Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead in this year’s Ligue 1 title race after a 2-0 defeat of Lyon saw Mika Godts make his first appearance for the reigning European champions to put them ahead for the eighth consecutive home win in all competitions.
The Belgian international, who has been brought into the fray from Ajax, produced a major impact when he came into the fray. His first opportunity to score came in the 72nd minute when he got Senny Mayulu forward to score the opening goal, followed by one of his own in the dying moments.
PSG’s win left them one point ahead of Rennes in the top spot of the French league table. It also kept their run of form in Ligue 1 alive to five games after a tough run in France’s top-tier domestics.
PSG head coach Luis Enrique said that he has faith in Godts and believes that he has quality and has great potential in the club.
“Mika is a player with lots of quality and he’s only 21, he’s an ambitious player, he’s a player I want to play,” Enrique told the team. The Belgian had been offered a deal by PSG to stay in the club for a long time, he added.
It was originally supposed to take place on Sunday, but was postponed because Paris police were asking for extra resources in light of the violence in the French capital. The reshuffle of the fixtures came as PSG had 10 players nominated for the Ballon d’Or in London.
Not only were PSG missing key attacking players Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who were both injured during the last week’s 4-2 win over Barcelona, but they were also missing many other players. Kvaratskhelia has been tied up with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and is likely to be sidelined for some time.
