“We are extremely disappointed that our dream of playing in the Olympic Games Final has not been realized. The team gave their absolute best, and I am proud of how we played. At no point did we give up; we fought valiantly until the last second,” said captain Harmanpreet Singh had said after the defeat.
players shake hands after holding PSG to a 1-1 draw Reims players shake hands after holding PSG to a 1-1 drawParis Saint-Germain endured another difficult encounter against Reims at the Parc des Princes after being held to a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1 on Saturday. (More Football News)
PSG have now failed to win any of their last three home league games against Reims, last doing so against Bordeaux between August 2010 and August 2012.
Luis Enrique's side threatened in the opening exchanges with Ousmane Dembele the first to test Yehvann Diouf in the Reims goal following a dazzling run into the box.
Goncalo Ramos then missed two glorious opportunities in quick succession, first forcing a save from Diouf before heading over Lee Kang-In's teasing cross from a corner.
But just two minutes after half-time, the Parisiens found a breakthrough when Dembele gathered debutant Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's pass to send a deflected effort home.
Reims, however, continued to probe despite going a goal down, with Junya Ito heading over from close range after being picked out by Keito Nakamura at the back post.
The visitors were eventually rewarded for their pressure soon after when a sweeping counter attack saw Nakamura guide the ball past a stranded Gianluigi Donnarumma.
PSG failed to carve out any clear-cut opportunities from then on,ph143 casino with Nuno Mendes' speculative strike from distance was comfortably gathered by Diouf late on.
Data Debrief: The streak continues
Despite the disappointment of failing to move even further clear at the Ligue 1 summit, PSG ensured their unbeaten start to the season continued on home soil.
Luis Enrique's side have not lost any of their first 19 lague games in 2024-25 (won 14, drawn five) for the fourth time in their history (after 1985-86, 2015-16 and 2018-19), more than all the other teams combined (St Etienne in 1957-58, Nantes in 1994-95, Lyon in 2004-05).
But there will be cause for concern moving forward. The Parisiens have also now failed to win two of their last five games in which they scored the first goal after winning their previous 11 such games in the top-flight.
It was also a promising start to his PSG career for Kvaratskhelia. He had the most touches in the opposition box (nine)starbet777, as well as competing in the most duels for the hosts (19).