Dembele Atones for Penalty Miss in PSG Win at Strasbourg
Ousmane Dembélé missed a penalty but scored and assisted as PSG earned a fourth straight Ligue 1 win and moved top on 14 points.
- On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain secured a 3-1 comeback victory against Strasbourg at the Stade de la Meinau, moving the club to the top of Ligue 1 with 14 points from seven matches.
- Manager Luis Enrique made eight changes to his starting lineup, prioritizing player freshness ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against Barcelona following PSG's midweek 4-2 victory over Manchester City.
- Forward Ousmane Dembele redeemed a 72nd-minute penalty miss by assisting Ilya Zabarnyi's 78th-minute equalizer, then scored the go-ahead goal after Giovanni Reyna opened the scoring in the 17th minute.
- Desire Doue sealed the 3-1 victory with a stoppage-time goal, confirming PSG's fourth consecutive league win and demonstrating squad depth amid the rotation strategy.
- With the club now leading the standings on goals scored, the result has renewed debates regarding competitive balance in Ligue 1, where PSG sits ahead of Monaco and other challengers.
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Dembele atones for penalty miss in PSG win at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France, Oct 17 : Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique gambled with a much-changed starting lineup and was almost made to pay as the Ligue 1 champions rode their luck to claim a 3-1 victory at RC Strasbourg on Saturday.Gio Reyna put the home side ahead in the first half and they might have added to
St. Germain took the lead of the French Football League after winning Strasbourg Saturday night.
Ousmane Dembélé entered from the bank of alternates, failed a penal and scored shortly afterwards for Paris Saint-Germain to react to beat 3-1 Strasbourg in the French league.
In the seventh week of the French Ligue 1, PSG defeated Strasbourg 3-1 away from home.
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PSG fight back to beat Strasbourg after Dembele penalty miss
PSG were trailing to an early goal by United States star Giovanni Reyna for Strasbourg at the Stade de la Meinau, and last year's Ballon d'Or winner Dembele then put a penalty wide in the 72nd minute. But Dembele made amends in style, first by setting up Illia Zabarnyi to equalise in the 78th minute and then by putting the reigning French and European champions ahead with five minutes to go. He then played a part in setting up Desire Doue for PS…
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