Bradley Barcola of Lyon handed PSG their most recent defeat at the Parc des Princes, two weeks after they lost 2-0 to Rennes at home.
Barcola’s goal made up for Alexandre Lacazette’s missed penalty in the first half after he had replaced the injured Amin Sarr.
The Parisians have now lost five times in Ligue 1 this year, all of them in 2023, and Christophe Galtier’s team now only has a six-point lead over Lens in second place and Marseille at third.
Now in ninth place is Lyon, led by former PSG manager Laurent Blanc.
Danilo, a midfielder for PSG, stated that the team had entered “a difficult phase” that they needed to escape because their competitors were closing in.
“We must become awake. There are still many matches to be played, therefore the title is not at all certain “On Prime Video, he stated.
There are many things that need to change, in addition to mindset, but I can’t decide what.
With Neymar recovering from an ankle surgery and their defense being completely destroyed, PSG has been seriously hindered by injuries.
El Chadaille Bitshiabu, a 17-year-old central defender who was called up by PSG on Sunday, was overwhelmed and gave the ball away too frequently.
In contrast to his recent performances against Strasbourg and Brest, Kylian Mbappe was unable to reproduce his late-game scoring feats.
Lionel Messi’s name had elicited cheers from spectators during the lineup announcements prior to kickoff versus Lyon.
Messi, who helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar last year, is approaching the conclusion of his two-year deal with the Paris club that currently leads Ligue 1, and negotiations have started on a potential extension.
We believed we could harm them, Blanc said. There made certain technological mistakes.
PSG’s next match is away at Nice, who haven’t lost since January 2, before a key home match against second-place Lens.
They will be hoping to deal more damage to their Qatar-owned rivals, whose season is on the verge of collapse following losses to Marseille in the French Cup and Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
