Summary

  • Follow live updates as PSG take on Strasbourg in Ligue 1 at Le Parc des Princes

  • Mbappe's late penalty earns 10-man PSG victory

  • They had taken lead through Marquinhos, who then scored own goal, before Neymar was sent off

  1. Postpublished at 4 mins

    PSG 0-0 Strasbourg

    It's not been filled with high intensity yet, this one. PSG are comfortable passing it around.

  2. Postpublished at 2 mins

    PSG 0-0 Strasbourg

    As is to be expected, it is absolutely rocking in the French capital. PSG are building into this slowly.

    NeymarImage source, AFP
  3. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    PSG 0-0 Strasbourg

    We are under way!

  4. Postpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2022

    PSG v Strabourg (20:00 GMT)

    There is a minute's silence ahead of kick-off to remember referee Johan Hamel, who passed away in November.

  5. Verratti signs new dealpublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2022

    PSG v Strasbourg (20:00 GMT)

    And a little bit of contract news has been announced ahead of the game.

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  6. A reminder of how things standpublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2022

    PSG v Strasbourg (20:00 GMT)

    PSG are cruising at the top end of the Ligue 1 table with 41 points out of a possible 45 on offer.

    A win tonight would see them gain an eight-point advantage over second-place Lens.

    Strasbourg, meanwhile, are second-bottom with 11 points after winning only one of their opening 15 matches.

    Ligue 1 tableImage source, BBC Sport
  7. Team news - Mbappe and Neymar startpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2022

    PSG v Strabourg (20:00 GMT)

    Kylian Mbappe is in the starting line-up for Paris Saint-Germain tonight after France's loss to Argentina in last week's World Cup final.

    Brazilian forward Neymar starts alongside him in the league leaders' front two while 17-year-old El Chadaille Bitshiabu is handed his first Ligue 1 start at left-back.

    Lionel Messi is yet to return to Paris after Argentina's triumph in Qatar.

    Nuno Mendes (thigh), Presnel Kimpembe (achilles) and Renato Sanches are ruled out through injury.

    PSG XI: Donnarumma; Bitshiabu, Ramos, Marquinhos, Mukiele; Vitinha, Fabian, Verrati; Ekitike; Neymar, Mbappe

    Subs: Navas, Rico, Hakimi, Pereira, Zaire-Emery, Soler, Gharbi, Sarabia

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    Alexander Djiku, who played for Ghana at the World Cup, starts in defence for Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes tonight.

    Japan goalkeeper, Eiji Kawashima, their only other representative in Qatar, is sidelined with a shoulder injury

    Their top scorer, Habib Diallo, is also absent through injury, though Kevin Gamerio is in the front two.

    Strasbourg XI: Sels; Djiku, Nyamsi, Perrin; Diarra, Thomasson, Prcic, Bellegarde, Doukoure; Gameiro, Ajorque

    Subs: Bouebari, Risser, Nuss, Aholou, Mothiba, Sissoko, Diallo, Saettel

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  8. Welcomepublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2022

    PSG v Strasbourg (20:00 GMT)

    It doesn't feel like the World Cup final was only ten days ago, does it?

    PSG are back in action for the first time since the break for the tournament tonight as they host second-bottom Strasbourg.

    Lionel Messi may not be back yet, but a certain Kylian Mbappe is starting at the Parc des Princes tonight.

    Kylian MbappeImage source, Reuters