Paris FC snatch stunning late victory over city rivals PSG to end season on high

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] were presented with the Ligue 1 trophy before kick-off after sealing their 14th top-flight title with Wednesday’s 2-0 win at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]RC Lens[/a], and head coach Luis Enrique made five changes to his line-up, including handing a full debut to 19-year-old defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lucea-dimitri/WtW5SHNq/"]Dimitri Lucea[/a].[/p][p]Enrique’s side certainly weren’t taking this derby lightly, though, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barcola-bradley/lhGD3RgS/"]Bradley Barcola[/a] saw a second-minute shot saved by former PSG goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trapp-kevin/QqugudYS/"]Kevin Trapp[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paris-fc/0OEHEprs/"]Paris FC[/a] created several early chances of their own, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/safonov-matvey/zJF3W9Rq/"]Matvey Safonov[/a] racing off his line to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geubbels-willem/Uu9euJUk/"]Willem Geubbels[/a] and then parrying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simon-moses/Cj5rnjpG/"]Moses Simon[/a]’s fierce drive, before Geubbels fired wide after Lucea failed to clear.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="2fb358e6-2cba-42d6-8310-19de2b629880" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="8d26ef0f-d6e2-45cc-a5e6-04fdd9e16871" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p]PSG suffered a different type of scare in the 27th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembélé[/a] was replaced by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Gonçalo Ramos[/a] as a precaution over a muscle strain, and fans will now wait nervously to see if the France striker is fit to face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final on May 30th.[/p][p]On the pitch, Paris FC continued to threaten more regularly than their illustrious neighbours, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ikone-jonathan/xGBNss8O/"]Jonathan Ikoné[/a] curled just over the crossbar after cutting in from the right late in the half.[/p][p][b]The hosts were punished for not taking their chances when Barcola converted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruiz-fabian/l6HSH2Uo/"]Fabián Ruiz[/a]’s cross at the back post five minutes after the restart, with the Frenchman moving ahead of Dembélé as PSG’s top goalscorer in Ligue 1 with his 11th goal of the campaign.[/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="1cd74e46-485d-44bd-9918-bdb2ecb9c1e2" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d0a1ae40-7529-44f4-a53c-17a271bb4a17" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]However, the champions could not find the second goal that would have sealed victory, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gory-alimani/CIHpd5Na/"]Gory[/a] snatched a deserved equaliser when he diverted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lees-melou-pierre/M3LA15Bh/"]Pierre Lees-Melou[/a]’s cross-shot beyond Safonov with 14 minutes left – and just nine minutes after coming on – to score his fourth goal of the season.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neves-joao/hCbYVsXQ/"]João Neves[/a] curled over the crossbar as both sides looked to win it, but Gory had the final say when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kebbal-ilan/8zzd9I9p/"]Ilan Kebbal[/a] broke clear three minutes into stoppage time and squared it for the substitute to finish into an empty net.[/b][/p][p]The victory will be hugely satisfying for Paris FC boss Antoine Kombouaré – who was sacked by PSG back in 2011 – with his side recording back-to-back wins over their rivals following their Coupe de France success in January.[/p][embed guid="1522ecb4-8465-4e1f-8456-dd8dd7be43ac" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2056115879494996290" social-type="twitter" /][p]The last-gasp triumph concludes an excellent first season back in Ligue 1 for the hosts after a 46-year absence, with their 11th-place finish the highest in their history.[/p][p]Meanwhile, PSG will have to dust themselves down ahead of the UCL final after seeing their eight-game unbeaten away run across all competitions ended in dramatic fashion.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gory-alimani/CIHpd5Na/"]Alimami Gory[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paris-fc/0OEHEprs/"]Paris FC[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/paris-fc-0OEHEprs/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=IeNfNFwe"]Catch up on the match stats here[/a][/b][/p]