PSG launch forward from the kick-off but Lorient hold firm, and Pochettino is heading for his first defeat.
90' +1
T. Moffi has scored a goal for Lorient! Assist by L. Abergel.
GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!! HAS MOFFI WON IT!? PSG get caught high upfield and a long ball from the brilliant Abergel sets Moffi away. He races clear from a desperate defender and keeps his cool to slot beyond Rico and surely seal a remarkable, yet well-earned, won for Lorient!
Abergel has put in a superb performance and follows up his opener with an assist for what could well be the winner!
90'
L. Abergel gets yellow.
Abergel prevents a counter and goes into the book.
88'
Neymar drops deep to get on the ball but Lorient skipper Abergel steals in to win possession back. He releases Moffi, and Wissa then gets on the ball to draw a foul 25 yards out. Will there be one, last, dramatic twist?
84'
Neymar delivers in an inviting cross, but Pereira can’t get his head on it. There’s a goalmouth scramble, but Lorient clear their lines, and then manage to defend the resulting corner.
82'
Well there is quite a story developing here and if 19th-placed Lorient can hold on, or perhaps snatch a shock win, it will be a huge boost to Lille and Lyon in the title race. PSG, though, do have a free-kick in a dangerous position...
81'
Pablo Sarabia enters the game and replaces Á. Di María.
I. Gueye enters the game and replaces L. Paredes.
Di Maria, who has been disappointing, has also gone off. Sarabia is on in his place.
Pochettino responds with a double change. First, Paredes goes off, with Gueye coming on to add some bite to PSG’s midfield.
80'
Y. Wissa has scored a goal for Lorient!
GOOOOAALLLL! LORIENT ARE LEVEL! It seemed as though PSG would just have enough to get over the line but now they have been pegged back. It’s the substitutes who combine for Lorient as Wissa exchanges passes with Moffi and, after getting lucky with a heavy touch, slams in from point-blank range. It’s 2-2!
78'
P. Hamel enters the game and replaces E. Le Fée.
A final substitution for the home side, with Le Fee replaced by Hamel.
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75'
L. Paredes gets yellow.
A booking for Paredes, who brought down Wissa.
71'
F. Lemoine gets yellow.
Lemoine has become the third Lorient player to receive a yellow card.
69'
Di Maria wriggles clear of his marker and curls in a cross. It is aimed for Icardi, but the former Inter captain can’t get to it.
67'
For the first time, Mbappe finds himself with space and time down the left on the edge of Lorient’s area, and gets in a cross, but it is steered clear. PSG keep up the pressure, but Mbappe sees his shot from 18 yards out blocked.
63'
PSG have certainly stepped up their measure of control since the restart, with that second penalty clearly helping. Still, the visitors’ attackers are not exactly in full flow, to Lorient’s credit.
61'
T. Moffi enters the game and replaces A. Grbic.
Y. Wissa enters the game and replaces A. Laurienté.
Grbic is also off, with Moffi on in his place.
The other change sees Wissa replace Lauriente.
60'
J. Delaplace enters the game and replaces Houboulang Mendes.
Lorient respond to going behind by making three changes. One of those alterations is Mendes, who makes way for Delaplace.
58'
Penalty goal scored by Neymar for PSG!
NEYMAR SCORES! Well, that was pretty much a carbon copy of the first one! Dreyer again takes a slight step to his left as Neymar runs up, and the Brazilian simply guides a finish to the other side of the centre of the goal. It’s nine goals this season now for Neymar and it’s 2-1 to PSG.
50'
Di Maria drifts inside from the right flank and looks to float in a cross towards the six-yard box. It is cut out by a defender, though, with Mbappe having been lingering with intent.
46'
T. Chalobah enters the game and replaces T. Monconduit.
No changes for PSG at the break, but there is one for Lorient, with Chalobah replacing Monconduit, who was booked in the first half.
KICK-OFF! Back up and running for the second half.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: LORIENT 1-1 PSG.
45' +1
That is a real blow for Lorient, who deserve to be heading into the break with a lead.
45'
Penalty goal scored by Neymar for PSG!
GOAL! NEYMAR MAKES NO MISTAKE! After his trademark run up, the 28-year-old sends a crisp, low finish down the middle of the goal, with Dreyer wrong-footed. It’s 1-1!
40'
PSG really have been poor in this first half, and Pochettino looks justifiably displeased. Can they create an opening before half-time?
39'
That was nearly embarrassing for Rico! He received a back pass but got his touch all wrong, though fortunately he was stood wide of his goal and it went out for a corner.
36'
L. Abergel has scored a goal for Lorient!
GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! LORIENT TAKE THE LEAD! Well, you can’t say it hasn’t been coming, but that opener has come in brilliant fashion from Lorient, who deservedly go ahead. Kimpembe and Pereira put themselves all sorts of trouble on the edge of PSG’s box and Abergel is on hand to steal the ball and, on the slide, screw a finish beyond Rico and into the top-left corner. It’s 1-0 Lorient!
28'
T. Monconduit gets yellow.
Lorient are not afraid to mix it when needed, and Monconduit has just received a yellow card for a cynical tackle on Neymar.
26'
Lorient’s compact shape is making it extremely difficult for PSG to play through the lines into their front four, who are all struggling to find space. Indeed, Icardi has had just one touch, and that was in his own half.
22'
Ambitious from Grbic! He capitalises on space left by Kurzawa, who has looked rather shaky so far, and tries to get the better of Rico from long range. It takes a deflection and loops just over.
21'
Lorient are certainly not playing like a side struggling at the bottom of the table. That win over Dijon seems to have given them plenty of confidence.
16'
Pereira has PSG’s second attempt of the game, but his left footed strike soars well over the bar.
14'
Neymar cries out as he is felled by Gravillon, but the Brazil star has been reduced to dropping back into PSG’s half to receive possession so far.
12'
E. Le Fée gets yellow.
Le Fee goes into the book now, for a late tackle on Paredes.
11'
Pochettino will not be best pleased by his team’s start here, they have been rather sloppy in possession – as summed up by a slack pass from Paredes in midfield – and the front four have been unable to get involved.
9'
Another half-chance for Lauriente, who is causing PSG’s defence plenty of problems. He takes on a shot from the left side of the area, but it sails wide of the opposite corner.
2'
Danilo Pereira gets yellow.
A very early booking for Pereira, who lunged in from behind on Lorient captain Abergel.
1'
KICK-OFF! We are up and running in this Ligue 1 encounter!
Good start! No time wasted for Lorient, as they immediately look to get off on the front foot. They work a decent move from left to right, with Lauriente trying his luck from distance, but Rico watches it over the bar.
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash with Lorient!
PSG are embroiled in a three-way tussle at the top of Ligue 1, and a win today would take the champions above Lyon and into first place.
Mauricio Pochettino has not lost a game since taking charge of PSG, with his team having won their last four games in all competitions. Struggling Lorient, meanwhile, ended a five-match winless streak by overcoming Dijon 3-2 last time out.
PSG SUBSTITUTES: Rafinha, Moise Kean, Pablo Sarabia, Julian Draxler, Mitchel Bakker, Idrissa Gueye, Alexandre Letellier, Timothee Pembele, Colin Dagba.
LORIENT (3-5-2): Matthieu Dreyer; Andreaw Gravillon, Julien Laporte, Jeremy Morel; Jerome Hergault, Enzo Le Fee, Thomas Moconduit, Laurent Abergel, Houboulang Mendes; Armand Lauriente, Adrian Grbic.
We are almost ready for kick-off in Brittany, with the teams out on the pitch. Lorient are in their orange and black home strip, with PSG wearing their red, white and blue away colours.
Pochettino is sure to demand a much-improved display from his side after the restart, but Lorient will know they can get at PSG’s defence, which has looked shaky. However, you would back the champions’ quality to come good in the end.
That shock win lifts Lorient into 18th place, level with Nantes and four points behind Saint Etienne, while PSG have missed the chance to go top, handing Lille the opportunity to move three points clear of them should they beat Dijon.
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