Dembélé’s brace in ten minutes gave the Emir’s club a third consecutive championship success
For 24 hours De Zerbi’s Marseille smelled the air of the top, putting themselves in the wake of PSG after the victory over Sampaoli’s Rennes. But Luis Enrique’s team pulled ahead again, beating newly promoted Saint Etienne, too bold and brought into line by a double from Dembélé within 10′, beyond the irrelevant goal from Georgian Davitashvili in the second half. And so the Emir of Qatar’s club returns to +7 on Marseille.
game
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If Saint Etienne had the idea of playing the match, it wasn’t the right one. As Donnarumma immediately pointed out, firmly finishing Davitashvili’s shot in the corner at the near post in the 1st minute, which was deflected for a corner. Almost an affront to the hosts who began to grind out the game, forcing the Verts to gradually give up ground, simultaneously losing all reference. PSG were too superior and managed the first 45 minutes by occupying the pitch, moving fluidly from one bank to the other, alternating attacks on the flanks with those via central routes, with conclusions from the edge or percussions in the area. Like that of Dembélé who after 13′ enters from the right and finishes at the left near post. Unstoppable for Larsonneur, attentive to the conclusions of the 18-year-old Mauylu (8′), starter and making great progress, and Ramos (10′), also wasteful in the final and replaced in the second half.
var
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If Lee challenges the visiting goalkeeper a couple of times from outside, in the 20th minute the VAR intervenes to sanction a previous handball in the area by Patrot. Dembélé appears on the spot and converts safely to score his fifth goal in the last four matches, including the Super Cup. And there would also be the trio, from Barcola, preferred to Doué on that left flank which could soon be monopolized by Kvaratskhelia. But this time the VAR cancels it due to a foul by the French winger (29′), who then has another insidious shot deflected into a corner. The 2-0 at the break is indisputable. While Davitashvili’s goal in the 19th minute of the second half, from a free kick, was an oversight: the wall fell apart, Donnarumma couldn’t reach it. Then, however, PSG resumes the monologue and administers the three points which are worth the lead on Marseille.