Paris Saint-Germain scored three second-half goals as they thrashed Strasbourg 4-2 and returned to the top of the Ligue 1 table. (More Sports News)
They leapౠfrogged Monaco, who drew earlier in the day, thanks to goals from Senny Mayulu, Marco Asensio, Bradley Barcola and Lee Ka𝓀ng-in on Saturday.
PSG midfielder Mayulu, who had struck the post ♚moments before, broke the dea🔥dlock in the 18th minute after finding himself unmarked in the box and unleashing a powerful shot that soared into the roof of the net.
Asensio extended the lead just two minutes after the bre🌳ak, standing in theဣ right place to deftly knee in a rebound from goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, who had parried Desire Doue's attempt.
While PSG dominated the match, Strasbourg seized their opportunity w📖hen Sekou Mara pulled one back in the 58th minute.
Barcola was denied a penalty by a VAR review but stroked in their third goal mom🎉ents 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.
The score still was not done though, as substitute Lee coolly slotted into an empty🌼 net before Pape Diong halved the deficit once again from a corner in 💫stoppage time.
Data Debrief: PSG find their groove
Despite going unbeaten so far in the league this ꦫseason, Luis Enrique's side have ♉still come under criticism for their performances of late, having gone on a three-match winless run in all competitions before this win.
PSG have won each of their first four home games of 𓆏a Ligue 1 season for the fourth time in the 21st century though, after 2017-18 (17 under Unai Emery), 2018-19 (15 under Thomas Tuchel) and 2021-22 (seven under Mauricio Pochettino) - they have won the league on each of those occasions.
But Strasbourg c💜ertainly put up a fight - they had 16 shots to PSG's 18, with eight of thos﷽e on target, just two less than their opponents. They also accumulated 2.22 expected goals (xG), while their hosts registered 3.63.
