Paris Saint-Germain entered the match with a lineup that saw changes compared to their last match against Manchester City, as their Spanish coach Luis Enrique tended to rest a number of his key players ahead of the anticipated clash against Barcelona next Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.
Contrary to expectations, Strasbourg surprised their guests by opening the scoring in the 17th minute through American Giovanni Reyna, who capitalized on a pass from Moroccan Jassim Yassin inside the penalty area to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, a scoreline that ended the first half.
In the second half, Enrique brought on a number of his key players, including Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi, Ousmane Dembele, and Desire Doue, in an attempt to boost the attacking pressure and equalize.
Dembele missed an opportunity to equalize after squandering a penalty kick in the 72nd minute, awarded by the referee following a handball by Senegalese Pape Diop, before Ukrainian defender Ilya Zabarnyi succeeded in bringing Paris Saint-Germain back into the match by scoring the equalizer in the 77th minute, capitalizing on a pass from Dembele.
Dembele made up for missing the penalty kick by scoring the go-ahead goal for the Parisian team in the 85th minute after following up on a rebound from the Strasbourg defense, before Doue wrapped up the third goal in the 90+3rd minute following a pass from Spaniard Ferran Torres, sealing the match in Paris Saint-Germain's favor.
