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·17 April 2026

PSG/Lyon – Mata insists, « we went toe to toe with Paris »

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This Sunday at 8:45 p.m. (broadcast on Ligue1+), Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Olympique Lyonnais (5th) at the Parc des Princes as part of the 30th matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026. In a press conference, Lyon defender Clinton Mata (33) spoke about this match and the Parisian opponent.

Mata: “They’re a real steamroller”

“We know we’re going up against the best team in the league. They’re a real steamroller, I’ve seen it for myself: they have tremendous quality. For us, the most important thing is to stay focused on ourselves. The win at Lorient gave us confidence. In football, anything is possible: we’re going into this match giving ourselves every possible chance and trying to take points. It’s difficult to have possession against this kind of team, where there is quality in every area of the pitch. In the first meeting, we put in a very strong performance, we looked Paris in the eye. We’ll try to do that again in the return match, while being more efficient.

Mata: “There were some very questionable decisions”

There’s no revenge to be had from the first match. There were some very questionable decisions, but we hope everything will be up to standard in the return match, with a great spectacle. We’ll have to be 100% focused and make as few mistakes as possible, because against this kind of team, you pay for them immediately,” comments relayed by the OL website.

Mata does not beat around the bush and clearly puts PSG in the spotlight. It’s hard to do otherwise given this team’s performances lately. Nevertheless, there is no question for the Lyon player and his team of simply admiring Paris and giving up.

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There is a real desire to pull off something special, which would be valuable in the race for European places. To do that, OL can rely on the return of winning form, after last weekend’s victory over Lorient at the end of a difficult spell. There is also the first match, in which they caused the Parisians real problems, even if the latter were clearly weakened. Still, there are some interesting points to build on.

In any case, they have to play to the fullest and hope for a special night with a PSG side that is off its game. It is only by fully going for it that taking points is possible. Still, one may regret that Mata takes a swipe at the refereeing several months after the match (in November). It seems better to focus on the football.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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