00:00 maybe a little too early.
00:02 Smiles all around.
00:04 Now the whistle blows for good.
00:07 We are underway.
00:10 Aquino's with that captain's armband.
00:12 The injured Marco Asensio after a decent start to the season.
00:16 Soler obviously doing anything he can to get playing time.
00:21 Bakula inside, stepping in and a foul called.
00:24 Ramos first to the loose ball.
00:27 And look...
00:29 This is well done between Bakula and Mbappé.
00:31 Quick one-touch movement into space there.
00:33 And you see Dukouhe, he gets a touch onto the ball.
00:37 And then Ramos is there, clearly a foul.
00:40 Or Sinai, excuse me.
00:42 And if Sinai just boots it out,
00:44 instead of trying to get to the ball there,
00:46 and Sinai committing the foul,
00:48 the defenders sometimes just one touch boot it out of the penalty area,
00:51 and then reorganize, reset the defense.
00:53 Mbappé two for two from the penalty area.
00:56 Two for two from the penalty spot this year.
00:59 Going up against Matt Sells.
01:01 First penalty he's faced.
01:03 Goes the right way, but Mbappé goes there better.
01:07 One-nothing PSG.
01:09 I wonder if Matt Sells gets a bit of a glove on to it here,
01:13 but well done by Mbappé.
01:15 It's all about power and placement for penalties.
01:17 We say that all the time.
01:19 Trying to get the equalizer.
01:22 [crowd cheering]
01:24 Almost got to it there,
01:28 but that's why it's so important to put some power onto it.
01:30 Might have gone through the gloves there of Sells.
01:32 Whatever the case, Mbappé buries sheets.
01:35 They have dropped points in as many games as they have won.
01:41 Four, three, and one through eight.
01:44 Strasburg trying to take advantage.
01:47 Edge of the six, still loose.
01:50 Whipped back across the hairpin.
01:52 Oh!
01:53 The second effort pays off.
01:56 Catching up to the loose ball, Loic Perrin.
02:00 And he finds Motiba wide open in the middle.
02:04 Well, what about the work of Loic Perrin?
02:10 For a minute there, it seems like he lost sight of the ball.
02:13 But placed it beautifully for Motiba.
02:16 And look, Soler is the one that's originally marking Motiba,
02:19 but he gets caught ball-watching.
02:21 Doesn't locate where Motiba is.
02:24 And then the South African Bafana Bafana
02:26 in the right place at the right time.
02:28 Well done by Loic Perrin.
02:30 He doesn't even know where the ball is, and he finally spots it.
02:33 And look at that, just one time floats it across the face of goal.
02:36 Soler losing track of Motiba.
02:40 Looks pretty cool. I think I might try that.
02:42 You ever try and start a weed eater?
02:44 That's what I was thinking, like a lawnmower weed eater.
02:47 Oh, Vars gonna take a look, and it's offside!
02:50 Was that on the initial ball in?
02:53 On Perrin? It appeared...
02:55 Raymond Domenech back in his playing days.
02:58 Ooh, that's taking him back.
03:00 Domenech.
03:02 Unfortunately, people don't remember Raymond Domenech.
03:10 Yeah.
03:11 That Strasbourg championship.
03:14 I remember him for, what was it, the South Africa World Cup
03:17 where the French team fell apart, and it was all kind of drama.
03:20 That was, what, 2010?
03:22 Getting out of the bus was an adventure.
03:24 Yes.
03:25 Marquinhos.
03:30 Lee.
03:33 Soler pushing forward.
03:35 Mbappe makes the run.
03:37 Flag stays down for now.
03:39 Cuts to the goal line, keeps it in!
03:41 Touchdown by Soler!
03:43 Flag stays down, goal goes in.
03:46 An adventurous run, and it's Mbappe in the middle.
03:50 Did not come up.
03:53 Ooh, that's very close, but he's on.
03:57 Well, Vars gonna take a look.
03:59 Did Niyamsi stop in time?
04:01 Where is Mbappe's shoulder?
04:04 But he kept playing.
04:06 This is the way it's supposed to be.
04:08 Even to the point of, did it cross or not?
04:10 Yeah.
04:11 Flag stays down.
04:13 And they'll sort it out now.
04:15 A brilliant goal.
04:19 Or almost.
04:21 Let's see.
04:23 Oh, no, he kept it in.
04:25 Kept it in.
04:26 So the only question now is what PSG is doing out there.
04:30 Credit to Luis Enrique.
04:32 And this PSG team, admittedly, this is not Milan.
04:38 This is not Monaco.
04:39 Right.
04:41 But it is a wrinkle they're gonna have to worry about.
04:43 Luis Enrique had plenty of time over the international break to tinker and
04:50 think of some strategies, some tactics that would fit his team as well.
04:55 Nice run, Barcola sweeps it back post.
04:59 Ramos is saying square it, but hard to fault.
05:04 Mbappe was also there, he continued his run, but that's where Lee Keng-in really has to be.
05:09 He has to make a, start his run sooner.
05:12 If he's there sooner, he gets an easy tap and we're looking at 3-0.
05:16 Again, not his game, but someone like...
05:19 Majority of Mbappe down the left side, no surprise, but the assist came from him moving over to the right side.
05:36 Nice tackle, Ramos all the way back.
05:39 If you can't score goals as a number 9, you can prevent them by making plays like that defensively.
05:47 That was certainly appreciated by the PSG faithful here at the Bac de Plesse, so well done by Gonzalo Ramos.
05:53 Mbappe and then Adembele.
06:02 A number 9 doesn't necessarily need to score a lot of goals, he does have to finish his chances.
06:07 It's a break for Mbappe, rifles into the back post.
06:12 A flood of blue breaking through that back line.
06:16 But Mbappe...
06:18 Neutralize, or at least get some cover, provide some cover.
06:21 PSG.
06:23 Game of keep away while they waited for the final whistle of this opening half.
06:30 And a 2-0 scoreline.
06:32 Maybe a touch of good fortune, but it favors the brave.
06:36 As a new look PSG in front at the half.
06:40 Addressed.
06:44 Second half underway.
06:53 PSG...
06:55 Holding on to that 2-0 lead, first goal scored in the round.
06:59 They're going to control, well...
07:03 Obviously they're going to control the possession, that's the way Luis Enrique wants to play, but it's going to be a little more deliberate.
07:09 Maybe a little more time consuming, maybe a little less direct.
07:13 They're going to hold the ball, wait for an opportunity to present itself, and then go forward.
07:19 Whereas in the first half they held the ball with the intent of going forward and running into those spaces.
07:25 Now with a 2-0 lead, they're going to try to be a little more comfortable by holding the possession, moving the ball around.
07:31 And when the space opens up, then they go forward.
07:35 To the top of the arc, the shot rolls wide.
07:42 Little eager off the boot of...
07:46 Cels. Shemzino Nyamsi, very underrated defender.
07:50 PSG getting it back.
07:54 Nice run. Mbappe on his right, might have come off the defender, but Cels shuts it down regardless.
08:02 And it looks like it might have been the defender who also got a piece of Mbappe.
08:07 Made a couple of good efforts to win the ball, but just not enough.
08:10 Did score once, but ruled offside.
08:15 Meanwhile, Sae, the 21-year-old from the Ivory Coast...
08:19 Came over as a 19-year-old, working his way up through the Strasburg system.
08:28 Oh, so close.
08:35 Goal here can make things quite interesting for the final 15 minutes.
08:41 Did they find Sae through ASEC Mimosas?
08:45 ASEC Mimosas, the famous academy in the Cote d'Ivoire.
08:50 Good players have come up through there.
08:53 Definitely Strasburg need a goal here. Set piece might be their best chance.
08:58 Smash towards goal.
09:00 Nyamsi so strong, but Donnarumma no problem.
09:06 Donnarumma, no problem.
09:09 Ooh.
09:11 A little sloppy, let's see if PSG takes advantage. Dembélé back to his left.
09:17 Soler wins the loose ball, sliding in!
09:21 And filling the gap, and the net! Fabian Ruiz.
09:26 That was slick by Fabian Ruiz.
09:30 Well done.
09:33 Not really what he is known for.
09:36 It's the composure.
09:38 Great pass by Soler. That's the pass right there.
09:43 Could have easily gone toward goal, but he sees Fabian Ruiz and then...
09:47 Ruiz is dribbling past a couple of defenders, and look at that. Outside of the left, a beautiful goal there by Ruiz.
09:53 Musman Dembélé a little bit lucky. His touches weren't that clean, but...
09:57 it fell to a teammate who had the presence of mind to catch.
10:01 Too many white shirts to beat. Back for Sells.
10:04 Not sure that was intended, but it might work.
10:11 Angelo bursting across midfield, getting tangled with Lee, and the card will come out.
10:16 Not sure he really intended to bring him down.
10:21 It's the enjeco effect. And remember, they lost Ener Valencia.
10:25 Ener Valencia is now at Internacional.
10:27 Got to the semifinals of the Libertadores. He was the leading goal scorer last season in the Super League.
10:33 Angelo out wide. Garzala trying to stay with him.
10:38 Takes the extra touch and drives it near side Delan.
10:43 To the spot. And almost met perfectly.
10:48 Clean sheet for PSG. That's a good thing.
10:54 A little bit surprised. Still a couple of subs left, but...
10:58 Vieira keeping Kevin Guimero and...
11:01 Sanchez-Persich available on the bench.
11:04 He's home away from home, stepping in to slam that forward.
11:08 PSG fans want a fourth in the final seconds.
11:12 Riding the bump. Playing square to the top of the box for Perab back just in time.
11:18 And that's going to bring us to the final whistle.
11:22 A convincing and somewhat comprehensive 3-0 victory over...
11:27 A struggling Rasing-Strasburg who faced their fourth straight defeat.
11:33 For George Dimitelis, I'm Phil Shane.
11:36 Top of the table for now. PSG for the first time this season.
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