Paris –
Paris Saint Germain held to a draw Reims stadium 2-2 in week 25 French League this season. Striker Kylian Mbappe again proposed and only played in the middle of the second half.
Playing at the Parc des Princes, Sunday (10/3/2024), Reims took a quick lead in the 6th minute. Oumar Diakite snatched the ball from Achraf Hakimi in the PSG penalty box then sent a pass to Marshall Munetsi who then found the back of Keylor Navas’ goal.
However, PSG was able to equalize the score in the 17th minute. Hakimi’s corner kick from the right side hit Yunis Abdelhamid’s body and then went into his own goal without Reims goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf being able to block it.
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PSG went ahead two minutes later thanks to a goal from Goncalo Ramos. The Portuguese striker took advantage of Valentin Atangana’s imperfect block in the penalty box and then fired a close-range shot which went back into Diouf’s goal.
Reims, who never gave up, managed to equalize the score in the 45th minute. Diakite escaped the offside trap to receive Emmanuel Agbadou’s through ball then beat Navas in a one-on-one duel. The score was 2-2 to close the first half.
In the second half, PSG had difficulty scoring goals. Two chances from Lee Kang-in in the 63rd and 65th minutes were thwarted by Diouf. The hosts then introduced Ousmane Dembele and Mbappe in the 73rd minute, but there were no changes.
In his short time on the field, Mbappe recorded three opportunities, two of which were on target in the 77th and 90th minutes via long-range shots, but none of them resulted in goals. The 2-2 score lasted until the end.
This draw was the third in a row in the French League for PSG, but did not change their position at the top of the standings with 56 points. Meanwhile, Reims is in ninth place with 35 points.
Lineup
Paris Saint Germain: Navas, Hakimi, Pereira (Mendes 70′), Beraldo, Hernandez, Soler (Dembele 73′), Ugarte, Zaire-Emery, Lee, Ramos (Mbappe 73′), Barcola (Kolo Muani 69′).
Reims stadiumDiouf, De Smet (Akieme 59′), Abdelhamid, Agbadou, Foket, Daramy, Munetsi, Atangana (Richardson 72′), Teuma (Khadra 83′), Diakite, Ito (Stambouli 83′).
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