Paris St-Germain moved to the top of Ligue 1 on Friday after coming from behind to beat Strasbourg 3-1, turning a difficult first half into a result that changes the early standings. Ousmane Dembele missed a penalty after coming off the bench, then settled the match with five minutes to go.
The win stretched Paris St-Germain's run in all competitions to six games and gave fresh weight to the RC Strasbourg Alsace vs PSG standings search now because the table changed before the rest of the weekend's fixtures. Luis Enrique made eight changes from the side that beat Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League, a decision that looked risky when Giovanni Reyna's deflected shot put Strasbourg ahead.
Paris St-Germain answered in the second half through Illia Zabarnyi, who finished after Dembele crossed the ball into the box. The forward then had the chance to finish the comeback earlier when he stepped up for a penalty, but he missed. That miss could have defined the night. Instead, Dembele found the net with a low driven effort from 16 yards out, and the momentum swung fully Paris St-Germain's way.
Desire Doue added the third goal in injury time from Ferran Torres' ball, making the score line more comfortable than the contest had been for most of the evening. Strasbourg were left with a home defeat and a place in the table that moved in the wrong direction, while Paris St-Germain carried a win into the next round of league matches with the advantage of being top before their rivals played.
For Enrique, the changes were not just about rotation after the Champions League win over Manchester City. They were a test of depth, and Paris St-Germain passed it in the hardest way, by recovering after conceding first. For Dembele, it was a night of contradiction: one missed penalty, then the goal that decided the game. That is the shape of the standings now, and the reason the result will matter when the rest of Ligue 1 plays out this weekend.

