Paris: Paris Saint Germain ended a wretched week that saw them turfed out of the Champions League by Chelsea with a rare Ligue 1 loss, Laurent Blanc’s side falling 1-0 at Lyon’s Stade de Gerland on Sunday.
PSG, sorely missing injured star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, were undone by Jordan Ferri’s first half goal.
The French capital side’s mood was not improved by having the ball in the back of the net twice, only for both to be ruled offside.
This loss, only their second of the season, left the expensively-assembled Qatari-backed team on 79 points, ten clear of Monaco at the top of Ligue 1 with five games of the season remaining.
While it is inconceivable they will fail to successfully defend their title, the defeat, coming on the back of their Champions League failure, may well raise questions over Blanc’s future.
He is planning to decide on whether to extend his contract after next Saturday’s French League Cup final at Stade de France, also against Lyon.
“We thought we had got over the disappointment of our Champions League elimination, but in view of tonight’s result this is not the case,” said Blanc.
“We need to put this behind us.”
As for Lyon, this win, which cemented their grip on fifth place, came as a welcome fillip after being knocked out of the Europa League by Juventus in midweek.
