Paulo Fonseca left Paris Saint Germain's 2-0 win with a familiar sort of post-match point. He said Lyon caused PSG more defensive difficulties than Barcelona and Manchester City, and added that almost everything was perfect until the goal. He also said OL spent a lot of time without the ball.
Fonseca's case after the final whistle
Speaking to So Foot, Fonseca said: "You are talking about Barcelona and City, and we caused more defensive difficulties for PSG than those two teams, but we do not have their qualities. Until the goal, almost everything was perfect, but we spent a lot of time without the ball."
He backed up that view in the same interview, saying: "PSG is always strong, its quality is very great, but I think that strategically, tactically, we played a good match. (...) PSG is the best team in the world,"
PSG's late edge
The late finish changed the night for Paris Saint Germain, who scored twice in the last 20 minutes to win 2-0. Mika Godts got the second in the 84th minute, his first Ligue 1 goal for the club.
Fonseca's comments do not change the result, but they do explain the line he wants to draw from the performance. PSG arrived with 17 points from 8 Ligue 1 matches and had won 5 of their 8 league games, yet Lyon still made them work through a long spell without the ball before the breakthrough came.
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