Two own goals from visitors sees Parisians earn sixth straight win

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Paris St. Germain needed two own goals by Marcelo and Jeremy Morel to beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 at home, stretching their Ligue 1 lead to three points on Sunday.

The hosts had rattled off five straight wins to move to the top of the standings, while the opposition were sitting in third, four points off the pace.

And, despite all the firepower on the pitch, all the goals scored in this one would come in an unconventional manner.

Right before the end of the first half, the world's most expensive transfer - Neymar - had a chance to put the Parisians on the board, but his long range effort was fired right at the keeper.

Paris Saint-Germain players perform on the court. /CFP Photo‍

It remained scoreless till late into the second half when Giovani Lo Celso's cross, was deflected in by Lyon defender Marcelo.

Edison Cavani touched it before the visiting player booted it into his own net.

Five minutes later, PSG were awarded a penalty after Ferland Mendy tackled Kylian Mbappe in the area.

Cavani stepped up to take the kick, but his shot was deflected onto the bar by keeper Anthony Lopes. It remained 1-nil.

The hosts continued to press for an insurance goal and got lucky again, as Neymar played Mbappe through, and the young Frenchman's shot was stopped by the keeper, but then bounced off Jeremy Morel and into the net.

Lyon fired two goals into their own net, as they lost 2-nil, and PSG maintained their perfect start in the league after six matches.

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