Softfootball understands that Paris Saint-Germain needed to wait, however Bradley Barcola ultimately delivered as his late objective sealed a 1-0 win over a cussed Auxerre aspect and despatched the champions again to the highest of the Ligue 1 desk. It was PSG’s fifth straight league victory.
After the sport, PSG shared a put up in regards to the consequence by way of their official X account.
Luis Enrique, seeking to reply after Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Sporting CP, following their 3-0 Ligue 1 victory in opposition to Lille.
PSG virtually made it depend right away. Inside two minutes, Barcola burst via on objective however hesitated on the incorrect time, permitting Auxerre goalkeeper Donovan Léon to hurry out and make a sprawling save.
Quickly after, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wriggled into the field, just for a last-second block to disclaim him a transparent end.
Auxerre by some means survived the early strain and slowly discovered their toes. With survival on their minds, the hosts defended deep and relied closely on Léon, who stayed alert to parry Gonçalo Ramos’ header and block a low effort from Ibrahim Mbaye.
Contemplating PSG had already scored 18 first-half objectives this season, reaching the break degree felt like a small victory for Auxerre.
The second half adopted an identical sample. Barcola dragged a shot large, whereas Auxerre threatened sporadically, Danny Namaso firing over and Lassine Sinayoko curling simply off track.
Enrique turned to Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué after the hour, clearly sad with the shortage of leading edge.
Barcola, PSG’s liveliest attacker all night time, lastly made the distinction 11 minutes from time. Latching onto Dembélé’s via ball, he delicately dinked the end previous Léon, who bought a contact however couldn’t maintain it out. It was Barcola’s seventh league objective of the marketing campaign.
Auxerre pushed late, however PSG managed the closing phases to maneuver two factors away from RC Lens. For the hosts, it was one other irritating night time, leaving them second-bottom and nonetheless looking for solutions after yet one more defeat.
