Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Strasbourg (Feb 2, 2024) Game Analysis

Kylian Mbappé missed a first-half penalty and scored one of many easiest objectives of his profession a couple of minutes later as Paris Saint-Germain unconvincingly beat Strasbourg 2-1 to stay high of Ligue 1 on Friday.

Mbappé noticed his seventh-minute spot kick parried for a nook by Strasbourg goalkeeper Alaa Bellarouch.

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But he was available 25 minutes later when Bellarouch fluffed a clearance straight at Marco Asensio and Asensio’s move left his teammate with an open aim from 20 meters.

The identical pair was concerned in PSG’s second three minutes into the second half. This time Mbappé broke on the left and crossed to Asensio, whose completely positioned shot wrong-footed the keeper.

Strasbourg obtained a aim again by Dilane Bakwa halfway by the second half and so they dominated the late exchanges however it was not sufficient to finish a winless run in opposition to PSG that stands at 12 video games.

“If we analyse the match from the beginning, it’s a good match against a strong rival, in good form, especially at home,” PSG supervisor Luis Enrique mentioned.

“We had a very positive mentality; when we needed to defend, we did it. Our goal is also to control the matches and know how to defend.”

The consequence additionally ended Strasbourg’s six-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1. They remained in tenth spot.

PSG are 9 factors forward of second-placed Nice, who play at Brest on Sunday.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.