Strasbourg
Paris Saint-Germain
Match summary
Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to win 3-1 away at Strasbourg.
In the first half, Giovanni Reyna put Strasbourg ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Gessime Yassine. In the second half, Illia Zabarnyi equalised from a corner in the 77th minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé, Ousmane Dembélé put Paris Saint-Germain in front in the 85th minute, and Désiré Doué made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Ferrán Torres.
The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Strasbourg's 1.32 from 16. Ousmane Dembélé missed a penalty for Paris Saint-Germain.
Strasbourg hosted Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 matchday 7, producing a hard-fought contest that saw the visitors dominate territory and possession. Paris Saint-Germain recorded 73 percent possession and completed 675 passes with a 91 percent accuracy, compared to Strasbourg holding 27 percent possession with 246 passes. The away side generated 18 shots to Strasbourg's 16, while dangerous attacks heavily favoured Paris Saint-Germain by 85 to 19. Strasbourg registered 8 shots on target against 7 for the visitors, and earned 3 corners to their opponents 6. Discipline saw Strasbourg commit 12 fouls and receive 2 yellow cards, while Paris Saint-Germain committed 6 fouls and received 0 yellow cards.
The match began with Strasbourg taking the lead in the 17th minute when Giovanni Reyna scored with a left foot shot, bringing the half-time score to 1-0. Following multiple substitutions for Paris Saint-Germain early in the second half and a VAR review in the 70th minute, Ousmane Dembélé missed a penalty in the 72nd minute. After Strasbourg collected yellow cards for Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf and Dário Essugo, Ilya Zabarnyi equalised for Paris Saint-Germain with a right foot shot in the 77th minute. Ousmane Dembélé then scored with a left foot shot in the 85th minute, before Désiré Doué sealed a 1-3 victory with a right foot shot in the 90+3rd minute.
