Madness in Paris! Icardi scores last-gasp winner
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 18.04.21. | 16:03
Kylian Mbappe scored a double as Paris Saint-Germain survived the challenge of Saint-Etienne to bag three priceless points in Ligue 1 title race
There are exciting matches every week, but this one was on another level. It was goalless after 77 minutes of play but the final scoreline read 3-2. Were do we begin with this one?!
Mauro Icardi scored in the dying seconds of PSG’s home match with Saint-Etienne to stay in reach of the top spot with a dramatic 3-2 win. Despite the match being a nailed-on must-win, the Paris side had to overcome all sorts of problems to overcome a well-organized Les Verts team.
And when the visitors took the lead with only 12 minutes to go, few would have predicted the final score. Gabonese attacker Denis Bouanga scored at Parc des Princes to emulate Eric Maxim Chupo Moting’s strike from a few days earlier in the Champions League. However, this time it didn’t end 0-1 and the Parisians were smiling after all.
Kylian Mbappe scored just a minute after Bouanga to level the score and give us an indication of the drama that was set to unravel in the French capital. The same player scored a spot kick to make it 2-1 on 87. The game looked done and dusted.
But the real drama was yet to commence.
Romain Hamouma exploited a poor reaction from PSG’s stand-in goalkeeper Sergio Rico to smash in the equalizer two minutes into injury time. Paris looked devastated at dropping two big points and missing a chance to edge closer to first-placed Lille, who could only draw on Friday.
But former Inter striker Mauro Icardi headed home from close range from a Angel Di Maria cross to push the team to what could prove a crucial win.
LIGUE 1 - ROUND 33
Friday
Lille - Montpellier 1-1 (0-1)
/Araujo 85 - Delort 21/
Saturday
Angers - Rennais 0-3 (0-1)
/Doku 45, Terrier 63, Guirassy 90/
Marseille - Lorient 3-2 (0-1)
/Payet 53, Lirola 56, 90 - Moffi 19, 70/
Sunday
Paris Saint-Germain - Saint-Etienne 3-2 (0-0)
/Mbappe 79, 87 pen, Icardi 90+5 - Bouanga 78, Hamouma 90+2/
Dijon - Nice 2-0 (0-0)
/Chafik 49, Benzia 77 pen/
Nimes - Strasbourg 1-1 (0-0)
/Ripart 55 pen - Lienard 82/
Stade Brestois - Lens 1-1 (1-0)
/Cahuzac 37 og - Kakuta 72 pen/
Reims - Metz 0-0
18.05: Bordeaux - AS Monaco
22.00: Nantes - Lyon
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