It all started well though. In a Parc des Princes heated to white after the presentation of the five recruits of the offseason, marked by the arrival to the cheers of the Pulga, Mauricio Pochettino’s men opened the scoring in the 3rd minute on a beautiful lobed header from Mauro Icardi, at the reception of an Abdou Diallo center.
Mbappé answers the whistles
After twenty minutes outrageously dominated, the Parisians scored two goals in quick succession. First on a strike from Kylian Mbappé deflected by Ludovic Ajorque in his own goal (2-0, 26 ‘) then by Julian Draxler who took advantage of an excellent percussion job from Mbappé (3-0, 27’). The world champion, whistled by the Parisian supporters at the announcement of his name by the announcer, was particularly to his advantage this evening.
PSG drops its guard after returning from the locker room
The second act sees the Strasbourg residents exploit the spaces left by their evening hosts, who were not quite out of the locker rooms. Two heads with perfect timings signed Kévin Gameiro (3-1, 53 ‘), who scores his first goal since his return to Alsace, then Ludovic Ajorque (3-2, 65’) allow visitors to hope for a crazy comeback.
But the second yellow card from Alexandre Djiku, synonymous with expulsion (82 ‘), then the fourth Parisian goal signed by the incoming Pablo Sarabia following a new dazzling acceleration from Mbappé (4-2, 86’) will seal the outcome of the meeting. Second success in as many matches for PSG, which takes the lead in the championship.
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