Before entering Dijon's trip to the field, PSG had a perfect record against this opponent in the last 9 confrontations. In particular, in the last 4 encounters, the team at Parc des Princes has scored 3 or more goals. Another scenario of destruction from PSG is predicted by most fans, when at the moment Dijon is playing too badly and at the bottom of the table.
Entering this match, coach Thomas Tuchel made 2 adjustments compared to the previous match. In midfield, Gueye and Paredes were chosen to replace Verratti and Herrera. This change caused PSG to lose their long-range defense and allowed Dijon to score 2 goals from 2 quick counter-attacks.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the 19th minute after a favorable assist from Di Maria. It was thought that this goal would break the deadlock, thereby helping PSG create a resounding victory... but Dijon's bravery and resourcefulness were shown at the right time.
After conceding the goal, Dijon was still loyal to his quick counter-attacking defense, because they simply understood that playing an open game against PSG was no different from committing suicide. The home team's perseverance helped them equalize 1-1 in the extra time of the first half. The player who put his name on the scoreboard is mounir Chouiar.
In the second half, Dijon was still the team that played more proactively and unlike the first half, the home team players took advantage of the opportunities they created. In the 47th minute, Jhonder Cadiz excited the whole stadium with a technical dribble to eliminate 4 PSG players and then a tricky shot right in the corner to defeat goalkeeper Navas to score the second goal for Dijon.
With the advantage of leading, Dijon players have more reasons to "pot concrete" in the remaining time. PSG now completely dominated the game, frantically attacking, but could not score more goals.
Icardi, Mbappe and Di Maria all had good chances but all were unsuccessful. In the middle of the second half, coach Tuchel made 3 consecutive changes to the attack, but the defending champion was still helpless against Dijon's solid defense.
In the end, PSG suffered a bitter 1-2 defeat on Dijon's field. For the Parisian fans, this was their third shock of the season. However, this does not affect the defending champions too much because they are still holding the top spot with 27 points, 8 points more than the team chasing behind. Meanwhile, 3 important points last night helped Dijon rise to 18th on the rankings with 12 points.
