Paris Saint-Germain reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Strasbourg despite playing with ten men for the final 15 minutes, while Juventus cruised to a dominant 4-1 win at Parma in Serie A on Saturday evening. Both results had significant implications for the title race in France and the Champions League qualification battle in Italy.
At the Stade de la Meinau, PSG took an early lead through Senny Mayulu in the 22nd minute, but Strasbourg equalized just five minutes later when Guela Doué found the net with a right-footed strike from inside the box, assisted by Ben Chilwell. The hosts had earlier missed a golden opportunity when Joaquín Panichelli saw his penalty saved by PSG goalkeeper Matvei Safonov after Marquinhos was penalized for handball in the 20th minute.
The match took a dramatic turn in the 75th minute when Achraf Hakimi was shown a straight red card following a VAR review for his challenge on Panichelli. Despite the numerical disadvantage, PSG showed remarkable resilience and snatched all three points when Nuno Mendes headed home from a Warren Zaïre-Emery corner in the 81st minute. The victory came just four days after their demanding 1-1 Champions League draw against Newcastle and lifted Luis Enrique's side back above Lens at the summit.
In Italy, Juventus produced their most complete performance of the season as they dismantled Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini. Brazilian center-back Gleison Bremer was the star of the show, scoring twice to cap a memorable evening on his return from a year-long injury layoff. Francisco Conceição's corner found Bremer for a bullet header in the 15th minute to open the scoring before Weston McKennie doubled the lead with an acrobatic finish in the 37th minute following a pinpoint Pierre Kalulu cross.
Parma briefly pulled one back through a comical Andrea Cambiaso own goal in the 51st minute, but Juventus quickly restored their two-goal cushion when Bremer nodded home his second just three minutes later. Jonathan David completed the rout in the 64th minute as Luciano Spalletti's side moved up to fourth place in Serie A. Bremer told DAZN Italia after the match that it was a wonderful sensation to score goals after being out for basically a year, adding that his leg is responding well and he is glad to help the team.
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