PSG beats Saint-Étienne with two of Marquinhos, but Neymar leaves field on litter

O PSG beat Saint-Étienne by 3-1, away from home, this Sunday, for the 15th round of the French Championship. Bouanga scored for the home team, and Marquinhos (2) and Di María for the visitors.

Despite the victory and the debut of Sergio Ramos, Pochettino’s men returned to Paris with great concern, as, at the end of the game, Neymar suffered a tough entry, sprained his ankle and left the field on a stretcher.

With the victory, PSG maintains the lead in the championship, with 40 points, while Saint-Étienne occupies the last place, with just 12 points.

The Parisian club returns to the field this Wednesday, when it faces Nice, at home, at 17:00 (GMT). On the same date, Saint-Étienne face Brestois, far from their domains.

The game – Visitors started by pressing and soon swung their nets. At five minutes, the ball was free for Neymar, who only had the job of pushing it into the goal. However, the goal was disallowed for offside. Shortly thereafter, Mbappé had a good opportunity inside the area, but stopped at goalkeeper Green.

At 23, the hosts opened the scoring, with a goal by Bouanga. PSG continued to press, and Mbappé had a great opportunity face to face with the opposing archer, but Green got the better of him again.

At 45 minutes, the number 7 of the Parisians fired and was stopped by a cart by Kolodziejczak. The match referee sent off the Saint-Étienne player. In the free kick, Messi found Marquinhos inside the area that, with a header, tied.

In the final round, PSG kept up the pressure. The team had a great opportunity at 24. Neymar, free-marking, kicked over the goalkeeper and, on the rebound, Messi kicked it out.

The winning goal came at 34. The PSG shirt 30 triggered Di María who, facing the goalkeeper, did not forgive. In additions, Marquinhos increased the advantage of the visitors.