PLAYING Paris Saint-Germain on their own patch is far from easy at the best of times.
But for Lyon their task was made even harder after defender Fernando Marcal somehow emphatically hammered the ball into his own net in a thrilling 4-2 defeat.
Marcal somehow managed to finish spectacularly into his own net
Marcal made Lyon’s task even harder than it already was
After Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe put the hosts 2-0 ahead after 38 minutes, Lyon’s night went from bad to worse just two minutes into the second half.
Julian Draxler breached the backline and tried to pull it back to his team-mate.
Bizarrely he was given a second crack of the whip when the ball was played back into his path.
As he tried to find Di Maria on the edge of the box, Marcal had a moment of madness as he smashed it first time into the roof of the net.
The 30-year-old was left looking like he wanted the ground to open up as PSG threatened to run riot.
His strike went viral online with one describing it as “one of the worse own goals”.
Another person added: “The maddest own goal I’ve ever seen in the PSG Lyon game.”
A third added: “Lyon have just scored the funniest own goals you’d ever see in football.”
In defence to the visitors, they almost completed a sensational comeback sparked by Martin Terrier’s strike in the 52nd minute.
Seven minutes later they reduced the deficit to just one when Moussa Dembele finished off a fine counter-attacking goal.
Dembele then missed a glorious chance to equalise before Edinson Cavani put his January blues behind him by firing in a fourth.
PSG’s win was their 20th this season and moved them 12 points ahead of second-place Marseille.
Fernando Marcal was left looking like he wanted the ground to open upCredit: AFP or licensors
Cavani and Mbappe were on the scoresheet in PSG’s winCredit: AFP or licensors
Kylian Mbappé and PSG boss Thomas Tuchel involved in another touchline bust-up after French star is subbed off
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
