The Alsatians were able to count on their twelfth man and take a point against the Parisians thanks to a goal at the very end of the match (3-3).
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Coming in large numbers to receive the champions of France, Friday April 29, during the kick-off of the 35th day of Ligue 1, the Strasbourg supporters set the tone at La Meinau. Faced with a Parisian armada which has often relied on the individual talent of Neymar and Mbappé, Julien Stéphan’s men fought to the end to grab a draw (3-3) in an atmosphere of madness.
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The Alsatian public did not take long to exult, since Kevin Gameiro opened the scoring after only three minutes of play (1-0, 3rd). He then played his role as the twelfth man as the team coached by Julien Stéphan struggled. The reason ? A new festival of Kylian Mbappé, author of two goals (23rd and 68th) and a decisive pass for Ashraf Hakimi (64th). The Parisian star takes off at the top of the scoring charts (24 goals), but that was not enough to turn off the public of La Meinau.
Alsatian spectators want to see the European Cup at the stadium next season – which would be a first since the summer of 2019 – and the players intend to give up nothing to achieve this objective. Strasbourg first came back to score thanks to an own goal from Marco Verratti (2-3, 75th). Then, at the end of the suspense, the achievement of Anthony Caci allowed his club to take a point (3-3, 90th + 2).
Positioned in the Paris area, at the far post, the Strasbourgeois volleyed with the right foot a ball centered by Liénard to tip the Meinau into drunkenness. “I dreamed that I was going to score tonight”, he confided a few minutes after the final whistle at the microphone of Prime Video. A premonitory dream that allows Alsatians to still believe in Europe. They have three games left (against Brest, Clermont and OM) to achieve this.
13 – Strasbourg have scored 13 Ligue 1 goals against Paris since their comeback in 2017/18, only Monaco have done better over the period (15). Festival. #RCSAPSG pic.twitter.com/TwxJh7ZobB
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 29, 2022