Paris Saint Germain turn 1-0 deficit into 3-1 win over Strasbourg

A comeback from 1-0 down

Paris Saint Germain defeated Strasbourg 3-1 at Stade de la Meinau, overturning a half-time deficit to claim the Ligue 1 victory. Strasbourg took the lead in the 17th minute when Giovanni Reyna scored a normal goal, assisted by Gessime Yassine, making the running score 1-0.

The hosts held that advantage until the 77th minute. Ilya Zabarnyi equalised for Paris Saint Germain with a normal goal after an assist from Ousmane Dembélé, bringing the score to 1-1. Dembélé then completed the turnaround in the 85th minute with Paris Saint Germain’s second goal, making it 1-2. Désiré Doue scored the last goal in the 90th minute, assisted by Ferrán Torres, to set the final score at 1-3.

Pressure and a late turnaround

Paris Saint Germain controlled 73% of possession and completed 617 accurate passes from 672 total passes, compared with Strasbourg’s 194 accurate passes from 246. The shot totals were much closer: Paris Saint Germain had 18 to Strasbourg’s 17, while Strasbourg recorded eight shots on goal to Paris Saint Germain’s seven. Paris Saint Germain’s expected-goals figure was 2.75, against Strasbourg’s 1.55.

Dembélé missed a penalty in the 72nd minute before contributing a goal and an assist. Strasbourg received yellow cards for Conrad Harder in the 76th minute and Dario Essugo in the 78th.

Standings impact

After this match, Paris Saint Germain are ranked #1 with 14 points from 7 games, while Strasbourg are ranked #12 with 7 points from 7 games. Paris Saint Germain are 7 points ahead of Strasbourg. M. Safonov was the standout performer, earning an 8.6 rating after 90 minutes and making seven saves.