It started so well for PSG and the brass stars. The scapegoat from the WC, Marquinhos, gave the home team the lead already after the quarter played.
There and then it looked like Paris Saint-Germain would have an easy trip to three points in French Ligue 1 against bottom side Strasbourg.
But Kylian Mbappé, who started the match just ten days after the heavy World Cup final loss, and Neymar, whose Brazil went out against Croatia in the quarter-finals, could not make it 2-0.
Instead, they went on a cold shower when the away team drew 1-1.
In the second half, PSG pushed for a lead, and in the 63rd minute of the match, Neymar called for a penalty. But the brass, who already had a yellow before, was warned for filming and was thus sent off.
For a long time it looked like the match would end 1-1, but in the 97th minute of the match the home team received a penalty. Mbappé stepped forward, scored the winning goal and gave PSG three valuable points.
Argentina’s World Cup hero Lionel Messi missed the match due to vacation. He is expected back next week.
Paris Saint-Germain continues to lead the table in Ligue 1.