Kylian Mbappé scored late in Paris Saint-Germain’s happy victory in Ligue 1. World champion Lionel Messi was still missing from the leaders, Neymar was sent off.
World Cup top scorer Mbappe shot Paris Saint Germain with a converted penalty kick in the sixth minute of added time in the home game against the penultimate table Racing Strasbourg to a 2-1 (1-0) success.
The two goals before that went to the account of Marquinhos: First the Brazilian scored in the 14th minute to put Paris ahead, then in the 51st minute he scored an own goal. PSG came through the lucky success to the 14th victory in the 16th game and remains unbeaten leader in the French soccer championship. Strasbourg is still in relegation place 19.
Yellow-red for Neymar after Schwalbe
During Mbappe and Brazil’s star Neymar were in the starting lineup, world champion Lionel Messi was still missing from the French champions’ squad. neymar had to leave the field in the 62nd minute with yellow-red, he received the second warning after a swallow.
Verratti remains loyal to PSG
Immediately before the game kicked off, PSG announced that Marco Verratti had extended his contract by two years until June 30, 2026. The 30-year-old Italy international has been with the Parisians since 2012 and has won 29 titles with the club since then. The game against Strasbourg was his 399th overall for PSG. He is the number two player with the most bets behind Jean Marc Pilorgetwho made a total of 435 appearances for the club from 1975 to 1989.