In this game, Messi , who won the World Cup champion, has not yet returned to the team. Another Paris player who participated in the World Cup final, Mbappe, started the game. He and Neymar partnered in the striker.
In the 14th minute, Paris took the lead. Neymar hoisted a free kick from the left side of the front court to into the penalty area. Marquinhos scored a header in the middle and scored a header. Paris led Strasbourg 1-0.
In the 19th minute, Neymar was pulled down after a breakthrough in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty kick. In the 24th minute, Ramos sent a long pass over the top in the midfield. The Strasbourg defender fell when retreating. Mbappe volleyed with his left foot after receiving the ball in the penalty area, and the goalkeeper saved the ball.
In the 30th minute, Strasbourg made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Gameiro's shovel shot was blocked by Donnarumma with his body. Hold the ball again. In the 45th+1 minute, Mukile made a pass from the right side of the frontcourt to , and Ekitik shot from the center of the penalty area and missed. At the end of the first half, Paris temporarily took the lead.
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changed sides to fight again in the second half, In the 51st minute, Verratti took the ball in front of the penalty area and was intercepted. Strasbourg 1-1 Paris. This ball counts as an own goal by Maquinhos.
In the 53rd minute, Neymar sent an oblique plug in front of the penalty area. Mbappe on the left stopped the ball and volleyed the ball. The goalkeeper saved the ball from the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Neymar first broke through with the ball and hit Thomasson who was defending him with his back and received yellow card . Later, after receiving the ball in the penalty area, Neymar collided with the opponent's defender and fell to the ground. The referee punished Neymar for diving and showed him the second yellow card of the game. The Brazilian was sent off after two yellows and one red, leaving only 10 people in Paris.
In the 66th minute, Mbappe dribbled the ball in from the left side of the frontcourt, came to the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot, and the goalkeeper saved the ball again. In the 80th minute, Ashraf and sent a through pass in the frontcourt. Mbappé received the ball from the right side of the penalty area and swept the goal. Unfortunately, no one outflanked. In the 90th minute, Mbappe received a through pass from Saravia in the penalty area, but he hesitated a little and did not complete the shot.
In the 92nd minute, Mbappe broke into the left side of the penalty area with the ball and was pulled down by the opponent's defender. The goalkeeper did not control the ball, and Maquinhos made a supplementary shot.
However, the referee indicated that the Strasbourg defender fouled first, the goal was invalid, and awarded Paris a penalty kick.
Mbappe took the penalty. He chose to push the bottom right corner of the goal. Although the goalkeeper judged the right direction, he still couldn't save the ball. Paris beat Strasbourg 2-1!
In the end, the game ended and Paris Saint-Germain beat Strasbourg 2-1.