Godts, the Belgian international signed in the close season from Ajax, came off the bench and set up Senny Mayulu for the 72nd-minute strike which broke the deadlock at the Parc des Princes. He then sealed the win late on as PSG made it eight straight wins in all competitions and moved into first place in the French table, one point ahead of Rennes. Mika Godts scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal as the reigning European champions put a raft of injuries to key players behind them to go top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win at home to Lyon on Monday.
Mika Godts scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal as the reigning European champions put a raft of injuries to key players behind them to go top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win at home to Lyon on Monday.
They could have gone top themselves with a win, but PSG made sure of the three points as Quentin Ndjantou released Godts in the 84th minute and he picked his spot beautifully. Lyon had come close twice in the first half, with Julien Duranville and Zachary Athekame forcing good saves from Matvey Safonov. Lyon are fifth ahead of Paris FC on goal difference with both clubs three points behind the defending French champions.
This time PSG — with Nuno Mendes and captain Marquinhos also injured — maintained their focus to claim a fifth successive Ligue 1 victory, although it took them some time before they translated their dominance into a goal. Godts, who replaced Joao Neves just before the hour mark, fed Mayulu on the edge of the box and the 20-year-old scored his first of the season with a fierce drive into the bottom corner.
