On this weekend of time change, you should not arrive late at the Parc des Princes.

Because after two minutes and fourteen seconds, PSG was already behind against an uninhibited Trojan team.

The end of the afternoon was complicated for the Parisian defense, led a second time at the start of the second period after Mama Baldé's double (3rd, 52nd).

The system with four defenders is struggling to bear fruit defensively, an area where Nordi Mukiele, Presnel Kimpembe and Juan Bernat have suffered.

Fortunately, the situation is the opposite for the offensive animation, always more complementary, with the "MNM" Messi-Neymar-Mbappé still scorer.

The two South Americans were particularly prominent, a goal and an assist each.

Kylian Mbappé scored from the penalty spot but above all marked the meeting with his clumsiness.

"The team thought a lot more about attacking (than defending), but it can't be like that. There is a balance to be respected," railed coach Christophe Galtier.

"We conceded five goals in one week, it's far too many. Obviously we're going to work on it, because we have to stop giving so much".

After the 7-2 festival in C1 on Tuesday, this new prolific match has reason to worry Paris, before going to play first place in the group on Wednesday in Turin against Juventus.

Gameiro's Lightning

In the L1 standings, the counter nevertheless continues to turn, with 35 points in 13 matches for Paris, and five lengths ahead of Lens, solid winner of Toulouse on Friday (3-0).

The Lensois have a small cushion of six points ahead of OM, still unable to win after three defeats in a row in Ligue 1, far from being reassured before playing a possible qualification in the round of 16 of the Ligue des champions against Tottenham in three days.

Saturday evening, however, Marseille had the game in hand in Alsace.

Racing woke up an hour late, quickly trailing 2-0 by a rather chilly Marseillais in the first half.

Marseille midfielder Bamba Dieng (D) disputes the ball with Jean-Eudes Aholou during the Ligue 1 match between Strasbourg and Marseille, in Strasbourg, on October 29, 2022 Frederick FLORIN AFP / Archives

But the crazy atmosphere of La Meinau gave wings to the Strasbourg residents, who returned thanks to the goal of Lebo Mothiba (76th), then to the flash of genius from Kévin Gameiro (90th +4) at the last minute.

After the C1 match lost on Wednesday in Frankfurt (2-1), the rotation of coach Igor Tudor had nevertheless paid off: Dimitri Payet was untenable and striker Bamba Dieng, shelved since the arrival of the Croatian technician, put a lot of intensity into the game, until an acrobatic goal in the 8th minute.

The Senegalese had already scored a similar goal last December on the same lawn, crowned the best goal of last season.

Issa Kaboré, left on the bench in the middle of the week, also scored (35th).

But the scenario was completely reversed in the last half hour, giving local supporters reason to exult, at the heart of a sluggish season for Racing, which has won only once this season.

OM, 5th, remain three lengths behind Lorient, which receives Nice on Sunday (5:05 p.m.).

Rennes, 4th, tries for its part to climb on the podium against Montpellier (3:00 p.m.), before Lyon-Lille (8:45 p.m.).

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