She held out her arms and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) grabbed her. Thanks to its 4-2 victory against Strasbourg on the afternoon of Saturday, October 19 at the Parc des Princes, the Parisian club regained first place in the Ligue 1 standings, taking advantage of Monaco’s draw in Lille (0- 0) the day before at the opening of the 8thmy day time. With 20 points, the two clubs are in the lead, but PSG benefits from a very favorable goal difference (+17 against +10).
With this victory, Luis Enrique and his players are on the right foot for the next sequence, which promises to be intense and with a series of complicated matches. First Tuesday of the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven, Olympique de Marseille on Sunday at the Vélodrome, Lens on November 2 and Atlético de Madrid on November 6.
The Parisian coach had also decided to bench many managers who played with his team during the international window: Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembélé, Fabian Ruiz, Nuno Mendes.
Without most of its leaders, the French champion, who left before the break with a defeat (2-0) against Arsenal and a draw (1-1) against Nice, was once again able to count on a sparkling Bradley Barcola.
Barcola top scorer of the championship
Often hindered by great pressure from the Alsatians (7my10 points), PSG managed to play behind them thanks to the deep calls on the left side of their striker who returned to form after his stay with the blues. The initial score emerged from him, after a wall with the “titi” Senny Mayulu, 18, lined up in midfield, who deceived goalkeeper Petrovic with a powerful shot from the left (1-0, 18).my).
Often found by his teammates, the young attacking midfielder scored his first goal in Ligue 1 and his second for PSG after scoring last season in the French Cup. Already the author of a shot against the post in the 12thmy In the minute Mayulu came close to achieving the double on several occasions: first, raising his shot too high (42′).my), or when he was stopped by the Strasbourg goalkeeper, also in a Barcola cross (50′).my).
The former Olympique Lyonnais player was also at the origin of the second Parisian goal, concluded from the right side, with a shot by Désiré Doué that pushed Marco Asensio, who only had to push the ball towards the goal (2-0, 47 ).my) for his second goal of the season.
While Strasbourg reduced the gap thanks to Sékou Mara (2-1, 58my), the Barcola festival resumes: the Parisian number 29 registered its 7my goal of the season when facing three Strasbourg defenders (3-1, 65my), just after the annulment of a penalty that he believed he had caused. The one who received the trophy for the best player of the month for September in the championship before the match consolidated his first place as top scorer. Released at the end of the match, his name was chanted by the 45,000 spectators.
“We trust in our football”
The great victory that came thanks to Lee Kang-in’s goal (4-1, 90my) at the end of the match was mitigated by a second Alsatian goal in added time by Pape Diong (4-2, 90+2).
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“Until now the team depended on people, now not anymore, we depend on our football”declared, after this success, Luis Enrique, because “There are many players who can score, they all participate in attack and defense”.
The Spanish coach, however, did not want to comment on the homophobic chants chanted mainly by the ultras in the Auteuil stands ahead of the match against Olympique de Marseille next weekend. The speaker intervened twice to stop these chants, which continued for several minutes.
