Paris Saint-Germain opened matchday 20 of the season tonight Ligue 1 with a victory at Strasbourg’s home, 2-1.
Without any Portuguese in the starting eleven, the Parisians started the match better and had a great opportunity to open the scoring in the sixth minute, but Kylian Mbappé, from the penalty spot, wasted the maximum punishment.
However, at the half-hour mark, the home team’s goalkeeper, Bellarouch, compromised, Asensio intercepted the pass and the ball fell to Mbappé, who scored this time.
To open the second half, the roles were reversed: Mbappé found Asensio with a trivela pass and the Spanish international made it 2-0.
For the Parisians, Vitinha was released shortly after, in the 54th minute, and Danilo and Gonçalo Ramos in the final ten minutes – Nuno Mendes, still recovering from injury, was not an option for coach Luis Enrique. In the middle, in the 68th minute, Dilane Bakwa reduced the score to 2-1.
With this result, PSG returns to its triumphs in the French championship and consolidates its leadership of the league table, with 47 points, nine more than Nice – but one more game. Strasbourg is tenth, with 25 points.