{"id":53462,"date":"2023-04-03T08:15:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/03\/psg-beaten-at-home-by-lyon\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T08:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T08:15:17","slug":"psg-beaten-at-home-by-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/03\/psg-beaten-at-home-by-lyon\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG beaten at home by Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lionel Messi\u2019s name was met by whistles from some Paris St-Germain fans before they fell to a seventh defeat of 2023 at home to Lyon.<\/p>\n

The Argentine, linked to Barcelona when his contract expires this summer, has seen two Champions League last-16 exits in his two seasons at the club.<\/p>\n

Whistles could be heard as his name was announced beforehand, although some fans chanted his name in support.<\/p>\n

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Lyon forward Bradley Barcola scored the only goal as PSG were booed off.<\/p>\n

The game kicked off 10 minutes late as Lyon\u2019s bus could not fit under a bridge so they had to drive around the capital.<\/p>\n

Alexandre Lacazette had earlier struck a post with a penalty for the ninth-placed visitors.<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbappe, PSG\u2019s all-time top scorer, almost rescued a point late on, but his shot was saved.<\/p>\n

The perennial French champions are now only six points above Lens and Marseille with nine games left.<\/p>\n

PSG have lost seven of their 18 matches in all competitions since the end of the World Cup, having been unbeaten in all 22 games before the break.<\/p>\n

Messi is in talks with PSG about extending his contract, but\u00a0Barcelona have also approached him\u00a0about a return to the club where he spent the bulk of his career. He has scored 29 goals in 67 games for the club.<\/p>\n

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