On-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun ran by way of to attain a outstanding 96th-minute equaliser as Reims held 10-man Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. It appeared like Neymar‘s strike early within the second half can be sufficient for PSG to take all three factors regardless of substitute Marco Verratti being despatched off shortly after that aim. But a formidable Reims facet received the draw they hard-earned when Balogun broke away to fireplace house proper on the demise. The end result sees the membership coached by 30-year-old Belgian-born Englishman Will Still lengthen their unbeaten run to 14 video games between league and cup.

They stay in mid-table however have now drawn with the Parisians twice this season, their collective power permitting a workforce of hungry younger gamers to carry their very own towards PSG’s superstars.

PSG have now dropped factors in three of their 4 league video games in 2023, and whereas they continue to be three factors away from Lens on the high of the desk, their type is a priority with the primary leg of their Champions League last-16 tie towards Bayern Munich now little over two weeks away.

“Overall we obviously can’t be satisfied with our performance. It is not a question of being worried but we need to get back to winning ways quickly and play much more as a team than we are at the moment,” coach Christophe Galtier informed broadcaster Amazon Prime.

“To concede a goal after 95 minutes with the number of experienced players we have — it is damaging for us in terms of the points dropped but it is also very surprising.”

Galtier fielded Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all collectively in his beginning line-up for the primary time because the World Cup as PSG took to the sector sporting their fourth equipment with gamers’ names in Mandarin to mark the Lunar New Year.

In reality PSG lined up in a 4-2-4 formation at the beginning with Carlos Soler becoming a member of the celebrity attacking trio and taking part in on the precise wing.

– Neymar scores, Verratti despatched off –

Yet they sorely missed Verratti in midfield with the Italian left on the bench within the first half as Reims appeared the extra harmful facet.

He got here on on the break and so they took the lead within the 51st minute as a Messi shot got here off Achraf Hakimi and fell to Neymar, who duly transformed his seventeenth aim of the season.

However, PSG had been decreased to 10 males shortly after amid a lot confusion.

Reims had been initially awarded a penalty for a foul by Marquinhos on Balogun within the field, however a VAR intervention led to the referee sending-off Verratti for a harmful deal with on Junya Ito within the build-up after which cancelling the penalty for an offside.

PSG then noticed Sergio Ramos head off the bar earlier than Hakimi had a aim disallowed for offside.

It appeared like they’d maintain on for the victory however, with the allotted 5 added minutes having been performed, Kamory Doumbia despatched Balogun away and the England Under-21 striker rounded Gianluigi Donnarumma and completed emphatically for his eleventh Ligue 1 aim this season.

“We played like a team, a team that was ready, proud and who were not afraid to play here,” mentioned Still, who has not misplaced a recreation since being promoted to the function of head coach following the departure of Oscar Garcia in October.

“We had no complexes. I feel the aim we conceded was a bit annoying however that’s a part of the sport and we held o

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