The key facts

  • PSG beat Strasbourg 3:1 away in Ligue 1 matchday 7
  • Dembélé missed a penalty but assisted Zabarnyi, scored a goal and helped create the third
  • PSG are top with 14 points from 7 games; according to AFP they lead on goals scored ahead of Monaco

Course of the match

Strasbourg took the lead in the 17th minute: Giovanni Reyna received a pass from Gessime Yassine in the box and beat PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov at the near post. According to AFP, Safonov made a spectacular save after the break from a shot by Konrad Harder. PSG were awarded a penalty after a VAR review — the ball from Doué's shot hit the hand of Pape Demba Diop, but Dembélé shot wide of the right post.

PSG comeback

Dembélé came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, replacing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. In the 78th minute he delivered from a quickly taken corner, and Illia Zabarnyi equalized from close range. In the 85th minute Dembélé picked up the ball at the edge of the box and sent it past goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen with a left-footed strike — his first Ligue 1 goal of the season (plus three in the Champions League). In stoppage time, Désiré Doué finished off a pass from Ferran Torres after Dembélé's involvement — 3:1.

Standings and context

The win lifted PSG to first place in the table with 14 points from seven matches. According to Anadolu, the team sits second, level with leaders Monaco, who will play on Sunday; AFP writes that PSG top the table on goals scored ahead of Monaco's game against Lorient. Lille, Rennes, Paris FC and Lyon could overtake PSG over the weekend. The match came three days after PSG's victory over Manchester City (4:2) in the Champions League and three days before a home meeting with Barcelona; Luis Enrique made eight changes compared to the game in Manchester, leaving Dembélé on the bench. Strasbourg remained on seven points.