Strasbourg-PSG: Dembélé essential, the flash of Parisian entrants, Strasbourg sinks in fifteen minutes... The tops and the flops

TOPS

Dembélé, the Parisian engine

You miss an Ousmane Dembélé and everything is depopulated. Criticized for his lackluster performances in the championship, the 2025 Ballon d'Or reminded us of what he is capable of during PSG's victory on the Strasbourg pitch (1-3) this Saturday. Overturn a match at any time, a situation as soon as he enters the pitch (63rd). His rescue mission got off to a bad start with a missed penalty (72nd), but the rest speaks for itself. Passer five minutes later with a caviar for Zabarnyi (77th), then scorer with a strike which pierced the opposing defense (85th), Dembélé is the hero of an evening which could have turned into a nightmare. Hat.

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When Paris accelerates it’s strong, too strong

Yes, everything was not perfect, far from it. But when PSG decides to take matters into their own hands, they are almost unstoppable. If the entry of Ousmane Dembélé obviously transformed the team, the other entrants were each decisive in their own way. Achraf Hakimi, who entered at the same time as Dembélé, was in all the right places, even to the point of initiating the goal of his number 10 (85th). Désiré Doué, who took the place of Dro Fernandez (54th), was very active, even scoring the knockout goal (93rd) without trembling. The entries of the Moroccan and the French also brought new life to their teammates already present on the pitch, like Ferran Torres, discreet during almost the entire meeting, but who delivered a decisive pass for the former Rennais. Not to mention Safonov's decisive saves which kept his team alive. Collective performance.

Harder-Reyna, a duo who showed themselves

Conrad Harder and Giovanni Reyna carried the Strasbourg attack and are the symbols of a team which was attractive for a good part of the match. Both very active and sharp, they showed great complicity to cause big problems for PSG. The American Reyna even scored the first goal of the match (17th), on a nice inspiration from the left, after sneaking through the Parisian defense. The Danish striker called on Safonov several times, notably with this angry header (50th) which almost made the break for the Blue and White. Promising for the rest of the season.

FLOPS

Fifteen minutes too long for Strasbourg

The collapse. Everything was going well for Strasbourg until the 77th minute. After a solid and serious performance in all sectors, Hugo Oliveira's men faltered in the face of incessant attacks from the Parisians. If the hardest part seemed to be over after Dembélé's missed penalty (72nd), it was in reality only the beginning of the problems. Overwhelmed, fragile in all the duels and upside down in their placements, particularly on set pieces, the RCSA players sank in fifteen minutes. Terrible. They will have to bounce back in Ligue 1 against Stade Rennais next Sunday (5:15 p.m.).

The Parisian midfielder, a lack of fluidity with the attack

The three midfielders of the evening, Dro Fernandez, Lucas Beraldo and João Neves did not miss their match, but the lack of support for their attackers, especially in the first half, could have been fatal. Kvaratskhelia, Akliouche and Ferran Torres were systematically alone in the offensive sector, forced to rely on their individual qualities. An almost non-existent connection which for a long time prevented the Parisians from endangering Jörgensen and his defense. But the changes did the job and the worst was avoided for PSG. Relief.