{"id":300380,"date":"2023-11-24T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300380"},"modified":"2023-11-24T23:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:24:00","slug":"ousmane-dembele-finally-scores-first-goal-for-psg-with-stunning-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/ousmane-dembele-finally-scores-first-goal-for-psg-with-stunning-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Ousmane Dembele FINALLY scores first goal for PSG with stunning strike"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ousmane Dembele has finally put an end to his goal drought by emphatically scoring his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
Friday night was the Frenchman’s twelfth league game for the Parisians since joining from Barcelona in the summer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
To this point Dembele had managed four assists in 11 league games – with no goal contributions in four Champions League games, too – and eyebrows had been raised at his absence of goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he put an end to that with a stunning strike during PSG’s rampant 5-2 win over Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It’s nice, I’m happy but the most important thing is that the team continues its momentum,’ Dembele told Prime Video afterwards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ousmane Dembele scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Monaco on Friday<\/p>\n
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The French winger has had to be patient to get off the mark but he scored an emphatic goal<\/p>\n
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It started out testy but PSG soon made light work of Monaco as they ran out 5-2 winners<\/p>\n
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‘I didn’t question myself [when I hadn’t scored], I decided to push hard, even if it doesn’t always work out for me.’<\/p>\n
Asked about the result, which keeps PSG top of Ligue 1, he added: ‘We had a very good match overall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Monaco is a team that tries to play and pushed us to make a few small mistakes but that’s part of football. We got up very quickly.’<\/p>\n
While there was delight from Luis Enrique and PSG’s fans to see Dembele get off the mark, it was a night that began with two dramatic goalkeeping errors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PSG took the lead in the 18th minute when Goncalo Ramos capitalised when Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Kohn spilled an initial shot.<\/p>\n
Not to be outdone, PSG made an error of their own to gift Monaco and equaliser aat 1-1.<\/p>\n
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Kylian Mbappe is the top scorer in Ligue 1 and added to his goal tally from the penalty spot<\/p>\n
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Monaco were making it a game at 1-1 when Takumi Minamino (left) equalised early on<\/p>\n
Takumi Minamino seized on a mistake by home keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was careless playing out from the back, to make it 1-1 four after Ramos’ opener.<\/p>\n
PSG talisman Kylian Mbappe would then restore the hosts’ lead with a 39th minute penalty to extend his tally as Ligue 1 top scorer this season to 14 goals.<\/p>\n
Dembele made it 3-1 20 minutes from time before Vitinha scored with a superb shot from the edge of the box two minutes later.<\/p>\n
Folarin Balogun pulled one back for the visitors after a fine through ball from Minamino in the 75th but Randal Kolo Muani completed the rout in stoppage time.<\/p>\n
PSG next host Champions League Group F opponents Newcastle United on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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