Paris Saint-Germain opened the season triumphantly and arrived at Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims with five consecutive wins – four in Ligue 1 and the latest in the Champions League. Still, the home team took care of breaking their streak after salvaging a draw – 1-1. This way, the “tradition” continued, given that this was the fourth draw in the last five clashes between these two rivals.PSG can’t take the three points home after a draw at Reims ⏸️🤝 pic.twitter.com/jLoz1IYzek— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 21, 2024 Last Wednesday, in the Champions League duel against Girona, it was clear that Luis Enrique had yet to put everything in order regarding new players and PSG’s life without Kylian Mbappe. Quite fortunately, the Parisians grabbed the victory over the La Liga side in the 90th minute, but they weren’t that lucky last night. Already after nine minutes, Reims took the lead through Keito Nakamura’s goal, who used Marquinhos’ error and sent the ball behind the Ligue 1 debutant Matvey Safonov. Les Rouges et Blancs held out until the break and were in front until the 68th minute when the sub, Ousmane Dembele, netted the equalizer only three minutes after replacing Desire Doue. The newcomer from Benfica, Joao Neves, assisted with an ideal cross.Some witty men say Salah owns Man Utd. Well, Trent will actually own a Ligue 1 clubThe Saints kept dominating and controlling the game, but in vain. Reims opted for durable defence and lurking counterattack opportunities and eventually snatched a valuable point. Paris Saint-Germain will remain the Ligue 1 leaders thanks to the fantastic goal difference, but Monaco (vs Le Havre, 16.00) and Olympique Marseille (vs Lyon, 21.45) could tie with the Parisians, in case of noting three points. In the next Ligue 1 round, Reims will travel to Angers, while PSG host Rennes. LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 5FridayNice – Saint-Etienne 8-0 (6-0)/Batubinsika 4 og, Ndombele 7, Cho 24, Moukoko 26, 39, Guessand 36, Diop 75, Rosario 86 pen/SaturdayLille – Strasbourg 3-3 (2-1)/Zhegrova 15,27, Davic 84 pen – Santos 30, Emegha 42, Nanasi 66/Rennes – Lens 1-1 (1-0)/Kalimuendo 24 pen – Nzola 90+6/Reims – PSG 1-1 (1-0)/Nakamura 9 – Dembele 68/Sunday16:00: (1.40) Monaco (4.70) Le Havre (8.00)18:00: (3.30) Angers (3.25) Nantes (2.40)18:00: (2.20) Brest (3.50) Toulouse (3.50)18:00: (2.35) Montpellier (3.50) Auxerre (3.15)21:45: (3.05) Olympique Lyon (3.60) Olympique Marseille (2.40)***odds are subject to change***
