PSG/Lyon – Niakhaté dismisses talk of a changed PSG side | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais faced off this Sunday at the Parc des Princes as part of Matchday 30 of Ligue 1 2025-2026. A match that ended in a 1-2 Lyon victory (PSG/Lyon video highlights). After the match, Lyon defender Moussa Niakhaté (30) spoke in the mixed zone.

Niakhaté: “I don’t know whether it was a rotated side or not, but the win was deserved and it was a great one.”

How did Lyon pull off the perfect result?

Yes, it was the perfect result. We were very focused, very disciplined, and we gave everything. The main feeling in the dressing room is pride. Pride in having given everything and being rewarded for it. There have been games like this where we didn’t get the 3 points, so we’re very happy now.

3 points against a rotated PSG side?

(surprised) PSG? If you want, but it was PSG, a very good team, the European champion, with quality players. I don’t know whether it was a rotated side or not, but the win was deserved and it was a great one.

Niakhaté: “We have to build on what we’ve been doing since the start of the season.”

Do you have to build on this match?

We have to build on what we’ve been doing since the start of the season. We didn’t win like this by chance, we won because we worked. We went through a difficult spell, but that’s football. We’re a paradoxical team. We always play full out to win, and we believe in ourselves.

Has momentum started to build?

It had already started, we had won in Lorient. Of course it’s an important win, but it’s still only 3 points. We’re 3rd, but we have to keep working as hard as possible. We saw Auxerre at Monaco, they’re a difficult team. We drew 0-0 with them and they deserved the win. We’re focused on Saturday’s match.

Niakhaté: “We were very solid and we took inspiration from that match.”

Have you reopened the title race?

How can I put it politely? (smile). I’m not interested in that (smile). But good for them. The battle for 3rd place is tight, which is great for Ligue 1 watchers.

Endrick and Moreira ready to do damage on the counter?

Yes, that was the idea, we had played in a fairly similar way in the first meeting. We were very solid and we took inspiration from that match. They gave everything and helped us enormously. Without them and the team, we wouldn’t have been able to win this match. We’re बेहद happy.

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