Paris-SG – Montpellier: Match Recap of a Thrilling Encounter
Friday, 23 August 2024, 19:00
Match Highlights
Paris Saint-Germain hosted Montpellier at Parc des Princes at 21:00, marking the second round of Ligue 1.
- For their first match of the season in the championship, Luis Enrique's players secured a 4-1 win at Stade Océane against Le Havre, with three goals scored in the last five minutes by substitutes Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, and Randal Kolo Muani.
- Returning from being a substitute in Normandy, Marquinhos was named captain and started in the lineup. With Gonçalo Ramos sidelined for three months due to injury, Marco Asensio took the position of center-forward alongside Nuno Mendes and Joao Neves, both starting.
- On the Montpellier side, Joris Chotard, an Olympic silver medalist with the French team from the Paris games, was expected to start despite transfer rumors. Suspended for the first round, Tunisian striker Whabi Khazri is back in Michel Der Zakarian's starting eleven.
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