Paris St Germain captain Marquinhos scored at each ends in opposition to Racing Strasbourg earlier than a last-gasp Kylian Mbappe penalty secured the Ligue 1 chief a 2-1 victory on Thursday regardless that it was lowered to 10 males halfway by means of the second half after Neymar was despatched off.
Marquinhos opened the scoring by breaking free from his marker and headed in Neymar’s cross after 14 minutes.
The Brazilian defender, nevertheless, deflected Adrien Thomasson’s cross into his personal internet within the 51st minute to depart the scores degree.
Neymar acquired his marching orders within the 62nd minute at Parc des Princes after selecting up two bookings in two minutes, the primary for a foul after which a second for diving a minute later.
Ten days after Mbappe’s hopes of changing into a two-time World Cup winner have been dashed after 2018 champions France have been crushed by Argentina within the Qatar ultimate, the 24-year-old was on course once more as he transformed a penalty six minutes into stoppage time after being pulled contained in the field.
PSG continues to reign supreme on the prime of the desk with 44 factors from 16 video games whereas Strasbourg is one away from the underside with a solitary win.
