Neither with the substitutes nor with some starters. PSG, leader of Ligue 1, could not beat the bottom of its championship, Clermont, at the Parc des Princes. The last team in the table was close to being the first team to beat Luis Enrique’s team. But finally, with some of the most regular players on the field, including Mbappé, Gonçalo Ramos managed to beat N’diaye to tie things up and bring the Parisians’ undefeated games to 27.
Just before hosting Barça in the Champions League, PSG was on the verge of losing, something that has not happened for five months. The Asturian had to take out Achraf, Mbappé, Marquinhos and Kang-In Lee to avoid defeat against the bottom team at home. Nice remains the only one to attack the Parc des Princes… in September.
The proximity of the duel against Barcelona, ??this Wednesday, was noticeable in Luis Enrique’s lineup, who opted for an eleven full of the least common. Not even Donnarumma was between the sticks, a position occupied by Arnau Tenas. Vitinha, Fabián, Dembélé and Achraf were also on the bench, although the Moroccan entered the field early after an injury to Mukiele on the right wing.
The Malian Keïta put Clermont, who had only scored 19 goals in 27 games, ahead at half an hour and that’s when the rush began for the locals. On the stroke of half-time, Mayulu equalized in his first start but the referee, after using the VAR, annulled the goal due to a foul by Zague during the recovery.
After the break, as there was no way, more headlines appeared with the triple change of Mbappé, Marquinhos and Kang-In for Kolo Muani, Skriniar (who is out of injury) and the young Mayulu, 17 years old. And then the opportunities did happen. Achraf and Gonçalo Ramos met the post. Until, with five minutes left, PSG found the tie in a play between Ramos and Mbappé. The Frenchman returned it to the Portuguese, who crossed it before N’diaye left to save a point and not go into the Champions League match with a bad aftertaste.
