Scorers: Mayulu 18′, Asensio 47′, Barcola 66′, Lee 90′; Mara 58′, Diong 90+2′
Targets both facet of half time helped PSG to a 4-2 victory over a defiant Strasbourg to maintain tempo with Monaco atop Ligue 1.
The reigning champions began the sport slowly however Strasbourg couldn’t benefit from their early momentum. 18 minutes in, a pleasant transfer ended with PSG teenager Senny Mayulu grabbing his first Ligue 1 aim as he discovered the highest nook from seven yards out at hand his facet the lead.
Strasbourg nonetheless threatened in direction of the interval, however couldn’t discover a well beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma and headed into the break a aim behind.
Instantly after the half time break, their hopes of getting again into the sport had been dealt a serious blow as Marco Asensio tapped dwelling his second aim of the marketing campaign just about on the aim line, leaving the guests with a mountain to climb.
However simply earlier than the hour mark, they pulled one again by former Southampton striker Sékou Mara, who obtained two possibilities to beat Donnarumma after good work from Bakwa and made the second rely, discovering a well beyond the Italian.
Their hope was quick extinguished although. After Bradley Barcola noticed a penalty awarded earlier than VAR overruled it, the Frenchman smashed the ball previous Djorde Petrovic to revive his facet’s two aim benefit and dent any potential comeback hopes.
They added a fourth on the stroke of 90 minutes by Kang In Lee, earlier than Strasbourg rallied as soon as extra to scale back it to a two aim deficit in stoppage time when Pape Diong scrambled dwelling a free ball from a nook, nevertheless it was too little, too late for the guests and PSG saved maintain of all three factors.