Kylian Mbappe rescued victory for Paris St-Germain as his late penalty snatched a win over Strasbourg in his first game since losing the World Cup final with France.
Marquinhos had opened the scoring for the hosts in the Ligue 1 match before scoring an own goal in the second half. Things went from bad to worse for PSG as Neymar was sent off after two yellow cards in as many minutes.
The result sees PSG remain top of the table and extend their advantage over second-place Lens to eight points while Strasbourg are three adrift of safety.
The hosts were dominant with the ball, having 71% of the possession, but did little with it and looked neutered in the absence of Lionel Messi, who has not yet returned after winning the World Cup.
Second-bottom Strasbourg had caused issues in the first half as Kevin Gamerio forced Gianluigi Donnarumma into a last-ditch save and seemed to be on course for a surprise draw after Marquinhos' own-goal.
But while Neymar's sending off sent PSG into an initial period of frustration, it ignited their attack as they battled back to try to turn the game around.
Mbappe was clipped by Gerzino Nyamsi in the box as he raced towards the Strasbourg goal and got the better of Matz Sels from the spot, tucking it into the bottom-right corner.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
15' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Strasbourg (Marquinhos)
24' Mbappe's shot stopped
30' Donnarumma makes decent save
50' OWN GOAL! PSG 1-1 Strasbourg (Marquinhos)
54' CLOSE! Mbappe's shot stopped
60' Yellow Card! Neymar booked
61' Second Yellow Card! Neymar sent off
67' Mbappe's shot too straight
95' Penalty Goal! PSG 2-1 Strasbourg (Mbappe)
Line-ups
PSG XI: Donnarumma, Mukiele, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Bitshiabu, Fabian Ruiz, Verratti, Vitinha, Neymar, Mbappe, Ekitike.
Subs: Navas, Rico, Hakimi, Pereira, Soler, Zaire-Emery, Gharbi, Sarabia, Housni
Strasbourg XI: Sels, Perrin, Nyamsi, Djiku, Doukoure, Thomasson, Prcic, Bellegarde, Diarra, Gameiro, Ajorque
Subs: Risser, Aholou, Sissoko, Mothiba, Diallo, Saettel, Nuss, Bouebari
eggosa91
241
mbãppe is the next big thing in football no doubt
Kingval60
160
This guy is unreal he carry france to the World Cup final and then he brings three points to psg what a ball next ronaldo generation
Stickle
143
PSG with a lucky victory. They showed they are just not as good without Messi the Goat.
BankoleLonge
129
Somebody please give a standing ovation to this man called Marquinhos. He is the most cheerful giver I know in football. 1 goal for his team & 1 goal for the opponent in the same match 🤣😂🤣
MESSIoverPENALDO
124
Psg struggle without the GOAT we miss you today LEO!
Madeee
101
to be honest .... I think with man city , Bayern, and Madrid still in champions league..... this PSG team are not good enough to win it ..... it will be better for the goat to move to another club
Yungswag20
73
PSG need the king back asap they can’t create a single key pass
mohamedabdi143
69
Lionel Messi watching PSG play without him like ... 😅
Teddymiles
66
My goat 🐐 Messi is the Pilar of this team , all the Chances are crated by him, haters will say it’s Mbappe, hope you have witnessed it now , goat will be back from holiday soon
Teddymiles
63
My goat is not playing but he’s supporting the team from where he’s , goat 🐐 forever ♾
solomontochi2
47
Mbape is always the heart of PSG. if you like argue.
Busterbe
33
You can find every gif of nice goals here: http://www.goalgif.xyz/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=53399271&language=en
Teddymiles
13
This guy is unreal he carry france to the World Cup final and then he brings three points to psg what a ball next ronaldo generation
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Shut up 🤫 and stop comparing him with your useless goat 🐐, he will be better than ur goat if ego doesn’t ruin his career like d way goat Career is ruin by ego now