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STRASBOURG IN A SHOCKING COMEBACK AGAINST PSG TO RESCUE A POINT.

Ligue 1, Stade de la Meinau – RC Strasbourg Alsace 3 (Gameiro, 2′, Verratti, 74′ O.G., Caci, 92′) Paris Saint-Germain 3 (Mbappé, 23′, 67′, Hakimi, 63′).

RC Strasbourg’s hopes of European qualification were bolstered after coming back from behind to seal a last-gasp 3-3 draw against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de la Meinau.

Julien Stephan’s side made the perfect start as they were ahead after just two minutes, courtesy of Kevin Gameiro.

The Strasbourg striker latched onto a superb through pass by centre-back Lucas Perrin, before finishing high into the roof of the net at Gianluigi Donnarumma’s near post.

PSG then made their pressure pay and were back on level terms after 23 minutes, as Kylian Mbappé finished well through the legs of Strasbourg goalkeeper Matz Sels after a superb through ball from Neymar.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were comfortably the better team in the second half, and took the lead in the 63rd minute.
A nice move between Neymar, Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi saw the latter finish well from inside the box after latching onto the Frenchman’s cut-back from the left.

Then, a shocking mistake from Strasbourg defender Alexander Djiku gifted PSG a second goal in five minutes, as Kylian Mbappé made no mistake from close range
However, an own goal by Marco Verratti on 75 minutes following a Strasbourg corner set the game up for a nervy finish.

Then, in stoppage time, Strasbourg completed their stunning comeback from 3-1 down, as Anthony Caci struck home Dimitri Lienard’s cross on the volley at the far post to send the crowd into celebration.

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