Lyon vs PSG. Will Paris achieve a golden double?
On May 25 as part of the French Cup final, at the Pierre Mauroy arena (Villeneuve-d'Ascq), the teams Lyon and PSG will compete.
At the beginning of the 2000s, Lyon was the hegemon in French football, the team regularly won Ligue 1 and won Cups. As a result, the “weavers” managed to add five national Cups to their collection, the last of which was taken in 2012. Now Olympic only dreams of repeating those results. This season, Pierre Sage's boys managed to reach the Cup final, beating Valenciennes 3-0 at home at the previous stage. Accurate shots from Lacazette (double) and Orban brought Lyon victory.
According to the results of League 1, the “weavers” took 6th place with 53 points, making it to the Europa League.
PSG
Paris Saint-Germain continues to dominate the domestic scene and has already won its 12th league title. In the French Cup, the Parisians won a record 14 trophies, the last one won in 2021. In the current National Cup, Luis Enrique's team also came close to the trophy, beating Rennes 1:0 in the semi-final round on home soil. The hero of the meeting for the “red-blues” turned out to be Mbappe. Currently, PSG is showing a decent level of play, having achieved six wins and two draws in 10 matches, as well as suffering two defeats.
At the end of Ligue 1, PSG scored 76 points, confidently winning the title.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Lyon vs PSG
LyonAt the beginning of the 2000s, Lyon was the hegemon in French football, the team regularly won Ligue 1 and won Cups. As a result, the “weavers” managed to add five national Cups to their collection, the last of which was taken in 2012. Now Olympic only dreams of repeating those results. This season, Pierre Sage's boys managed to reach the Cup final, beating Valenciennes 3-0 at home at the previous stage. Accurate shots from Lacazette (double) and Orban brought Lyon victory.
According to the results of League 1, the “weavers” took 6th place with 53 points, making it to the Europa League.
PSG
Paris Saint-Germain continues to dominate the domestic scene and has already won its 12th league title. In the French Cup, the Parisians won a record 14 trophies, the last one won in 2021. In the current National Cup, Luis Enrique's team also came close to the trophy, beating Rennes 1:0 in the semi-final round on home soil. The hero of the meeting for the “red-blues” turned out to be Mbappe. Currently, PSG is showing a decent level of play, having achieved six wins and two draws in 10 matches, as well as suffering two defeats.
At the end of Ligue 1, PSG scored 76 points, confidently winning the title.
Lyon vs PSG facts
- Lyon are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 matches of the season;
- Both teams have scored in 6 of the last 7 matches involving Lyon (1.78);
- The total was over 2.5 in 8 of Lyon's last 10 matches of the season.
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