PSG are the sole leaders of Ligue 1 with victory in Lille and goal from Vitinha
The Parisians were superior to Sporting’s first opponent in the Champions League, with the Portuguese midfielder converting a penalty; João Neves also started and Nuno Mendes was absent, while Tiago Santos was one of the standout players in the match
After three Ligue 1 rounds , and unsurprisingly, PSG are the only team with three wins from three games, with four others picking up seven points, while their opponents this Sunday night, Lille , were left with six, before the international break.
It was Sporting ‘s first opponent in the new Champions League who started the match better and more dangerously, even hitting the post of Donnarumma ‘s goal , but the Parisians grew into the game and, naturally, took the lead before half-time.
In a somewhat unnecessary move, Alexsandro fouled Dembélé in the penalty area and offered a penalty to Vitinha , who, with great class, did not waste it and opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.
Not even three minutes later, in a counter-attack led by Barcola , the Frenchman combined with Asensio , who isolated him in front of goal and, after many missed opportunities, the former Lyon player shot into the back of the net, making it 0-2 on the scoreboard.
In the second half, and after many dangerous chances for both sides, Lille ‘s goal fell a little from the sky, but thanks to Zhegrova , who picked up the ball and reduced the score with a spectacular shot from outside the penalty area in the 77th minute. Immediately, Paulo Fonseca’s former team woke up and even scored the equalizer, through Tiago Santos , following a set piece, but the move was disallowed for offside, which was later confirmed by VAR.
However, it was the visitors who scored again, in a move created by players coming off the bench. Desiré Doué did not give up on a move that the opponents considered lost and crossed for Kolo Muani ‘s head , who made the final score (1-3).
Jonathan David still scored his goal seconds before the final whistle, but the Canadian was clearly in an offside position when Zhegrova crossed and the move was also disallowed for offside.
Nuno Mendes was not called up by Luis Enrique for this match, possibly as a precaution, due to the full-back’s many physical problems in recent years, while Danilo Pereira remains out of the Spanish coach’s options, while Gonçalo Ramos is injured and recovering. João Neves started in midfield alongside Vitinha, but this time he did not provide an assist, after directly contributing four goals in the first two games, and came off in the 66th minute.
On the other side, in addition to Zhegrova, Tiago Santos was one of Lille’s standout performers in the match, playing well defensively and often reaching the front of the pitch to assist or finish, with Donnarumma preventing his goal just before half-time. Rafael Fernandes remains out and has yet to make his debut for the French side, while Angel Gomes returned to the pitch after the scare against Reims , but did not return for the second half.
