This Saturday evening, Stade de Reims hosted Paris Saint-Germain for the fifth day of Ligue 1. In the ninth minute of play, Luka Elsner’s men opened the scoring. After seeing his shot blocked by Marquinhos, Nakamura adjusted Safonov from close range (1-0).
Lee had the chance to equalise but the Korean saw his attempt at the edge of the area well pushed back by Diouf (21st). Despite 78% possession, the Parisians went into the locker room trailing.
Ousmane Dembélé, the decisive entry
In the second half, Luis Enrique’s players did not seem to want to rebel. Barcola was close to equalizing, but his header went over the Champagne goal (55th). Injured, Doué gave way to Dembélé. The former FC Barcelona player would quickly prove decisive, equalizing like a fox in the box from a tight angle (68th).
Despite this draw (1-1), PSG increased its lead over its pursuers in Ligue 1. The Red and Blue now have thirteen points on the scoreboard, three points ahead of Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco. As for the Rémois, they climbed to fifth place in the standings, with eight points.
