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90' +3
H. Aouar gets yellow.
FULL-TIME: LYON 1-5 PSG
90' +2
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG!
GOOOAAALLL! Mbappe gets his hat-trick and PSG's fifth in additional time! PSG continued to push forward and Neymar delivered a perfect pass into the striker's path in the six-yard box, with Mbappe getting in front of his marker and turning the ball towards goal. Lopes does brilliantly to stop the first effort, but can't do anything as Mbappe slides home the rebound from just a couple of yards out.
90'
There will be a minimum of TWO minutes of added time played.
89'
Lyon have kept the ball well in the last few minutes, but PSG are letting them keep it around the halfway line and aren't putting them under much pressure at the moment.
87'
There's just a few minutes remaining now, can Lyon mount another attack and pull a goal back late on? Or, will PSG go on and score a fifth goal?
85'
Neymar gets yellow.
Neymar is booked for a late kick on Guimaraes in the middle of the pitch. Neymar protests against the decision and has to be ushered away by his team-mates to avoid more punishment.
83'
Jean Lucas enters the game and replaces M. Terrier.
Final Lyon change now, with Terrier replaced by Jean Lucas.
81'
Juan Bernat enters the game and replaces L. Kurzawa.
Pablo Sarabia has scored a goal for PSG!
Third and final PSG substitution, with Kurzawa replaced by Bernat.
GOOOAAALLL! Sarabia makes it 4-1! Despite the heroics from Lopes in goal, he cannot stop Sarabia from scoring the fourth PSG goal of the game. There was a big goalmouth scramble in the six-yard box, with Lopes denying PSG twice, before the ball came out to Sarabia on the edge of the area and he drilled it into the bottom right-hand corner.
80'
PSG are slowing the pace of the game down now, despite the whistles from the home supporters whenever they touch the ball.
76'
M. Icardi enters the game and replaces E. Cavani.
PSG make their second change and it's a straight swap up top, with Cavani replaced by Icardi.
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75'
J. Andersen enters the game and replaces L. Dubois.
Another Lyon substitution now, with Dubois heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Andersen.
74'
There will be another meeting between these two sides in a month's time, as they meet in another cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue final at the Stade de France.
72'
Lyon have it all to do if they are to get back into the game now, with two goals needed and just under 20 minutes remaining on the clock. Plus they are a player down and that is starting to show, with PSG dominating now.
70'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG!
GOOOAAALLL! Mbappe makes it 3-1 to PSG! Wonderful run by the striker, he picks up the ball around the halfway line and runs at the Lyon defence, skipping past a couple of players, before getting into the box and firing past Lopes and into the back of the net.
66'
L. Dubois gets yellow.
Poor challenge by Dubois on Neymar and the Lyon right-back is booked. The Lyon players look angry at the moment with the penalty and red card decision, they just need to settle back down.
65'
M. Verratti enters the game and replaces I. Gueye.
Rafael enters the game and replaces M. Dembélé.
PSG make their first substitution of the game, with Gueye the man coming off and he has been replaced by Verratti.
Lyon also make a substitution, with Dembele coming off and Rafael is his replacement.
64'
Penalty goal scored by Neymar for PSG!
K. Mbappé gets yellow.
GOOOAAALLL! PSG lead 2-1! Neymar converts from the penalty spot, sliding the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net, sending Lopes the wrong way. Calm and composed finish by the striker.
Mbappe has been booked in the aftermath of Neymar's goal, after a few items appear to have been thrown from the stands by the supporters.
61'
Marçal gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD! Marcal is shown a second yellow card and is dismissed. The ball does strikes the arm of the defender and his arm isn't in a natural position, so the referee instantly awards a penalty.
59'
PSG are yet to really get into the Lyon half and test them during this second period, it's all Lyon at the moment. They need to make all of this pressure count, as PSG will surely retaliate soon enough.
55'
T. Meunier gets yellow.
Meunier is the latest player booked, after his late sliding challenge on Aouar.
52'
Lyon have started the stronger of the two sides so far, they are keeping the ball well in the PSG half of the pitch, with Dembele looking especially dangerous in the final third.
50'
The two teams tonight are looking to secure their place in the final, where they will meet either Saint-Etienne or Rennes, who face each other in the other semi-final tomorrow.
48'
Good news for PSG fans, Neymar has come out for the second half, after appearing to pick up an injury at the end of the first half.
46'
The second half is under way!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: LYON 1-1 PSG
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added time played at the end of the first half.
43'
Good move! Lyon work the ball into the final third, with Dembele moving out to the left to get on the ball and he delivers a wonderful cross to Terrier, who tries to sidefoot the ball into the far corner of the net. However, he gets it all wrong and it flies well wide of the PSG goal.
42'
There's not long left to play until the break now. Can either side score again before the half-time whistle, to hold the advantage in the second half?
38'
Neither defence looks particularly comfortable at the back at the moment, with both sides being opened up quite easily in the final third.
36'
Marçal gets yellow.
Marcal is the first Lyon player to be booked, after he clatters into the back of Sarabia and gets nowhere near the ball.
35'
Lovely play by Neymar down the left, he dribbles past two Lyon players and then delivers a lovely ball into the penalty area. However, Cavani and Mbappe are too slow to react and Lyon clear the danger.
33'
We're past the half-hour mark now and it remains 1-1 between Lyon and PSG in the Coupe de France semi-final, with both sides looking threatening in the early stages of the game.
30'
L. Kurzawa gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Kurzawa, for his late challenge on Ekambi.
27'
Dubois does well to force a corner for Lyon, after his cross into the box from the right is blocked by Marquinhos. However, Lyon take the corner short and PSG easily clear the danger.
25'
Sarabia hasn't been involved too much for PSG so far, he's playing out on the wing for the visitors and most of their play is coming through the middle with Cavani and Mbappe, or out to the left with Neymar.
23'
The game has settled down in the last few minutes, after a frantic opening period by both sides. There is a cracking atmosphere inside the stadium, with both sets of supporters getting behind their teams.
21'
Neymar gets into a good position deep down the left wing, but his cross into the box towards Cavani is poor and flies straight out of play for a goal-kick.
19'
Offside! Cavani tries to catch the Lyon defence by surprise, with a quick free-kick over the top to him. However, he makes his run too early and is flagged offside.
18'
It's been a very feisty game so far, with a few free-kicks being given away in the middle of the pitch. Both teams are really going for it in attack here.
14'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by L. Kurzawa.
Kurzawa did brilliantly at the near post to get above his marker and glance the ball towards goal. It looked like it was his goal to start off with, but replays showed that Mbappe just got the final touch.
GOOOAAALLL! PSG are level, it's 1-1! It's taken just four minutes for the visitors to get level here. Kurzawa rises highest as a corner is delivered into the box, he glances the ball towards the bottom left-hand corner of the net and it looks to be heading into the goal, but Mbappe slides in just to make sure, getting the slightest of touches to it and he makes it 1-1.
11'
M. Terrier has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by K. Toko-Ekambi.
GOOOAAALLL! Lyon take the lead, it's 1-0! Ekambi does brilliantly down the right wing, gets to the byline and then drags the ball back to Terrier in the six-yard box, who runs onto it and slides it into the back of the net, past the helpless Navas.
Ekambi had a few players to pick out with the pass, with Lyon getting numbers forward, but Terrier was the man who ran in, unmarked and put the hosts ahead with a fine finish.
10'
It's been a lively start to the game, it's end-to-end at the moment and both teams have had chances at goal to open the scoring, with neither defence looking particularly strong so far.
5'
Blocked! Good move by Lyon, their first attack of the game and it results in the first corner. Lovely link-up play between Tousart and Terrier, with the latter firing a shot towards goal; however, it's well blocked and goes out of play. The resulting corner is turned goalwards by Aouar, but his header is straight at Navas, who makes a good save.
3'
It's PSG with the early dominance here, the hosts have hardly touched the ball since kick-off and PSG are keeping it very well, with Mbappe already looking lively up top.
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We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Coupe de France clash between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain at the Groupama Stadium.
Lyon come into the game on the back of a five-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, which includes four victories. They beat Marseille 1-0 in the quarter-final of this competition before Christmas and the hosts will be hoping for better luck this season in the semi-final, after being knocked out at this stage last season.
PSG secured their place in the semi-final, with an impressive 6-1 victory over Dijon. They finished as runners-up last season in this competition, after a penalty shout-out defeat against Rennes.
LYON SUBS: Rafael, Maxence Caqueret, Bertrand Traore, Joachim Andersen, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Amine Gouiri, Jean Lucas.
LYON (4-2-3-1): Anthony Lopes; Leo Dubois, Marcelo, Jason Denayer, Marcal; Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Tousart; Karl Toko Ekambi, Houssem Aouar, Martin Terrier; Moussa Dembele.
PSG SUBS: Sergio Rico, Juan Bernat, Tanguy Kouassi, Marco Verratti, Julian Draxler, Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
This game could go either way at the moment, with both sides looking dangerous in front of goal and it's being played at an electric pace. Slight worry at the end of the half for PSG, with Neymar appearing to be limping off down the tunnel.
Lyon return to Ligue 1 action at the weekend, as they travel to Lille, whilst PSG face Strasbourg on Saturday, before turning their attentions back to the Champions League.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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