Paris Saint-Germain scored three second-half goals as they thrashed Strasbourg 4-2 and returned to the top of the Ligue 1 table.
2024/2025 Ligue 1
4-2
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47' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Strasbourg (Marco Asensio)
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58' GOAL! PSG 2-1 Strasbourg (Sékou Mara)
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89' GOAL! PSG 4-1 Strasbourg (Kang-in Lee)
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Match Report
Winger Bradley Barcola scored one goal and set up another for teenager Senny Mayulu as Paris Saint-Germain beat Strasbourg 4-2 to move atop the French league on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Mayulu was given a rare game as coach Luis Enrique rested players ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven.
The left midfielder put the defending champion ahead in the 18th minute when he rifled a powerful shot after swapping passes with Barcola down the left flank.
Enrique was without forward Randal Kolo Muani after he hurt his left ankle in training and, with Eindhoven in mind, benched captain Marquinhos and speedy winger Ousmane Dembélé at Parc des Princes.
While PSG dominated the match, Strasbourg seized their opportunity when Sekou Mara pulled one back in the 58th minute.
Barcola was denied a penalty by a VAR review but stroked in their third goal moments later before Saidou Sow was handed a reprieve after putting the ball into his own net, only for play to be pulled back for an offside in the build-up.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio made it 2-0 from close range in the 47th and, after striker Sékou Mara pulled one back, Barcola slotted in his league-leading seventh goal in the 65th.
South Korea forward Lee Kang-in added another PSG goal, before sloppy defending allowed the visitors to pull one back in stoppage time through 18-year-old Senegalese midfielder Pape Daouda Diong.
PSG and Monaco are both unbeaten with 20 points from eight rounds.
Line-ups
PSG XI: Skriniar, Asensio, Donnarumma, Vitinha, Willian Pacho, Bradley Barcola, Lucas Beraldo, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, João Neves, Senny Mayulu
Subs: Marquinhos, Dembele, Fabian Ruiz, Hakimi, Matvey Safonov, Kang-in Lee, Nuno Mendes, Yoram Zague, Ibrahim Mbaye
Strasbourg XI: Djordje Petrovic, Sebastian Nanasi, Dilane Bakwa, Marvin Senaya, Emanuel Emegha, Habib Diarra, Mamadou Sarr, Andrey Santos, Junior Mwanga, Abakar Sylla, Diego Moreira
Subs: K. Johnsson, Sobol, Sékou Mara, Saïdou Sow, Félix Lemaréchal, Guemissongui Ouattara, Yoni Gomis, R. Messi, Pape Diong