Lyon star Endrick fancies chances against PSG: 'We've already beaten other favourites'

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lyon-2akflumR/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=hdxneYTs"]The clash[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG's[/a] Parc des Princes home will have repercussions on both the title race and on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a]'s bid to secure a place in the Champions League next season.[/p][p][b]"I know everyone will say they are the favourites, but we've already beaten other favourites,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] loanee [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/endrick/bXHrpEJ4/"]Endrick[/a] said in comments sent to AFP late on Friday by his press team.[/p][p]PSG enter the fixture in fine form, sitting one point clear atop Ligue 1 and having qualified for the Champions League semi-finals after beating Premier League title-holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] 4-0 on aggregate.Lyon star Endrick fancies chances against PSG: 'We've already beaten other favourites'[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a]' win on Friday has chipped away at PSG's lead but ahead of their meeting with Lyon they now have two games in hand on their surprise title challengers.[/p][p]As the season reaches its business end, the side from the French capital are fully locked in to replicating their historic 2024/25 campaign, in which they won Ligue 1 and lifted the Champions League trophy for the first time in their history.[/p][p][b]"It's going to be a tough game. The biggest title in Europe is still theirs, and they have the Ballon d'Or winner ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a]) in their squad, as well as several players who will be at the World Cup,"[/b] Endrick added.[/p][image alt="Ligue 1 top 5" id="498517b6-277f-4f21-bce7-6804088b3dfb" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="349e1007-86fc-4bf8-8790-769d4423fe0d" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][h2]'Back to winning ways'[/h2][p]As for Lyon, they sit fifth in the French league with 51 points. However, they are just one point behind fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/marseille/SblU3Hee/"]Marseille[/a], who occupy the final Champions League qualification spot.[/p][p]Endrick, 19, is trying to recapture the blistering form he showed when he first joined Lyon in January from parent-club Real Madrid - in a bid to earn more playing time to secure his place in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ancelotti-carlo/nZQG5IgJ/"]Carlo Ancelotti[/a]'s Brazil squad for the 2026 World Cup.[/p][p]The teenager, who came through the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/palmeiras/hMn9FTbH/"]Palmeiras[/a] youth system in his home country, made a scintillating start to life in France, which included a hat-trick in a 5-2 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/metz/4v0yqlWc/"]Metz[/a].[/p][p]But his form has tapered off since.[/p][p]After scoring five goals in his first five matches, Endrick has found the net just once in his last 11 outings in all competitions.[/p][p]The Brazilian going off the boil has also coincided with Lyon encountering a tough patch, although they returned to winning ways last Sunday, beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lorient/jgNAYRGi/"]Lorient[/a] in a match in which Endrick started on the bench.[/p][p][b]"We're back to winning ways again and our aim is to secure a place in the Champions League," [/b]Endrick said.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/france/ligue-1/"]Follow Ligue 1 with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p]