Does he want to settle the debate? Preferred over Lucas Chevalier for the second time in a row after the Champions League match against Newcastle, Matvey Safonov justified the choice of his coach Luis Enrique by stopping a penalty from Joaquin Panichelli. With a nice dive to his right, the Russian at the same time prevented Strasbourg from opening the scoring in this 20th day of Ligue 1.
This superb save recalls the four penalties he stopped in the Intercontinental Cup final against Flamengo. Starting in the absence of the injured Lucas Chevalier, Safonov stopped the attempts of Saul Niguez, Pedro, Léo Pereira and Luis Araujo. In the Coupe de France against Lens last year, he had already stopped two. He therefore presents a great record in the exercise under the Parisian colors, with 7 saves in 13 attempts in total.
A few seconds after this deflected penalty, the Parisians opened the scoring via Titi Senny Mayulu (22nd), who had not scored since the reception of Rennes on December 6. However, Strasbourg responded five minutes later with a goal from Guéla Doué, the brother of Parisian Désiré Doué, on the bench at kick-off. Seven minutes of madness to kick off a highly anticipated match, which could allow Paris to regain first place in Ligue 1.
