left side of the penalty area to hit the goal high from a small angle. In the 76th minute, Depay's long shot from outside the penalty area was too weak and was easily confiscated by Navas. In the 81st minute, Paris took a quick free kick and Neymar's left rib volley from the penalty area was blocked. In the 87th minute, the deadlock was finally broken. Neymar and Di Maria cooperated in passing and coming to the penalty area to get rid of the defense. Then he opened the gap and scored with his left foot low shot into the far corner. Paris took the lead, 1-0!

Since then, neither side has achieved anything. At the end of the game, Paris beat Lyon 1-0.