PSG had been compelled to return from two objectives all the way down to rescue an exhilarating 3-3 draw in opposition to a powerful Strasbourg facet on the Parc des Princes on Friday night, with Senny Mayulu’s late header sparing the champions from a shock residence defeat.
PSG started brightly and wanted simply six minutes to take the lead. Want Doue performed a neat one-two with Bradley Barcola, who darted into the field earlier than calmly slotting a left-footed end previous Mike Penders into the bottom-right nook.
The early purpose, nevertheless, didn’t unsettle Strasbourg. Liam Rosenior’s facet grew in confidence and started to check Lucas Chevalier with a sequence of fast transitions.
The hosts’ goalkeeper produced a surprising double save within the eleventh minute to disclaim Joaquin Panichelli and Julio Enciso, however the warning indicators had been clear.
Strasbourg’s persistence paid off halfway by way of the half when Guela Doue delivered an ideal cross from the correct, and Panichelli outjumped Ilya Zabarnyi to move residence his sixth purpose of the season.
The guests had been now stuffed with perception and turned the sport on its head simply earlier than the break. PSG had been punished for a poor clearance inside their very own space, permitting Valentin Barco to drift a pleasant cross into the six-yard field, the place Diego Moreira steered a low shot into the underside nook.
The Parisians’ second-half response was virtually non-existent early on, and so they had been quickly punished once more. 4 minutes after the restart, Moreira turned supplier, chopping a low ball throughout the world for Panichelli to brush residence his second of the night time.
Strasbourg immediately discovered themselves 3-1 forward on the Parc des Princes, leaving the house crowd surprised.
Luis Enrique reacted by ringing the adjustments – introducing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Quentin Ndjantou and Willian Pacho – and PSG’s urgency started to rise.
Their breakthrough got here within the 56th minute when Penders fouled Doue within the field, gifting the hosts a penalty. Goncalo Ramos made no mistake from the spot, sending the keeper the mistaken strategy to cut back the deficit to 3-2.
The champions pressed for an equaliser and struck the woodwork within the 72nd minute by way of Kang-In Lee, whose fierce drive cannoned off the submit earlier than Ramos noticed his rebound blocked by Penders.
The stress lastly informed with simply over ten minutes remaining, when substitute Senny Mayulu adopted up his personal saved shot to move within the rebound and stage the competition at 3-3.
Either side pushed for a winner in a frenetic finale, with Panichelli heading narrowly broad and Kvaratskhelia blazing over, however neither may discover a decisive second.
