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# Paris Saint Germain beat Lyon 2-0 in Ligue 1

Paris Saint Germain beat visiting Lyon 2-0 in matchday 8 of Ligue 1, thanks to goals from Senny Mayulu and Mika Marcel Godts in the second half.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 27 October 2026، 00:25 Saudi time

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Paris Saint Germain beat Lyon 2-0 in Ligue 1

[Paris Saint Germain](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/paris-saint-germain-275) secured a deserved 2-0 win over visiting [Lyon](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lyon-273) in the match played between the two sides in matchday 8 of [Ligue 1](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/ligue-1-19), held on 26 October 2026 at 22:30 Saudi time.

The match goals were scored by [Senny Mayulu](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/senny-mayulu-8139) in the 72nd minute and [Mika Marcel Godts](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mika-marcel-godts-8147) in the 84th minute, as Paris Saint Germain settled the result in their favour, with no red cards shown during the match.

Goalkeeper [Matvey Safonov](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/matvey-safonov-8128) won the man of the match award after playing the full 90 minutes and making 5 saves, achieving a rating of 7.86.

Statistically, Paris Saint Germain dominated proceedings with 68 percent possession compared to 32 percent for Lyon, and completed 757 passes compared to 347 for their visitors. The hosts also had 17 attempts, 10 of which were on target, compared to 8 attempts for Lyon, 5 of which were on target.

The expected goals (xG) value stood at 0.96 for Paris Saint Germain compared to 0.69 for Lyon, while Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards compared to one for Lyon. The match was officiated by referee Jerome Brisard.

With this result, the two teams are level on points with 14 points each after 7 matches, with Lyon occupying fourth place on goal difference, ahead of Paris Saint Germain in fifth place.

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