Lyon have defended well for the most part, with Lopes in fine form in goal, but they haven’t tested Donnarumma at the other end, with Slimani hardly touching the ball up front.
It’s goalless at the break between PSG and Lyon, but the hosts have gone close on a few occasions to opening the scoring, with Messi the key man for PSG so far. Lopes has twice been called into action to deny Messi, with the second a brilliant save with his legs to turn a shot around the post. However, the keeper just had to stand and watch as Messi whipped a free-kick towards goal from 30 yards out and it flew towards the top right corner of the net, but the woodwork saved Lyon that time.
45' + 3' HALF-TIME: PSG 0-0 LYON
45' + 1' Lyon whip a low corner into the penalty area and it is met at the near post by Paqueta, but his shot lacks enough pace to beat Donnarumma, who makes a comfortable stop.
45' There will be a minimum of three minutes added time played at the end of the first half.
43' Lyon have won only once in their last 13 Ligue 1 away games at PSG (D2 L10) – though it was their most recent visit in December 2020 (1-0).
41' There isn’t long left to play before the end of the first half, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
39' PSG are starting to increase the tempo now as we approach half-time in search of the opening goal. They've certainly gone the closest to scoring so far here.
37' OFF THE POST! Messi steps up to take a free-kick from around 30 yards out and he gets it up and over the Lyon wall and it appears to be heading into the top right corner of the net, with Lopes beaten. However, it clatters against the woodwork. So unlucky!
36' Brief stoppage as Neymar receives some treatment for an injury, but it looks like he will be fine to continue momentarily.
34' Free-kick to PSG in a very good shooting position after Neymar is tripped by Shaqiri around 30 yards out, before being clattered into by a team-mate. It looks like Messi is going to take the set piece.
32' CLOSE! PSG catch Lyon out at the back with Neymar breaking through after a long ball over the top and he sprints into the penalty area, before backheeling it to Messi, who only has Lopes to beat and he tries to find the bottom right corner of the net. However, the keeper makes himself big and produces an excellent save with his legs to turn it around the post. PSG should be ahead!
31' We’re past the half an hour mark now and it remains goalless between PSG and Lyon, with Messi going the closest so far, but his effort wasn't good enough to beat Lopes.
29' Slimani hasn't been able to get involved much for Lyon so far, the striker has had the least amount of touches on the ball for the visitors, even less than Lopes in goal!
27' The PSG medical team are on the pitch again to give some treatment to Donnarumma after he comes out to punch a free-kick and gets clattered into by Boateng, who also needs some attention. Hopefully both players will be fine to continue shortly.
25' Mbappe has scored eight goals against Lyon in Ligue 1, against no current top-flight team has he found the net more often. He scored his 100th Ligue 1 goal in his last game with Paris against Lyon back in March.
23' Decent effort! PSG counter quickly and the ball comes out to Di Maria down the right wing, he cuts inside and fires a curling effort towards goal. However, Denayer gets across and makes a great block to turn the ball behind for a corner.
21' Free-kick to Lyon now after Mbappe blocks a pass from Shaqiri with his arm and this hands the visitors a decent opportunity to get players forward and test Donnarumma in the PSG goal.
19' PSG are dominating possession at the moment, keeping it well in midfield, but Lyon are pressing them high up the pitch and not allowing them much time on the ball.
17' CHANCE! Excellent link up play between Messi and Mbappe on the edge of the penalty area, quick one touch football, which opened up the Lyon defence, with Mbappe laying it off to Messi, who fires a low effort towards goal. However, it lacked enough pace to beat Lopes, who makes a good save.
15' Mbappe tries to break away on the counter-attack, but he gets crowded out and goes down after flicking the ball past Boateng. It didn't look like there was much contact from the defender, but the referee awards a free-kick and surprisingly no yellow card.
13' Neither side are yet to test the two keepers, with much of the play in midfield and away from the final thirds, with nothing significant created in front of goal just yet.
11' PSG have started a Ligue 1 season with five straight wins for the third time in their history, after 2017/18 and 2018/19, going on to be champions in each of these campaigns.
9' Good effort! Di Maria finds time and space just inside the penalty area and works the ball onto his left foot, before drilling a low effort towards goal. However, the strike is too close to Lopes, who gets down quickly and makes a good stop.
8' Caqueret is now receiving some treatment after the challenge by Di Maria a few moments earlier. It looked like a painful one, but he should be fine to continue.
6' Almost! Messi takes a corner short for PSG and sends it out to Herrara around 30 yards out. The midfielder then chips the ball back into the box for Messi, who takes a touch and tries to get a shot away, but Denayer is quickly across to make the block.
4' Donnarumma is down receiving some medical treatment at the moment after Slimani accidentally stood on his hand as the keeper went to block a cross. However, it looks like he will be fine to continue.
3' Decent chance! Lyon work the ball well into the final third, but a low cross into the penalty area is well cut out by Marquinhos and the rebound falls to Caqueret on the edge of the box. However, his effort flies high over the crossbar.
2' The PSG supporters are in fine voice early on and are clearly enjoying themselves, but they've let a few flares off in the stands, which is making the visibility quite poor at the moment.
1' We're under way!
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
Meanwhile Lyon have made just one change to their starting line-up, with Shaqiri coming into the team, replacing Aouar, so Denayer takes the captains armband.
PSG have made five changes to their side that drew in the Champions League in midweek, with Navas, Hakimi, Diallo, Paredes and Wijnaldum all dropping to the bench and they have been replaced by Donnarumma, Kehrer, Mendes, Gueye and Di Maria.
LYON SUBS: Julian Pollersbeck, Henrique, Houssem Aouar, Rayan Cherki, Castello Lukeba, Bradley Barcola, Sinaly Diomande, Habib Keita, Damien Da Silva.
LYON (4-2-3-1): Anthony Lopes; Malo Gusto, Jerome Boateng, Jason Denayer, Emerson; Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes; Xherdan Shaqiri, Lucas Paqueta, Karl Toko Ekambi; Islam Slimani.
PSG SUBS: Keylor Navas, Achraf Hakimi, Abdou Diallo, Leandro Paredes, Rafinha, Danilo Pereira, Georginio Wijnaldum, Julian Draxler, Mauro Icardi.
PSG (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Thilo Kehrer, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes; Idrissa Gueye, Ander Herrera; Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Neymar; Kylian Mbappe.
Meanwhile Lyon kicked their Europa League campaign off with a win, beating Rangers 2-0. However, they are only ninth in Ligue 1, but are unbeaten in their last three games and could move up to fourth win a victory today.
PSG suffered a surprise 1-1 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League, but return to Ligue 1 action today and are aiming to make it six straight league wins. They beat Claremont Foot 4-0 last weekend, to remain top of the table.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon at the Parc Des Princes.
