Three-time UEFA Europa League-winning coach Emery, who replaced Laurent Blanc as PSG seek UEFA Champions League glory, watched his team dominate from the outset with three first-half goals.
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Pardew sent Ben Arfa on loan to Hull City for the start of the 2014-15 campaign but he flopped there and was released by Newcastle in January 2015, with both parties agreeing to mutually terminate his contract early.
If we want to go as far as possible in all competitions, we will also have to work on the details.
The 25-year-old is included in Genesio’s squad for the game and the Lyon coach feels his team are more prepared this year, especially given their 2-1 home victory over PSG in a league meeting back in February.
“For us this is very important”, said Emery, whose team begin their Ligue 1 title defence at Bastia next Friday. It was a hard game.
Ben Arfa showcased a moment of individual brilliance when he scored PSG’s third when he powered home a wonderfully-taken left-footed strike from just inside the eighteen yard box after Di Maria had found him in a few yards of space.
Tolisso’s goal for Lyon in the 87th minute was well-worked, but offered to be nothing more than a mere consolation for the losing side. We played a tough game, Lyon had the ball possession, but we managed to take over.
“We’re lucky to be playing this match, as we already have a chance to win a trophy – in a single match”, he told the club’s official website. “The most important thing is that we won, and we did that with a lot of desire, which is the main thing”.
“Edinson Cavani has a little muscle strain and it was better that he remain in Paris to receive treatment, so as not to miss the start of the season”, the former Sevilla boss said at his pre-match media conference.
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Olympique Lyonnais head coach Bruno Genesio revealed the club is not yet aware of the severity of the injury striker Alexandre Lacazette picked up against Paris Saint-Germain. “It’s a big downside of the evening in addition to the defeat. There will be examinations early this week”.
