"Dembélé fired home a heavily-deflected effort moments after the visitors had grabbed a shock leveller through a 51st-minute penalty from Willem Geubbels. PSG, who had led through Desire Doue's strike on the stroke of halftime, held on with ease to take the win and move within one point of Ligue 1 leaders Lens. Paris FC went into the game winless in five and underscored their status as heavy underdogs throughout the first period as they seldom managed to test their illustrious opponents' defence."
"The hosts finally took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Jonathan Ikoné gave the ball away in midfield and Ruiz pounced, threading a pass to Doue who crashed home the opener from just inside the box. The visitors seized their chance after a rare attacking move early in the second half when Alimami Gory bore down on goal from the left flank."
"He was nudged off the ball by Illia Zabarnyi to earn a spot kick that Geubbels confidently buried to Lucas Chevalier's left to give the underdogs an improbable equaliser. But their joy lasted little more than a minute as PSG responded by pressing forward on a counter-attack where Warren Zaïre-Emery played Dembélé clear on the right and his curling shot took a deflection and wrong-footed Trapp."
Paris Saint-Germain beat Paris FC 2-1 at the Parc des Princes with Ousmane Dembélé's second-half winner. Desire Doue opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime after Jonathan Ikoné gave the ball away and Fabián Ruiz set up the finish. Paris FC equalised through a 51st-minute penalty converted by Willem Geubbels after Illia Zabarnyi fouled Alimami Gory. Moments later Warren Zaïre-Emery released Dembélé whose curling, heavily-deflected shot beat Kevin Trapp. PSG dominated early, created several chances, then managed the remainder of the match to preserve the victory and climb closer to Lens.
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